Villanova Wildcats

How the Wildcats play under each referee

Every Wildcats game grouped by individual referee. Over this sample the Wildcats are 128-72 (64.0%); each ref win rate below is compared to that team average.

Updated Aug 22, 2026, 9:10 p.m.·2020-2026 (2020-11-26 – 2026-03-20)

Wildcats record: 128-72 (64.0%)

Officials with enough games overlap across crews; combined team-official games (463) exceed 200 unique team matches. Table lists refs with 8+ games.

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Tony Henderson
+36.0 pts vs team-1.6
Tim Smith
+24.9 pts vs team+1.4
Bert Smith
+17.8 pts vs team-2.0
Clarence Armstrong
+12.9 pts vs team+0.2
Tony Chiazza
+12.0 pts vs team-1.3
Ron Groover
+8.7 pts vs team-0.7
Jeff Clark
+8.7 pts vs team+0.2
Mike Roberts
+8.0 pts vs team-0.8
Greg Evans
+2.7 pts vs team+0.7
Michael Palau
+2.7 pts vs team-1.0
Pat Driscoll
+1.5 pts vs team-0.3
Brian O'Connell
-0.7 pts vs team-0.2
Nathan Hall
-1.5 pts vs team-0.4
Lamar Simpson
-3.1 pts vs team-0.1
John Gaffney
-4.0 pts vs team-0.9
Tim Clougherty
-4.0 pts vs team-0.8
Nathan Farrell
-4.0 pts vs team-0.2
Evon Burroughs
-4.0 pts vs team-0.7
Roger Ayers
-4.0 pts vs team+0.2
Jeff Anderson
-4.0 pts vs team+1.5
James Breeding
-6.4 pts vs team+0.8
Matt Potter
-8.8 pts vs team-0.4
Brent Hampton
-14.0 pts vs team+0.6
Earl Walton
-14.0 pts vs team+0.4

Tight-game proxy

How Villanova Wildcats compares in tight final-margin games vs the full sample. Based on official box scores, not last-two-minute reports.

Close games (≤5 pt margin)

49 of 200 games match this window

Avg combined points
Tight-game avg
136.8
Season avg
139.7
Pressure impact
-2.9
Avg fouls
Tight-game avg
31
Season avg
31.3
Pressure impact
-0.3
Over rate
Tight-game avg
32.7%
Season avg
38.0%
Pressure impact
-5.3 pp

Over benchmark: 145.3 combined points · Seasons: 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 200 total games in sample

Pregame toss-ups (spread ≤5.5)

What am I looking at?

Individual refs: stats for one official across all Wildcats games they worked, even with different partners.
Team baseline: the Wildcats went 128-72 (64.0%) across this sample. Ref win rates show how they compare to that team average.
Whistle differential: who gets called more. A positive number means opponents are whistled more often than the Wildcats.

Scores, fouls, and referee crews from ESPN (9885 games across 80 tracked programs, 6047 with sportsbook totals). Coverage: 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26. Matrix: 4078/8349 ref×team pairs with 3+ games. 69 games skipped (no officials listed). 0 games skipped (outside live conference gate). Ref game counts rebuilt from DISTINCT game_id in game logs.