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Villanova Mens' Basketball Schedule Released

Wildcats play St. Joe's, Penn and La Salle in December, Temple in February

Villanova has released its mens’ basketball schedule for the upcoming season, highlighted by early-season tournaments, Big Five match-ups in December and the 18-game Big East Conference games starting on New Years’ Eve.

The season will begin with appearances in the Gavitt Games; the NIT Season Tipoff, and the initial Pearl Harbor Invitational, followed by a regular season opener against Fairleigh Dickinson. The team will then face Big Five rivals Saint Joseph’s (Dec. 1), La Salle (Dec. 13), and Penn (Dec. 28), with a matchup against Temple waiting until February. Once the Big Five season starts, Villanova will play three games at the Wells Fargo Center- against Providence (Jan. 24), St. Johns (Feb. 13) and Georgetown (March 1.)

See the full schedule here. Every game on the schedule will be nationally televised.

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