News of Jay Wright’s retirement sent shockwaves through the college basketball world Wednesday, as the training giant leaves Villanova after 21 years, 16 NCAA competitions, 4 Final Fours and 2 nationwide champions.
Including his 7 years with Hofstra, where he had another 2 tourney journeys, Wright’s profession record was 642-282. With him on the sideline, Villanova was constantly idea to have a possibility to not just win the Big East, however go the range.
Without him, those chances are a little longer. Villanova went from +1800 to win the 2023 nationwide title to +3000 on Tipico Sportsbook. The chances stay 11th fastest however are now connected with 5 other groups.
Villanova employed Wright’s previous assistant Kyle Neptune to change him. Neptune was the head coach at Fordham last season, leading the group to a 14-win boost over the previous year with a 16-16 record. He’ll embrace a Wildcats group losing 2 of its finest gamers from this