2016 -- 17 Villanova Wildcats men 's basketball team - wikipedia 2016 -- 17 Villanova Wildcats men 's basketball team 2016 -- 17 Villanova Wildcats men 's basketball Big East regular season champions Big East Tournament champions Charleston Classic champions NCAA Tournament :, Second Round Conference Big East Conference Ranking Coaches No. 8 AP No. 1 2016 -- 17 record 32 -- 4 ( 15 -- 3 Big East ) Head coach Jay Wright ( 16th season ) Assistant coach Baker Dunleavy Assistant coach Ashley Howard Assistant coach Kyle Neptune Home arena The Pavilion Wells Fargo Center Seasons ← 2015 -- 16 2017 -- 18 → 2016 -- 17 Big East men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT PCT No. 1 Villanova † 15 --. 833 32 --. 889 No. 21 Butler 12 -- 6. 667 25 -- 9. 735 Creighton 10 -- 8. 556 25 -- 10. 714 Seton Hall 10 -- 8. 556 21 -- 12. 636 Providence 10 -- 8. 556 20 -- 13. 606 Marquette 10 -- 8. 556 19 -- 13. 594 Xavier 9 -- 9. 500 24 -- 14. 632 St. John 's 7 -- 11. 389 14 -- 19. 424 Georgetown 5 -- 13. 278 14 -- 18. 438 DePaul -- 16. 111 9 -- 23. 281 † 2017 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll The 2016 -- 17 Villanova Wildcats men 's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2016 -- 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season. Led by head coach Jay Wright in his 16th year, 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 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They finished the season 32 -- 4, 15 -- 3 in Big East play to win the regular season championship. In the Big East Tournament, they defeated St. John 's, Seton Hall, and Creighton to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats were given the Tournament 's overall No. 1 seed as a No. 1 seed in the East region. In the First Round they defeated Mount St. Mary 's before being upset by No. 8 - seeded Wisconsin in the Second Round. The loss marked the second time in the previous three tournaments that Villanova was upset by an eighth - seeded team. The season marked the final season for The Pavilion before its temporary closure for a $60 million renovation project. It will reopen for the 2018 -- 19 season with the new name of Finneran Pavilion after a Villanova alum who donated $22.6 million to Villanova. Accordingly, all home games for the 2017 -- 18 season will be played at the Wells Fargo Center. Contents 1 Previous season 2 Offseason 2.1 Departures 2.2 2016 signing class 2.3 Future recruits 2.3. 1 2017 -- 18 team recruits 3 Preseason 4 Roster 5 Schedule and results 6 Rankings 7 Honors 8 References 9 External links Previous season The Wildcats finished the 2015 -- 16 season with a record of 35 -- 5, 16 -- 2 in Big East play to win the Big East regular season championship. In the Big East Tournament they defeated Georgetown and Providence, but lost to Seton Hall in the championship game. The Wildcats received an at - large bid to the NCAA Tournament, being awarded the No. 2 seed in the South Region. Villanova