TGIF & The Sun's Arizin!
TGIF, 'Nova Nation! Sadly, this is the final day of The Sun's Arizin until after Labor Day. Ed Donohue is returning with "The Week In Review," which I know is a fan favorite round these parts. I'm...
Last Game
| Final - 3.22.2013 | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villanova Wildcats | 29 | 42 | 71 |
| North Carolina Tar Heels | 37 | 41 | 78 |
Stories
Time & TV set for 'Nova & BC
The ACC and ESPN announced their TV schedule and kickoff times for the 2013 Football Season. Villanova's trip to Chestnut Hill to take on Boston College will kickoff at 12p from Alumni Stadium....
LoCascio & Rice tabbed as All-Americans
The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association announced their 2013 All-Americans earlier on Thursday. Villanova junior John LoCascio was named to the 3rd team as a long-stick midfielder....
The Sun's Arizin on Thursday morning!
Happy Thursday, 'Nova Nation! I'm off to Jupiter (Florida, that's not some expression that Kid Cudi might legitimize) this evening for Memorial Day Weekend. With any luck, I'll be able to avoid the...
Big East Conference Standings
(updated 1.18.2013 at 2:52 AM EST)
| Conf | Overall | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | |
Syracuse Orange
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4 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
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Louisville Cardinals
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4 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
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Marquette Golden Eagles
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4 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
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Cincinnati Bearcats
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3 | 2 | 15 | 3 |
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Rutgers Scarlet Knights
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3 | 2 | 12 | 4 |
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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2 | 2 | 14 | 3 |
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Georgetown Hoyas
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2 | 2 | 12 | 3 |
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Connecticut Huskies
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2 | 2 | 12 | 4 |
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Villanova Wildcats
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2 | 2 | 11 | 6 |
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Pittsburgh Panthers
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2 | 3 | 14 | 4 |
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St. John's Red Storm
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2 | 3 | 10 | 7 |
| DePaul Blue Demons | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 |
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Seton Hall Pirates
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1 | 4 | 12 | 6 |
| Providence Friars | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 |
|
South Florida Bulls
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0 | 4 | 9 | 7 |
Chris Mack confirms Ashley Howard to Villanova
UPDATE [5/23/13 11:18a] Xavier head coach Chris Mack told Shannon Russell of the Cincinnati Enquirer that, "It is disappointing to lose a young and talented coach like Ashley Howard, especially to...
Track heads to Eastern Regionals
Villanova's quest for a National Championship begins this weekend as members from the Wildcat men’s and women’s track & field team head to Greensboro, NC for the NCAA East Regional Championship...
Welcome to the CAA, Elon
The CAA will add another school to the football fold tomorrow.
JVP officially admitted to ARD program
Villanova forward JayVaughn Pinkston was admitted to the ARD program by a Montgomery County judge this week, allowing him to clear his record in two years
Arcidiacono invited to U19 Camp
Rising Villanova sophomore, Ryan Arcidiacono will be heading to the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs to try out for a spot on the USA Basketball U-19 FIBA World Championship squad. T...
The Sun's Arizin on Wednesday morning!
Happy hump day, 'Nova Nation! The farewell tour continues as we get our first look into the developing career of Matt "Hail" Szczur in quite some time. I'll just leave you with this, because it'll...
Not so fast! Rider on the schedule & Monmouth off?
Add another school to Villanova's 2013-14 slate, and maybe remove one as well.
