Around the Big East: Villanova Wildcats

2025-26 Season Recap:

24-9 record, 15-5 in conference play

Finished in third place in the Big East

Lost to Georgetown in the Big East Tournament (Quarterfinals)

Lost to No. 9 Utah State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament

Head Coach: Kevin Willard returns for his second season at the helm.

Departing players:

Duke Brennan – Oklahoma (12.4 PPG)

Bryce Lindsay – Indiana (12.3 PPG)

Acaden Lewis – Miami (FL) (12.2 PPG)

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Devin Askew – Graduation (9.8 PPG)

Malachi Palmer – Minnesota (4.6 PPG)

Chris Jeffrey – Loyola Chicago (3 PPG)

Tafara Gapare – Coppin State (2.9 PPG)

Zion Stanford – Towson (1.3 PPG)

Braden Pierce – Charleston (1.2 PPG)

Malcolm Flaggs – Graduation (0.8 PPG)

Returning Players:

Tyler Perkins – 6’4″ senior who averaged 13.7 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game on 44% from the floor and 36.9% from three.

Matt Hodge – 6’8″ redshirt sophomore who averaged 9.2 points and 3.6 rebounds per game on 45.2% from the floor and 36.8% from three. Hodge is recovering from ACL surgery.

Nico Onyekwere – 7’1″ center who redshirted his freshman year.

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Wade Chiddick – 6’4″ graduate who appeared in two games, scoring three points.

New Players:

Kwame Evans Jr. – 6’10” senior transfer from Oregon who averaged 13.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks on 45.4% from the floor and 30.4% from three.

Devin Royal – 6’6″ senior transfer from Ohio State who averaged 13.7 points and 5.7 rebounds on 47.6% from the floor and 31.6% from three.

Luigi Suigo – 7’3″ freshman from Tradate, Varese, Italy. Suigo played for BC Mega Basket of the Adriatic League in 2025-26, averaging 7.9 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. Suigo is 19-years old.

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Jake Fiegen – 6’4″ graduate transfer from Cornell who averaged 17.1 points and 5.1 rebounds on 54.6% from the floor and 41.4% from three.

Elijah Crawford – 6’3″ junior transfer from Illinois-Chicago who averaged 14.1 points, 4.9 assists and 1.4 steals per game on 45.3% from the floor and 27.6% from three….

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Publish date : 2026-10-26 13:00:00

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