defeated UNC Asheville and Iowa to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they defeated Miami and upset overall No. 1 seed Kansas in the Elite Eight to advance to the fifth Final Four in school history. In the Final Four, the Wildcats defeated Oklahoma to advance to the school 's third National Championship game. In the National Championship game, they defeated No. 1 seed North Carolina to earn the second NCAA Championship title in school history, the first since 1985. Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Arcidiacono, Ryan Ryan Arcidiacono 15 PG 75 ! 6'3 '' 195 4 ! Senior Langhorne, Pennsylvania Graduated Farrell, Patrick Patrick Farrell 20 SF 77 ! 6'5 '' 200 4 ! Senior Rockville Centre, New York Graduated Lowe, Henry Henry Lowe 0 PG 71 ! 5'11 '' 185 4 ! Senior New York, New York Graduated Ochefu, Daniel Daniel Ochefu 23 PF 83 ! 6'11 '' 245 4 ! Senior Lagos, Nigeria Graduated Rafferty, Kevin Kevin Rafferty 52 SF 80 ! 6'8 '' 215 4 ! Senior Malvern, Pennsylvania Graduated 2016 signing class US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date Omari Spellman No. 3 PF North Royalton, OH MacDuffie School 6 ft 9 in ( 2.06 m ) 272 lb ( 123 kg ) Feb 20, 2015 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Dylan Painter No. 29 C Hershey, PA Hershey 6 ft 9 in ( 2.06 m ) 215 lb ( 98 kg ) Sep 16, 2015 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Overall recruiting rankings : Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100 - point scale. Sources : `` 2016 Team Ranking ''. Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015 - 06 - 01. Future recruits 2017 -- 18 team recruits US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date Dhamir Cosby - Roundtree PF Philadelphia, PA Neumann - Goretti High School 6 ft 9 in ( 2.06 m ) 215 lb ( 98 kg ) Apr 5, 2016 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Jermaine Samuels SF Franklin, MA The Rivers School 6 ft 6 in ( 1.98 m ) 190 lb ( 86 kg ) Aug 27, 2016 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Collin Gillespie PG Warminster, PA Archbishop Wood Catholic High School 6 ft 2 in ( 1.88 m ) 180 lb ( 82 kg ) Jan 14, 2017 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N / A Rivals : N / A 247Sports : ESPN : Overall recruiting rankings : Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100 - point scale. Sources : `` 2017 Team Ranking ''. Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015 - 06 - 01. Preseason Prior to the season, Villanova was picked to win the Big East in a poll of Big East coaches. Josh Hart was named preseason Big East Player of the Year. Kris Jenkins was named to the All - Big East first team and Jalen Brunson received an Honorable Mention. Roster Pregame team huddle 2016 -- 17 Villanova Wildcats men 's basketball team Players Coaches Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown 1.5 ! G Brunson, Jalen Jalen Brunson 74.5 ! 