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A savvy, hard-nosed guard who appeared in 109 games over his five seasons and made 24 starts ... Stepped in to play a pivotal role in the postseason for the Wildcats in 2020-21 following a season-ending knee injury sustained by Collin Gillespie ... Delivered 92 career assists with just 41 turnovers.

2023-24 Overview
As a fifth-year guard, appeared in 19 games, averaging 3.5 minutes per outing.

2023-24 Postseason Highlights
Logged 4:57 in Villanova's 70-61 loss to VCU at Finneran Pavilion on March 20.

2023-24 Conference Highlights
Appeared in 18 games as a reserve ... Added quality defense and an assist in 12:31 of action in a 75-47 win over Georgetown on Feb. 27 ... Contributed two points and three rebounds in a season high 9:07 during an 81-71 loss to St. John’s on Jan. 6 .. Added an assist and a rebound in 4:57 of an 84-48 win on Dec. 23 at DePaul .

2023-24 Non-Conference Highlights
Logged four minutes of activity in the 90-63 season-opening win over American on Nov. 6.
 

2022-23 Overview
Averaged 22.2 minutes per contest while appearing in all 34 of the Wildcats' games ....Made 20 starts ... Averaged 2.8 points and 2.8 rebounds per contest ... Connected on .382 of his attempts from beyond the 3-point arc.

2022-23 Postseason Highlights
Added three points, a rebound and an assist to an 80-48 victory over Georgetown in the opening round of the BIG EAST Tournament

2022-23 BIG EAST Regular Season Highlights
His trio of 3-pointers on Jan. 20 helped VU down St. John’s 57-49 ... Collected nine rebounds on Jan. 10 at DePaul ... Added eight points and two assists in a 68-66 loss to Marquette on Dec. 31.

2022-23 Non-Conference Highlights
Established a new career high with 14 points - including a 3-point dagger with 2:20 left - to help Nova down Saint Joseph’s 71-64 on Dec. 17 ... Tied a season-high in minutes (35:40) in a 70-59 win over Penn on Dec. 7 ... Sank a pair of 3-pointers and added two rebounds and an assist to a 70-66 win over Oklahoma on Dec. 3 ... His nine points and six rebounds vs. Oregon on Nov. 27 at the PK Invitational were a season-high ... Added six points, four assists with zero turnovers in a 73-71 loss at Michigan State on Nov. 18 ... Established a new career high with 10 rebounds in a 68-64 loss at Temple on Nov. 11.

2021-22 Overview
Averaged 9.4 minutes per contest while appearing in 35 games for the Wildcats … Averaged 1.6 points and 1.0 rebounds per outing … Connected on 22-of-24 free throw attempts on the season (.917).

2021-22 Postseason Highlights
Added two points to Nova’s 71-61 victory over Ohio State in the NCAA Tournament Second Round on March 20 ... Grabbed two rebounds in 6:07 of VU’s 54-48 BIG EAST Tournament title victory over Creighton.

2021-22 BIG EAST Regular Season Highlights
Added eight points and two rebounds to a 78-59 victory over Butler on March 5 ... Dropped in a second half 3-pointer in a 74-66 win over Georgetown on Feb. 19 ... Sank a critical 3-pointer with 4:35 to play to help Villanova edge Seton Hall 73-67 on Feb. 12 at the Wells Fargo Center ... Produced a career high in points (nine) in a Feb. 5 victory over Connecticut at the Wells Fargo Center ... Was +13 in 25:51 of action ...  Supplied five points in 13:02 of a 73-62 win over St. John’s on Jan. 29.

2021-22 Non-Conference Highlights
Established a new career high in points with eight in an 81-52 win over Saint Joseph’s on Dec. 4 ... His two 3-pointers vs. La Salle were a career high ... Finished with six points in the Nov. 28 win, which tied a career high ... Contributed three points in a season-high 22:48 in a 71-53 victory over Tennessee on Nov. 20 ... Added two points, four assists and zero turnovers in a 100-81 win over Howard on Nov. 16 at Finneran Pavilion.

2020-21 Overview
Injuries to backcourt teammates Collin Gillespie and Justin Moore opened the door to playing time and Arcidiacono made the most of the opportunity ... Started all four of Villanova's postseason games at point guard and performed admirably.

2020-21 Postseason Highlights
Added three points in 10 minutes of activity in a 62-51 loss to eventual NCAA champion Baylor in a regional semifinal matchup at Butler's Hinkle Fieldhouse ... Sank two 3-pointers in the first half, finishing with six points, in a Second Round NCAA Tournament victory over North Texas on March 21 ... Registered a career high 34 minutes, scoring three points and collecting five rebounds in his first collegiate start vs. Georgetown on March at the BIG EAST Tournament .

2020-21 BIG EAST Regular Season Highlights
Played a then career-high 25 minutes at Providence, assuming point guard duties after an injury to Justin Moore .. Grabbed four rebounds and added a pair of assists ... Logged 2:21 of an 81-58 victory over St. John’s on Feb. 23 

2020-21 Non-Conference Highlights
Contributed one rebound and one assist in an 87-53 win over Hartford on Dec. 2 at Mohegan Sun Arena ... Logged one minute of action in an 83-74 victory over Arizona State on Nov. 26

2019-20 Overview
Appeared in eight regular season games for the Wildcats for a total of 19 minutes.

2019-20 BIG EAST Highlights
Made his BIG EAST debut on Jan. 28 at St. John’s, logging 1:01.

2019-20 Non-Conference Highlights
Dropped in his first collegiate points with a 3-pointer in the second half of a 98-69 victory over Middle Tennessee State on Nov. 21 ... Played six minutes in his college debut on Nov. 5, a 97-54 victory over Army at Finneran Pavilion. 
 
PERKIOMEN SCHOOL
Elected to attend prep school after starring at Neshaminy High School … Averaged 20.0 points, 6.4 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game during the 2018-19 season.
 
NESHAMINY HIGH SCHOOL
Named second team All-State at the conclusion of his senior season in 2017-18 … Averaged 26 points per game in leading Neshaminy to the PIAA Class 6A state quarterfinal … Selected as 2018 Bucks County Courier Times Player of the Year.
 
PERSONAL
Parents are Villanova alums Joe and Patti Arcidiacono … Born July 6, 2000 in Philadelphia … Siblings include Sabrina (33); Nicole (31); Michael (28); Ryan (25) and Courtney (19), who is Chris’ twin … Joe Arcidiacono played football at Villanova … Ryan Arcidiacono served four years as a Wildcats captain before closing his career with the assist on Kris Jenkins’ game-winning 3-pointer in the 2016 NCAA national championship game against North Carolina .. Played AAU Basketball for Philly Pride.