The Associated Press ran a story on Villanova and the team’s struggles this season. Jay Wright was interviewed for the piece and had a few things to say that were illuminating. While staying upbeat about his team and where the program is heading, Wright at times sounds a little bit like VUhoops.com readers when...
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There has been much conversation lately among disappointed Villanova fans about whether the current downturn has been the fault of the head coach. Jay Wright has always walked on thin ice at Villanova, with calls for his job coming shortly after starting his run on the Main Line with a big recruiting class and...
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The following email has been sent out to Supporters of Villanova Basketball, VUhoops is trying to spread the message for this beneficial community outreach effort. Email from Jay Wright… For the fourth consecutive year, we are organizing a program to bring inner-city youth to our exhibition game free of charge. They cheer our players...
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The gloomy weather outside the New York Athletic Club mirrored the mood inside its halls. Some, like West Virginia coach Bob Huggins and Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim, seemed exhausted by the onslaught of conference realignment questions — which seemed to be all that anyone wanted to talk about, despite John Marinatto’ hopes that the...
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At the Big East Media Day in October, Jay Wright told reporters that he didn’t have an account on Facebook or Twitter — yesterday, that changed. On the afternoon of Tuesday, June 21, 2011, Jay Wright issued his first ever tweet: It’s great to be a part of the twitter nationless than a minute...
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When Gary Williams announced his retirement yesterday it took just moments for people to start throwing Jay Wright’s name out there. It is a dance that we have all seen before, with most major coaching jobs that have opened over the last few years. Jay Wright is a commodity. Should we take it seriously...
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Yesterday, a source in the the University of Tennessee athletics department leaked a list of five candidates to replace Bruce Pearl as men’s basketball coach. Those five candidates were: Pittsburgh coach Jamie Dixon, Villanova coach Jay Wright, Alabama coach Anthony Grant, Texas A&M coach Mark Turgeon and Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall. Jaime Dixon...
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“We’re not going to talk. We’re just going to prove ourselves…” -Corey Fisher Here’s the full transcript from Thursday’s Villanova Conference with the Press. Jay Wright, Corey Fisher, Corey Stokes, and Antonio Pena were present and available for questions. THE MODERATOR: We’re joined by Villanova student-athletes Corey Fisher, Corey Stokes and Antonio Pena. Questions...
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Jay Wright has a new commercial out for ESPN 3D coverage of college basketball. Thanks to DIME Mag for bringing this to our attention.
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Jay Wright attended the Big East Media Day with his three senior captains, Corey Fisher, Corey Stokes and Antonio Pena this year. The foursome had a small crowd of reporters swarming about their table for most of the morning, which was about par for the course for most teams — though Providence was notably...
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