Division I · BIG EAST Conference
Villanova University Men's Basketball
Villanova, PA · the Wildcats · Villanova University overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$16M
Team budget
93rd percentile in Division I
$1,060,673
Per roster spot
median $196,319
6
Coaches
1 head · 5 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
25%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Villanova University fields a men's basketball team in the BIG EAST Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $15,910,105, well above the median of $3M — $1,060,673 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I men's basketball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 967, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $9,400,582 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $25,406 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#25Team budgetof 362 · Division I#17Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#222Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#1APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$15,910,105 for the year
- Operating expenses$3,819,469 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$1,060,673 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$9,400,582 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$25,406 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$385,115 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Willard head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| David Cox | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kevin Norris | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ashley Howard | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Greg Manning Jr. | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Ricky Harris | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Nick DePersia | Special Assistant to the Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players540,704 2024-25
- Division I roster spots5,786 362 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 93 1.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men's basketball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →7,063undergraduates · 10,111 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →25%admitted · of 23,127 applicants
SAT middle 50%1400 – 1510
ACT middle 50%32 – 34
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1515
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $15,910,105 $1,060,674 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $9,400,582
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $385,115
Cost
Full picture →$37,946net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $64,701
Campus safety
Full picture →3.02violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 82 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →24%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Villanova University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Basketball program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions25% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$37,946 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 24%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 7,063Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety3.02 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | 2 | 36 | $171k | — | 94% | |
| Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference | 3 | 17 | $144k | — | 13% | |
| Saint Joseph's University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 6 | 14 | $4.6M | 975 | 86% | |
| Chestnut Hill College Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 7 | 16 | $269k | — | 79% | |
| Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference | 9 | 18 | $276k | — | 7% | |
| Penn State Brandywine Division III · United East Conference | 10 | 17 | $35k | — | 95% | |
| Drexel University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association | 10 | 14 | $3.1M | 980 | 78% | |
| University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League | 10 | 16 | $2.4M | 987 | 6% | |
| La Salle University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 10 | 16 | $3.8M | 971 | 86% | |
| Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | 10 | 20 | $207k | — | 79% | |
| Temple University Division I · American Conference | 10 | 16 | $6.8M | 1000 | 83% | |
| Thomas Jefferson University Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference | 11 | 14 | $676k | — | 86% |
Other men's basketball programs in the BIG EAST Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's University (New York) room for 2 | 13 | $32M | $2,461,107 | 954 | vs | |
| University of Connecticut room for 2 | 13 | $20M | $1,551,948 | 990 | vs | |
| Marquette University 5 over cap | 20 | $20M | $1,002,674 | 968 | vs | |
| Georgetown University 1 over cap | 16 | $17M | $1,091,203 | 950 | vs | |
| Villanova University at cap | 15 | $16M | $1,060,673 | 1000 | vs | |
| Creighton University 1 over cap | 16 | $14M | $876,225 | 966 | vs | |
| DePaul University room for 1 | 14 | $13M | $910,466 | 968 | vs | |
| Providence College 1 over cap | 16 | $13M | $782,412 | 984 | vs | |
| Xavier University 5 over cap | 20 | $12M | $587,116 | 967 | vs | |
| Seton Hall University 2 over cap | 17 | $9.8M | $575,819 | 985 | vs | |
| Butler University room for 1 | 14 | $9.6M | $682,877 | 980 | vs |
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