Four Hundred and Ninety Eight. That’s how many wins Villanova’s head coach Jay Wright has amassed in his now 23rd season as a Division I men’s college basketball coach. That means he’s just two wins away from his 500th victory, a major milestone that only 62 other coaches have achieved. And Wright isn’t just approaching the mark, he’s about to burst through it Kool-Aid Man style.
We’ve discussed the big wins that have gotten Villanova’s beloved coach to this point in his career (see links above), but today we’re going to talk about the players who have made those wins possible.