GETTING TO KNOW VILLANOVA
COACH: Jay Wright, 15th season. Wright played college basketball at Bucknell and was an assistant at Rochester, Drexel, Villanova and UNLV before getting the head coaching job at Hofstra in 1994.
RECORD: 31-5
PROBABLE STARTERS: G Ryan Arcidiacono, 6-3, Sr. (12.3 ppg, 4.3 apg), G Jalen Brunson, 6-2, Fr. (9.8 ppg, 2.6 apg), G Josh Hart, 6-5, Jr. (15.3 ppg, 6.7 rpg), F Daniel Ochefu, 6-11, Sr. (10.1 ppg, 7.6 rpg), F Kris Jenkins, 6-6, Jr. (13.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg).
OU-VILLANOVA HISTORY: The all-time series between the schools is tied 2-2, with Oklahoma's wins coming in the 1988 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight, 78-59, in Birmingham, Ala.