. "25"^^ . "22"^^ . "23"^^ . . "21"^^ . . . "16"^^ . "Nov 25, 2008"@en . "17"^^ . "14"^^ . "12"^^ . "13"^^ . "11"^^ . "Vilanova, PA"@en . . . . "Sweet Sixteen"@en . . . "Wachovia Spectrum"@en . "ESPN2"@en . . . . "Jan 28, 2009"@en . "Dec 29, 2008"@en . . . . . . "Nov 6, 2008"@en . . . . . . . "2008\u201309 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team"@en . "Final Four"@en . . "Mar 19, 2008"@en . . . . "Mar 12, 2009"@en . "Feb 7, 2009"@en . . . "Mar 21, 2009"@en . "Nov 19, 2008"@en . . . . "Nov 28, 2008"@en . . "0"^^ . . "Feb 22"@en . "Syracuse"@en . . . . . . "OT"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "Apr 4, 2009"@en . . . "Dec 9, 2008"@en . . . . . . . . "Philadelphia, PA"@en . . . . . "0"^^ . . "The 2008\u201309 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2008\u201309 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by Jay Wright in his eighth year as head coach of the Wildcats. The Wildcats played their home games at The Pavilion on the school's campus as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 30\u20138, 13\u20135 in Big East play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the semifinals of the Big East tournament to Louisville. The Wildcats received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the East region. They defeated American, UCLA, Duke, and Pittsburgh to advance to the Final Four. In the Final Four they were defeated by the eventual national champion for the second straight year, North Carolina."@en . "19194430"^^ . "14"^^ . . . "The Pavilion"@en . . "Providence"@en . "5"^^ . "6"^^ . "1"^^ . "2"^^ . "17"^^ . . "Feb 19"@en . . . . "87"^^ . . "The Palestra"@en . . "WPHL"@en . "Quarterfinals"@en . "1.0"^^ . . "Mar 26, 2009"@en . . . . . . . "Mar 5, 2009"@en . . . . . "3"^^ . . . . "4"^^ . . . . "Largo HS"@en . "Marquette"@en . "CBS"@en . . "Elite Eight"@en . . . "190"^^ . "24936"^^ . "yes"@en . "Feb 13, 2009"@en . . "20"^^ . "21"^^ . . . "17"^^ . . "3"^^ . "Jan 10, 2009"@en . . . "25"^^ . . "4"^^ . "5"^^ . "6"^^ . "2"^^ . "3"^^ . . "12"^^ . "13"^^ . "Feb 10, 2009"@en . "Jason Donnelly"@en . . "Dec 22, 2008"@en . "6"^^ . "7"^^ . "4"^^ . . "5"^^ . . . . "2"^^ . "3"^^ . "0"^^ . "1"^^ . . . "Jan 21, 2009"@en . "12"^^ . . "13"^^ . "10"^^ . "11"^^ . . . "Big East"@en . . "8"^^ . "9"^^ . "4"^^ . "ESPNU"@en . "Big 5"@en . . . "First Round"@en . "Providence, RI"@en . "TD Banknorth Garden"@en . . "Dec 2, 2008"@en . . . "Jan 6, 2009"@en . "20"^^ . . "21"^^ . "22"^^ . "Big East Conference"@en . "23"^^ . . "16"^^ . "17"^^ . "18"^^ . "70"^^ . . "71"^^ . . "69"^^ . "67"^^ . "64"^^ . "25"^^ . "2008"^^ . "78"^^ . "Jan 18"@en . "79"^^ . "4"^^ . "76"^^ . "77"^^ . . "74"^^ . "75"^^ . "6"^^ . "72"^^ . "Wachovia Center"@en . "12"^^ . "Dec 11, 2008"@en . . "13"^^ . "14"^^ . "82"^^ . "15"^^ . "Semifinals"@en . "83"^^ . "80"^^ . . "10"^^ . "94"^^ . . . "11"^^ . "26"^^ . "27"^^ . "93"^^ . "10"^^ . "24"^^ . . "25"^^ . "30"^^ . "89"^^ . "28"^^ . "Villanova Wildcats"@en . "102"^^ . "29"^^ . "18"^^ . . "Villanova, PA"@en . "19"^^ . "16"^^ . "17"^^ . "22"^^ . . "23"^^ . "97"^^ . "20"^^ . "13"^^ . "21"^^ . "10"^^ . "Dec 4, 2008"@en . "11"^^ . "8"^^ . . "9"^^ . "Basketball"@en . "14"^^ . "107"^^ . . "15"^^ . . "12"^^ . "13"^^ . "C"@en . "2"^^ . "3"^^ . "1"^^ . "6"^^ . "7"^^ . . "4"^^ . "5"^^ . . . . . . . . "The 2008\u201309 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2008\u201309 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by Jay Wright in his eighth year as head coach of the Wildcats. The Wildcats played their home games at The Pavilion on the school's campus as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 30\u20138, 13\u20135 in Big East play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the semifinals of the Big East tournament to Louisville. The Wildcats received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the East region. They defeated American, UCLA, Duke, and Pittsburgh to advance to the Final Four. In the Final Four they were defeated by the eventual national champion for the second straight year, North Carolina."@en . "Second Round"@en . "Boston, MA"@en . . . . . "New York, NY"@en . . "2008-05-21"^^ . . "ESPN"@en . . . . "Upper Marlboro, MD"@en . "Mar 13, 2009"@en . "54"^^ . "2007"^^ . . . "62"^^ . . "63"^^ . "Nov 29, 2008"@en . . "60"^^ . "58"^^ . "59"^^ . . . . "Jan 1, 2009"@en . . . . . . . "Mar 2, 2009"@en . "Nov 17, 2008"@en . "Feb 4, 2009"@en . . "Feb 1, 2009"@en . "1123179555"^^ . . "3"^^ . "18"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . "Nov 14, 2008"@en . "Pittsburgh"@en . . . . "yes"@en . "Madison Square Garden"@en . . . "Louisville"@en . . "Jan 24"@en . . "Feb 28, 2009"@en . . . "Philly Hoop Group Classic"@en . "Final Four"@en . "yes"@en . "2009"^^ . . . "Mar 28, 2009"@en . . . . "Feb 25, 2009"@en . . . .