UPDATE (Tuesday, 12:41 p.m.): SNY reports “(Jay) Wright would need to be ‘overwhelmed by the opportunity’ to even consider leaving Villanova for another job. This echoes a report from The Athletic’s Dana O’Neill, who noted Monday, ‘source told me Jay Wright is not going anywhere. Not to the Knicks. Not to the Sixers. Not to Oz. His house is for sale. He’s not.’"

On Monday morning, NJ Advance Media contributor Adam Zagoria reported for Forbes that “league sources say Villanova coach Jay Wright could become the next head coach of the Knicks. ‘There is a strong possibility that Jay Wright in New York could happen,’ one league source said. ... Reached by text Sunday, Wright did not offer a comment on the matter, while a Villanova spokesman said the school does not comment on speculative reports.”

On Monday night, the New York Post reported “the feelings are not mutual, according to an NCAA source close to the situation. ‘Jay loves Villanova, Jay loves Villanova,' the source said. The source indicated Wright has not completely ruled out the NBA in the future for the perfect job, but indicated the Knicks franchise currently has not been a paradise under the ownership of James Dolan.”

Wright’s name has been linked several times during the years to the NBA. And why not? He’s a two-time national champion with Villanova. However the New York Post reports that “the impression from people who know Wright is that the only job he’d leave Villanova for is the 76ers.”

Almost two years ago, Wright told the New York Post that not being interested in the Knicks wasn’t about owner James Dolan, who’s in the middle of overhauling the team’s front office.

“It’s not that you’re not interested, I just don’t want to leave,” Wright said then. “It’s the Knicks. You love the Garden, you love New York City, you love the Knicks. I just know I don’t want to leave Villanova.”

Villanova (19-6, 8-4) is in third place in the Big East and ranked No. 12 in the nation.

Dolan fired head coach David Fizdale in December and team president Steve Mills earlier this month. N.J. native and NBA-uber agent Leon Rose is expected to take over as Knicks president.

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