{
  "id": 16103565,
  "title": "Jay Wright: 'I could have never anticipated' how college hoops has changed as he enters Hall of Fame",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/jay-wright-i-could-have-never-anticipated-how-college-hoops-has",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-22T20:54:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jay-wright-could-never-anticipated-205415230.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jay Wright entered the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame on Thursday, reflecting on how the landscape of the sport has evolved since he left Villanova amid the rise of the transfer portal. Wright, who led the Wildcats to two national titles, expressed surprise at the financial upheaval and transfer portal's impact on college basketball. He hopes to find a balance between compensating players fairly and maintaining their educational focus. Wright, now a special assistant to Villanova's president, sees potential in revenue sharing that allows players to profit while staying in school. The induction ceremony honored several legendary coaches, including Ted Owens, Tubby Smith, Danny Ainge, Glen Rice, and late UCLA coach Walt Hazzard. Each of these inductees made significant contributions to the sport, with their careers spanning multiple decades and numerous appearances in the NCAA Tournament.",
  "summary": "(AP) — Jay Wright saw the direction college basketball was headed four years ago, when the transfer portal began to reshape the way teams were constructed, and abruptly retired after leading Villanova to a pair of national championships.Some would argue the chaos has only gotten worse.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}