VILLANOVA, Pa. – With Thursday's release by the BIG EAST Conference of its regular season slate, the 2021-22 Villanova Men's Basketball 31-game schedule is now complete.
 
                Villanova will open BIG EAST action on Friday, Dec. 17 at Creighton. The Wildcats edged the second place Bluejays in the 2020-21 BIG EAST regular season race.
 
                The BIG EAST home opener comes on Tuesday, Dec. 21 when the Wildcats host Xavier at Finneran Pavilion. A New Year's Day visit to Seton Hall is also on tap to open the 2022 portion of the slate.
 
                After hosting all home games at Finneran Pavilion during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020-21, Villanova returns to the Wells Fargo Center for a trio of BIG EAST matchups: vs Butler (Sunday, Jan. 16); vs. Connecticut (Saturday, Feb., 5) and vs. Seton Hall (Saturday, Feb. 12).
 
                The Wildcats will conclude the 2021-22 BIG EAST regular season on March 5 at Butler. The 2022 BIG EAST Tournament at Madison Square Garden is scheduled for March 9-12.
 
                The 2021-22 regular season gets underway at Finneran Pavilion when the Wildcats host Mount St. Mary's on Tuesday, Nov. 9. Later that week, Villanova travels to famed Pauley Pavilion for a matchup against 2021 NCAA Final Four participant UCLA at Pauley Pavilion.
 
                Villanova meets Tennessee in the opener of the Hall of Fame Tipoff Classic at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., on Saturday, Nov. 20 at 1 p.m. It will then meet either North Carolina or Purdue in the second half of that event on the afternoon of Sunday, Nov. 21, also at Mohegan Sun Arena.
 
                Philadelphia Big Five action begins for Villanova on Sunday, Nov. 28 at La Salle and continues at the Palestra against Penn on Wednesday, Dec. 1. Saint Joseph's visits Finneran Pavilion on Saturday, Dec. 4. The Wildcats will close out the Big Five portion of the slate at home at the Finn on Wednesday, Dec. 29, when Temple comes to Villanova.
 
                On Tuesday, Dec. 7, Villanova returns to New York's Madison Square Garden to face former BIG EAST rival Syracuse in the second half of the Jimmy V Classic doubleheader. It then visits reigning NCAA Tournament champion Baylor in a rematch of an NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 matchup from last March.
 
                Game times and television information will be announced in the coming days.
 
                2021-22 Schedule
 
                Tuesday, Nov. 9: vs. Mount St. Mary's (Finneran Pavilion)
 
                Friday, Nov. 12: at UCLA
 
                Tuesday, Nov. 16: vs. Howard (Finneran Pavilion)
 
                Saturday, Nov. 20: vs. Tennessee (Hall of Fame Tipoff Classic)
 
                Sunday, Nov. 21: vs. North Carolina/Purdue (Hall of Fame Tipoff Classic)
 
                Sunday, Nov 28: at La Salle (Big Five)
 
                Wednesday, Dec. 1: at Penn (Big Five)
 
                Saturday, Dec. 4: vs. Saint Joseph's (B5, Finneran Pavilion)
 
Tuesday, Dec. 7: vs. Syracuse (Jimmy V Classic)
 
Sunday, Dec. 12: at Baylor (BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle)
 
Friday, Dec. 17; at Creighton (BE)
 
Tuesday, Dec. 21: vs. Xavier (BE, Finneran Pavilion)
 
Wednesday, Dec. 29: vs. Temple (B5, Finneran Pavilion)
 
Saturday, Jan. 1: at Seton Hall (BE)
 
Wednesday, Jan. 5: vs. Creighton (BE, Finneran Pavilion)
 
Saturday, Jan. 8; at DePaul (BE)
 
Wednesday, Jan. 12: at Xavier (BE)
 
Sunday, Jan. 16: vs. Butler (BE, Wells Fargo Center)
 
Wed., Jan. 19: vs. Marquette (BE, Finneran Pavilion)
 
Saturday, Jan. 22: at Georgetown (BE)
 
Tuesday, Jan. 25: vs. DePaul (BE, Finneran Pavilion)
 
Saturday, Jan. 29: vs. St. John's (BE, Finneran Pavilion)
 
Wed. Feb. 2: at Marquette (BE)
 
Sat. Feb. 5: vs. Connecticut (BE, Wells Fargo Center)
 
Tues., Feb. 8: at St. John's (BE, Madison Square Garden)
 
Sat., Feb. 12: vs. Seton Hall (BE, Wells Fargo Center)
 
Tuesday, Feb.: 15: at Providence (BE)
 
Sat., Feb. 19: vs. Georgetown (BE, Finneran Pavilion)
 
Tuesday, Feb. 22: at Connecticut (BE)
 
Tuesday, Mar. 1: vs. Providence (BE, Finneran Pavilion)
 
Saturday, Mar. 5: at Butler (BE)
 
March 9-12: BIG EAST Tournament (Madison Square Garden)