The Wildcats open with a Midwest road trip, starting at Creighton on Dec. 20 and at DePaul on Dec. 23
. Villanova lost both matchups last year. The loss at DePaul was Villanova’s first to the Blue Demons since 2008.
Villanova plays six games at Wells Fargo Center this year, including two non-conference matchups . The conference portion will start with UConn on Jan. 20, followed by Providence , Seton Hall , and Creighton on March 9.The Wildcats will face Marquette, Butler, and Georgetown in the Finneran Pavilion. Marquette, the reigning Big East champion, will come to Philadelphia on Tuesday, Jan. 30. The Golden Eagles have won four consecutive games over the Wildcats, dating back to 2021.
The hardest portion of the schedule should be in mid-January. The Wildcats have consecutive matchups with Marquette, UConn and St. John’s, with only UConn at home. The league’s coaches stress that there are no easy games in the Big East, but that stretch includes three of the four toughest conference opponents the Wildcats will face this season.
Villanova lost two of its top four scorers from last season, but returns graduate guard Justin Moore and redshirt senior Eric Dixon. Head coach Kyle Neptune also added a strong transfer class, bringing in Maryland wing Hakim Hart, Washington State guard TJ Bamba, Richmond forward Tyler Burton, and Kentucky forward Lance Ware.
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