6 ft 2.5 in ( 1.89 m ) 190 lb ( 86 kg ) 2.0 ! So Stevenson High School Lincolnshire, Illinois 3.5 ! F Jenkins, Kris Kris Jenkins 78 ! 6 ft 6 in ( 1.98 m ) 235 lb ( 107 kg ) 4.0 ! Sr Gonzaga College High School Upper Marlboro, Maryland 1.5 ! G Hart, Josh Josh Hart 77.5 ! 6 ft 5.5 in ( 1.97 m ) 215 lb ( 98 kg ) 4.0 ! Sr Sidwell Friends School Silver Spring, Maryland 3.5 ! F Paschall, Eric Eric Paschall 79 ! 6 ft 7 in ( 2.01 m ) 250 lb ( 113 kg ) 2.5 ! RS So Fordham Dobbs Ferry, New York 1.5 ! G 5 Booth, Phil Phil Booth 75 ! 6 ft 3 in ( 1.91 m ) 195 lb ( 88 kg ) 3.0 ! Jr Mount Saint Joseph High School Baltimore, Maryland 1.5 ! G 10 DiVincenzo, Donte Donte DiVincenzo 77 ! 6 ft 5 in ( 1.96 m ) 205 lb ( 93 kg ) 1.5 ! RS Fr Salesianum School Wilmington, Delaware 3.5 ! F 14 Spellman, Omari Omari Spellman ( I ) 81 ! 6 ft 9 in ( 2.06 m ) 260 lb ( 118 kg ) 1.0 ! Fr St. Thomas More School ( CT ) North Royalton, Ohio 3.5 ! F 24 Leibig, Tom Tom Leibig 76 ! 6 ft 4 in ( 1.93 m ) 195 lb ( 88 kg ) 3.0 ! Jr Haverford High School Havertown, Pennsylvania 2.5 ! G / F 25 Bridges, Mikal Mikal Bridges 79 ! 6 ft 7 in ( 2.01 m ) 210 lb ( 95 kg ) 2.5 ! RS So Great Valley High School Malvern, Pennsylvania 3.5 ! F 34 Delaney, Tim Tim Delaney 80.5 ! 6 ft 8.5 in ( 2.04 m ) 235 lb ( 107 kg ) 1.5 ! RS Fr Blair Academy Mullica Hill, New Jersey 1.5 ! G 35 Kennedy, Matt Matt Kennedy 74 ! 6 ft 2 in ( 1.88 m ) 175 lb ( 79 kg ) 3.0 ! Jr Flint Hill School Fairfax, Virginia 1.5 ! G 40 Grace, Denny Denny Grace 71 ! 5 ft 11 in ( 1.8 m ) 175 lb ( 79 kg ) 4.0 ! Sr Calvert Hall College High School Catonsville, Maryland 3.5 ! F 42 Painter, Dylan Dylan Painter 82 ! 6 ft 10 in ( 2.08 m ) 240 lb ( 109 kg ) 1.0 ! Fr Hershey High School Hershey, Pennsylvania 3.5 ! F 45 Reynolds, Darryl Darryl Reynolds 81 ! 6 ft 9 in ( 2.06 m ) 240 lb ( 109 kg ) 4.0 ! Sr Worcester Academy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Head coach Jay Wright ( Bucknell ) Assistant coach ( es ) Baker Dunleavy ( Villanova ) Ashley Howard ( Drexel ) Kyle Neptune ( Lehigh ) Legend ( C ) Team captain ( S ) Suspended ( I ) Ineligible ( W ) Walk - on Injured Current redshirt Roster Schedule and results Late season starting 5 huddle Date time, TV Rank Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site ( attendance ) city, state Exhibition November 5, 2016 * 12 : 00 pm No. 4 IUP W 94 -- 49 0 -- 0 27 -- Hart 8 -- Reynolds 5 -- Tied Wells Fargo Center ( 5,617 ) Philadelphia, PA Non-conference regular season November 11, 2016 * 6 : 30 pm, FS2 No. 4 Lafayette W 84 -- 44 1 -- 0 17 -- Brunson 8 -- Tied 4 -- Bridges The Pavilion ( 6,500 ) Villanova, PA November 14, 2016 * 7 : 00 pm, BTN No. 3 at No. 15 Purdue Gavitt Tipoff Games W 79 -- 76 2 -- 0 24 -- Hart 8 -- Reynolds 4 -- Brunson Mackey Arena ( 14,846 ) West Lafayette, IN November 17, 2016 * 11 : 30 am, ESPN2 No. 3 vs. Western Michigan Charleston Classic quarterfinals W 76 -- 65 3 -- 0 17 -- Paschall 8 -- Hart 4 -- Hart TD Arena ( 4,125 ) Charleston, SC November 18, 2016 * 1 : 30 pm, ESPN2 No. 3 vs. Wake Forest