Your monthly offseason update on Villanova's 2015 recruiting effort.
Welcome to the offseason! The 2015 board will occur on the first weekday of the month, and the 2016 board will be posted on roughly the 15th of the month.
The Villanova Wildcats are currently sitting pretty, as they say, with regards to recruiting. They've got two commitments lined up in the 2015 cycle already with guard Donte DiVincenzo and forward Tim Delaney - now Jay Wright can turn his full attention to more elite targets that might want to ply their trade on the Main Line.
More: Villanova Basketball Recruiting 2015 Hub
H/T to Mike, we've got a nice graphic of the roster outlook, so you can get a good feel for how the next few years will play out. It is way too early to bank on a certain number of scholarships available, but it feels like Villanova will be after at least one more prospect - and God willing - 2 or 3 more so that they use their full allotment of scholarships available.
Backcourt
Ryan Arcidiacono and Dylan Ennis will have 1 year of eligibility remaining when this class is on campus, but with Phil Booth and Donte DiVincenzo in the fold Jay Wright has a good stable of young ballhandlers. Another one wouldn't hurt, while an off-ball scorer will also remain a priority.
Target
Hometown (HS & AAU)
Height/Weight
Recruiting Profiles
Also Considering
Trending
Donte DiVincenzo
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Wilmington, DE
(Salesianum School & Team Final)
6'3", 170 lbs.
Rivals (4-star)
Scout (3-star)
ESPN (4-star)
247sports (4-star)
N/A
DiVincenzo committed in early January and gives Jay Wright an athletic combo-guard that can both score and distribute.
Jalen Brunson
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Lincolnshire, IL
(Stevenson & Mac Irvin Fire)
6'2", 175 lbs.
Rivals (5-star)
Scout (4-star)
ESPN (4-star)
247sports (4-star)
Illinois
Michigan
Michigan State
Kansas
Is Villanova the team to beat for Jalen Brunson? A least one local beat thinks so - the playmaking guard would be a huge score for Jay Wright. Brunson should announce before the summer season closes out.
Trey Lowe
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Trenton, NJ
(Ewing & Team Final)
6'6", 175 lbs.
Rivals (3-star)
ESPN (NR)
247sports (NR)
Rutgers
Seton Hall
St. Joseph's (PA)
Temple
Villanova is reportedly very close to offering, but Lowe recently spoke of a possible desire to team up with Levan Alston at the next level.
Bryant Crawford
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Washington, D.C.
(Gonzaga & Team Takeover)
6'2", 170 lbs.
Rivals (4-star)
Scout (4-star)
ESPN (4-star)
247sports (4-star)
Louisville
Indiana
Georgetown
UConn
Maryland
Crawford visited Villanova for Hoops Mania, and is planning an unofficial visit for June. However, it is thought that Louisville is out in front at this time.
Levan Alston
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Haverford, PA
(Haverford School & Team Final)
6'3", 170 lbs.
Rivals (3-star)
Scout (3-star)
ESPN (3-star)
247sports (3-star)
Temple
St. Joseph's (PA)
Witchita State
VCU
Notre Dame
Alston was the breakout performer of the spring on the EYBL circuit, leading Team Final to a regular season championship. Alston has added offers from several programs in recent weeks.
Josh Reaves
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Fairfax, VA
(Paul VI Catholic & Team Takeover)
6'4", 185 lbs.
Rivals (3-star)
Scout (4-star)
ESPN (NR)
247sports (3-star)
Temple
Georgetown
Penn State
VCU
Wake Forest
Reaves had good things to say recently about Villanova at the EYBL scrimmages, and he remains a priority target for Jay Wright.
Chris Clover
Philadelphia, PA
(St. Joseph's Prep & Philly Pride)
6'4", 200 lbs.
ESPN (NR)
247sports (NR)
Drexel
Penn
Temple
St. Joseph's (PA)
Clover looks more and more like a plan B option at this time, and has stated before that he will look strongly at leaving the Philadelphia area for college.
Isaiah Briscoe
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Newark, NJ
(Roselle Catholic & NJ Playaz)
6'4", 205 lbs.
