Josiah Moseley a Versatile Work in Progress | Meet the Wildcats

This is one in a series of stories introducing the Villanova Wildcats’ 2024-25 roster.

The crown jewel of Villanova’s 2024 recruiting class, Josiah Moseley is a 6-foot-6 four-star forward who landed at No. 72 on ESPN’s Top 100. The 2024 Texas Gatorade Boys Basketball Player of the Year, Moseley averaged 22.8 points and 8.9 rebounds per game during his senior year at Stony Point High School (Round Rock, Texas), making 61.7 percent of his shots.

The summer before coming to Villanova, Moseley suited up for Belize in the U18 America’s Cup, leading the entire tournament with 24.2 points per game against some of the best prospects the Western Hemisphere can offer. 

Despite his lights-out performance, Moseley’s appearance for Belize wasn’t without trials. 

Bureaucratic red tape meant he wasn’t able to secure a Belizean passport until just two days before the tournament began, delaying his ability to travel to Buenos Aires and suit up with his national team teammates.

Moseley’s recruiting took off ahead of his senior year at Stony Point, when he received 11 major offers in a span of little more than a month. The Wildcats were the tenth of that flurry of offers, but showing up late to the party clearly didn’t hurt their chances against a field that included USC, Texas, Illinois, Georgia Tech and many others. Moseley paid Villanova an official visit on September 22, 2023. He committed to the Wildcats barely two weeks later, clearly liking what he saw.

Moseley tips the scales at 228 pounds: he’s well-built for his age, even if he’s on the shorter side for a forward, and will have four years of eligibility remaining including the 2024-25 season.

Versatile Forward

Despite his talent, he’s not going to go one-and-done: he’ll need at minimum two years before he looks to enter the draft. With starters Eric Dixon and Enoch Boakye playing out their final seasons, there’s a packed depth chart ahead of him, but that will allow him to ease his way into the rigors of Division 1 basketball when he does get minutes… and give him a chance to finish growing.

What does Josiah Moseley bring to the table? Versatility, first and foremost. When watching him play, his smooth shot and handles immediately catch the eye: it’s not hard to tell he spent time at guard growing up. College defenders will provide much more of a challenge than high school ones, to be sure, but his offensive skills can help Moseley balance out any disadvantage his height poses… or even help him carve out a sort of positionless role that best fits his talents. 

Although the Belizean U18 national team listed him at power forward on the roster, Moseley often slotted in at the ‘1.’ His passing could use some work, as he averaged 2.4 assists to 4.6 turnovers per game, almost always taking it up the court himself rather than dishing out to his teammates.

Josiah Moseley is a work in progress, but one who should be a joy for Villanova fans to watch hone his game. Through the Wildcats’ first 11 games, Moseley is appearing for an average of 13.8 minutes per night, tallying 3.6 points and 2.7 rebounds in that limited time. Finding the right level of ferocity has proved an issue at times, as he’s received three or more fouls in three separate contests despite scarce minutes, something that should improve as he continues to find his feel for the collegiate game (and its referees).