FIJI and Villanova Basketball Players Team Up for Charity

'Cats, Fraternity Team Up in Charity Effort

Villanova's chapter of Phi Gamma Delta and the university's basketball team worked together to bring smiles to the faces of man children from a Philadelphia hospital.

The Fijis brought kids from St. Mary's Villa for Children to an afternoon basketball practice, where they had an opportunity to listen to coach Jay Wright give a motivational talk, meet the players, and even get some autographs and other free stuff.

"FIJI is extremely thankful for the amount of time and effort that Coach Wright and the rest of the men's basketball team put forth in helping us make this event possible," Rob Bacigalupo, Fiji's philanthropy co-coordinator said. "To see the smiles on the children's faces and the enthusiasm in their voices was truly rewarding and gratifying."

Sigma Chi Coach Gets 'Nova Ready for the Tournament

Frat Guy of the Week: Jay Wright

As Frat Boy's everywhere are putting the finishing touches on their brackets for their pools, it only seems "Wright" that Villanova University's men's basketball coach Jay Wright is the Frat Guy of the Week.

Wright graduated in 1983 from Bucknell University in Pennsylvania, where he was a brother of Sigma Chi fraternity. After college, Wright worked as an assistant at Hofstra and UNLV before being named Hofstra's head coach in 1994.

In 2001, Wright became the head coach of Villanova, and has led the Wildcats to the last 3 NCAA basketball tournaments. Villanova will take on Kentucky in the first round Friday.