1938–39 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

1938–39 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
1938–39 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Independent
Record	20–5
Head coach	Alex Severance (3rd season);
Home arena	Villanova Field House
	Seasons ← 1937–38 1939–40 →

The 1938–39 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University during the 1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Alex Severance and played its home games on campus at Villanova Field House in Villanova, Pennsylvania.

The independent Wildcats reached the program's first Final Four during the first-ever NCAA tournament before falling to Ohio State, 53–36, in the National semifinals. Villanova finished with a 20–5 (.800) record.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
		Walter Burlington	—	—

Head coach

Alex Severance (Villanova)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1939*	vs. Brown East Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 42–30	20–4	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 18, 1939*	vs. Ohio State National Semifinal – Final Four	L 36–53	20–5	Palesta Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

^[1]^[2]

References

^ "1938-39 Villanova Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
^ "2019–20 Villanova Men's Basketball Media Guide". Villanova University Athletics. Retrieved August 18, 2023.

[1] "1938-39 Villanova Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 18, 2023.

[2] "2019–20 Villanova Men's Basketball Media Guide". Villanova University Athletics. Retrieved August 18, 2023.

[1]

[2]

v t e Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	Jake Nevin Field House (1932–1986) William E. Finneran Pavilion (1986–2017, 2018–present) First Union Spectrum (alternate; 1967–2009) Wells Fargo Center (alternate; 1996–present)
Rivalries	Saint Joseph's
Culture & lore	Will D. Cat City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) "V for Villanova"
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics