2021–22 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Jay Wright in his 21st and final year of coaching, 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 30–8, 16–4 in Big East play to finish in second place. They defeated St. John's, UConn, and Creighton to win the Big East tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the South region. They defeated Delaware, Ohio State, Michigan, and Houston to advance to the Final Four. There they lost to eventual national champion Kansas.

2021–22 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
Philadelphia Big 5 champions
Big East tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 6
Record30–8 (16–4 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFinneran Pavilion
(Capacity: 6,501)
Wells Fargo Center
(Capacity: 20,478)
2021–22 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 13 Providence143 .824276  .818
No. 6 Villanova164 .800308  .789
No. 21 UConn136 .6842310  .697
Creighton127 .6322312  .657
Seton Hall118 .5792111  .656
Marquette118 .5791913  .594
Xavier811 .4212313  .639
St. John's811 .4211715  .531
Butler614 .3001419  .424
DePaul614 .3001516  .484
Georgetown019 .000625  .194
2022 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

On April 20, 2022, head coach Jay Wright announced he was retiring effective immediately. Former Wright assistant and Fordham head coach Kyle Neptune was named the new head coach.

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