#24 Villanova Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
Villanova Wildcats
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #24
 
Conference Rank: #4 Big East
 
 
2022-23 Record: 17-17, 10-10
2022-23 Postseason: NIT
Coach: Kyle Neptune
Coach Record: 17-17 at Villanova, 33-33 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Caleb Daniels, Guard, 14.2 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 2.5 apg
Cam Whitmore, Forward, 12.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 0.7 apg
Brandon Slater, Forward, 9.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.4 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Eric Dixon, Senior, Forward, 15.4 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 1.4 apg
Justin Moore, Senior, Guard, 13.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 3.2 apg
Mark Armstrong, Sophomore, Guard, 5.3 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.0 apg
Jordan Longino, Junior, Guard, 5.0 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 1.0 apg
Brendan Hausen, Sophomore, Guard, 3.1 ppg, 0.5 rpg, 0.4 apg
Chris Arcidiacono, Senior, Guard, 2.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.6 apg
Trey Paterson, Junior, Forward, 0.5 ppg, 1.1 rpg, 0.2 apg
 
Key New Players:
TJ Bamba, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Washington State
Tyler Burton, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Richmond
Jordann Dumont, Freshman, Forward
Hakim Hart, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Maryland
Lance Ware, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Kentucky
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 69.6 (222nd in nation, 8th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 67.7 (101, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.6 (236, 9)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.7 (170, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.7 (47, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.4 (213, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 82.0 (1, 1)
Rebound Margin: -1.3 (257, 7)
Assists Per Game: 11.1 (318, 11)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.1 (16, 1)