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
felt knew
That was a lot of heart. He said he felt good, but I knew he'd tell me that.
basketball college fortunate great
That was a great college basketball game. We were very fortunate to get out of here with the win.
basketball college difficult great life minds move next win
That was a great college basketball game. It's difficult to take but we have to. It's part of life and you move on. We have to win the next one that's what's on our minds now.
experience game good
That was a good experience for us. I think this game is going to really make us stronger.
anniversary great house remember split
That was an old-fashioned split the house like we all remember and that was a great way for the 50th anniversary to be played. It was cool.
good programs respond
That's what good programs do. We respond to these situations.
best great known players
I would never have known he had 32 points. He does so much for us. He's a great leader. I think he's one of the best players in the country.
knew shocked wish
I wish I could tell you I knew this was going to happen, but I just think we're always going to win. I'm more shocked when we lose.
defensive effort guys intense kept matter pleased possession proud score
I was very pleased with our defensive effort, no matter what the score was we kept a very intense effort each possession and I was proud of our guys for that.
fever game pitch played
I was very pleased, very proud. We played every possession. We played at fever pitch and that's what put the game away early.
concerned helped joining motivation playing senior team
I think our team playing well helped him. I know he's very concerned about joining this group, his senior class. That was always his motivation and I didn't want to take that motivation away from him.
blame sure
You don't blame it on being tired... I'm sure they were tired, too.
ball both coaching decision gets hands player
You just feel like they take coaching out of your hands. You just feel like, 'I got a coach out there, we're going to put the ball in his hands and then he's going to make the right decision and he does it every time. If he gets fouled, he's going to make the shots, both of them. I think I've said this before. I had Speedy Claxton (at Hofstra) who was just like that. I never thought I would get another player like that, and I have two of them. I don't know, I did something right.
cunningham great guarded jason
Will Sheridan did a great job, he guarded him most of the time. Jason (Fraser) also guarded him, Dante Cunningham guarded him.