Villanova Men's Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
Villanova Wildcats
 
Big East (24-8, 15-5)
 
 
Big Wins: 12/19 vs Wisconsin (76-66), 12/23 at Seton Hall (64-56)
Bad Losses: 1/7 Creighton (72-76), 3/12 vs Georgetown (64-78)
Coach: Kevin Willard
 
Probable Starters:
Duke Brennan, Senior, Forward, 12.4 ppg, 10.3 rpg, 2.0 apg
Malachi Palmer, Sophomore, Guard, 4.4 ppg, 1.7 rpg
Tyler Perkins, Junior, Guard, 13.7 ppg, 1.6 apg, 5.4 rpg
Bryce Lindsay, Sophomore, Guard, 11.9 ppg, 2.0 apg, 2.1 rpg
Acaden Lewis, Freshman, Guard, 12.3 ppg, 5.3 apg, 3.1 rpg, 1.9 spg
 
Key Role Players:
Devin Askew, Senior, Guard, 10.0 ppg, 2.1 apg, 2.6 rpg
Chris Jeffrey, Freshman, Guard, 3.2 ppg, 1.0 apg, 1.1 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 77.6 (142nd in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 70.5 (84, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.9 (144, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.8 (223, 8)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.7 (45, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.7 (85, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.2 (263, 10)
Rebound Margin: 0.4 (203, 7)
Assists Per Game: 15.5 (92, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.3 (62, 2)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2025CBCFirst Round win over Colorado
2025CBCQuarterfinal win over USC
2025CBCSemifinal loss to UCF
2024NITFirst Round loss to VCU
2023NITFirst Round loss to Liberty
2022NCAARound of 64 win over Delaware
2022NCAARound of 32 win over Ohio State
2022NCAARegional Semifinal win over Michigan
2022NCAARegional Final win over Houston
2022NCAANational Semifinal loss to Kansas
2021NCAARound of 64 win over Winthrop
2021NCAARound of 32 win over North Texas
2021NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Baylor
2019NCAARound of 64 win over St. Mary's
2019NCAARound of 32 loss to Purdue
2018NCAARound of 64 win over Radford
2018NCAARound of 32 win over Alabama
2018NCAARegional Semifinal win over West Virginia
2018NCAARegional Final win over Texas Tech
2018NCAANational Semifinal win over Kansas
2018NCAANational Final win over Michigan
2017NCAARound of 64 win over Mount St. Mary's
2017NCAARound of 32 loss to Wisconsin
2016NCAARound of 64 win over UNC Asheville
2016NCAARound of 32 win over Iowa
2016NCAARegional Semifinal win over Miami (FL)
2016NCAARegional Final win over Kansas
2016NCAANational Semifinal win over Oklahoma
2016NCAANational Final win over North Carolina
2015NCAARound of 64 win over Lafayette
2015NCAARound of 32 loss to North Carolina State
2014NCAARound of 64 win over Milwaukee
2014NCAARound of 32 loss to Connecticut
2013NCAARound of 64 loss to North Carolina
2011NCAARound of 64 loss to George Mason
2010NCAARound of 64 win over Robert Morris
2010NCAARound of 32 loss to St. Mary's
2009NCAARound of 64 win over American University
2009NCAARound of 32 win over UCLA
2009NCAARegional Semifinal win over Duke
2009NCAARegional Final win over Pittsburgh
2009NCAANational Semifinal loss to North Carolina
2008NCAARound of 64 win over Clemson
2008NCAARound of 32 win over Siena
2008NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Kansas  
2007NCAARound of 64 loss to Kentucky
 
*all team stats through 3/8