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
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record20–14 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThe Pavilion
Wells Fargo Center
Seasons
2012–13 Big East men's basketball standings
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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2012-10-30

Schedule

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "Big East Conference Standings – 2012–13." ESPN.com. Retrieved: March 18, 2013.