Villanova Basketball: Top 25 players who have ever played for Jay Wright

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - MARCH 24: Head coach Jay Wright of the Villanova Wildcats looks on during the first half of the game against the Michigan Wolverines in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Sweet 16 Round at AT&T Center on March 24, 2022 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images) /

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14. Darrun Hilliard – Villanova, 2012-2015

Career stats: 11.4 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 1.9 APG

Villanova won the Big East regular-season title each of the first two seasons after realignment in 2013. It also won the Big East Tournament title in 2015. Hilliard helped Jay Wright and co. solidify their place at the top of the “new” Big East. He is tied with Mikal Bridges for first in program history in steal percentage, per Sports Reference. He also ranks in the top 10 in box plus/minus and assist percentage. He was a first-team All-Big East and Sporting News second-team All-American selection as a senior in 2015.

13. Eric Paschall – Villanova, 2017-2019

Career stats (at Villanova): 11.4 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 1.7 APG

Paschall played his first season of college ball at Fordham before transferring to Villanova in 2015 — forced to sit out the 2015-16 season that saw the Wildcats win the national championship. Paschall got his championship though as a starter on the 2018 national title team. As a senior in 2018-19, he averaged 16.5 points and was a first-team All-Big East selection.

12. Phil Booth – Villanova, 2015-2019

Career stats: 10.2 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 2.5 APG

Booth won two national championships in his time at Villanova, something very players in the history of the sport can say. He averaged 7.0 points as a role player on the 2016 championship team but was a starter and averaged 10.0 points on the 2018 team. As a senior in 2018-19, he broke out as a first-team All-Big East player, averaging 18.6 points.

As a redshirt in 2016-17, Booth spent five total seasons at Villanova. In that time, they won two national championships, four Big East regular-season titles, and four Big East Tournament titles with Booth as the Big East Tournament MVP in 2019. The ultimate winner.