35-5, 16-2 Big East; lost 69-67 in Big East Tournament championship game to Seton Hall, won 77-74 against North Carolina in NCAA Tournament final.
Jay Wright is coming off of his finest season as a head coach, and he’ll prepare to try and do it again in his 16th year at Villanova. He led his team to a national title after falling short of a Big East Tournament championship repeat. Wright has compiled a 354-157 (.693 percent) record over the years as the Wildcats' head coach, and will look to add more wins to his name. Since the Big East realigned in 2013, he has been named the conference's Coach of the Year--sharing the honor last season with Seton Hall's Kevin Willard--every year.