The Big East released its 2023-24 men’s basketball schedule Friday afternoon. Villanova will play 20 Big East conference games, the first of which comes at Creighton on Dec. 20. The ‘Cats will play 31 games total, starting their season Nov. 6 at the Finneran Pavilion against American.
The marquee in-conference matchup is with defending national champions UConn. The ‘Cats get the Huskies at Wells Fargo Center first, with the game scheduled for Jan. 20 in South Philadelphia. Villanova will then make the trip to either Storrs or Hartford for a contest on Feb. 24.
The ‘Cats will play four conference games at the Wells Fargo Center, including the aforementioned UConn game. The other games come against Providence on Feb. 4, Seton Hall on Feb. 11 and Creighton on March 9 to close out the regular season. With the inclusion of the Big Five Classic on Dec. 2 and the game scheduled against UCLA on Dec. 9, the ‘Cats will play six games at the Wells Fargo Center.
The other six conference home games will be played at the Finneran Pavilion. Georgetown under new head coach Ed Cooley will be the last home game at the Finneran Pavilion on Feb. 27.
The regular season stretches from Nov. 6 to March 9, with six games being played while students are on winter break. The ’Cats will play Xavier, St. John’s and DePaul all at the Finneran Pavilion during winter break. The Big East tournament is scheduled for March 13-16 at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y.
Below is the full schedule for the Villanova 2023-24 season.
American, Nov. 6, Finneran Pavilion
LeMoyne, Nov. 10, Finneran Pavilion
at Penn, Nov. 13, Philadelphia, Pa.
Maryland, Nov. 17, Finneran Pavilion
Texas Tech, Nov. 22, Nassau, Bahamas, Battle 4 Atlantis
North Carolina/UNI, Nov. 23, Nassau, Bahamas, Battle 4 Atlantis
Battle 4 Atlantis, Nov. 24, Nassau, Bahamas
St. Joseph’s, Nov 29, Finneran Pavilion
Big Five Classic, Dec. 2, Wells Fargo Center
at Kansas St., Dec. 5, Manhattan, Kan.
UCLA, Dec. 9, Wells Fargo Center
at Creighton, Dec. 20, Omaha, Neb.
at DePaul, Dec. 23, Chicago, Ill.
Xavier, Jan. 3, Finneran Pavilion
St. John’s, Jan 6, Finneran Pavilion
DePaul, Jan 12, Finneran Pavilion
at Marquette, Jan. 15, Milwaukee, Wis.
UConn, Jan. 20, Wells Fargo Center
at St. John’s, Jan. 24, New York, N.Y.
at Butler, Jan. 27, Indianapolis, Ind.
Marquette, Jan. 30, Finneran Pavilion
Providence, Feb. 4, Wells Fargo Center
at Xavier, Feb. 7, Cincinnati, Ohio
Seton Hall, Feb. 11, Wells Fargo Center
at Georgetown, Feb. 16, Washington, D.C.
Butler, Feb. 20, Finneran Pavilion
at UConn, Feb. 24, TBD
Georgetown, Feb. 27, Finneran Pavilion
at Providence, March 2, Providence, R.I.
at Seton Hall, March 6, Newark, N.J.
Creighton, March 9, Wells Fargo Center
Big East Tournament, March 13-16, New York, N.Y.