If it wasn’t already apparent, Tuesday night time’s blockbuster commerce between the Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks solely solidified Villanova teaching legend Jay Wright’s selection for favourite NBA staff.
New York’s acquisition of Mikal Bridges continues the staff’s outstanding transformation into the “Nova Knicks,” giving them a fourth member of the 2016 NCAA championship-winning Villanova squad. The quartet of Bridges, Donte DiVincenzo, Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart additionally spent the 2016-17 season collectively earlier than Hart graduated.
The oldest of the group took to social media on Tuesday night time to have fun his reunion with one more school teammate. Hart additionally disregarded Miami Warmth star heart Bam Adebayo’s accusation that Brunson and Hart had been tampering in commerce negotiations.
Following seven seasons with Hofstra, Wright arrived to guide the Wildcats for the 2001-02 season, effectively earlier than any of the core 4 arrived.
After lacking the NCAA Event from 2002-04, the 62-year-old led Villanova to seven consecutive March Insanity berths by the 2010-11 marketing campaign, together with a Last 4 run in 2009.
Hart arrived for the 2013-14 season and the remainder of the trio joined him two years later.
Bridges, Brunson and DiVincenzo led the Wildcats to a different title in 2018 earlier than getting into the NBA Draft.
Wright introduced Villanova to a different Last 4 in 2022 earlier than they fell to Kansas and the six-time Large East Coach of the 12 months retired.