Charleston Classic semfinals W 96 -- 77 4 -- 0 30 -- Hart 7 -- Bridges 6 -- Brunson TD Arena ( 4,020 ) Charleston, SC November 20, 2016 * 9 : 00 pm, ESPN2 No. 3 vs. UCF Charleston Classic championship game W 67 -- 57 5 -- 0 15 -- Hart 6 -- Reynolds 4 -- Bridges TD Arena ( 4,325 ) Charleston, SC November 23, 2016 * 7 : 00 pm, FS1 No. 2 College of Charleston W 63 -- 47 6 -- 0 13 -- Hart 11 -- Hart 3 -- Tied The Pavilion ( 6,500 ) Villanova, PA November 29, 2016 * 7 : 00 pm, CSN No. 2 at Penn Philadelphia Big 5 W 82 -- 57 7 -- 0 22 -- Jenkins 8 -- Reynolds 9 -- Hart The Palestra ( 7,787 ) Philadelphia, PA December 3, 2016 * 1 : 00 pm, CBSSN No. 2 Saint Joseph 's Philadelphia Big 5 W 88 -- 57 8 -- 0 20 -- Jenkins 11 -- Hart 10 -- Hart The Pavilion ( 6,500 ) Villanova, PA December 6, 2016 * 7 : 00 pm, ESPN2 No. 1 vs. La Salle Philadelphia Big 5 W 89 -- 79 9 -- 0 26 -- Brunson 8 -- Hart 3 -- Brunson The Palestra ( 7,120 ) Philadelphia, PA December 10, 2016 * 12 : 00 pm, CBS No. 1 vs. No. 23 Notre Dame Never Forget Tribute Classic W 74 -- 66 10 -- 0 37 -- Hart 11 -- Hart 4 -- Hart Prudential Center ( 18,722 ) Newark, NJ December 13, 2016 * 7 : 00 pm, FS1 No. 1 Temple Philadelphia Big 5 W 78 -- 57 11 -- 0 26 -- Hart 6 -- Jenkins 6 -- Brunson The Pavilion ( 6,500 ) Villanova, PA December 21, 2016 * 6 : 30 pm, FS1 No. 1 American W 90 -- 48 12 -- 0 20 -- Hart 7 -- Tied 6 -- Brunson The Pavilion ( 6,500 ) Villanova, PA Big East regular season December 28, 2016 6 : 30 pm, FS1 No. 1 DePaul W 68 -- 65 13 -- 0 ( 1 -- 0 ) 25 -- Hart 7 -- Bridges 6 -- Brunson The Pavilion ( 6,500 ) Villanova, PA December 31, 2016 1 : 00 pm, FS1 No. 1 at No. 10 Creighton W 80 -- 70 14 -- 0 ( 2 -- 0 ) 27 -- Brunson 10 -- Hart 5 -- Brunson CenturyLink Center ( 18,831 ) Omaha, NE January 4, 2017 6 : 30 pm, FS1 No. 1 at No. 18 Butler L 58 -- 66 14 -- 1 ( 2 -- 1 ) 23 -- Brunson 8 -- Hart 3 -- Hart Hinkle Fieldhouse ( 9,206 ) Indianapolis, IN January 7, 2017 7 : 30 pm, FS1 No. 1 Marquette W 93 -- 81 15 -- 1 ( 3 -- 1 ) 23 -- Jenkins 5 -- Tied 7 -- Hart Wells Fargo Center ( 16,891 ) Philadelphia, PA January 10, 2017 7 : 00 pm, FS1 No. 3 No. 15 Xavier W 79 -- 54 16 -- 1 ( 4 -- 1 ) 20 -- Tied 6 -- Tied 6 -- Brunson The Pavilion ( 6,500 ) Villanova, PA January 14, 2017 12 : 00 pm, FS1 No. 3 at St. John 's W 70 -- 57 17 -- 1 ( 5 -- 1 ) 19 -- DiVincenzo 8 -- Reynolds 4 -- Brunson Madison Square Garden ( 17,309 ) New York, NY January 16, 2017 6 : 30 pm, FS1 No. 1 Seton Hall MLK Day Marathon W 76 -- 46 18 -- 1 ( 6 -- 1 ) 16 -- Jenkins 9 -- Reynolds 6 -- Brunson The Pavilion ( 6,500 ) Villanova, PA Jan 21, 2017 12 : 00 pm, FOX No. 1 Providence W 78 -- 68 19 -- 1 ( 7 -- 1 ) 25 -- Hart 10 -- Reynolds 6 -- Brunson Wells Fargo Center ( 18,731 ) Philadelphia, PA January 24, 2017 8 : 00 pm, FS1 No. 1 at Marquette L 72 -- 74 19 -- 2 ( 7 -- 2 ) 20 -- Bridges 8 -- Hart 4 -- Brunson BMO Harris Bradley Center ( 14,210 ) Milwaukee, WI January 29, 2017 * 1 : 00 pm, FOX No. 1 No. 12 Virginia