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April 22, 2022 / 12:30 PM EDT / CBS Philadelphia VILLANOVA, Pa. (CBS) – Jay Wright did his best to keep his emotions attuned as he formally announced his retirement as Villanova's basketball coach.
Wright retired from coaching in 2022 after reaching his fourth Final Four at Villanova. When he retired, he did leave the door open a smidge to perhaps one day coach in the NBA.
Before he made the decision to retire after 21 seasons as men's basketball coach at Villanova, Jay Wright said he lacked the same "edge" this season that he had enjoyed in the past, he said Friday.
Wright, 60, took over at Villanova in 2001 after spending seven seasons as the head coach at Hofstra. He slowly built the Wildcats into one of the best programs in college basketball.
Wright isn’t necessarily surprised by what his former point guard has done, averaging career-bests of 23.9 points, 6.2 assists, 5.9 free throw attempts and 41.1 percent 3-point shooting, and ...
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Jay Wright coached his way out of a rock and a hard place after the 2014-15 men’s college basketball season. After the second round of the NCAA Tournament constantly gave him and his Villanova ...
SARASOTA, Fla. — Jay Wright says he’s never felt this inexperienced in his life. After three decades of coaching men’s Division I college basketball, the two-time national champion coach now ...
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The good news for Villanova fans is that Wright’s replacement, Kyle Neptune, had a terrific season at Fordham. The Rams finished 16-16, which is more wins than they had the previous two seasons ...
Jay Wright gave the Knicks the Seinfeld “it’s not you, it’s me” line. When the Villanova coach’s agent, Carl Hirsch, told him the Knicks had expressed ...