Villanova Wildcats 2017 -- 18 Villanova Wildcats men 's basketball team University Villanova University First season 1920 -- 21 All - time record 1,753 -- 925 (. 654) Head coach Jay Wright Conference Big East Location Villanova, Pennsylvania Arena The Pavilion 6,500 Wells Fargo Center 21,600 Nickname Wildcats Student section Nova Nation Colors Navy Blue and White Uniforms Home Away NCAA Tournament champions 1985, 2016, 2018 NCAA Tournament runner - up 1971 * NCAA Tournament Final Four 1939, 1971 *, 1985, 2009, 2016, 2018 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight 1939, 1949, 1962, 1970, 1971 *, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 2006, 2009, 2016, 2018 NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen 1951, 1955, 1962, 1964, 1970, 1971 *, 1972, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2018 NCAA Tournament appearances 1939, 1949, 1951, 1955, 1962, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1971 *, 1972, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 * vacated by NCAA Conference tournament champions 1978, 1980, 1995, 2015, 2017, 2018 Conference regular season champions 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1997, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
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