Hall of Fame coach Jay Wright announced that he is retiring after 21 seasons as head men's basketball coach at Villanova.
The Wildcats said Wednesday that Wright will transition into a new role as special assistant to the president, and that Fordham's Kyle Neptune, who spent 10 years under Wright as a video coordinator and an assistant coach, will take over as Villanova's head coach.
"Over the past 21 seasons, I have had the opportunity to live out a professional dream as the head coach at Villanova," Wright wrote in a prepared statement. "Patty and I have been blessed to work with incredible, gifted young men who allowed us to coach them and brought us unmatched joy.