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4-time national champion coach predicted to replace Villanova's Kyle Neptune

Sportingnews 22 Mar 2025
However, after longtime head coach Jay Wright retired, the program seemed to fall short of its usual standards ... Wright brought two national championships to the university, but since his departure, the program has not been playing up to its potential.
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St. John’s Pitino says Coach K and Jay Wright ‘probably would have been fired’ early ...

NJ 21 Mar 2025
PROVIDENCE -- Rick Pitino looks around at today’s college basketball landscape and shakes his head at all the turnover among coaches ....
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Fordham fires Keith Urgo after three seasons

Coppell Gazette 21 Mar 2025
Fordham parted ways with men's basketball coach Keith Urgo after three seasons on Thursday ... Urgo was promoted to the position in 2022 after Kyle Neptune left to replace Jay Wright at Villanova ... --Field Level Media ... ....
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Amid fight to keep basketball coach Kevin Willard, Maryland loses athletic director Damon Evans to SMU

CBS Sports 21 Mar 2025
Evans will replace Rick Hart, who helped guide SMU into the ACC last year ... SMU recently hired away Jay Hartzell from Texas to be its new president ... Neptune succeeded Jay Wright, who won two national championships at the Philadelphia-area school ... .
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Arkansas, McNeese, Drake lead men's tournament upsets; Women's NCAA Tournament begins today

CBS Sports 21 Mar 2025
Calipari fittingly passed Self with his 58th tournament win (fifth all-time) and joined Jay Wright as the only coaches to beat Self twice in the tournament.Calipari gets the chance to beat another legend.
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McNeese’s Will Wade makes bold accusation about Villanova’s coaching search

Sportingnews 20 Mar 2025
Will Wade has no filter ... "Villanova’s trying to buy a coach out who’s in the NCAA Tournament right now," Wade said. MORE ... Neptune had taken over for two-time national champion Jay Wright, and his tenure was a big step back for a well-run program ... MORE ... .
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Amid fight to keep basketball coach Kevin Willard, Maryland may lose AD Damon Evans to SMU

CBS Sports 20 Mar 2025
Southern Methodist is targeting Maryland athletic director Damon Evans for its AD role, sources told CBS Sports ... 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament ... Neptune succeeded Jay Wright, who won two national championships at the Philadelphia-area school ... .
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HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT: National champions Calipari, Self meet at AMP for right to likely face Pitino

The Call 20 Mar 2025
said ... And the No ... Kansas and St ... There have been two matchups between a then-Hall of Famer and a future inductee, with Arizona’s Lute Olson taking on Wisconsin’s Bo Ryan in 2006 and North Carolina’s Roy Williams facing Villanova’s Jay Wright in 2013 ... .
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Reactions: Xavier tops Texas to reach Round of 64 showdown with Illinois

Cincinnati.com 20 Mar 2025
Show Caption. Hide Caption. WATCH. Sean Miller, Freemantle, Conwell, McKnight on NCAA Tournament ... 6 Illinois in Milwaukee. "They're hot, man," former Villanova head coach Jay Wright said during TruTV's "Inside March Madness" studio show after the game.
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Oldest coaches in NCAA Tournament: Where Tom Izzo, Rick Pitino, more rank in 2025 March Madness field

Sportingnews 20 Mar 2025
With Mike Krzyzewski, Roy Williams, Jim Boeheim, and Jay Wright, among others, all retired, college basketball has entered a new era in recent years. Some of the nation's legendary coaches are still hanging on, however ... SN's MARCH MADNESS HQ ... 1 ... John's ... .
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2025 March Madness Bracket Picks: Last-minute tips to boost your NCAA tournament pool odds

Yahoo Daily News 19 Mar 2025
If a favored team wins and they're heavily played in your group, that logically means the earlier-round games take on extra juice ... 6 Ole Miss. Be aware that No ... Roy Williams and Coach K; Jay Wright and Jim Calhoun; John Calipari and Billy Donovan ... .
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March Madness 2025 picks: No busted brackets with these last-minute NCAA Tournament tips

Yahoo Daily News 19 Mar 2025
If a favored team wins and they're heavily played in your group, that logically means the earlier-round games take on extra juice ... 6 Ole Miss. Be aware that No ... Roy Williams and Coach K; Jay Wright and Jim Calhoun; John Calipari and Billy Donovan ... .
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Keeler: CU Buffs fans who want Tad Boyle out the door need to be careful ...

Denver Post 19 Mar 2025
They wanted more ... Dr ... Peers such as Villanova’s Jay Wright and Virginia’s Tony Bennett recently walked away at ages 60 and 55, respectively, and neither seemed thrilled with a world of transfer portals and Name/Image/Likeness contracts ... ....
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Villanova fires coach Neptune after three seasons

The Morganton News Herald 18 Mar 2025
PHILADELPHIA — Villanova fired Kyle Neptune on Saturday after a threeyear run where he succeeded Hall of Fame coach Jay Wright and failed to ever make the NCAA Tournament ... .
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