<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Villanova Wildcats </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2017--18 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> University </Th> <Td> Villanova University </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First season </Th> <Td> 1920--21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> All - time record </Th> <Td> 1,753--925 (. 654) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Head coach </Th> <Td> Jay Wright </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Conference </Th> <Td> Big East </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Villanova, Pennsylvania </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Arena </Th> <Td> The Pavilion 6,500 Wells Fargo Center 21,600 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nickname </Th> <Td> Wildcats </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Student section </Th> <Td> Nova Nation </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Colors </Th> <Td> Navy Blue and White </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Uniforms </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Home </Td> <Td> Away <P> </P> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> NCAA Tournament champions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1985, 2016, 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> NCAA Tournament runner - up </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1971 * </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> NCAA Tournament Final Four </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1939, 1971 *, 1985, 2009, 2016, 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> NCAA Tournament Elite Eight </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1939, 1949, 1962, 1970, 1971 *, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 2006, 2009, 2016, 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1951, 1955, 1962, 1964, 1970, 1971 *, 1972, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> NCAA Tournament appearances </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1939, 1949, 1951, 1955, 1962, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1971 *, 1972, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 * vacated by NCAA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Conference tournament champions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1978, 1980, 1995, 2015, 2017, 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Conference regular season champions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1997, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Villanova Wildcats </Th> </Tr>

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