After 21 years as the coach of Villanova, 60-year-old Jay Wright announced his retirement on Wednesday night.
“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 reigns to Villanova’s next coach.”
The Wildcats later announced that former Wright assistant and current Fordham head coach Kyle Neptune would return to Villanova to lead the program as the next head coach.
College basketball analyst Dick Vitale weighed in on Wright’s announcement, praising the retiring head coach and wishing him the best in his new endeavors.