Jay Wright Biography
Jay Wright (Jerold Taylor “Jay” Wright Jr.) is an American college basketball coach who is currently the men’s head coach at Villanova University, a position he has held since 2001.
He previously served as head coach at Hofstra University from 1994 to 2001, leading the program to NCAA Tournament appearances in both 2000 and 2001.
Wright graduated from Council Rock High School North in Newtown, Pennsylvania where he impressed scouts with a 69-point performance against rival Malvern Prep during his senior.
Wright is a graduate of Bucknell University, in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, in 1983 where he became a member of Sigma Chi fraternity and basket team
Jay Wright Age
Wright was born on December 24, 1961, in Churchville, Pennsylvania. He is 57 years old as of 2018.
Jay Wright Wife
Wright is married to Patricia Reilly and one daughter and two sons.
Jay Wright Family
He is the son of Jerry Wright. His mother is not mentioned in his Biography.
Jay Wright Height
Details about his height are under review.
Jay Wright Salary
As the head coach of Villanova, Wright has secured a salary of $2,585,041.
Jay Wright Suits
Jay Wright Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $7 dollars.
Jay Wright NBA
After graduating from college, he got his first job as an assistant coach at Division III University of Rochester, then got his first position in Division I college basketball at Drexel University in 1986 as an assistant coach. In 1987 to 1992 he was an assistant to Rollie Massimino at Villanova. He later moved with Massimino to UNLV from 1992 to 1994.
Jay Wright Lakers
Are the lakers wright’s next destination? in this season NBA teams are already putting Wright’s name down as a top choice to take over a struggling NBA team but he declined such invitation in the past stating that he loves his job.
Wright is on the Lakers’ radar for their head coaching search, according to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne. The Lakers earlier fired Byron Scott on Sunday after two seasons in Los Angeles, including the worst record in franchise history (17-65) this season.
Jay Wright Sixers
Wright has been rumored to be the next Sixers coach going back to the era of Tony DiLeo.
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“would wright fit at UCLA” Seth Greenberg.
Wright, Villanova – Make the phone call because you have to … but it’s not gonna happen.
Jay Wright Coaching Record
| Season | School | Conf | G | W | L | W-L% | SRS | SOS |
| 1994-95 | Hofstra | NAC | 28 | 10 | 18 | 0.357 | -8.47 | -4.54 |
| 1995-96 | Hofstra | NAC | 27 | 9 | 18 | 0.333 | -13.73 | -5.46 |
| 1996-97 | Hofstra | AEC | 27 | 12 | 15 | 0.444 | -5.45 | -3.18 |
| 1997-98 | Hofstra | AEC | 31 | 19 | 12 | 0.613 | -1.79 | -4.48 |
| 1998-99 | Hofstra | AEC | 32 | 22 | 10 | 0.688 | 1.15 | -4.02 |
| 1999-00 | Hofstra | AEC | 31 | 24 | 7 | 0.774 | 5.23 | -6.03 |
| 2000-01 | Hofstra | AEC | 31 | 26 | 5 | 0.839 | 5.11 | -5.47 |
| 2001-02 | Villanova | Big East | 32 | 19 | 13 | 0.594 | 10.71 | 6.18 |
| 2002-03 | Villanova | Big East | 31 | 15 | 16 | 0.484 | 9.11 | 7.56 |
| 2003-04 | Villanova | Big East | 35 | 18 | 17 | 0.514 | 10.04 | 8.25 |
| 2004-05 | Villanova | Big East | 32 | 24 | 8 | 0.75 | 19.06 | 8.43 |
| 2005-06 | Villanova | Big East | 33 | 28 | 5 | 0.848 | 19.51 | 9.23 |
| 2006-07 | Villanova | Big East | 33 | 22 | 11 | 0.667 | 16.13 | 9.16 |
| 2007-08 | Villanova | Big East | 35 | 22 | 13 | 0.629 | 11 | 7.69 |
| 2008-09 | Villanova | Big East | 38 | 30 | 8 | 0.789 | 17.45 | 8.72 |
| 2009-10 | Villanova | Big East | 33 | 25 | 8 | 0.758 | 16.72 | 7.75 |
| 2010-11 | Villanova | Big East | 33 | 21 | 12 | 0.636 | 15.05 | 8.23 |
| 2011-12 | Villanova | Big East | 32 | 13 | 19 | 0.406 | 7.89 | 7.64 |
| 2012-13 | Villanova | Big East | 34 | 20 | 14 | 0.588 | 10.74 | 8.53 |
| 2013-14 | Villanova | Big East | 34 | 29 | 5 | 0.853 | 18.97 | 7.5 |
| 2014-15 | Villanova | Big East | 36 | 33 | 3 | 0.917 | 23.13 | 7.55 |
| 2015-16 | Villanova | Big East | 40 | 35 | 5 | 0.875 | 24.08 | 9.71 |
| 2016-17 | Villanova | Big East | 36 | 32 | 4 | 0.889 | 23.8 | 9.28 |
| 2017-18 | Villanova | Big East | 40 | 36 | 4 | 0.9 | 26.64 | 10.24 |
| 2018-19 | Villanova | Big East | 36 | 26 | 10 | 0.722 | 14.39 | 8.03 |
| Career | Overall | 830 | 570 | 260 | 0.687 | 11.06 |
Jay Wright George Clooney
In the Final Four movie, George Clooney plays Jay Wright.
