2008–09 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

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Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2007–08 season 22–13, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in a tie for eighth place. The Wildcats lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament to Georgetown. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Clemson and Siena to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. There they lost to the eventual national champions, Kansas.

Offseason

Recruiting class of 2008

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Roster

Villanova Basketball
2008–09 Roster
G/F 22 File:Flag of the United States.svg Dwayne Anderson SR Washington, D.C. (St. Thomas More)
F 20 File:Flag of the United States.svg Shane Clark SR Philadelphia, PA (Hargrave Military Academy)
G 4 File:Flag of the United States.svg Jason Colenda SO Fairfax, VA (Bishop O'Connell)
F 33 File:Flag of the United States.svg Dante Cunningham SR Silver Spring, MD (Potomac)
G 10 File:Flag of the United States.svg Corey Fisher SO The Bronx, New York City (St. Patrick's, NJ)
C 3 File:Flag of the United States.svg Maurice Sutton FR Upper Marlboro, MD (Largo HS, MD)
F 0 File:Flag of the United States.svg Antonio Pena SO Brooklyn, New York City (St. Thomas More)
G 15 File:Flag of the United States.svg Reggie Redding JR Philadelphia, PA (St. Joseph's Prep)
G 1 File:Flag of the United States.svg Scottie Reynolds JR Herndon, VA (Herndon)
G 24 File:Flag of the United States.svg Corey Stokes SO Bayonne, NJ (St. Benedict's)
F 42 File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Frank Tchuisi SR Douala, Cameroon (St. Benedict's)
F 23 File:Flag of the United States.svg Russell Wooten JR Chula Vista, CA (St. Augustine)

Season

Before the season began, on October 22, 2008, the Wildcats were selected to finish fifth among the 16 Big East Conference teams in the annual preseason coaches' poll at Madison Square Garden.[5] 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.[6]

The Villanova-Pitt game on January 28, 2009 was the last game to be held at the Wachovia Spectrum which drew a crowd of 17,449.[7] The Wildcats finished perfect the 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 was named the 2009 Big East Coach of the Year. He won the award twice in the previous four 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. Cunningham, a senior forward, won second-team honors on the all-Big East team, while junior guard Scottie Reynolds took honorable mention.[8]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
colspan=9 style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle| Exhibition
Nov 6, 2008*
 No. 25 Northwood Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Wachovia Spectrum 
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colspan=9 style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle| Non-conference regular season
Nov 14, 2008*
 No. 25 Albany Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty The Pavilion 
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Nov 17, 2008*
 No. 23 Fordham Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty The Pavilion 
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Nov 19, 2008*
Template:IfnotemptyESPNU 		No. 23 Niagara Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty The Pavilion 
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Nov 25, 2008*
 No. 22 Monmouth
Philly Hoop Group Classic 		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty The Pavilion 
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Nov 28, 2008*
 No. 22 Towson
Philly Hoop Group Classic 		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty The Palestra 
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Nov 29, 2008*
 No. 22 Rhode Island
Philly Hoop Group Classic 		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty The Palestra 
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Dec 2, 2008*
 No. 16 at Penn
Big 5 		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty The Palestra 
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Dec 4, 2008*
 No. 16 Houston Baptist Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty The Pavilion 
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Dec 9, 2008*
Template:IfnotemptyESPN 		No. 12 vs. No. 6 Texas
Jimmy V Classic 		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Madison Square Garden 
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Dec 11, 2008*
 No. 12 Saint Joseph's
Big 5 		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty The Pavilion 
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Dec 11, 2008*
 No. 12 at La Salle
Big 5 		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Tom Gola Arena 
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Dec 22, 2008*
 No. 16 Navy Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty The Pavilion 
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Dec 29, 2008*
Template:IfnotemptyESPNU 		No. 13 Temple
Big 5 		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty The Pavilion 
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colspan=9 style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle|Big East regular season
Jan 1, 2009
Template:IfnotemptyESPN 		No. 13 at No. 13 Marquette Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Bradley Center 
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Jan 6, 2009
Template:IfnotemptyWPHL 		No. 17 at Seton Hall Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Prudential Center 
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Jan 10, 2009
Template:IfnotemptyESPN 		No. 17 No. 21 Louisville Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Wachovia Center 
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Jan 18
Template:IfnotemptyWPHL 		No. 22 St. John's Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty The Pavilion 
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Jan 21, 2009
Template:IfnotemptyESPN 		No. 21 at No. 3 Connecticut Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
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Jan 24
Template:IfnotemptyWPHL 		No. 21 at South Florida Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty USF Sun Dome 
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Jan 28, 2009
Template:IfnotemptyESPNU 		No. 21 at No. 3 Pittsburgh Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Wachovia Spectrum 
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Feb 1, 2009
Template:IfnotemptyWPHL 		No. 21 Cincinnati Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty The Pavilion 
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Feb 4, 2009
Template:IfnotemptyWPHL 		No. 16 at Providence Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Dunkin' Donuts Center 
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Feb 7, 2009
Template:IfnotemptyESPN 		No. 16 No. 20 Syracuse Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty The Pavilion 
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Feb 10, 2009
Template:IfnotemptyESPN2 		No. 13 No. 12 Marquette Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty The Pavilion 
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Feb 13, 2009
Template:IfnotemptyESPN 		No. 13 at West Virginia Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty WVU Coliseum 
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Feb 19
Template:IfnotemptyESPN2 		No. 14 Rutgers Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty The Pavilion 
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Feb 22
Template:IfnotemptyCBS 		No. 14 at No. 25 Syracuse Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Carrier Dome 
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Feb 25, 2009
Template:IfnotemptyWPHL 		No. 12 at DePaul Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Allstate Arena 
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Feb 28, 2009
Template:IfnotemptyESPN 		No. 12 Georgetown Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Wachovia Center 
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Mar 2, 2009
Template:IfnotemptyESPN 		No. 16 at Notre Dame Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Joyce Center 
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Mar 5, 2009
Template:IfnotemptyESPN2 		No. 16 Providence Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty The Pavilion 
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colspan=9 style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle|Big East tournament
Mar 12, 2009
 (4) No. 13 vs. (5) No. 21 Marquette
Quarterfinals 		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Madison Square Garden 
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Mar 13, 2009
 (4) No. 13 vs. (1) No. 5 Louisville
Semifinals 		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Madison Square Garden 
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colspan=9 style=Template:CollegePrimaryStyle|NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 2008*
 (3E) No. 12 vs. (14E) American
First Round 		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Wachovia Center 
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Mar 21, 2009*
 (3E) No. 12 vs. (6E) No. 17 UCLA
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Mar 26, 2009*
 (3E) No. 12 vs. (2E) No. 5 Duke
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Mar 28, 2009*
 (3E) No. 12 vs. (1E) No. 4 Pittsburgh
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Apr 4, 2009*
 (3E) No. 12 vs. (1W) No. 2 North Carolina
Final Four 		Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Template:Ifnotempty Ford Field 
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Rankings

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Template:Ranking movements *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.

References

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  1. ↑ Villanova Class of 2008 – Rivals
  2. ↑ Villanova Class of 2008 – Scout
  3. ↑ Villanova Class of 2008 – ESPN
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  6. ↑ Hoopsmania Kickoff
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  8. ↑ http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/homepage/20090310_Villanovas_Jay_Wright_named_Big_East_Coach_of_the_Year.html Jay Wright Big East Coach of the Year . Accessed 2009-03-12. Archived 2009-06-06.

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