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NCAA Basketball: Ranking top eight head coaches from past 20 years

By Ryan Kay

LAWRENCE, KS - JANUARY 30: Head coach John Calipari of the Kentucky Wildcats and head coach Bill Self of the Kansas Jayhawks greet each other prior to the game at Allen Fieldhouse on January 30, 2016 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
LAWRENCE, KS - JANUARY 30: Head coach John Calipari of the Kentucky Wildcats and head coach Bill Self of the Kansas Jayhawks greet each other prior to the game at Allen Fieldhouse on January 30, 2016 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /
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CINCINNATI, OHIO – FEBRUARY 24: Jay Wright the head coach of the Villanova Wildcats gives instructions to his team against the Xavier Musketeers at Cintas Center on February 24, 2019 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI, OHIO – FEBRUARY 24: Jay Wright the head coach of the Villanova Wildcats gives instructions to his team against the Xavier Musketeers at Cintas Center on February 24, 2019 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

No. 6 Jay Wright

Wrights’s Head Coaching Accomplishments the past 20 seasons

2 NCAA Division I Tournament Champions (2016, 2018)

3 NCAA Final Fours (2009, 2016, 2018)

2 America East regular season Champions (2000, 2001)

2 America East Tournament Champions (2000, 2001)

6 Big East regular-season Champions (2006, 2014–2017, 2019)

4 Big East Tournament (2015, 2017, 2018, 2019)

16 NCAA Tournament appearances (2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)

17 seasons with 20 or more wins (98-99, 99-00, 00-01, 04-05, 05-06, 06-07, 07-08, 08-09, 09-10, 10-11, 12-13, 13-14, 14-15, 15-16, 16-17, 17-18, 18-19)

Jay Wright, Head Coach: Villanova and Hofstra

2 National championships: 50 points

3 Final Four Appearances: 45 points

8 Regular Season Conference Championships: 80 points

6 Conference Tournament Championships: 42 points

17 seasons with 20 or more wins in a season: 85 points

0 Postseason tournament championships other than the NCAA Tournament

16 NCAA Tournament berths: 32 points

334 Total Coaching Points

Wright is one of the select few current men’s college basketball coaches to have won more than one national championship. He has led the Wildcats to three consecutive Big East Tournament titles from 2017 to 2019. He has also directed Villanova to five out of six Big East regular-season titles over the past six seasons. The Wildcats under his leadership has made the NCAA Tournament every year since 2013.

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