2018–19 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Jay Wright in his 18th year, the Wildcats played their home games at the Finneran Pavilion on the school's campus in the Philadelphia suburb of Villanova, Pennsylvania and Wells Fargo Center as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 26–10, 13–5 in Big East play to finish in first place. They defeated Providence, Xavier, and Seton Hall to win the Big East tournament. As a result, the Wildcats received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the South region. There they defeated Saint Mary's before being defeated by Purdue in the Second Round.

2018–19 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
Big East regular season and tournament champions
AdvoCare Invitational champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 23
Record26–10 (13–5 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFinneran Pavilion
Wells Fargo Center
2018–19 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 23 Villanova135 .7222610  .722
Marquette126 .6672410  .706
Seton Hall99 .5002014  .588
Xavier99 .5001916  .543
Creighton99 .5002015  .571
Georgetown99 .5001914  .576
St. John's810 .4442113  .618
Providence711 .3891816  .529
Butler711 .3891617  .485
DePaul711 .3891917  .528
2019 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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