-
Quick Poll
Loading ...-
Jay Wright Interviewed
Video/Interview by Dewey Hammond of PlaymakerMobile.com Read more
Jay Wright to Coach USA Men’s Select Team
Villanova head basketball coach Jay Wright will serve as co-coach of the USA Basketball Select Team, which is a group of 20 current college players that will help train the USA National Team. Coach Wright will share coaching duties with Washington’s Lorenzo Romar during the training sessions to be held in Las Vegas from July 19-23.
Wright has coached for USBasketball on three previous occasions; in 2000 he was an assistant coach for the World Championship for Young Men Qualifier, in 2005 he was the Head Coach for the World University Games, and in 2007 he coached the Pan Am games. Read more
Sportsperson of the Year: Jay Wright
Last night, Mike asked us to vote. This morning we learned that on the strength of Villanova’s Final Four run last March, Jay Wright was selected Daily NewsSportsperson of the Year. He won over the likes of Donovan McNabb, Cliff Lee, Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, and Scotty Reynolds (of “The Shot” fame). Always humble, Coach Wright said, ”I think I would have voted for Chase Utley, just because he was such a beast in the World Series.” Read more
Go! Vote for Jay!
The Daily News is running their 2009 Sportsperson of the Year voting. Jay Wright & Scottie Reynolds are both nominated, but let’s throw our weight behind Jay as he has 40 more votes already.
Jay on Mouph Yarou
Jay Wright was on local 97.5 ESPN Radio yesterday. He talked about the question around Mouph Yarou’s age.
We’re right in the middle of working on it. Two days ago a sportswriter called us and said I found this FIBA Africa website and it had his name on it and had his birthdate as being 25.
Obviously It was the first time we ever hear do of it- we brought Mouph in, we asked him ‘did you ever play on this team?’, he said No, I don’t know the name of the team…
Jay Wright’s Record by Venue
We’re just getting a head start on meaningless statistics for the 2009-10 season.
Here is Jay Wright’s record that make up his 178-91 record for each of the venues he has coached at while being at the helm of Villanova.
Enjoy! Read more
All Time Big East Wins by Coach
We partially noted this on Twitter last week…
Here are the Big East All-Time Winningest Coaches in Conference Games.
- Jim Boeheim (356)
- Jim Calhoun (282)
- John Thompson (231)
- Lou Carnesecca (139)
- Rollie Massimino (123)
- Steve Lappas (97)
- Mike Brey (92)
- PJ Carlesimo (90)
- Rick Pitino (88)
- Jay Wright (85)
Does #6 surprise anyone else?
Jay at St. Benedict’s Coaching Clinic
Corey Stokes - a St. Ben's Alumn
In another one of those random topics… Jay Wright will be speaking at the Garden State Coaches Clinic on Friday. At the clinic, hosted by St. Benedict’s Prep, Coach Wright will discuss “Zone Offense”.
Pitt’s Jamie Dixon and Arizona’s Sean Miller will also be lecturing coaches.
St. Benedict’s is coached by Dan Hurley and is Corey Stokes and Frank Tchuisi’s alma mater.
Other players who have been through the St. Ben’s basketball program include Samardo Samuels (Louisville), Lance Thomas (Duke), Earl Smith (North Carolina), Tristan Thompson (Texas Verbal), and Greg Echenique (Rutgers).
Greatness Begets Greatness
Chuck Daly, Rollie Massimino & Jay Wright
Coach Wright graciously shared his thoughts with VUHoops.com about a very touching story we came across in an obscure radio interview given by Rollie Massimino days before Nova’s 2009 Final Four game against North Carolina. In vintage form, Rollie covered a lot of ground in that interview. However, a very striking thread emerged from the ramblings of Villanova’s beloved former coach – the richness of the coaching bloodline of the man who now roams the sidelines for the Wildcats.
Coach Mass spoke fondly about his former mentor, Chuck Daly, for whom he served as assistant coach at Penn before taking the head coaching job at Villanova in 1973. Daly went on to coach the Detroit Pistons, win NBA championships and an Olympic gold medal coaching the original “Dream Team,” earn accolades as one of the NBA’s ten greatest coaches and election to The Basketball Hall of Fame. Read more
Jay & the University Comment on Redding
Head Coach Jay Wright on Reggie Redding’s arrest…
“Reggie understands the seriousness of this matter and how it could impact the team. We will go forward as a basketball family and University to work together with Reggie to deal with this in the proper way.”
Statement from Villanova University…
A Villanova University student and member of the men’s basketball team, Reggie Redding, was arrested by Radnor Police early Tuesday morning for alleged possession of marijuana. The University has opened its own internal review of the facts to determine if Student Code of Conduct violations have occurred. The Athletic Department will also review this to decide if additional team penalties will be imposed. The University will move forward to determine outcomes as quickly as is possible and appropriate.
From the Villanovan.
