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
failure fear minutes whatever
They just don't fear failure. They've been through so much. They're going to play you for 40 minutes and whatever happens, happens.
asking
It's been something we've been asking him to do. He's so unselfish.
games joy
It's just a joy to be a part of games like this.
anybody hope next playing seems trouble
It seems like they're playing as well as anybody in the country. I hope I'm right. It not, we're in trouble the next game.
dose experience great hit late learning perfect practices served spirited time woke
It really served as a great learning experience for us this late in the season. I think it was perfect for this time of year. It woke us up, hit us with a dose of reality, and enabled us to go back to work. Our practices have been spirited and tough.
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.
june problem
It's not really a problem right now. In June it could be, but right now, it's not.
affect kid
For a kid who's a scorer and a shooter, that can really affect your psyche.
fear
They've been through so much, they just don't fear failure.
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.
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.
bang bigger defend dirty enjoys guys mind players position post smaller
A lot of times bigger players have to bang inside, they have to do the dirty work, they have to screen, they have to defend in the post, they have to post up. If a smaller guys doesn't mind doing that and actually enjoys doing that, he can play that position and that's what we have.
die shots tough
It's basketball, man. We live and die with that. When the tough shots are going in, I'm not complaining.
black looks poked
It's unbelievable. If you look at him, he doesn't even have a black eye. He just looks like someone who got poked in the eye. It's a little watery, but it's not even swollen.