Donte DiVincenzo

Donte DiVincenzo, son of John and Kathie, was born in 1997 in Newark, DE. DiVincenzo played three years of varsity basketball at Salesianum High School in Wilmington, leading the team to two consecutive state championships as a junior and senior. In 2015, after averaging 22.9 points and 9 rebounds per game for Salesianum, DiVincenzo was named the Delaware Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association's Boys' Basketball Player of the Year. A four-star recruit in 2015, DiVincenzo would go on to play 76 games for Villanova across two seasons of collegiate basketball. In his sophomore season, the guard averaged 13.4 points and 3.5 assists and was named the Big East Sixth Man of the Year. DiVincenzo heated up in the NCAA Tournament, averaging 23 points and 6.5 rebounds per game in the Final Four as Villanova took down Michigan in the National Championship game. He's also a member of the Starting Five of the Hoops2O foundation, established by fellow NBAer Malcolm Brogdon, which strives "to score clean, accessible drinking water for those in need." Learn more about the foundation at waterboys.org. You can follow DiVincenzo on Instagram @Divincenzo. In the final game of his college career, DiVincenzo came out a winner. He scored a career-high 31 points - including five 3-pointers - with five rebounds, three assists and two blocks in the 2018 National Championship game against Michigan. It capped a three-year odyssey with Villanova that had its share of fits and starts. The 6-4 guard played in nine games as a freshman before breaking his right foot. He returned as a redshirt freshman and provided 8.8 points and 3.8 rebounds in 25.5 minutes off the Wildcat bench. DiVincenzo scored 25 points in a Big East Tournament win over St. John's and opened the NCAA Tournament with 21 points and 13 rebounds in a win over Mount St. Mary's. In his sophomore year, the guard started 10 games, but coach Jay Wright implemented a six-man rotation and DiVincenzo went on to play 29.3 minutes per contest. He averaged 13.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists, and hit 40.1 percent of his three-pointers. DiVincenzo was named Most Outstanding Player of the 2018 NCAA Tournament and soon after applied for that summer's Draft.