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
dropped good ncaa prepare time
When we did it in the NCAA Tournament, it was kind of dropped on us. We didn't have a lot of time to prepare. I feel good that we have a little more time to prepare and play that way.
east environment good incredible league lose played prepared team
Obviously, that was an incredible Big East battle. I think that's what this league is going to be about. We haven't played a team this good in an environment like this. I was actually prepared to come in here and lose and learn.
prepare
You know what it is going into the season. You've just got to prepare yourself for it.
four happy minutes pain played prepared
We're always prepared not to have him and it's been that way for four years. We're happy for him personally. He isn't in pain and he played 26 minutes that way.
blew hit night prepared three
You have to be prepared to have an off-shooting night and still win. We could have hit two or three more threes and everyone would have said we blew them out.
amazed days few prepared saw until watching
It's incredible. We all saw what happened, we were there. I was prepared up until a few days ago not to have him for this game. I'm just amazed watching him do this. It's a miracle, that's all I can say.
basketball decision difficult leave position prepared surprised thinking
It?s a chance. He understands that. When we recruited him, he never said that he wanted to leave early. I think he?s as surprised that he?s in this position and had to make a decision as anybody. And that?s what was so difficult for him. He was not prepared to make this decision during the basketball season. He was not even thinking about it.
coaches guys help prepare
Our coaches and our guys have a feel for that team. We know them and that should help us prepare for them. But, on the other hand, they know us too.
adjust almost beat challenged east ferocious finesse level matched matter night physical physically playing prepared record style team teams
I think night in and night out the level of physical play you're going to be matched with will be something they'll have to adjust to. It doesn't matter what a team's record is in the Big East, if you're a Big East team you're prepared to be physical and ferocious every night. I don't know of any teams have a finesse style of play. It's almost like playing football, where you can physically get beat up. You're going to get physically challenged every night.
pictures
We're going to do it nicely, so he'll do it with me and he'll be in the pictures with his classmates.
doctor expecting practice today
We're expecting the doctor to say he can practice. If he is cleared, he'll practice today right after his appointment.
god
We're right where we wanted to be right now. Honestly, I didn't think it would take this long. God had other plans. We had some struggles.
gives size
We're going to need him. He gives us more size out on the perimeter.
extra hit pass
When we double-teamed them, they made the extra pass and hit the 3.