2008–09 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
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The Villanova Wildcats
Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
This is the article about the men's basketball team from Villanova University. The team has competed since the 1920–21 season. Nicknamed the "Wildcats", Villanova is a member of the Big East Conference and the Philadelphia Big Five. The Villanova Wildcats have appeared in the NCAA...

 had a 22–13 (9–9) record in the 2008 season. Their season resulted in a trip to the Final Four, with their last second win over the Pittsburgh Panthers in the Elite 8.For the 2008–09 season, Villanova returned all but one from their entire roster that made it to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. That squad with no seniors, lost 6 of 7 games during a 3-week span in the middle of the season, but came back to make the NCAA tournament.

The 2008–09 schedule includes playing Texas in the Jimmy V. Classic, 18 Big East contests, competing in the Philly Hoops Group Classic (against Niagara, Monmouth, Townson and either Penn State or Rhode Island), and games against a trip to Albany, Fordham, Houston Baptist, & Navy.

On December 1, 2008, Cassiem Drummond announced his intention to transfer out of the Villanova basketball team.

Class of 2008

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Roster

Villanova Basketball
2008–09 Roster
G/F 22 Dwayne Anderson
Dwayne Anderson
Dwayne Anderson, Jr. is a former American college basketball player who most recently played for BG Göttingen in German Basketball League. He played as both a forward and a guard at Villanova University in Pennsylvania.-Early life:...

SR Washington, DC (St. Thomas More)
F 20 Shane Clark SR Philadelphia, PA (Hargrave Military Academy)
G 4 Jason Colenda SO Fairfax, VA (Bishop O'Connell)
F 33 Dante Cunningham
Dante Cunningham
Dante Cunningham is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Charlotte Bobcats. Dante was drafted in the second round of the 2009 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA...

SR Silver Spring, MD (Potomac)
G 10 Corey Fisher
Corey Fisher
Anthony Guy Corey Fisher is an American professional basketball player. A point guard, he attended Villanova University in Pennsylvania. Fisher decided on Villanova due to its combination of athletics and academics. Fisher played high school basketball for St. Patrick High School in Elizabeth, New...

SO Bronx, NY (St. Patrick's, NJ)
C 3 Maurice Sutton FR Upper Marlboro, MD (Largo HS, MD)
F 0 Antonio Pena SO Brooklyn, NY (St. Thomas More)
G 15 Reggie Redding JR Philadelphia, PA (St. Joseph's Prep)
G 1 Scottie Reynolds
Scottie Reynolds
Scottie Reynolds is an American professional basketball player who will play for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters of the Philippine Basketball Association. The Huntsville, Alabama native played for Villanova University in the Big East Conference of the NCAA...

JR Herndon, VA (Herndon)
G 24 Corey Stokes
Corey Stokes
Corey Stokes is an American basketball player, formerly for Villanova University, best known for his three-point shooting. , he's under contract with Bundesliga club BBC Bayreuth.-High school:...

SO Bayonne, NJ (St. Benedict's)
F 42 Frank Tchuisi SR Douala, Cameroon (St. Benedict's)
F 23 Russell Wooten JR Chula Vista, California (St. Augustine)

2008–2009 Season

Before the season began, on October 22, 2008, the Wildcats were selected to finish 5th among the 16 Big East Conference teams in the annual Preseason Coaches Poll at Madison Square Garden. Nova returned all five starters from a 22–13 squad that reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. As part of recent tradition, the 2008 Hoopsmania (an on-campus kickoff of the Villanova Basketball season), included a performance by hip-hop artist T-Pain. Previous artists have included 50 Cent, Tony Yayo and MIMS.

The Villanova-Pitt game on January 28, 2009 was the last game to be held at the Wachovia Spectrum
Wachovia Spectrum
The Spectrum, formerly known as the CoreStates Spectrum , First Union Spectrum , and Wachovia Spectrum was an indoor arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...

 which drew a crowd of 17,449.

