Jay Wright — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2021 class)
Led Villanova Wildcats to two national championships (2016, 2018)
Two-time Naismith National Coach of the Year
Served as Head Basketball Coach at Villanova University from 2001 until 2022
Coached Hofstra University from 1994 to 2001, leading the program to NCAA tournament appearances in 2000 and 2001
Graduated from Bucknell University, majoring in economics and sociology

Biography

Jerold Taylor "Jay" Wright Jr. is an American former college basketball coach, widely recognized for his successful tenure at Villanova University. Born on December 24, 1961, in Churchville, Pennsylvania, Wright grew up a fan of Villanova. He attended Bucknell University, where he played varsity basketball for three seasons and majored in economics and sociology, graduating in 1983.

Wright began his coaching career as an assistant at the University of Rochester and Drexel University.