VILLANOVA
A powerful and athletic guard with the skills to thrive in the lane or from the perimeter … Overcame three seasons of leg injuries to enjoy his most productive season in 2024-25.
2024-25 Overview
Averaged 33.5 minutes and 11.1 points per contest while often tasked with guarding the opponent's most dangerous offensive player ... Also averaged 2.4 rebounds per outing.
2024-25 College Basketball Crown Highlights
Provided 13 points and four rebounds to an 85-64 win over Colorado on April 1
2024-25 BIG EAST Tournament Highlights
Averaged 9.5 points in two games at Madison Square Garden.
2024-25 BIG EAST Regular Season Highlights
Started all 20 league contests ... Averaged 35.6 minutes, 13.4 points and 2.5 assists in conference play ... Added 17 points in a 75-753 loss at Georgetown on March 4 ... Added 14 points to help Cats secure an 80-70 win over Butler on Senior Day ... Contributed 18 points on Feb. 15 in a 75-62 loss at Providence ... Led the ‘Cats with 17 points in a 59-49 win at DePaul on Feb. 5 ... Established new career highs with 27 points and seven assists in an 87-74 loss at Marquette on Jan. 24 ... Named to the Big Five Weekly Honor Roll on Jan. 27 ... Finished one point shy of a career high with 18 points on Jan. 20 vs. Georgetown ... Contributed 13 points to a 75-73 win over Providence on Jan. 17 ... Added 18 points, two rebounds and two steals on Jan. 14 at Xavier ... Delivered 12 points, three rebounds and two steals in a 68-66 win over No. 9 UConn on Jan. 8 ... Notched new career highs in points (19) and 3-point field goals made (five) in a 100-56 win over DePaul on Jan. 4 ... Contributed two key buckets in the final minutes as Villanova rallied past Butler 73-65 ... Finished with 12 points, four rebounds and two steals in 30:57 ... Added nine points, four rebounds and two assists in an 86-79 loss at Creighton on Dec. 21 ... Matched a career high with five assists to go with 15 points in a 79-67 victory over Seton Hall on Dec. 17.
2024-25 Non-Conference Highlights
Started all 11 non-conference contests and led Villanova in minutes played (331) ... Averaged 8.8 points and 2.9 rebounds per outing ... Connected on 6-of-9 field goal attempts for 14 points in a 94-65 win over Temple on Dec. 7 ... Chipped in with 10 points and two rebounds in a 72-48 win over Rider ... Added 12 points and six rebounds in 35:12 at Saint Joseph’s on Nov. 12 ... Contributed 14 points and three rebounds in a 90-80 loss to Columbia on Nov. 6.
2023-24 Overview
Served as a valuable component of the rotation, averaging 21.7 minutes and 6.6 points per outing in 29 games ... Injuries cost him five games, including two of the Wildcats' three postseason games.
2023-24 Postseason Highlights
Scored nine points in the first half of VU's opening round win over DePaul at the BIG EAST Tournament before suffering a sprained knee that sent him to the sidelines ... He was not in uniform for VU's games vs. Marquette and VCU in the NIT.
BIG EAST Regular Season Highlights
Returned from a one-game absence due to a non-COVID illness on March 2 to supply six points and four rebounds to a 71-60 win at Providence ... Contributed seven points to a 70-54 win at Georgetown on Feb. 16 ... Added six points and a steal to a 68-50 win over Providence on Feb. 4 ... Returned to the lineup on Jan. 20 vs. UConn after missing two games with a sprained left ankle ... Added eight points, four rebounds and three assists to a 66-65 win over Xavier on Jan. 3 ... Recorded new career highs in minutes (38) and steals (four) in a 68-66 win at Creighton on Dec. 20 ... Added eight points, four rebounds and four assists in that win .
2023-24 Non-Conference Highlights
Led VU with 16 points to go with four rebounds and three assists in a 72-71 overtime loss at Kansas State on Dec. 5 ... Connected on 6-of-8 field goal attempts for 13 points on Dec. 2 vs. Drexel ... Scored 14 points in a 76-72 loss at Penn on Nov. 13 ... Contributed nine points, three rebounds and four assists in a season-opening 90-63 win over American on Nov. 6.
