2029/30 Farewell
AVERY SULLIVAN
There was a bumper crop of extremely talented big men in the high school Class of 2027, especially on the East Coast. From that star-studded assortment, I picked
Avery Sullivan from the start. He was the first player I recruited at Villanova.
I've never regretted my choice.
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#53 C Avery Sullivan - Villanova - Junior
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Height: 6-10
Weight: 242
High School: Dwight Morrow High School
Hometown: Englewood, NJ
Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 87 49 37 19 28 28 63 89 93 47 30 80 29 94 42 58
2028: 83 42 33 17 25 25 56 75 91 41 28 73 29 89 40 50
2027: 72 37 30 16 22 22 51 64 79 36 26 64 27 84 40 42
2026: 62 33 28 14 20 20 45 54 69 32 24 56 25 74 36 26
Potential: B C D F D D C A A B C B
Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 77
Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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2027 39 39 24.2 7.2 1.9 6.3 1.5 1.4 1.07 0.5 1.4 1.9
2028 38 37 28.1 10.6 2.0 7.6 1.2 1.9 0.66 0.5 1.9 2.1
2029 35 34 32.0 16.1 2.8 10.3 2.2 1.9 1.12 0.5 2.4 2.2
Career 112 110 28.0 11.1 2.2 8.0 1.6 1.7 1.12 0.5 1.9 2.1
Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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2027 2.8 6.0 .466 1.6 2.7 .610 0.0 0.1 .000 1.21 8.85
2028 4.0 8.6 .460 2.6 3.9 .680 0.0 0.1 .000 1.23 11.68
2029 6.3 13.1 .476 3.5 5.5 .649 0.0 0.0 .000 1.22 13.00
Career 4.3 9.1 .469 2.6 4.0 .650 0.0 0.0 .000 1.22 11.11
Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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2027 39 39 944 282 73 247 59 55 19 53 76
2028 38 37 1068 402 76 288 47 71 19 74 81
2029 35 34 1119 562 99 359 76 68 18 84 78
Career 112 110 3131 1246 248 894 182 194 56 211 235
Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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2027 109 234 64 105 0 2 345
2028 151 328 100 147 0 2 444
2029 219 460 124 191 0 0 455
Career 479 1022 288 443 0 4 1244
Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 28 7 26 6 2 6 4 12 21 10 13 0 0
Career 28 7 26 6 3 6 5 12 21 10 13 0 1
Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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All Player of the Game: 18
2026 High School: Rated ***** and #3 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
2026 High School: All-State (New Jersey)
2027 NCAA Champion
2027 Freshman All-American
2027 Freshman All-Conference (Big East Conference)
2029 2nd Team All-American
2029 2nd Team All-Conference (Big East Conference)
When you recruit a five-star player, you realistically assume he'll be with you for only three years. You don't slow-track a player like that, and we certainly didn't do that to our prize big man from New Jersey. He started every game for a national championship team his freshman year, served as a dangerous third option offensively, and made freshman All-American. He continued to develop, and this season, he earned All-American recognition once again.
Avery lived up to his reputation as a relentless rebounder and a predatory shot-blocker. And he certainly proved to be the genuine article when it came to his signature skill: post defense. No big man in the nation consistently came out ahead in his individual battles against Sully, and with two of the best of the best playing against him in the Big East, our man faced plenty of stern challenges.
In three years, Sullivan amassed statistics that rank him among Villanova's best players of all time. He departs as our second all-time rebounder, our fifth all-time shot blocker, and our tenth all-time scorer. His 359 rebounds in 2029/30 is the second-highest single season mark in our school's history.
Well on his way to completing his undergraduate degree in Irish Studies, Sullivan is entering the professional draft. He might become the second Wildcat to be drafted #1 overall, and he'll certainly hear his name called among the first three or four picks. A bright future awaits him, on the court and off.
Thanks for the memories, Avery.