The Wildcats finished perfect this year at the Pavilion. Villanova's 25 regular-season wins tied a school record. It had been done three times before, but not since 1950–51.

During the 2009 Big East Awards Ceremony, head coach Jay Wright
Jay Wright (coach)
Jerold Taylor "Jay" Wright, Jr. is an American basketball coach. He is currently the men's coach at Villanova University. He was born in Churchville, Pennsylvania, U.S., and is married to a former Villanova cheerleader...

 was named the 2009 Big East Coach of the Year. He has won the award twice during the past 4 years. Villanova senior forward Dante Cunningham was named the Big East's Most Improved Player, and sophomore guard Corey Fisher won the Sixth Man Award. All-Big East. Cunningham, a senior forward, won second-team honors on the all-Big East team, while junior guard Scottie Reynolds took honorable mention.

2009 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2009 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament, a part of the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, will take place in March 2009 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. This is the first Big East tournament to include all 16 of the conference's teams. Villanova was able to clinch the 4th spot in the Big East, thus earning the double-bye to the quarterfinals in the tournament.
Date Opponent Location Televised Time Result
Tournament Results
March 12 Marquette Madison Square Garden ESPN 2:30pm Win
March 13 Louisville Madison Square Garden ESPN 7:00pm Loss

2008–2009 NCAA College Basketball Rankings

Villanova's rank in the major college polls:
Date AP Top 25 ESPN/USA Today
November 10, 2008 #23 #25
November 17, 2008 #23 #23
November 24, 2008 #20 #22
December 1, 2008 #17 #16
December 8, 2008 #15 #12
December 15, 2008 #18 #15
December 22, 2008 #18 #16
December 29, 2008 #15 #13
January 5, 2009 #18 #17
January 12, 2009 #23 #22
January 19, 2009 #20 #21
January 26, 2009 #21 #21
February 2, 2009 #17 #16
February 9, 2009 #13 #13
February 16, 2009 #12 #14
February 23, 2009 #10 #12
March 2, 2009 #11 #16
March 9, 2009 #10 #13

Coaching staff

Jay Wright
Jay Wright (coach)
Jerold Taylor "Jay" Wright, Jr. is an American basketball coach. He is currently the men's coach at Villanova University. He was born in Churchville, Pennsylvania, U.S., and is married to a former Villanova cheerleader...

– Head Coach

Patrick Chambers
Patrick Chambers
Patrick "Pat" Chambers is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Penn State University. He was hired on June 3, 2011....

– Associate Head Coach

Doug West
Doug West
Jeffery Douglas "Doug" West is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'7" shooting guard/small forward from Villanova University, West was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round of the 1989 NBA Draft...

– Assistant Coach

Jason Donnelly – Assistant Coach

2008–09 Schedule and results



2009 Big East Tournament
2009 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
- Championship Game :- Syracuse vs. Connecticut :The quarterfinal game on Thursday, March 12 between Syracuse and Connecticut lasted for six overtime periods, the second-longest game in NCAA Division I Men's Basketball history...

2009 NCAA Tournament
2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The first and second round games were played at the following sites:First and Second Rounds: Thursday and Saturday, March 19 and 21, 2009-Qualifying teams:-Brackets:Results to date * – Denotes overtime periodAll times in U.S. EDT....

