The 2012–13 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. Villanova was led by head coach Jay Wright, who was in his 12th season. The Wildcats participated in the

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and played their home games at

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with some select home games at the

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. They finished the season 20–14, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament to Louisville. They received an at large bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to North Carolina. This was Villanova's final season as a member of the original Big East Conference. The so-called ''Catholic 7'' schools joined with Butler, Creighton and Xavier to form a new conference that kept the

name, but as an entirely new conference.

Roster

Schedule

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References

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Villanova Wildcats men's basketball seasons