W 61 -- 59 20 -- 2 15 -- Tied 5 -- Tied 4 -- Brunson Wells Fargo Center ( 20,907 ) Philadelphia, PA February 1, 2017 7 : 00 pm, FS1 No. 4 at Providence W 66 -- 57 21 -- 2 ( 8 -- 2 ) 21 -- Brunson 9 -- Reynolds 5 -- Brunson Dunkin ' Donuts Center ( 11,999 ) Providence, RI February 4, 2017 8 : 00 pm, CBSSN No. 4 St. John 's W 92 -- 79 22 -- 2 ( 9 -- 2 ) 26 -- Hart 9 -- Hart 5 -- Hart Wells Fargo Center ( 18,562 ) Philadelphia, PA February 7, 2017 7 : 00 pm, FS1 No. 2 Georgetown W 75 -- 64 23 -- 2 ( 10 -- 2 ) 25 -- Hart 7 -- Tied 4 -- Brunson The Pavilion ( 6,500 ) Villanova, PA February 11, 2017 2 : 30 pm, FOX No. 2 at No. 24 Xavier W 73 -- 57 24 -- 2 ( 11 -- 2 ) 17 -- Tied 7 -- Hart 7 -- Brunson Cintas Center ( 10,558 ) Cincinnati, OH February 13, 2017 9 : 00 pm, CBSSN No. 2 at DePaul W 75 -- 62 25 -- 2 ( 12 -- 2 ) 18 -- Brunson 8 -- Jenkins 4 -- Brunson Allstate Arena ( 6,963 ) Rosemont, IL February 18, 2017 12 : 30 pm, FOX No. 2 at Seton Hall W 92 -- 70 26 -- 2 ( 13 -- 2 ) 22 -- Tied 4 -- Tied 10 -- Brunson Prudential Center ( 16,733 ) Newark, NJ February 22, 2017 9 : 00 pm, FS1 No. 2 No. 22 Butler L 66 -- 74 26 -- 3 ( 13 -- 3 ) 24 -- Brunson 6 -- Tied 2 -- Tied The Pavilion ( 6,500 ) Villanova, PA February 25, 2017 3 : 00 pm, FOX No. 2 No. 23 Creighton W 79 -- 63 27 -- 3 ( 14 -- 3 ) 19 -- Paschall 8 -- Bridges 3 -- Tied The Pavilion ( 6,500 ) Villanova, PA March 4, 2017 12 : 08 pm, FOX No. 2 at Georgetown W 81 -- 55 28 -- 3 ( 15 -- 3 ) 21 -- Hart 7 -- Tied 3 -- Hart Verizon Center ( 15,143 ) Washington, D.C. Big East Tournament March 9, 2017 12 : 00 pm, FS1 ( 1 ) No. 2 vs. ( 8 ) St. John 's Quarterfinals W 108 -- 67 29 -- 3 25 -- DiVincenzo 6 -- Tied 6 -- Jenkins Madison Square Garden ( 17,324 ) New York, NY March 10, 2017 6 : 30 pm, FS1 ( 1 ) No. 2 vs. ( 5 ) Seton Hall Semifinals W 55 -- 53 30 -- 3 19 -- Hart 10 -- Hart 2 -- Brunson Madison Square Garden ( 19,812 ) New York, NY March 11, 2017 5 : 30, FS1 ( 1 ) No. 2 vs. ( 6 ) Creighton Championship W 74 -- 60 31 -- 3 29 -- Hart 8 -- DiVincenzo 5 -- Brunson Madison Square Garden ( 19,812 ) New York, NY NCAA Tournament Mar. 16 * 7 : 10 pm, TBS ( 1 E ) No. 1 vs. ( 16 E ) Mount St. Mary 's First round W 76 -- 56 32 -- 3 21 -- DiVincenzo 13 -- DiVincenzo 3 -- Brunson KeyBank Center ( 17,619 ) Buffalo, NY Mar. 18 * 2 : 40 pm, CBS ( 1 E ) No. 1 vs. ( 8 E ) No. 25 Wisconsin Second round L 62 -- 65 32 -- 4 19 -- Hart 7 -- Bridges 2 -- Divencenzo KeyBank Center ( 19,261 ) Buffalo, NY * Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. ( # ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E = East. All times are in Eastern Time. Rankings See also : 2016 -- 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball rankings Ranking movements Legend : █ █ Increase in ranking. █ █ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes. Week Poll Pre 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final AP 4 ( 4 ) 3 ( 5 ) 2 ( 21 ) 2 ( 20 ) 1 ( 57 ) 1 ( 56 ) 1 ( 56 ) 1 ( 56 ) 1 ( 