Villanova put together an impressive offseason to rebuild the roster in hopes of building a winner this winter.
Jon Rothstein has been putting together his “Rothstein 45” each day this offseason via FanDuel, beginning in June. If this was discussed already, we will touch on it one more time.
Despite this being a list of 45 teams, Villanova was mentioned in the most important cutoff point at No. 25.
Rothstein highlighted the rotation as such:
Projected Starting 5:
- G Elijah Crawford
- G Tyler Perkins
- F Devin Royal
- F Kwame Evans
- C Luigi Suigo
Projected Bench: Adam Oumiddoch, Jake Fiegen, Darryl Simmons, Matthew Hodge
This is the rotation that we can probably expect once the season begins. The addition of Luigi Suigo was the final piece that should have Villanova in the Top 25, but it is not a guarantee.
The lineup will look completely different outside of Perkins and Hodge, who continues to work his way back from a season-ending injury. Willard prioritized size in the offseason. The first addition was Kwame Evans, a 6-foot-10 forward who can step outside when needed. Devin Royal, 6-foot-6, was next up to take over at small forward but the frontcourt needed that final piece. It ended up being the 7-foot-3 Suigo and all of a sudden, the Wildcats have great size.
Villanova also had to rebuild the backcourt as Acaden Lewis and Bryce Lindsay entered the transfer portal. Perkins returns to lead the way while Elijah Crawford and Darryl Simmons improve depth. An underrated addition will be Jake Fiegen, who provides shooting off the bench. With Simmons and Fiegen leading the reserves, the Wildcats should be able to score with any rotation.
