Everything you need to know about Jay Wright retiring from Villanova, NBA rumors and more

Longtime Villanova Wildcats head coach Jay Wright is reportedly retiring. Here’s all the information we know about the shocking college basketball news.

Fresh off a farewell tour for Coach K, the college basketball world has more goodbyes to say this spring with Jay Wright reportedly retiring from his post at Villanova.

Wright and the Wildcats have been incredibly successful over the past seven years. He won national titles in 2016 and 2018 and went to the Final Four this year.

Now Wright is calling it quits after two decades in charge.

Jay Wright salary and net worth

Wright made $6.1 million per year at Villanova this past season, according to USA Today.

How old is Jay Wright?

Wright turned 60 years old in December. When he got the Villanova job in 2001, he was 40 years old.

Jay Wright NBA rumors

As soon as word of Wright’s retirement hit the internet, immediately speculation about Wright going to the NBA emerged. The Lakers are in need of a new head coach and the 76ers are nearby in Philadelphia. Pretty much any team that lets go of their head coach this year

Just as quickly, Adrian Wojnarowski made a pretty declarative statement putting aside the idea of Wright coming out of retirement to join an NBA team.

Jay Wright retirement is latest Hall of Fame coach to retire

Wright isn’t the first legendary head coach to retire recently. It’s the end of an era for multiple programs thanks to the retirement of Roy Williams of UNC and Mike Krzyzewski of Duke. More could be coming too.

Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim is 77 years old and has been coaching the Orange since 1976. Michigan State’s Tom Izzo has been with the Spartans since 1995 and just turned 67.

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