So when Willard was set to take the Villanova job last month, he called Wright to get his blessing. “Yeah, I told him that he’s the right guy at the right time,” Wright told NJ Advance Media at the ...

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Kevin Willard paid homage to Villanova basketball standard-bearer Jay Wright on Wednesday and pledged ...

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Kevin Willard paid homage to Villanova basketball standard-bearer Jay Wright on Wednesday and pledged to foster the Wright-built culture of attitude, hard work and ...

VILLANOVA, Pa. -- Kevin Willard paid homage to Villanova basketball standard-bearer Jay Wright on Wednesday and pledged to foster the Wright-built culture of attitude, hard work and toughness ...

After leading Maryland to a Sweet 16 appearance, Kevin Willard will be tasked with turning around a Villanova program that hasn't been to the NCAA Tournament since Jay Wright left in 2022.

Whatever controversy his comments in the NCAA tournament may have kicked up, Kevin Willard always maintained ... the process was none other than Jay Wright, Willard’s former adversary over ...