> Big East regular-season games in bold.Philadelphia Big Five games in italics. • * represent seedings in NCAA Tournament.
Date Opponent rank Location Televised Time Result Overall Conf.
Regular Season
November 6 Northwood (exhibition) 25 Wachovia Spectrum No W 75–37 0–0 0–0
November 14 Albany 25 Villanova, PA No W 78–60 1–0 0–0
November 17 Fordham 23 Villanova, PA No W 107–68 2–0 0–0
November 19 Niagara 23 Villanova, PA ESPNU W 77–62 3–0 0–0
November 25 Monmouth 22 Villanova, PA No W 71–48 4–0 0–0
November 28 Towson 22 Philadelphia, PA (Palestra) No W 64–47 5–0 0–0
November 29 Rhode Island 22 Philadelphia, PA (Palestra) No W 78–65 6–0 0–0
December 2 @ PENN 16 Philadelphia, PA (Palestra) No W 69–47 7–0 0–0
December 4 Houston Baptist 16 Villanova, PA No W 93–57 8–0 0–0
December 9 #6 Texas 12 New York, NY (Madison Square Garden) ESPN L 67–58 8–1 0–0
December 11 St. Joseph's 12 Villanova, PA ESPN2 W 59–56 9–1 0–0
December 14 @ LaSalle 12 Philadelphia, PA (Tom Gola Arena) ESPNU W 70–59 10–1 0–0
December 22 Navy 16 Villanova, PA No W 78–68 11–1 0–0
December 29 Temple 13 Villanova, PA ESPNU W 62–45 12–1 0–0
January 1 @ #13 Marquette 13 Milwaukee, WI ESPN L 79–72 12–2 0–1
January 6 @ Seton Hall 17 Newark, NJ WPHL/SNY W 89–85 (OT) 13–2 1–1
January 10 #21 Louisville 17 Philadelphia, PA (Wachovia Center) ESPN L 61–60 13–3 1–2
January 18 St. John's 22 Villanova, PA WPHL/SNY W 76- 57 14–3 2–2
January 21 @ #3 Connecticut 21 Hartford, CT ESPN L 89–83 14–4 2–3
January 24 @ USF 21 Tampa, FL WPHL W 70–61 15–4 3–3
January 28 #3 Pittsburgh 21 Philadelphia, PA (Wachovia Spectrum) ESPNU W 67–57 16–4 4–3
February 1 Cincinnati 21 Villanova, PA WPHL W 71–50 17–4 5–3
February 4 @ Providence 16 Providence, RI WPHL W 94–91 18–4 6–3
February 7 #20 Syracuse 16 Philadelphia, PA (Wachovia Center) ESPN W 102–85 19–4 7–3
February 10 #12 Marquette 13 Villanova, PA ESPN2 W 102–84 20–4 8–3
February 13 @ West Virginia 13 Morgantown, WV ESPN L 93–72 20–5 8–4
February 19 Rutgers 14 Villanova, PA ESPN2 W 82–72 21–5 9–4
February 22 @ #25 Syracuse 14 Syracuse, NY CBS W 89–86 22–5 10–4
February 25 @ DePaul 12 Chicago, IL WPHL W 74–72 23–5 11–4
February 28 Georgetown 12 Philadelphia, PA (Wachovia Center) ESPN L 56–54 23–6 11–5
March 2 @ Notre Dame 16 South Bend, IN ESPN W 77–60 24–6 12–5
March 5 Providence 16 Villanova, PA ESPN2 W 97–80 25–6 13–5
March 12 #21 Marquette 13 New York, NY W 76–75 26–6 14–5
March 13 #5 Louisville 13 New York, NY L 63–82 26–7 14–6
March 19 (14) American University 12 (3) Philadelphia, PA W 80-67 27–7
March 21 #17 (6) UCLA 12 (3) Philadelphia, PA W 89-69 28–7
March 26 #5 (2) Duke 12 (3) Boston, MA W 77-54 29–7
March 28 #4 (1) Pittsburgh 12 (3) Boston, MA W 78-76 30–7
April 4 #3 (1) North Carolina 12 (3) Detroit, MI  L 69-83 30–8

See also

  • 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
    2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
    The first and second round games were played at the following sites:First and Second Rounds: Thursday and Saturday, March 19 and 21, 2009-Qualifying teams:-Brackets:Results to date * – Denotes overtime periodAll times in U.S. EDT....

  • 2008–09 Big East Conference men's basketball season
    2008–09 Big East Conference men's basketball season
    The 2008–09 Big East Conference men's basketball season was the 30th in conference history, and involved its 16 full-time member schools. Leading up to, during, and following the season, it has been widely regarded as one of the most successful seasons in Big East Conference history, fielding...

  • 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
  • 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
  • List of NCAA Division I institutions
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