Wells Fargo Center like a second home to Villanova

Villanova's basketball team, which opens the season at the Pavilion against Bucknell on Nov. 12, will play seven times at the Wells Fargo Center, including five Big East games. That would be the most games the Wildcats will have taken to South Philadelphia in one winter.

They're going off campus to host conference opponents Louisville (Jan. 12), Georgetown (Jan. 29), West Virginia (Feb. 5), Syracuse (Feb. 21) and St. John's (Feb. 26). Delaware (Dec. 18) and Maryland (Jan. 15) will also make play at the Wells Fargo Center.

The Wildcats, who return three senior starters from a group that finished 25-8, will make 18 national-television appearances. They're competing in the preseason NIT, and will get Marist at home in the first round on Nov. 16.

Their first road game is Dec. 8 at Penn. Four nights later they're at La Salle. They host Saint Joseph's on Dec. 3, and Temple on Dec. 30.

Their Big East opener is Jan. 2, on the Main Line against Rutgers. Villanova will play Cincinnati, Marquette and Pittsburgh at the Pavilion, and travel to South Florida, Connecticut, Syracuse, Providence, Rutgers, Seton Hall, DePaul, Notre Dame and Pitt.

The UConn and Notre Dame road games will be on ESPN's "Big Monday" telecasts, as will the home game vs. Syracuse on Feb. 21.

The Big East Tournament begins March 8 at Madison Square Garden.

SCHEDULE

Home Games in CAPS

WFC: At Wells Fargo Center.

Games without times are TBA.

Tuesday, Nov. 2: UDC (exhibition, WFC), 7

Friday, Nov. 12: BUCKNELL

Tuesday, Nov. 16: MARIST (NIT), 5:30

Wednesday, Nov. 17: BOSTON U./GW (NIT)

Saturday, Nov. 20: LAFAYETTE, 7

Nov. 22 or 24: NIT Third Round

Nov. 23 or 26: NIT Fourth Round

Friday, Dec. 3: SAINT JOSEPH'S, 8:30

Wednesday, Dec. 8: at Penn

Sunday, Dec. 12: at La Salle

Saturday, Dec. 18: DELAWARE (WFC), 7:30

Wednesday, Dec. 22: at Monmouth 7

Thursday, Dec. 30: TEMPLE, 7

Sunday, Jan. 2: RUTGERS, 1

Thursday, Jan. 6: at USF, 7

Sunday, Jan. 9: CINCINNATI

Wednesday, Jan. 12: LOUISVILLE (WFC), 7

Saturday, Jan. 15: MARYLAND (WFC), 1

Monday, Jan. 17: at Connecticut, 3:30

Saturday, Jan. 22: at Syracuse, Noon

Wednesday, Jan. 26: at Providence

Saturday, Jan. 29: G'TOWN (WFC), Noon

Wednesday, Feb. 2: MARQUETTE 7

Saturday, Feb. 5: W. VIRGINIA (WFC), Noon

Wednesday, Feb. 9: at Rutgers

Saturday, Feb. 12: PITTSBURGH, 9

Tuesday, Feb. 15: at Seton Hall

Saturday, Feb. 19: at DePaul

Monday, Feb. 21: SYRACUSE (WFC), 7

Saturday, Feb. 26: ST. JOHN'S (WFC), 2

Monday, Feb. 28: at Notre Dame, 7

Saturday, March 5: at Pittsburgh, 4

March 8-12: Big East Tournament

Sunday, March 13: NCAA Tourn. Selection, 6