Jay Wright Quotes
“It looked a lot worse than it was. Al is going to be released. He has vision and it’s going to be day-by-day prognosis now. But it’s much, much better than we initially anticipated.”
“If we have seniors like this and I’m yelling and screaming at halftime, we’re in a lot of trouble. They’ve got to take responsibility and they did.”
“It’s a calculated risk. We are confident we’ll be able to do that, but it’s still a risk. Until you get it back, it’s never in the bag.”
“It’s going to be important for him to get back playing and just feel good. The only risk he has is the exact same thing happening, but that’s the same risk as if it never happened before.”
“I’m very excited about the fact that his progress has been so encouraging. But I still would, however, encourage him to come back and have a full senior season.”
“It was crazy. We are a defensive team. We take pride in that. We just couldn’t stop them. I just never had the feeling that you can’t stop anybody.”
“We’re a defensive team. We take pride in that. And we just couldn’t stop them. …I’ve never had that feeling, where you just couldn’t stop somebody.”
“We’re expecting the doctor to say he can practice. If he is cleared, he’ll practice today right after his appointment.”
“It is an honor being picked by coaches in a league like this. Now we have to go out and earn it.”
“Is that with an asterisk? … It’s an honor because obviously the coaches have a high regard for our players. Now we have to go out and earn it.”
“What happened? I thought this was a home game for us and all of a sudden when they cut it to seven, that shocked me. Where did all those people come from?”
“I thought this was a home game for us. When they cut it to seven, (the crowd noise) shocked me.”
“I hate when everybody talks about our toughness, because we’re not the only tough team. Immediately a good, smart [opposing] coach will challenge his team.”
“Look at the teams that get No. 1 seeds. They’re always traditionally strong programs. I’m happy for all the Villanova players that we got that.”
“We’ve got very good shooters, and I don’t think it was a matter of them not being on their game. Texas just contested everything.”
“It’s good to get them the minutes. It’s encouraging to me. I can sleep at night [thinking about] the future.”
“I had mixed feelings. I wanted it to end nicely for him, but not at our expense. He had a great game and we got the win. We wanted to be focused, but there was so much going on. Our hotel looked like I spent a weekend in Scranton. My sons were wearing Gerry McNamara jerseys that the Scranton fans gave them.”
“Jason has gone through more injuries than any player we have ever coached. He has a great reservoir of faith and mental toughness. We are confident he will come back strong from this.”
“They just don’t fear failure. They’ve been through so much. They’re going to play you for 40 minutes and whatever happens, happens.”
“[The Owls are] athletic and long, and that’s what Louisville is. We’ll be playing in a tough environment, so I feel good going into that game because of the way we played against Temple.”
Jay Wright Attitude
• Build first on Values. Don’t just dive in with no foundation or plan.
In his first head coach in Hofstra, Wright has learned the difference between winning and loosing
- Stay Positive and your losses will become your Wins
- Whatever your desire or destiny — keep going
Jay Wright Villanova Salary
According to the database, Wrights earns almost $2.6 million annually
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