2021–22 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

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 defeated St. John's, UConn, and Creighton to win the Big East tournament championship.They defeated Delaware, Ohio State, Michigan, and Houston to advance to the Final Four.On April 20, 2022, head coach Jay Wright announced he was retiring effective immediately.They defeated Winthrop and North Texas to reach the Sweet 16, where they fell to eventual tournament champions Baylor 62–51.
Villanova Wildcats men's basketballPhiladelphia Big 5Big East tournamentNCAA tournamentBig East ConferenceJay WrightMike NardiDwayne AndersonFinneran PavilionWells Fargo Center2020–212022–232021–22 Big East men's basketball standingsProvidenceCreightonSeton HallMarquetteXavierSt. John'sButlerDePaulGeorgetown2022 Big East tournamentAP pollVillanova University2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball seasonPhiladelphiaVillanova, PennsylvaniaDelawareOhio StateMichiganHoustonKansasFordhamKyle NeptuneWildcats2020–21 seasonWinthropNorth TexasBaylorJeremiah Robinson-Earl2021 NBA draftKnicksThunderCole SwiderSyracuseCollege recruitingFort Washington, PAGermantown AcademyRivals247SportsHockessin, DelawareSanford SchoolWarrenton, VAHighland SchoolBryan AntoineRanney SchoolTinton Falls, NJCollin GillespieArchbishop Wood HSHuntingdon Valley, PABrandon SlaterPaul VI Catholic HSCenterville, VAPerkiomen SchoolLanghorne, PAJustin MooreDeMatha Catholic HSFort Washington, MDMassapequa HSMassapequa, NYRutgers PrepSomerset, NJCaleb DanielsTulaneNew Orleans, LADoylestown, PANeumann–Goretti Catholic HSPhiladelphia, PANewark, DEJermaine SamuelsThe Rivers SchoolFranklin, MAEric DixonAbington HSWillow Grove, PABucknellBabsonVillanovaWalk-onredshirtMount St. Mary'sSamuelsVillanova, PAPauley PavilionLos Angeles, CAHowardSlaterESPNewsTennesseeHall of Fame Tip OffMohegan Sun ArenaUncasville, CTPurdueGillespieLa SalleThe PalestraSaint Joseph'sHoly WarJimmy V ClassicMadison Square GardenNew York, NYBig East–Big 12 BattleFerrell CenterWaco, TXCHI Health Center OmahaOmaha, NETempleCOVID-19Prudential CenterNewark, NJWintrust ArenaChicago, ILCintas CenterCincinnati, OHCapital One ArenaWashington, D.C.Fiserv ForumMilwaukee, WIDunkin' Donuts CenterProvidence, RIXL CenterHartford, CTHinkle FieldhouseIndianapolis, INPPG Paints ArenaPittsburgh, PAAT&T CenterSan Antonio, TXCaesars SuperdomeEastern Time2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankingsCoachesPlayer of the YearBob Cousy AwardThird Team All-AmericanAssociated PressThe Philadelphia InquirerUnited States Basketball Writers AssociationNational Association of Basketball CoachesSporting NewsJake Nevin Field HouseWilliam E. Finneran PavilionFirst Union SpectrumWill D. CatCity 6Big 5 ClassicRobert V. Geasey TrophyV for VillanovaStatistical leadersSeasonsList of seasons1938–391970–711977–781979–801980–811981–821982–831983–841984–851985–861987–881989–901990–911993–941994–951995–961996–971998–992004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202023–242024–25