2012–13 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Villanova was led by head coach Jay Wright, who was in his 12th season. The Wildcats participated in the Big East Conference and played their home games at The Pavilion with some select home games at the Wells Fargo Center. They finished the season 20–14, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament to Louisville. They received an at large bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to North Carolina.

2012–13 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, round of 64
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	20–14 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach	Jay Wright
Assistant coaches	Billy Lange Raphael Chillious Baker Dunleavy
Home arena	The Pavilion Wells Fargo Center
Seasons ← 2011–12 2013–14 →

2012–13 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Louisville†**	14	–	4		.778			35	–	5		.875
No. 8 Georgetown	14	–	4		.778			25	–	7		.781
No. 15 Marquette	14	–	4		.778			26	–	9		.743
No. 20 Pittsburgh	12	–	6		.667			24	–	9		.727
No. 16 Syracuse	11	–	7		.611			30	–	10		.750
No. 23 Notre Dame	11	–	7		.611			25	–	10		.714
Villanova	10	–	8		.556			20	–	14		.588
Connecticut*	10	–	8		.556			20	–	10		.667
Cincinnati	9	–	9		.500			22	–	12		.647
Providence	9	–	9		.500			19	–	15		.559
St. John's	8	–	10		.444			17	–	16		.515
Rutgers	5	–	13		.278			15	–	16		.484
Seton Hall	3	–	15		.167			15	–	18		.455
South Florida	3	–	15		.167			12	–	19		.387
DePaul	2	–	16		.111			11	–	21		.344
† 2013 Big East tournament winner As of March 30, 2013[1] Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties.

This was Villanova's final season as a member of the original Big East Conference. The so-called Catholic 7 schools joined with Butler, Creighton and Xavier to form a new conference that kept the Big East Conference name, but as an entirely new conference.

Roster

2012–13 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 2 Henry Lowe 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr New York, New York G 3 Tyrone Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Plainfield, New Jersey G 4 Darrun Hilliard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Bethlehem, Pennsylvania G 5 Tony Chennault 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania G 10 Mislav Brzoja 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Zagreb, Croatia G 12 Nick McMahon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Colts Neck, New Jersey F/C 13 Mouphtaou Yarou 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Natitingou, Benin G 15 Ryan Arcidiacono 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Langhorne, Pennsylvania F 20 Patrick Farrell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Rockville Centre, New York F 22 JayVaughn Pinkston 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS So Brooklyn, New York F 23 Daniel Ochefu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Lagos, Nigeria G 24 Achraf Yacoubou 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Bronx, New York C 25 Maurice Sutton 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Upper Marlboro, Maryland G 31 Dylan Ennis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) RS Fr Brampton, Ontario G 32 James Bell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Orlando, Florida	Head coach Jay Wright (Bucknell) Assistant coach(es) Billy Lange (Rowan) Raphael Chillious (Lafayette) Baker Dunleavy (Villanova) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2012-10-30

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2012* 7:00 pm		Carleton	W 65–59	–	The Pavilion (N/A) Villanova, PA
Regular season
11/09/2012* 7:30 pm		District of Columbia 2K Sports Classic	W 78–58	1–0	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
11/11/2012* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Marshall 2K Sports Classic	W 80–68	2–0	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
11/15/2012* 9:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Purdue 2K Sports Classic semifinals	W 89–81 OT	3–0	Madison Square Garden (6,149) New York City, NY
11/16/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. Alabama 2K Sports Classic finals	L 55–77	3–1	Madison Square Garden (6,177) New York City, NY
11/20/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Columbia	L 57–75	3–2	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
11/25/2012* 1:00 pm, CBSSN		at La Salle	L 74–77 OT	3–3	Tom Gola Arena (3,091) Philadelphia, PA
12/01/2012* 5:00 pm, ESPN2		at Vanderbilt	W 62–52	4–3	Memorial Gymnasium (9,365) Nashville, TN
12/05/2012* 9:00 pm, ESPN2		Temple	L 61–76	4–4	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
12/08/2012* 8:00 pm, NBCSN		at Penn	W 68–55	5–4	Palestra (6,413) Philadelphia, PA
12/11/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Saint Joseph's	W 65–61	6–4	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
12/16/2012* 4:00 pm, ESPNU		Delaware	W 75–65	7–4	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
12/22/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Monmouth	W 83–56	8–4	Multipurpose Activity Center (3,898) West Long Branch, NJ
12/28/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		NJIT	W 70–60	9–4	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
01/02/2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU		St. John's	W 98–86 OT	10–4 (1–0)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
01/09/2013 8:00 pm, BIG EAST Network/WPHL		at South Florida	W 61–53	11–4 (2–0)	USF Sun Dome (5,014) Tampa, FL
01/12/2013 12:00 pm, BIG EAST Network/WPHL		at No. 7 Syracuse	L 61–72	11–5 (2–1)	Carrier Dome (27,586) Syracuse, NY
01/16/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Pittsburgh	L 43–58	11–6 (2–2)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
01/19/2013 4:00 pm, BIG EAST Network/WPHL		at Providence	L 66–69	11–7 (2–3)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,859) Providence, RI
01/22/2013 8:00 pm, BIG EAST Network/WPHL		No. 5 Louisville	W 73–64	12–7 (3–3)	Wells Fargo Center (11,887) Philadelphia, PA
01/26/2013 11:00 am, ESPNU		No. 3 Syracuse	W 75–71 OT	13–7 (4–3)	Wells Fargo Center (18,273) Philadelphia, PA
01/30/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at Notre Dame	L 60–65	13–8 (4–4)	Joyce Center (8,075) South Bend, IN
02/03/2013 12:00 pm, BIG EAST Network/WPHL		Providence	L 52–55	13–9 (4–5)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
02/05/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at DePaul	W 94–71	14–9 (5–5)	Allstate Arena (7,602) Rosemont, IL
02/09/2013 3:00 pm, ESPNU		South Florida	W 68–40	15–9 (6–5)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
02/12/2013 8:00 pm, BIG EAST Network/WPHL		at Cincinnati	L 50–68	15–10 (6–6)	Fifth Third Arena (9,534) Cincinnati, OH
02/16/2013 12:00 pm, ESPN		at Connecticut	W 70–61	16–10 (7–6)	XL Center (15,165) Hartford, CT
02/18/2013 9:00 pm, ESPNU		Rutgers	W 71–63	17–10 (8–6)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
02/23/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2		No. 17 Marquette	W 60–56	18–10 (9–6)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
02/25/2013 9:00 pm, ESPNU		at Seton Hall	L 65–66	18–11 (9–7)	Prudential Center (6,771) Newark, NJ
03/03/2013 12:00 pm, BIG EAST Network/WPHL		at No. 23 Pittsburgh	L 64–73 OT	18–12 (9–8)	Peterson Events Center (12,553) Pittsburgh, PA
03/06/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 5 Georgetown	W 67–57	19–12 (10–8)	Wells Fargo Center (13,685) Philadelphia, PA
2013 Big East men's basketball tournament
03/13/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. St. John's Second Round	W 66–53	20–12	Madison Square Garden (20,057) New York City, NY
03/14/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN		vs. No. 4 Louisville Quarterfinals	L 55–74	20–13	Madison Square Garden (20,057) New York City, NY
2013 NCAA tournament
03/22/2013* 7:20 pm, TNT	No. (9 S)	vs. (8 S) North Carolina Second Round	L 71–78	20–14	Sprint Center (18,488) Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region S=South.