Jay Wright
Jay Wright
Jerold Taylor "Jay" Wright, Jr.is an American college basketball coach. He is currently the men's coach at Villanova University. In 2016, Villanova won the NCAA men’s basketball national championship title game against North Carolina, Wright's first national championship, and Villanova's first since 1985...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth24 December 1961
CityChurchville, PA
basketball best class great playing proud schedule senior win
I'm proud of our guys, that our senior class can be called champions. Over a 16-game schedule in this conference, to win a championship is a great accomplishment. I think we're playing our best basketball right now.
great leader
The kid's the best. He's a great leader ... It's scary.
basketball enjoy guards guys mike stand tough
These guys - Allan, Randy, Kyle, Mike even - they're tough kids. They enjoy rebounding. They enjoy being basketball players, not just guards that stand out on the perimeter.
basketball college kids paperwork practice supposed
I?m excited. I can?t wait. And I know the kids are excited, too. I got in here at 6 because there is so much paperwork to do. We have to set up the practice rules, the schedule, everything.But it?s fun. It?s what college basketball is supposed to be about.
basketball great playing teams
I know that wasn't a pretty game, but it was a great basketball game. That was two teams playing with a lot of heart.
guys handle settle
I just wanted our guys to settle down. We have experienced guys; they know how to handle it.
basketball best college dream greatest town wife
I wanted to be here. This is the best place in the world for me to coach. This is my hometown; my wife went to Villanova; it's the greatest college basketball town in the country. This is a dream for me.
conference feels game
It kind of feels like a conference game to me. You know each other. You know what each of you is going to do. You just have to play the game.
conference feels january middle negative positive
This feels like a conference game. It feels like it's the middle of January and we've got BC next. I don't know if that's going to be positive or negative for us.
conference east feels game january middle seems
It kind of feels like a conference game. This just seems like a Big East game to me. I feel we're in the middle of January and we've got BC next.
bad effects feeling high news
The bad news is, he's still pretty ill. He's got a high fever. He's still feeling the effects of tonsillitis. We don't know when we're going to get him back.
forward power randy reason small
Their unselfishness is the reason we can play Randy at the power forward and Allan at the small forward. They just want to win.
circumstance given happened took understand
It did take longer, but, given the circumstances, I understand why it took longer. I don't think given all of our circumstances, it could have happened any quicker.
injury ok serious
Allan has a serious injury and he's doing OK and being evaluated right now.