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 will sit down when the season is over and we will gather all the information, and there is no one that wants what's best for him more than any of us. I have been incredibly impressed with the way he has handled this.
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I wanted to be here. This is the best place in the world for me to coach. This is my hometown; my wife went to Villanova; it's the greatest college basketball town in the country. This is a dream for me.
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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.
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One of the things you can't hide is how a player is going to play in the most stressful conditions, when the big lights are on. You throw them into the fire, you see how they respond. You know if they're a player or not. You can just see it in their face. You can see it their confidence level. And in those two, they responded the best in the biggest game.
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We've not been paying attention to the polls. We really want to be concerned with being the best team we can be at the end of the year.
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It's the best possible news we could have had.
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They were on the top of every aspect of their game. We will learn from this. You've got to beat the best team in their own house.
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This is the best news we possibly could have gotten.
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I thought that might have been one our best defensive efforts of the season. They are a very tough, physical team and we always worry about being a small team because of our guards that I thought we handled their toughness with quickness and toughness defensively.
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I think what we all see in (Florida) this year is an outstanding team. They really play off each other -- five guys double-figure (scoring), and for us it's a different kind of challenge. We realize we are getting everybody's best game.
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It could end in two games. And if it does, as long as we're giving our best effort, I'm proud of them.
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I think they are probably the best defensive team in the tournament, ... They are very well-coached, especially on the defensive end.
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I'm happy that Curtis is making an intelligent long-term decision. He has been focusing on helping his classmates. I feel he is confident in them and can now concentrate on what is best for his future.
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In the 45 minutes he was at practice, he was the best player on the floor.