59 ) 3 ( 1 ) 1 ( 28 ) 1 ( 35 ) 4 ( 4 ) 2 ( 6 ) 2 ( 5 ) 2 ( 5 ) 2 ( 2 ) 1 ( 59 ) 1 ( 59 ) Not released Coaches 3 ( 1 ) 3 ( 2 ) 2 ( 4 ) 2 ( 5 ) 1 ( 28 ) 1 ( 28 ) 1 ( 28 ) 1 ( 27 ) 1 ( 30 ) 3 ( 1 ) 2 ( 4 ) 2 ( 11 ) 4 ( 1 ) 2 ( 4 ) 2 ( 3 ) 3 ( 5 ) 3 ( 5 ) 1 ( 27 ) 1 ( 27 ) 8 * AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings Honors 2016 -- 17 All Big East Conference team honorees Josh Hart, unanimous 1st team, POY, Co-DPOY ( & 2017 All - American ) Jalen Brunson, unanimous 1st team Kris Jenkins, hon. mention Mikal Bridges, co-DPOY Donte DiVincenzo, All - Freshman References Jump up ^ `` Big East tournament 2017 scores, bracket : Villanova makes statement with dominant title win ''. CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 14. Jump up ^ Greene, Dan. `` Down goes Villanova : No. 8 seed Wisconsin stuns the reigning national champs ''. SI.com. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 14. Jump up ^ `` March finally gives us some madness as Wisconsin ousts Villanova : 3 takeaways ''. CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Villanova Plans $60 Million Makeover of Pavilion ''. Philadelphia Magazine. 2017 - 02 - 16. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Board of Trustees Approves Pavilion Renovation '' ( Press release ). Villanova Wildcats. February 14, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Villanova Basketball Pavilion Renovation Approved ''. VU Hoops. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Board of Trustees Approves Pavilion Renovation ''. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Seton Hall wins Big East championship, puts Villanova 's No. 1 seed in peril ''. ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Villanova vs. Kansas - Game Recap - March 26, 2016 - ESPN ''. ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Final Four 2016 scores : Villanova crushes Oklahoma ; North Carolina rolls Syracuse ''. OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 14. Jump up ^ Tracy, Marc ( 2016 - 04 - 02 ). `` Villanova Wipes Out Oklahoma and a Record to Reach the Title Game ''. The New York Times. ISSN 0362 - 4331. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 14. Jump up ^ Schonbrun, Zach ( 2016 - 04 - 04 ). `` Villanova Wins N.C.A.A. Championship on Last - Second Shot ''. The New York Times. ISSN 0362 - 4331. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Villanova clips North Carolina on buzzer - beater for national championship ''. USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 14. ^ Jump up to : `` Villanova Picked Unanimously Again To Win In Preseason Coaches ' Poll ''. Big East Conference. Retrieved 2017 - 02 - 08. External links 2016 -- 17 Villanova Wildcats men 's basketball team at ESPN Villanova Wildcats men 's basketball Venues Jake Nevin Field House ( 1932 -- 1986 ) William E. 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Question: who did villanova lose to in the 2017 tournament
Answer: Wisconsin