Jerold Taylor "Jay" Wright Jr. is a former American college basketball coach. He served as the head coach of Villanova University from 2001 until 2022. Wright led the Villanova Wildcats to six Big East Conference championships and 16 NCAA tournament appearances in 21 seasons as head coach. Under Wright, Villanova reached four Final Fours and won two national championships in 2016 and 2018.
Wright in 2023
Jay Wright with Scottie Reynolds at a press conference on December 23, 2009
Wright speaking at the Sports Leadership Seminar at the Pentagon in 2014
Jay Wright with his wife Patricia (right) at his induction into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame in 2016
Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
The Villanova Wildcats men's basketball program represent Villanova University in men's college basketball and competes in the Big East Conference of NCAA Division I. Their first season was the 1920–21 season. Named the Wildcats, Villanova is a member of the Philadelphia Big Five, five Philadelphia college basketball teams who share a passionate rivalry.
Villanova national championship banners hanging in the rafters of the Wells Fargo Center in South Philadelphia, the home arena for the Wildcats
Championship parade in Center City, Philadelphia on April 5, 2018
Paul Arizin, the only player to have his number retired by Villanova
Darrun Hilliard