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | Friday, November 09 2012 | win 78 - 58 | coverage |
| Marshall Thundering Herd | Sunday, November 11 2012 | win 80 - 68 | coverage |
| @ Purdue Boilermakers | Thursday, November 15 2012 | win 89 - 81 | coverage |
| @ Alabama Crimson Tide | Friday, November 16 2012 | loss 55 - 77 | coverage |
| Columbia Lions | Tuesday, November 20 2012 | loss 57 - 75 | coverage |
| @ La Salle Explorers | Sunday, November 25 2012 | loss 74 - 77 | coverage |
| December | |||
| @ Vanderbilt Commodores | Saturday, December 01 2012 | win 62 - 52 | coverage |
| Temple Owls | Wednesday, December 05 2012 | loss 61 - 76 | coverage |
| @ Penn Quakers | Saturday, December 08 2012 | win 68 - 55 | coverage |
| St. Joseph's Hawks | Tuesday, December 11 2012 | win 65 - 61 | coverage |
| Delaware Blue Hens | Sunday, December 16 2012 | win 75 - 65 | coverage |
| @ Monmouth Hawks | Saturday, December 22 2012 | win 83 - 56 | coverage |
| NJIT Highlanders | Friday, December 28 2012 | win 70 - 60 | coverage |
| January | |||
| St. John's Red Storm | Wednesday, January 02 2013 | win 98 - 86 | coverage |
| @ South Florida Bulls | Wednesday, January 09 2013 | win 61 - 53 | coverage |
| @ Syracuse Orange | Saturday, January 12 2013 | loss 61 - 72 | coverage |
| Pittsburgh Panthers | Wednesday, January 16 2013 | loss 43 - 58 | coverage |
| @ Providence Friars | Saturday, January 19 2013 | loss 66 - 69 | coverage |
| Louisville Cardinals | Tuesday, January 22 2013 | win 73 - 64 | coverage |
| Syracuse Orange | Saturday, January 26 2013 | win 75 - 71 | coverage |
| @ Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Wednesday, January 30 2013 | loss 60 - 65 | coverage |
| February | |||
| Providence Friars | Sunday, February 03 2013 | loss 52 - 55 | coverage |
| @ DePaul Blue Demons | Tuesday, February 05 2013 | win 94 - 71 | coverage |
| South Florida Bulls | Saturday, February 09 2013 | win 68 - 40 | coverage |
| @ Cincinnati Bearcats | Tuesday, February 12 2013 | loss 50 - 68 | coverage |
| @ Connecticut Huskies | Saturday, February 16 2013 | win 70 - 61 | coverage |
| Rutgers Scarlet Knights | Monday, February 18 2013 | win 71 - 63 | coverage |
| Marquette Golden Eagles | Saturday, February 23 2013 | win 60 - 56 | coverage |
| @ Seton Hall Pirates | Monday, February 25 2013 | loss 65 - 66 | coverage |
| March | |||
| @ Pittsburgh Panthers | Sunday, March 03 2013 | loss 64 - 73 | coverage |
| Georgetown Hoyas | Wednesday, March 06 2013 | win 67 - 57 | coverage |
| St. John's Red Storm | Wednesday, March 13 2013 | win 66 - 53 | coverage |
| @ Louisville Cardinals | Thursday, March 14 2013 | loss 55 - 74 | coverage |
| @ North Carolina Tar Heels | Friday, March 22 2013 | loss 71 - 78 | coverage |
Roster
Villanova Wildcats Basketball Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Arcidiacono | 15 | GUARD | 180 | 6-3 | freshman | |
| James Bell | 32 | GUARD | 225 | 6-6 | junior | |
| Mislav Brzoja | 10 | GUARD | 205 | 6-4 | freshman | |
| Tony Chennault | 5 | GUARD | 195 | 6-2 | junior | |
| Dylan Ennis | 31 | GUARD | 182 | 6-2 | freshman | |
| Patrick Farrell | 20 | FORWARD | 200 | 6-5 | freshman | |
| Darrun Hilliard | 4 | GUARD | 205 | 6-6 | sophomore | |
| Ty Johnson | 3 | GUARD | 185 | 6-3 | sophomore | |
| Henry Lowe | 2 | GUARD | 185 | 5-11 | freshman | |
| Nick McMahon | 12 | GUARD | 165 | 6-0 | junior | |
| Daniel Ochefu | 23 | FORWARD | 230 | 6-10 | freshman | |
| JayVaughn Pinkston | 22 | FORWARD | 260 | 6-7 | sophomore | |
| Maurice Sutton | 25 | FORWARD,CENTER | 220 | 6-11 | senior | |
| Achraf Yacoubou | 24 | GUARD | 210 | 6-4 | sophomore | |
| Mouphtaou Yarou | 13 | FORWARD,CENTER | 255 | 6-10 | senior |
Stats
Villanova Wildcats Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| JayVaughn Pinkston | 34 | 26.1 | 4.0 | 8.6 | 46.4 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 27.0 | 5.0 | 7.1 | 71.0 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 13.3 |
| Ryan Arcidiacono | 34 | 34.0 | 3.1 | 9.1 | 34.3 | 2.1 | 6.4 | 32.7 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 82.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 11.9 |
| Darrun Hilliard | 34 | 29.9 | 3.4 | 8.5 | 40.3 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 31.5 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 73.9 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 11.4 |
| Mouphtaou Yarou | 34 | 28.1 | 3.6 | 7.4 | 47.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 78.0 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 7.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 9.9 |
| James Bell | 34 | 28.5 | 2.9 | 7.1 | 40.1 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 36.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 73.7 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 8.6 |
| Tony Chennault | 34 | 18.5 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 35.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 28.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 61.9 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 3.6 |
| Daniel Ochefu | 34 | 17.5 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 45.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 48.3 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 3.5 |
| Maurice Sutton | 31 | 9.5 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 62.3 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 3.2 |
| Achraf Yacoubou | 31 | 12.0 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 41.8 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 39.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 50.0 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.9 |
| Patrick Farrell | 3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Mislav Brzoja | 17 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 100.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Nick McMahon | 4 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Henry Lowe | 3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
