Jay Wright was the don of the Big East. In his time at Villanova he won 520 games with a .725 winning percentage. In conference he had 244 wins and a glittering .665 winning percentage. Since the reconfiguration of the Big East, Wright’s teams have won either the regular season or tournament championship every year. In Wright’s tenure the Wildcats went to the Elite Eight five times, the Final Four four times, and won the title twice. With his departure there is a gaping hole coming available at the top of the conference.
Villanova isn’t going to just fall off the map.