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 decision difficult leave position prepared surprised thinking
It?s a chance. He understands that. When we recruited him, he never said that he wanted to leave early. I think he?s as surprised that he?s in this position and had to make a decision as anybody. And that?s what was so difficult for him. He was not prepared to make this decision during the basketball season. He was not even thinking about it.
looked signs
Allan looked great. He was right back at it and didn't show any signs of tentativeness at all. He was right back at it.
early four mike rebound shooting stick tried
Defensively, they're so big at every position. We tried early with Mike (Nardi) to stick with our four guards, but he got two fouls so we had to come with Shane (Clark). They were just too big. We couldn't rebound and they were shooting over us.
feels great group hurts love loves sure
I know it hurts for everybody, but I really want to make sure this group feels great about itself. They love Villanova, they love that experience, and Villanova loves them.
everybody great league tells
That just tells you how great everybody in this league is.
beat good recover
Obviously, we always want to have Allan on the floor. But to beat a good team, you've got to be able to recover from that.
coaching lucky player
They take the coaching out of your hands. I never thought I would get another player like Speedy Claxton and I got two of them. I'm a lucky man.
god thank worked
It's something we have been working on for a long time. I just thank God it worked today.
beat both depth game impressive knew surprise year
I didn't think someone would do it this year because of the depth of the conference, because of how much every game is going to take out of you. This is real impressive for both teams. It doesn't surprise me, any of the upsets, because we knew we could get beat any night.
felt knew
That was a lot of heart. He said he felt good, but I knew he'd tell me that.
affect biggest cincinnati concern game happens next
Our biggest concern was let's not let what happens at Cincinnati affect the next game. In the Big East, you can't let one game affect the next one, because if you've got any little hangover, you're going to get beat.
ability guards intensity kids level noah possession
Noah is incredible. Usually kids that are that big, even if they're that athletic, they don't have the ability to play every possession at the intensity level that he does. I don't know many guards that can do that, but he does that at his size. That's what makes him unique.
coaching decision guys single
They take the coaching out of your hands. It's unbelievable to have two guys out there who make the right decision every single time.
difference plans
The difference is now, as a one seed, everyone's making plans for Minneapolis. It's a completely different challenge, and it is a challenge.