In our Champions Rewind series, we'll look at the seasons of past National Champions, breaking down both their offensive and defensive systems.
This week, we'll look at the 2017-18 Villanova Wildcats, their second title in three seasons.
Season Recap
After winning the title in 2016, Villanova was coming off a disappointing finish in March Madness. They went 28-3 in the regular season, won both Big East titles, and were a No. 1 seed in the tournament, but ultimately lost in the second round to Wisconsin.
Villanova had a core in those two years, but the Wildcats were losing three starters from that core in Josh Hart, Kris Jenkins, and Darryl Reynolds. Despite that, they still returned a lot of talent and production while adding a couple of impact freshmen.
Starters
- Jalen Brunson - 6'3 - Junior - Point Guard
- Phil Booth - 6'3 - Junior - Shooting Guard
- Mikal Bridges - 6'7 - Junior - Small Forward
- Eric Paschall - 6'9 - Junior - Power Forward
- Omari Spellman - 6'9 - RS Freshman - Center
Bench
- Donte DiVincenzo - 6'5 - Junior - Wing
- Collin Gillespie - 6'3 - Freshman - Point Guard
- Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree - 6'9 - Freshman - Forward
