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Jay Wright      

Basketball Analyst & Former Head Basketball Coach of the Villanova Wildcats; 2016 & 2018 NCAA Champions

Hall of Fame Head Coach Jay Wright serves as a studio and game analyst for CBS Sports throughout the college basketball season. The six-time Big East Coach of the Year also serves as a studio analyst for the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship.

Wright, who won two National Championships and made four Final Four appearances with Villanova, retired from coaching following the 2021-2022 season after guiding the Wildcats to the Final Four.

Wright took over the Villanova program in 2001, amassing a 520-197 record (.725) in 21 seasons at the helm; he is the program’s all-time wins leader. He led the Wildcats to two National Championships (2016 and 2018) and four Final Four appearances (2009, 2016, 2018 and 2022) and was honored as the Associated Press Men’s College Basketball Coach of the Decade in 2020. He guided Villanova to eight Big East regular-season titles and five Big East tournament championships. Wright was named Big East Coach of the Year six times, Naismith National Coach of the Year twice and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021.

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Jay Wright retiring as head coach of Villanova Wildcats
Villanova men's basketball coach Jay Wright announced his retirement Wednesday night after 21 seasons leading the Wildcats.
Jay Wright talks about why he's stayed at Villanova so long
Villanova coach Jay Wright was asked today if he had ever been tempted to leave the school, and he acknowledged that he was. - Philly.com Staff, Philadelphia ...
WATCH: Jay Wright was the calmest person in Houston on buzzer ...
Jay Wright had just one, simple response when Kris Jenkins went up for the final shot of the game. "Bang."

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