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
deep hit incredible shots
He hit some deep, deep shots. He was incredible in the first half. Some of those shots must've been 32 feet.
amazed days few prepared saw until watching
It's incredible. We all saw what happened, we were there. I was prepared up until a few days ago not to have him for this game. I'm just amazed watching him do this. It's a miracle, that's all I can say.
bowl closest everybody great says
It's a great atmosphere, a great environment. Everybody says it's the closest thing you get to a bowl game.
concerned great recognize
It's all great drama, it's all great TV, but we've got to concentrate on (Saint Joseph's). I recognize it all, but we're not really concerned about any of that.
complete finished good kept proud sign
I was really proud that we were able to complete 40 minutes. We struggled, but we finished it off and we just kept playing. That's a sign of a really good team.
games joy
It's just a joy to be a part of games like this.
definitely perception
That is definitely the impression. I'm not surprised, because I always thought that should be the perception all year.
bounce incredibly injury obviously physically stronger
This is obviously a devastating injury for Curtis and our program. Fortunately, Curtis is incredibly strong, physically and emotionally. I know he will bounce back stronger and better than ever.
happened wish
I wouldn't wish what happened to them on any other class. I wouldn't want to go through it again.
affected areas basketball benefit college four guys maturing nba skilled
One of the areas the NBA has affected college basketball is the big guys. If they're very skilled as young guys, they take them early. The guys who are able to benefit from maturing four years in college are the guards.
bit
I think we are a little bit more experienced, probably a little bit. We are very similar, but they are a lot different.
confidence gonna great
I always think we're gonna win. I have great confidence in these guys. I know they're gonna make plays.
capable game mentally physically saying win
I find myself saying the same things about him. He is physically capable and mentally capable of doing anything to win a game for you.
anytime guards outlet
Anytime our guards got into their guards, there was always an outlet to one of their forwards. I was very impressed.