By Julie Glass
The Big East released its 2018-19 basketball schedule, and national champion Villanova opens with a Blue-White scrimmage on Oct. 13 and tips off the season on Nov. 6 against Morgan State at the newly renovated Finneran Pavilion.
Here’s the Cats’ full season schedule:
| Date | Opponent | Time | Location | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, October 13 | Blue-White Scrimmage | 11:00 am | Finneran Pavilion (Villanova, PA) | TBD |
| Tuesday, November 6 | Morgan State | 7:00 pm | Finneran Pavilion (Villanova, PA) | TBD |
| Saturday, November 10 | Quinnipiac | 8:00 pm | Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia, PA) | FS2 |
| Wednesday, November 14 | Michigan | 6:30 pm | Finneran Pavilion (Villanova, PA) | FS1 |
| Saturday, November 17 | Furman | 5:00 pm | Finneran Pavilion (Villanova, PA) | FS2 |
| Thursday, November 22 | Canisius | 1:30 pm | HP Fieldhouse (Orlando, Fla.) | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Friday, November 23 | Memphis/Oklahoma State | TBD | HP Fieldhouse (Orlando, Fla.) | ESPN/ESPN2/ESPN3 |
| Sunday, November 25 | LSU/Florida State/UAB/Charleston | TBD | HP Fieldhouse (Orlando, Fla.) | ESPN/ESPN2/ESPN3 |
| Saturday, December 1 | La Salle | 3:00 pm | The Palestra (Philadelphia, PA) | ESPN2 |
| Wednesday, December 5 | Temple | 8:30 pm | Finneran Pavilion (Villanova, PA) | FS1 |
| Saturday, December 8 | Saint Joseph’s (PA) | 2:00 pm | Finneran Pavilion (Villanova, PA) | FS1 |
| Tuesday, December 11 | Penn | 7:00 pm | The Palestra (Philadelphia, PA) | ESPN2 |
| Saturday, December 15 | Kansas | 12:00 pm | Allen Fieldhouse (Lawrence, Kan.) | ESPN |
| Saturday, December 22 | Connecticut | 12:30 pm | Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.) | TBD |
| Wednesday, January 2 | DePaul | 8:30 pm | Finneran Pavilion (Villanova, PA) | FS1 |
| Saturday, January 5 | at Providence | 2:00 pm | Dunkin’ Donuts Center (Providence, RI) | FOX/FS1 |
| Tuesday, January 8 | St. John’s | 7:00 pm | Finneran Pavilion (Villanova, PA) | FS1 |
| Sunday, January 13 | at Creighton | 4:30 pm | CHI Health Center (Omaha, NE) | FOX |
| Friday, January 18 | Xavier | 8:30 pm | Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia, PA) | FS1 |
| Tuesday, January 22 | at Butler | 7:00 pm | Hinkle Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN) | FS1 |
| Sunday, January 27 | Seton Hall | 2:30 pm | Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia, PA) | FOX |
| Wednesday, January 30 | at DePaul | 8:00 pm | Wintrust Arena (Chicago, IL) | CBSSN |
| Sunday, February 3 | Georgetown | 12:00 pm | Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia, PA) | FS1 |
| Wednesday, February 6 | Creighton | 8:00 pm | Finneran Pavilion (Villanova, PA) | CBSSN |
| Saturday, February 9 | at Marquette | 2:30 pm | Fiserv Forum (Milwaukee, WI) | FOX |
| Wednesday, February 13 | Providence | 6:30 pm | Finneran Pavilion (Villanova, PA) | FS1 |
| Sunday, February 17 | at St. John’s | 5:00 pm | Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.) | FS1 |
| Wednesday, February 20 | at Georgetown | 6:30 pm | Capital One Arena (Washington DC) | FS1 |
| Sunday, February 24 | at Xavier | 1:30 pm | Cintas Center (Cincinatti, OH) | CBS |
| Wednesday, February 27 | Marquette | 9:00 pm | Finneran Pavilion (Villanova, PA) | FS1 |
| Saturday, March 2 | Butler | 2:00 pm | Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia, PA) | FOX |
| Saturday, March 9 | at Seton Hall | TBD | Prudential Center (Newark, NJ) | TBD |
