Long Shots: Jay Wright, Villanova, and College Basketballs Most Unlikely Champion

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31 years after the Perfect Game Villanovas shocking national championship upset over Georgetown Nova struck again with the Perfect Shot, taking down North Carolina in one of the most thrilling finishes in sports history. The shot and second national title in school history were the culmination of 15 years of Coach Jay Wright painstakingly building the unheralded program, through ups and downs, heartbreak and triumph. In Long Shots: Jay Wright, Villanova, and College Basketballs Most Unlikely Champion, ESPN senior writer Dana ONeil uses exclusive access to Coach Wright and Nova basketball to delve into the inner-workings of a championship program. In the spirit of A Season on the Brink, ONeil not only explores behind-the-scenes of the historic 2015-2016 NCAA championship season but also the improbable path that the Nova program took to college basketball immortality. In overcoming a disappointing NCAA Tournament track record, the breakup of the Big East conference as we knew it, and Novas underdog status among traditional college hoops powerhouses, Jay Wright and his team provided the blueprint for how a have-not can prevail over the blue bloods the right way the Villanova Basketball Way.

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Jay Bilas has gained prominence as a national college basketball analyst for ESPN and is also a lawyer. He resides in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dana O'Neil is a senior writer at ESPN and one of the most respected college basketball writers in the industry. She has extensive experience covering sports and Villanova in the Philadelphia area and for a national audience on ESPN. She lives in Newtown, Pennsylvania.