en-us SportSpyder - The Latest Villanova Wildcats Basketball News https://sportspyder.com/mcb/villanova-wildcats-basketball/news 2025-26 Season Recap: Head Coach: Dan Hurley returns for his ninth season at the helm Departing players: Tarris Reed Jr. – Graduation (14.7 PPG) Alex Karaban – Graduation (13.2 PPG) Eric Reibe – USC (5.9 PPG) Jaylin Stewart – SMU (4.2 PPG) Malachi Smith – Graduation (3.6 PPG) Dwayne Koroma – Graduation (1.4 PPG) Alec […] Sat, 11 Jul 2026 15:24:58 GMT Matt https://sportspyder.com/mcb/villanova-wildcats-basketball/articles/57218290 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/villanova-wildcats-basketball/articles/57218290 false false The point guard position is one that has been elite at Villanova for two decades. The Wildcats saw Acaden Lewis put up impressive numbers during his freshman year before entering the transfer portal. With Tyler Perkins returning to Villanova, head coach Kevin Willard was hard at work looking to retool the backcourt — primarily at […] Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:43:42 GMT Greg Patuto https://sportspyder.com/mcb/villanova-wildcats-basketball/articles/57207262 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/villanova-wildcats-basketball/articles/57207262 false false Samm, Muller and Fisk all part of Villanova's 2026-27 roster Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:32:00 GMT Villanova University https://sportspyder.com/mcb/villanova-wildcats-basketball/articles/57206813 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/villanova-wildcats-basketball/articles/57206813 false false Villanova's summer basketball tradition will happen at Finneran Pavilion later this month Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:17:03 GMT Villanova University https://sportspyder.com/mcb/villanova-wildcats-basketball/articles/57199242 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/villanova-wildcats-basketball/articles/57199242 false false 2025-26 Season Recap: Head Coach: Chris Holtmann returns for his third season at the helm. Departing players: CJ Gunn – Graduation (13.1 PPG) NJ Benson – Graduation (11.7 PPG) Brandon Maclin – Graduation (10.5 PPG) RJ Smith – Transfer Portal (6.6 PPG) Kaleb Banks – Graduation (5.6 PPG) Jeremy Lorenz – St. Thomas (2.2 PPG) […] Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:12:04 GMT Matt https://sportspyder.com/mcb/villanova-wildcats-basketball/articles/57197790 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/villanova-wildcats-basketball/articles/57197790 false false In case anyone was wondering, we now have jersey numbers. Villanova Basketball shared the full roster with jersey numbers for the 2026-27 season. A new-look roster means new numbers all around. What stays the same is Tyler Perkins will be back in No. 4 this season. Matt Hodge has switched his number while Nico Onyekwere […] Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:38:08 GMT Greg Patuto https://sportspyder.com/mcb/villanova-wildcats-basketball/articles/57190040 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/villanova-wildcats-basketball/articles/57190040 false false Class of 2027, 6-1 guard commit, Lily Fisher was another great get for Coach Denise Dillon and the Villanova Lady Wildcats. She talked to me recently about her commitment to play her college basketball fat Villanova and about what she brings to 'Nova Nation. Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:07:38 GMT Leader Johnson https://sportspyder.com/mcb/villanova-wildcats-basketball/articles/57189744 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/villanova-wildcats-basketball/articles/57189744 true false At 10 am ET, Kevin Willard made an appearance on Jon Rothstein’s podcast “Inside College Basketball Now.” The whole podcast is worth a listen (video below), but here are some of the key points that the Villanova coach hit on during the interview. On getting to UConn and St. John’s level – Villanova played UConn […] Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:31:06 GMT Matt https://sportspyder.com/mcb/villanova-wildcats-basketball/articles/57178019 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/villanova-wildcats-basketball/articles/57178019 false false Villanova was one of the busiest teams this offseason as the roster completely turned over. Fans watched as player after player entered the transfer portal, with the exception of Tyler Perkins and Matt Hodge, while Kevin Willard responded by adding experience, depth, and size to the roster. The final addition of Luigi Suigo put Villanova […] Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:49:24 GMT Greg Patuto https://sportspyder.com/mcb/villanova-wildcats-basketball/articles/57170264 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/villanova-wildcats-basketball/articles/57170264 false false What better way to spend Independence Day than to freshen up on the competition? 2025-26 Season Recap: Head Coach: Shaka Smart returns for his sixth season at the helm Departing players: Chase Ross – Graduation (14.3 PPG) Zaide Lowery – Dayton (8.1 PPG) *Left program midseason* Ben Gold – Graduation (8 PPG) Sean Jones – […] Sat, 04 Jul 2026 15:43:27 GMT Matt https://sportspyder.com/mcb/villanova-wildcats-basketball/articles/57154238 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/villanova-wildcats-basketball/articles/57154238 false false Kevin Willard has been busy this offseason building a roster that can compete right away next year. While preparing for the 2026-27 campaign, the Wildcats also have their eyes on the future. 247Sports ranked the Class of 2028 and Villanova has offers out to nine players currently ranked in the Top 25: One similarity that […] Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:41:28 GMT Greg Patuto https://sportspyder.com/mcb/villanova-wildcats-basketball/articles/57146459 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/villanova-wildcats-basketball/articles/57146459 false false Luigi Suigo became the final piece of the offseason when he decided to withdraw from the 2026 NBA Draft and commit to Villanova. While this is more than likely a one-year marriage, fans should not be discouraged, especially in this era of the transfer portal. Instead, Villanova landed a center that completes what has a […] Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:48:02 GMT Greg Patuto https://sportspyder.com/mcb/villanova-wildcats-basketball/articles/57131015 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/villanova-wildcats-basketball/articles/57131015 false false The offseason may be slow as far as the upcoming season is concerned, but recruiting for future seasons is heating up. In the past two days, Villanova has offered both 2027 prospect Chase Lumpkin and 2028 prospect Tai Bell. Lumpkin is a 6’4” guard from Powder Springs, GA who is currently ranked as the 33rd […] Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:41:36 GMT Matt https://sportspyder.com/mcb/villanova-wildcats-basketball/articles/57125222 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/villanova-wildcats-basketball/articles/57125222 false false Devin Royal brings experience and skill to Villanova Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:38:16 GMT Villanova University https://sportspyder.com/mcb/villanova-wildcats-basketball/articles/57124248 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/villanova-wildcats-basketball/articles/57124248 false false