Villanova men’s basketball coach Jay Wright is retiring, he announced Wednesday night. The Athletic’s Shams Charania was the first to report that retirement was likely
Wright, 60, had wrestled with the decision privately throughout the offseason, sources with knowledge of the situation tell Sports Illustrated. Eventually, the Hall of Fame coach elected to move on, a decision that will reverberate around a sport already experiencing plenty of coaching turnover.
“It’s time for us to enter a new era of Villanova basketball,” Wright wrote in a statement. “After 35 years in coaching, I am proud and excited to hand over the reins to Villanova’s next coach.”
