Ray Mernagh of NBE Basketball has a new story up about Villanova assistant Doug West, and the path he has traveled from the football-crazed fields of Western PA to Villanova. West credits Jay Wright with much of his success. Wright first came to ‘Nova when West was a junior, and even after West left for the NBA, their relationship got nothing but stronger.
“West could really play, obviously, but he also continuously worked on his game. He realized that would have to remain the case if he wanted to stick in the NBA, so he headed back to the place he by then considered his second home. The young Jay Wright was waiting for him, eager to work. “We’d meet every morning at 6 AM at a court that was right next to the football field,” says West.”
The article also talks about how West’s experience at ‘Nova has helped him become a great coach, and his future aspirations. Here’s a hint:
“I’m blue and white,” says West, “I bleed it.”
…We like that line, Doug…
