Villanova Basketball: Preview of Wildcats 2020-21 depth chart

VILLANOVA, PA - DECEMBER 30: Justin Moore #5, Collin Gillespie #2, and Jermaine Samuels #23 of the Villanova Wildcats react against the Xavier Musketeers in the first half at Finneran Pavilion on December 30, 2019 in Villanova, Pennsylvania. The Villanova Wildcats defeated the Xavier Musketeers 68-62. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /

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PHILADELPHIA, PA – DECEMBER 21: Collin Gillespie #2 and Jermaine Samuels #23 of the Villanova Wildcats (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /

Point Guards

Starter – Collin Gillespie (32 mins/game)

Other PGs- Caleb Daniels (8 mins/game)

The aforementioned Gillespie (15.1 Pts, 3.7 Reb, 4.5 Ast), is one of the most used point guards in college basketball for a couple of reasons. One, Villanova doesn’t really have anyone else that can play the position, and two, he’s pretty darn good at it, making him the Wildcats most important player.

The emergence of Gillespie is a perfect example of why Jay Wright is one of the best coaches in basketball. The third-year starter to be has blown away the expectations had of him in his college career and he really does everything for this Villanova team, including score. The fact that Gillespie is a top 10 scorer in the Big East is incredible and something that Nova fans could have only dreamed when the under-recruited guard stepped on campus to back up Jalen Brunson in 2017.

The scoring is impressive, but he is also second in the Big East in assist to turnover ratio, first in assists, the best rebounding point guard in the conference, and is top 15 in 3-point shots made. What about his defense you ask? He leads Villanova in steals at 1.2 per game. Nobody wants to admit it, but the kids a stud.

Heading into last season a lot of people were not sold on Gillespie as the permanent solution at the point. Again, the genius of Jay Wright just sees what others can’t. Gillespie’s second-team all-Big East season proved that he is a real deal point guard in a power conference and he’s going to have a go at a first-team all-conference season in 2020-21 where he should see 35 minutes per game.