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Men's Basketball

Villanova Announces Early Season Basketball Schedule

Nine of 27 scheduled contests included at this itme

VILLANOVA, Pa. – Villanova today revealed the bulk of its early schedule for the 2020-21 Men's Basketball season. The Wildcats will open play in the 2K Empire Classic on Nov. 25 and are announcing eight additional games through Dec. 23. The remainder of the 2020-21 schedule of 27 regular season games – including two more non-conference clashes - will be announced in conjunction with the balance of the BIG EAST Conference schedule at a later date.
 
The initial lineup includes four BIG EAST regular season contests, two Philadelphia Big Five meetings, an intersectional meeting with Virginia (Dec. 19) along with the 2K Empire Classic, which is to be held at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The Wildcats are scheduled to face the Cavaliers at New York's Madison Square Garden in a matchup of the last two NCAA national champions announced last spring.
 
Villanova is slated to host four games at Finneran Pavilion in this opening stretch: Nov. 30 vs. Saint Joseph's; Dec. 3 vs. Temple; Dec. 14 vs. DePaul; and Dec. 16 vs. Butler. These games will be played at no more than 15 percent of the 6,501-facility capacity per current COVID-19 Pennsylvania guidelines for indoor venues. The only in-person fans for 2020-21 home Men's Basketball games will be student-athlete families, students, faculty, and staff.
 
Game times and television information will be announced at a later date.
 
Wednesday, Nov. 25       2K Empire Classic 1                                                                         
Thursday, Nov. 26            2K Empire Classic 1                                                                         
Monday, Nov. 30              vs. Saint Joseph's B5                                                      
Thursday, Dec. 3               vs. Temple B5                                                                                                                    
Friday, Dec. 11                   at Georgetown*                                                              
Monday, Dec. 14               vs. DePaul*                                                                        
Wednesday, Dec. 16       vs. Butler*                                                                          
Saturday, Dec. 19             vs. Virginia (Madison Square Garden)                    
Wednesday, Dec. 23       at Marquette*                                                                 
 
* denotes BIG EAST Conference game
B5 denotes Philadelphia Big Five game
  1. 2K Empire Classic (Arizona State, Baylor, Boston College)
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