Villanova

Official Name: 
Villanova University
Nickname: 
Wildcats
Mailing Address: 

Jake Nevin Field House
800 Lancaster Avenue
Villanova, PA 19085-1674

Website: 
www.villanova.com
Telephone: 
(610) 519-4120
Fax: 
(610) 519-7323
Enrollment: 
6,295
Arena: 

The Pavilion
Capacity: 6,500
Year Opened: 1986
CoreStates Spectrum
Capacity: 18,060

School Colors: 
Blue and White
Conference: 

Big East (since 1981)
Former Member of Eastern Athletic Association (1977-80)

Final AP Top 10 Rankings: 

(7) 1964, 1965, 1969, 1995, 1996, 2006, and 2010

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(31) 1939, 1949, 1951, 1955, 1962, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010
49-31 record (.613)
Reached Final Four in 1939 (T3rd), 1971 (2nd), 1985 (1st) and 2009 (T3rd)

NIT Appearances: 

(17) 1959, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1977, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004
24-17 record (.585)
Finished 4th in 1963, 2nd in 1965, 3rd in 1966, 3rd in 1977 and 1st in 1994

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Alex Severance (25 years from 1937-61, 413-201 record, .673)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Kerry Kittles (2,243 points from 1993-96)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Howard Porter (1,317 from 1969-71)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Paul Arizin (85 points as junior vs. Philadelphia NAMC on 2/12/49)

All-American Selections: 

(15) F Paul Arizin (1950), F Michael Bradley (2001), G Randy Foye (2006), F-G Larry Hennessy (1952 and 1953), G Wally Jones (1964), G-F Kerry Kittles (1995 and 1996), G Bill Melchionni (1966), C John Pinone (1983), F Howard Porter (1969, 1970 and 1971), G Allan Ray (2006), G Scottie Reynolds (2010)

NCAA Consensus First-Team All-Americans: 

(4) Paul Arizin (1950), Kerry Kittles (1996), Randy Foye (2006), Scottie Reynolds (2010)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

(3) Howard Porter (1971), Kerry Kittles (1995), Michael Bradley (2001)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Paul Arizin (85 vs. Philadelphia NAMC)
February 12, 1949 (junior/22 ppg)

1

2

Total

Villanova

58

59

117

Naval Air Material Center

15

10

25

Villanova

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Ricca

2

0

4

Sabol

5

0

10

Gecker

0

0

0

Arizin

35

15

85

Weglicki

1

0

2

Wolf

0

0

0

Del Purgatorio

3

1

7

Hannan

1

1

3

Raiken

3

0

6

Totals

50

17

117

Percentages

Naval Air Material Center

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Zarbo

3

0

6

Hash

1

3

5

Grieves

0

2

2

Barron

0

0

0

Muzzi

2

1

5

Place

0

0

0

Locke

0

0

0

Watton

1

1

3

Dolan

2

0

4

Totals

9

7

25

Percentages
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Michael A. Saxe

6

1921-26

64-30

.681

1925

10-1

John J. "Rube" Cashman

3

1927-29

21-26

.447

1927

11-7

George W. "Doc" Jacobs

7

1930-36

62-56

.525

1934

9-3

Alex G. Severance

25

1937-61

413-201

.673

1943

19-2

John J. "Jack" Kraft

12

1962-73

238-95

.725

1964

24-4

Roland "Rollie" Massimino

19

1974-92

357-241

.597

1982, 1983

24-8

Steve Lappas

9

1993-2001

174-110

.613

1996

26-7

Jay Wright

10

2002-11

224-111

.669

2006

28-5
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,551-870 (.641) from 1921 through 2011.
  • NOTE: Villanova vacated five NCAA Tournament games in 1971 (4-1 record).