Villanova Men's Basketball
Villanova Basketball 2025 Recruiting Big Board

With the men’s college basketball Early Signing Period officially past, it’s time to take stock of how Villanova Men’s Basketball fared. As six of the 15 Wildcats on the 2024-25 roster play out their senior or graduate seasons, including starters Eric Dixon, Enoch Boakye, Wooga Poplar, Jordan Longino and Jhamir Brickus, head coach Kyle Neptune and company have their work cut out for them.
The Wildcats took an aggressive approach in recruiting, with almost all of the prospects they offered landing somewhere in the Top 100 nationally… but unlike recent seasons, Villanova’s stagnant returns on the court continued to them drawing far fewer recruits than normal.
Here’s a look at who’s committed, who’s still on the table for the Wildcats, and potential prospects who ended up signing elsewhere.
COMMITMENTS
As of right now, Villanova has just one commitment for the class of 2025, combo guard and legacy Wildcat Dante Allen, a consensus four-star and the No. 50 recruit for next season.
A 6-foot-4, 210 pound shooting guard who boasts a 6-foot-7 wingspan, Allen provides a positive impact on both ends of the court and averaged 21.0 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 3.4 steals per game last season.
Allen currently plays for Montverde Academy (Fla.), transferring there this year after leading Riviera Prep to consecutive championships in the Sunshine State. At Monteverde, he’ll take the court with three other 2025 ESPN Top 100 prospects (and another in the class of 2026), a unique learning experience that will help him hone his skills against the best of the best… and emphasize sharing the ball with top talents all around him.
REMAINING TARGETS
First and foremost of recruits still remaining is Chance Mallory out of St. Anne’s-Belfield School (Charlottesville, Va.). A 5-foot-9, 160 pound point guard who ranks anywhere from No. 57 in the country (247Sports) to No. 85 (ESPN), Mallory holds offers from 15 other Division 1 schools besides the Wildcats.
Even without his wealth of offers, snagging Mallory looks like an uphill battle. He grew up in UVA’s backyard, initially committing to the Cavaliers in September before reopening his recruiting following Tony Bennett’s stunning retirement. 247Sports’ crystal ball still has him settling down with Virginia, but how they manage to handle the transition to the Ron Sanchez regime—or whoever else ends up taking the reins from Bennett—will likely play a major role in Mallory finding his future home.
The door remains open—per Jamie Shaw of On3, Mallory heard from the Wildcats after re-opening his recruitment—but I wouldn’t hold my breath.
OFFERS COMMITTED ELSEWHERE
That brings us to the flood of players who received a tender from Villanova but ended up settling on another program.
Point Guards include Meleek Thomas (No. 9 per ESPN, Arkansas) and Keyshaun Tillery (No. 49, Cincinnati); shooting guards Isiah Harwell (No. 14, Houston) and Amari Evans (No. 77, Tennessee); combo guards Acaden Lewis (No. 28, Kentucky), Kaden Magwood (No. 57, Auburn), Adrien Stevens (No. 84 per 247Sports, headed to Big East rival Marquette) and Christian Jeffrey (No. 97, 247Sports, Maryland).
Moving on to small forward are London Jemison and Amari Allen, both headed to Alabama, along with Ryder Frost (Notre Dame) and Jackson Keith (Big East rival Butler). Power forward Bryson Tiller (No. 26) settled on Kansas and Cam Ward (No. 53) picked Michigan State. Last but not least are 7 foot tall C/PF Eric Reibe (No. 23), staying in the Big East with UConn, and Zymicah Wilkins, headed to NC State.
Villanova hasn’t flipped any major recruits in recent years, but with new Athletic Director Eric Roedl here to, among other things, help bring the Wildcats up to speed in the era of Name, Image and Likeness deals, that could change. Otherwise, Villanova will need to ace their use of the transfer portal during the offseason.