The Wright Stuff

In 28 seasons as a collegiate head coach, the last 21 at Villanova, Jay Wright won 642 games and led the Wildcats to national championships in 2016 and 2018, and to Final Four appearances in 2009 and 2022. He is the winningest coach in Villanova history with 520 victories. Wright was the dean of Big East head coaches, with his Wildcats having won or shared eight regular-season conference titles and were five-time Big East tournament champions.

NCAA TOURNAMENT:

Qualified

Sweet Sixteen

Elite Eight

Final Four

Champions

Win 100

Nov. 25, 2000

Defeated Stony Brook, 72-60

Win 200

Nov. 27, 2005

Defeated Lehigh, 84-47

Win 300

March 28, 2009

Defeated Pitt, 78-76, to advance to Final Four

Win 400

Feb. 7, 2014

Defeated Seton Hall, 70-53

Win 500

Feb. 11, 2017

Defeated Xavier, 73-57

Win 600

Dec. 16, 2020

Defeated Butler, 85-66

36

35

HOFSTRA

VILLANOVA

33

32

30

30

29

28

26

26

25

24

24

24

22

22

22

21

20

19

19

18

18

15

13

12

10

9

’94-

’95-

’96-

’97-

’98-

’99-

’00-

’01-

’02-

’03-

’04-

’05-

’06-

’07-

’08-

’09-

’10-

’11-

’12-

’13-

’14-

’15-

’16-

’17-

’18-

’19-

’20-

’21-

’95

’96

’97

’98

’99

’00

’01

’02

’03

’04

’05

’06

’07

’08

’09

’10

’11

’12

’13

’14

’15

’16

’17

’18

’19

’20

’21

’22

NCAA TOURNAMENT

3

4

4

5

5

5

5

7

7

7

8

8

8

8

10

10

11

12

12

13

13

14

Tournament canceled

because of pandemic

15

16

17

18

18

19

SOURCES: Villanova University; Sports Reference LLC

JOHN DUCHNESKIE / Staff Artist

The Wright Stuff

In 28 seasons as a collegiate head coach, the last 21 at Villanova, Jay Wright won 642 games and led the Wildcats to national championships in 2016 and 2018, and to Final Four appearances in 2009 and 2022. He is the winningest coach in Villanova history with 520 victories. Wright was the dean of Big East head coaches, with his Wildcats having won or shared eight regular-season conference titles and were five-time Big East tournament champions.

NCAA TOURNAMENT:

Qualified

Sweet Sixteen

Elite Eight

Final Four

NCAA Champions

LOSSES

WINS

HOFSTRA

18

10

’94-’95

18

9

’95-’96

15

12

’96-’

97

12

19

’9

7

-’98

10

22

’98-’99

Win 100

Nov. 25, 2000

Defeated Stony Brook, 72-60

7

24

’99-’00

5

26

’00-’01

13

19

VILLANOVA

’01-’02

16

15

’02-’0

3

17

18

’0

3-’04

Win 200

Nov. 27, 2005

Defeated Lehigh, 84-47

8

24

’04-’05

5

28

’05-’06

11

22

’06-’

07

13

22

’0

7

-’08

Win 300

March 28, 2009

Defeated Pitt, 78-76, to advance to Final Four

8

30

’08-’09

8

25

’09-’10

12

21

’10-’11

19

13

’11-’12

Win 400

Feb. 7, 2014

Defeated Seton Hall, 70-53

14

20

’12-’13

5

29

’13-’14

3

33

’14-’15

Win 500

Feb. 11, 2017

Defeated Xavier, 73-57

5

35

’15-’16

4

32

’16-’17

4

36

’17

-’18

10

26

’18-’19

Win 600

Dec. 16, 2020

Defeated Butler, 85-66

7

24

’19-’20

7

18

’20-’21

30

8

’21-’22

= Tournament canceled because of pandemic

SOURCES: Villanova University; Sports Reference LLC

JOHN DUCHNESKIE / Staff Artist

The Wright Stuff

In 28 seasons as a collegiate head coach, the last 21 at Villanova, Jay Wright won 642 games and led the Wildcats to national championships in 2016 and 2018, and to Final Four appearances in 2009 and 2022. He is the winningest coach in Villanova history with 520 victories. Wright was the dean of Big East head coaches, with his Wildcats having won or shared eight regular-season conference titles and were five-time Big East tournament champions.

NCAA TOURNAMENT:

Qualified

Sweet Sixteen

Elite Eight

Final Four

NCAA Champions

LOSSES

WINS

HOFSTRA

18

10

’94-’95

18

9

’95-’96

15

12

’96-’

97

Win 100

Nov. 25, 2000

vs. Stony Brook

12

19

’9

7

-’98

22

’98-’99

10

7

24

’99-’00

5

26

’00-’01

VILLANOVA

13

19

’01-’02

16

15

’02-’0

3

Win 200

Nov. 27, 2005

vs. Lehigh

17

18

’0

3-’04

8

24

’04-’05

5

28

’05-’06

11

22

Win 300

March 28, 2009

vs. Pitt

’06-’

07

13

22

’0

7

-’08

8

30

’08-’09

8

25

’09-’10

Win 400

Feb. 7, 2014

vs. Seton Hall

12

21

’10-’11

19

13

’11-’12

14

20

’12-’13

5

29

’13-’14

3

33

’14-’15

5

35

’15-’16

4

32

’16-’17

4

36

’17

-’18

10

26

Win 500

Feb. 11, 2017

vs. Xavier

’18-’19

7

24

’19-’20

7

18

’20-’21

8

30

’21-’22

Win 600

Dec. 16, 2020

vs. Butler

=

Tournament canceled

because of pandemic

SOURCES: Villanova University; Sports Reference LLC

JOHN DUCHNESKIE / Staff Artist