Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
The Villanova Wildcats men's basketball program represent Villanova University in men's college basketball and competes in the Big East Conference of NCAA Division I. Their first season was the 1920–21 season. Named the Wildcats, Villanova is a member of the Philadelphia Big Five, five Philadelphia college basketball teams who share a passionate rivalry.
Villanova national championship banners hanging in the rafters of the Wells Fargo Center in South Philadelphia, the home arena for the Wildcats
Championship parade in Center City, Philadelphia on April 5, 2018
Paul Arizin, the only player to have his number retired by Villanova
Darrun Hilliard
The Big 5 is an informal association of six college athletic programs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is not a conference, but rather a group of NCAA Division I basketball schools who compete for the city’s collegiate championship.
The Palestra, Penn's home court and the long-time home of Big 5 basketball games.
The Liacouras Center on the campus of Temple University
At the Palestra prior to a Saint Joseph's–Penn basketball game
Hagan Arena on campus home of Saint Joseph's