Jay Wright is done

[greenminer]

Villanova HC retires.

I think he was one of the good guys.

[UNTLifer]

Didn't realize this was already posted.  Combine these two if needed.

 

[greenminer]

 

[Quoner]

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https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/33785790/jay-wright-says-retired-villanova-basketball-coach-the-edge-always-had

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Wright said the current climate of college basketball, which now includes the transfer portal and name, image and likeness licensing deals, played a small role in his decision. But the changes also made him see that Villanova needed a fresh voice as the school moves forward.

"I think those changes are eventually going to be really good for college basketball," Wright said. "I'm so impressed with how we handled NIL as a team. Some of our guys made really good money. And they had 3.8 GPAs and they went to a Final Four. But there is a side of it where ... [Neptune and our younger assistants] are at another level than me when it comes to that stuff. They're really visionary about it. And I feel like I'm the coach that's trying to keep up with it. That impacted us where we felt like this is a good time."

 

 

Edited April 22, 2022 by Quoner
formatting from my phone bugged me, so added quote blocks