2019–20 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Jay Wright in his 19th 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 24–7, 13–5 in Big East play which put them in a three-way tie for first place. As the No. 2 seed in the Big East tournament, they were slated to play DePaul in the quarterfinals, but the Tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, along with the rest of the NCAA postseason. The team officially finished ninth in the Coaches Poll and tenth in the AP Poll, which served as de facto selectors during the season.

2019–20 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
Philadelphia Big 5 champions
Big East regular season co-champions
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9 (tie)
APNo. 10
Record24–7 (13–5 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFinneran Pavilion
Wells Fargo Center
2019–20 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Creighton135 .722247  .774
No. 11 Villanova135 .722247  .774
No. 16 Seton Hall135 .722219  .700
Providence126 .6671912  .613
No. 24 Butler108 .556229  .710
Marquette810 .4441812  .600
Xavier810 .4441913  .594
Georgetown513 .2781517  .469
St. John's513 .2781715  .531
DePaul315 .1671616  .500
Note: The 2020 Big East tournament was cancelled at halftime of the first game of the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll
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