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Jay Wright

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Born
1961 (64 years old)
Churchville, Pennsylvania

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Manager

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Villanova

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Jerold Taylor "Jay" Wright Jr. (born December 24, 1961) is an American college basketball coach. He 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 (1994–2001), leading the program to NCAA Tournament appearances in both 2000 and 2001.

Wright has led the Villanova Wildcats to six Big East conference championships and 14 NCAA Tournament appearances in his 19 seasons as head coach. Wright took Villanova to the Final Four in 2009. Wright then led Villanova to the 2016 NCAA Championship, defeating North Carolina, and the 2018 NCAA Championship, defeating Michigan. Wright is widely regarded to be one of the best coaches in the NCAA currently.

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Bucknell

1979-1983

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Drexel	1986-1987	Assistant Manager	-	-
Villanova	1987-1992	Assistant Manager	-	-
UNLV	1992-1994	Assistant Manager	-	-
Hofstra	1994-2001	Manager	-	-
Hofstra	2000-	Coach	-	-
Villanova	2001-	Manager	-	-

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Villanova	2000-2029	-
Villanova	2000	-
Villanova	2001	-

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