The Villanova Wildcats had a significantly underwhelming season in 2023-24, as they were tied for the fifth-worst record in the Big East Conference.
The Wildcats finished just 18-16, with a 10-10 mark in conference play. After entering the season tied for the 17th-best championship odds, they failed to reach the NCAA Tournament altogether.
Villanova has not had much turnover in the early part of the offseason. Take a look at which players have entered the transfer portal thus far.
Villanova Wildcats transfer portal
#1: Brendan Hausen, guard
Brendan Hausen joined the Villanova Wildcats as a four-star prospect in the 2022 recruiting class.
He put forth the best production of his young collegiate career in 2023-24, averaging 6.2 points, 1.6 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 0.4 steals in 17.6 minutes per game.
He shot 39.2% from the field, 38.1% from the 3-point range and 86.7% from the free-throw line. He entered the transfer portal on Apr. 10.
#2: Lance Ware, forward
Lance Ware joined the Kentucky Wildcats as a four-star prospect in the 2020 recruiting class.
He spent three seasons with the program before joining the Villanova Wildcats ahead of the 2023-24 season. In his lone season, he averaged 1.2 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 0.5 apg, 0.2 spg and 0.4 bpg in 10.5 mpg while shooting 48.3% from the field and 55.6% from the 3-throw line. He entered the transfer portal on Apr. 5t
#3: Trey Patterson, forward
Trey Patterson joined the Villanova Wildcats as a four-star prospect in the 2020 recruiting class.
After spending the first three seasons of his collegiate career as a reserve, never appearing in more than 22 games or playing more than 6.9 mpg, Patterson sat out the entire 2023-24 season recovering from surgery in the offseason. He entered the transfer portal earlier this month, on Apr. 3.
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