2022-23 Overview
Averaged 5.0 points and 2.1 rebounds a game while appearing in 25 games, including eight starts ... Sidelined for five weeks after suffering a left hamstring injury on Jan. 4 at Georgetown.
2022-23 Postseason
Contributed eight points and four rebounds in 30:35 of a 62-57 first round NIT game at Liberty on March 14 ... Added two points and pair of rebounds in an 80-48 victory over Georgetown on March 8 in the BIG EAST Tournament.
2022-23 BIG EAST Highlights
Returned to the lineup after an absence of eight games on Feb. 11 vs. Seton Hall ... Diagnosed with a strained left hamstring that has kept him out of the lineup since Jan. 4 ... Suffered a left leg injury in the final minutes of the first half at Georgetown on Jan. 4 and did not return ... Supplied 13 points on t-of-5 shooting to help VU past St. John’s 78-63 on Dec. 21.
2022-23 Non-Conference Highlights
His turnaround jumper with 3:36 left helped Villanova hold off Saint Joseph’s 71-64 on Dec. 17 ... Added six points, two rebounds and two assists in 24 minutes of a 70-66 win over Oklahoma on Dec. 3 ... Contributed 14 points and two rebounds in an 83-71 loss vs. Portland on Nov. 25 at the PK Invitational ... Scored 11 points, including a clutch 3-pointer with 58 seconds left, in a 68-64 loss at Temple on Nov. 11 ... Added 12 points to the effort as the Wildcats downed La Salle 81-68 on Nov. 7.
2021-22 Overview
Earned rotation minutes before suffering a season-ending knee injury prior to the start of the NCAA Tournament … Averaged 8.8 minutes and 1.8 points per game in 26 appearances for the Wildcats … Injuries in the preseason slowed his start to the campaign.
2021-22 Postseason Highlights
Underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee to repair a torn meniscus on March 25 ... Suffered a left knee injury in practice on March 16 and was not in uniform for any of Villanova’s four NCAA Tournament appearances ... Added five key points to a 63-60 win over UConn in a BIG EAST Tournament semifinal on March 11.
2021-22 BIG EAST Regular Season Highlights
Recorded season highs in points (10), rebounds (seven) and minutes (22:02) in a 78-59 win at Butler on March 5 ... Sank a first half 3-pointer in a 74-66 win over Georgetown on Feb. 19 ... Added a season-high six points to a 73-62 win over St. John’s on Jan. 29 ... Scored four points to go with two assists in a 67-43 win over DePaul ... Contributed two pints and a rebound to an 85-64 win at Georgetown on Jan. 22 ... Added two points in 2:44 in a 64-60 win at Xavier on Jan. 12 ... Logged a season-high 20:34 in a 75-41 win over Creighton on Jan. 5 ... Had two steals in 6:07 on Jan. 1 at Seton Hall.
2021-22 Non-Conference Highlights
Returned from a two-game absence due to a non-COVID 19 virus to log 10:37, scoring two points in an 81-52 victory over Saint Joseph’s ... Added five points and two assists in 13:38 in a 100-81 win over Howard on Nov. 16 ... Scored the first two points of his college career while logging 13:57 of a 91-51 win over Mount St. Mary’s on Nov. 9 … Missed three weeks of the preseason due to a knee injury suffered in a September practice
GERMANTOWN ACADEMY
Longino excelled at Germantown Academy, the same program that produced Wildcats' legend Alvin Williams (1993-97) … In fact he moved past Williams to become GA’s all-time scoring leader as a senior in February 2021 … Played both football and basketball at Germantown Academy … On the hardwood, he averaged 22.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per contest in 2019-20, earning recognition as the PIAA Class 4A Player of the Year … Named the 2019-20 Pennsylvania Sportswriters Class 4A Player of the Year …
