Villanova Wildcats basketball
Villanova Wildcats basketball history
Villanova University (Villanova, PA)
William B. Finneran Pavilion / Wells Fargo Center
Big East Conference
Current head coach: Kyle Neptune (2022-)
- Asst: Mike Nardi (2017-)
- Asst: Dwayne Anderson II (2018-)
- Asst: Ashley Howard (2013-18, 2023-)
- DBO: Joey Flannery (2021-)
- Video: Tyson West (2023-)
- GM: Baker Dunleavy (2010-17, 2023-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 3 (1985, 2016, 2018)
- Final Four Appearances: 6 (1939, 1985, 2009, 2016, 2018, 2022) **
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 18 (1955, 1962, 1964, 1970, 1972, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022) **
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 40 (1939, 1949, 1951, 1955, 1962, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022) **
- NCAAT Overall Record: 67-38 **
- NIT Championships: 1 (1994)
- NIT Appearances: 19 (1959, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1977, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2023, 2024)
- NIT Overall Record: 24-19
Conference Titles (ECAC, Atlantic 10, Big East):
- Big East Regular Season Championships: 11 (1982, 1983, 1997, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021)
- Atlantic 10 Regular Season Championships: 3 (1978, 1979, 1980)
- Big East Tournament Championships: 6 (1995, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022)
- Atlantic 10 Tournament Championships: 2 (1978, 1980)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 1 (Jalen Brunson, 2018)
- John R. Wooden Award: 1 (Jalen Brunson, 2018)
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 1 (Jalen Brunson, 2018)
- AP Player of the Year: 1 (Jalen Brunson, 2018)
- NABC Player of the Year: 1 (Jalen Brunson, 2018)
- Sporting News Player of the Year: 2 (Paul Arizin, 1950; Jalen Brunson, 2018)
- AP All-Americans: 16 (last = Collin Gillespie, 2022)
- Big East Player of the Year: 8 (last = Collin Gillespie, 2022)
Villanova head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Kyle Neptune | 2022-Pres | 35-33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Wright | 2001-22 | 520-197 | 8 | 16 | 2 |
| Steve Lappas | 1992-2001 | 174-110 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Rollie Massimino | 1973-92 | 355-241 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| Jack Kraft ** | 1961-73 | 238-95 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Alex Severance | 1936-61 | 413-201 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| George “Doc” Jacobs | 1929-36 | 62-56 | – | – | – |
| John Cashman | 1926-29 | 21-26 | – | – | – |
| Michael Saxe | 1920-26 | 63-31 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
** Listed records and accomplishments do not include wins or appearances later vacated by the NCAA.