VILLANOVA, Pa. – An MRI Thursday confirmed that Villanova senior guard Collin Gillespie (Huntingdon Valley, Pa.) suffered a torn medial collateral ligament in his left knee during the first half of Wednesday night's game against Creighton. The injury is expected to sideline him for the remainder of the 2020-21 season.
 
"We are all devastated for Collin," stated Villanova head coach Jay Wright. "He is the heart and soul of our program. We know we can't replace him. We all just want to step up and play so that we honor him.
 
"Collin is as mentally tough and resilient as any player we have had here. I know he will get through this and make it a positive for his career."
 
Gillespie was recently named one of five finalists for the Bob Cousy Award which honors the nation's top point guard. In 20 games this season, the graduate of Archbishop Wood High School has averaged 14.0 points, 4.6 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game. His 2.9 assist-to-turnover ratio ranks second in the BIG EAST.
 
In 118 career games Gillespie has played, Villanova has won 94 of them.
 
The Wildcats, who clinched their seventh BIG EAST regular season title in the last eight seasons with the win last night, visit Providence Saturday afternoon (Fox TV/95.7 Ben FM) in a battle set for 2:30 p.m.