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
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We were getting stops and keeping it out of Quincy's hands. And those shots turned into fast-break opportunities for us.
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You know what it is going into the season. You've just got to prepare yourself for it.
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When I saw (athletic trainer) Jeff (Pierce) walk into the office with an x- ray, I was preparing myself for the worst. But this turned out to be great news.
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Given the circumstances, I understand why it took longer.
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Getting on the bus, police officers know everybody. People walking down the street know all the players' names. It is fun, but it is a challenge.
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I don't think we understand how hard people are going to come at us. These guys have never gone through a season like this, ranked early, getting so much attention. Everyone else wants to make their name off you. You can't imagine how hard people come at you.
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I don't think I've ever used the word grind, but I've found myself using that word a lot to describe this season. There was just never a time to relax this season. There was not one second to relax. But that's the sign of a great league.
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I could see this playing out at the end (as a storybook McNamara ending) with the way he was hitting the threes but I didn't want it to happen at our expense. I was pleased that he had a great game and that we won.
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I always wanted to be here. My wife went to Villanova. This is a great area for college basketball.
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I wouldn't have known that if they didn't bring it up on the screen.
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I wouldn't wish what happened to them on any other class. I wouldn't want to go through it again.
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If we have seniors like this and I'm yelling and screaming at halftime, we're in a lot of trouble. They've got to take responsibility and they did.
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I got to see exactly what I wanted to see.
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I don't ever think I used the word grind about a season and I found myself using it at the end of this one. There was never a time to relax and that's a positive for a great league. We never had to get our guys ready. I'd rather have it that way when every game was a big game.