Rivals (5-star)
Scout (4-star)
ESPN (4-star)
247sports (4-star)
Arizona
Syracuse
Indiana
Florida
St. John's
Though Isaiah Briscoe recently compared himself to Kyle Lowry, 'Nova isn't expected to make the cut when Briscoe cuts his list soon.
Derrick Jones
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Radnor, PA
(Archbishop Carroll & WE-R-1)
6'6", 180 lbs.
Rivals (4-star)
ESPN (5-star)
247 (5-star)
Syracuse
Kentucky
Kansas
Maryland
Villanova is still actively working on Jones, and sent coaches to the Pitt Jam Fest to watch him play. He's supremely athletic, but his game isn't very polished right now.
Malachi Richardson
Roselle, NJ
(Trenton Catholic & Team Final)
6'5", 195 lbs.
Rivals (4-star)
Scout (5-star)
ESPN (5-star)
247sports (4-star)
N/A
Richardson committed to the Orange over Villanova, Arizona, UConn, Indiana and Rutgers in December.
Franklin Howard
Fairfax, VA
(Paul VI Catholic & Team Takeover)
6'4", 175 lbs.
Rivals (4-star)
Scout (4-star)
ESPN (4-star)
247sports (4-star)
N/A
Howard committed to Syracause in mid-April over Georgetown, Maryland, NC State, Ohio State and Virginia.
Frontcourt
Delaney being in the fold so early is a big plus as it allows Jay Wright to get aggressive with a second and (God willing) third frontline target.
Target
Hometown (HS)
Height/Weight
Recruiting Profiles
Also Considering
Trending
Tim Delaney
Pitman, NJ
(Pitman & WE-R-1)
6'8", 225 lbs.
Rivals (4-star)
ESPN (4-star)
247sports (3-star)
N/A
Delaney just announced that he will transfer from Pitman High School to Blair Academy for his senior season.
Chris Silva
Roselle, NJ
(Roselle Catholic & NJ Roadrunners)
6'9", 210 lbs.
Rivals (3-star)
Scout (4-star)
ESPN (NR)
247sports (4-star)
Syracuse
Creighton
Cincinnati
Seton Hall
SMU
Miami (FL)
It's a 100% 'Nova prediction for Silva on 247sports, and the big man recently said that Villanova was one of the schools on him the hardest. With Diagne off the board to Syracuse, could Villanova be close to landing a second post player?
Georgios Papagiannis
West Chester, PA
(Westtown & Team Takeover)
7'1", 235 lbs.
Rivals (4-star)
Scout (4-star)
ESPN (5-star)
247sports (4-star)
Maryland
Georgetown
Kansas
Penn State
Pittsburgh
Papagiannis is claiming an offer for Villanova, who has been spending more time scouting him recently. Maryland is thought to have a leg up at this point as they lean hard on selling him making Alex Lin a lottery pick.
Thomas Bryant
Rochester, NY
(Bishop Kearney & Team SCAN)
6'8", 225 lbs.
Rivals (5-star)
Scout (5-star)
ESPN (5-star)
247sports (4-star)
Syracuse
Florida
UCLA
Arizona
Kentucky
Bryant had hoards of coaches watching him at the EYBL. He's thought to be a Syracuse lean because of his location close to the campus.
Moustapha Diagne
Sparta, NJ
(Pope John XXIII & NJ Playaz)
6'9", 230 lbs.
Rivals (4-star)
Scout (4-star)
ESPN (4-star)
247sports (4-star)
N/A
Diagne committed to Syracuse at the Mary Kline Classic on the last night of May.
Marcus Derrickson
Fairfax, VA
(Paul VI Catholic & Team Takeover)
6'7", 230 lbs.
Rivals (4-star)
Scout (4-star)
ESPN (4-star)
247sports (4-star)
N/A
Derrickson committed to the Hoyas shortly after their Midnight Madness event to kick off the last season.
Anybody you think we should be tracking? Let us know and we'll add them to the board.
Make sure to stay tuned to our dedicated section for 2015 Villanova basketball recruiting where we'll be filing all our big boards along with any other posts that deal with recruiting in the 2015 cycle.
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