Jay Wright started a Monday national media Zoom press conference by mentioning how Justin Moore underwent surgery for his torn Achilles tendon at 6:30 that morning, how the surgery went well, that arrangements have been made for Moore and injured Villanova reserve Jordan Longino to fly Saturday to New Orleans to join their teammates when the Wildcats face Kansas that day at the Final Four.
“If anybody can allow me to give a shout-out to our team doctor, Mike Duncan, and Dan Erickson, our trainer, who got everything set up on Sunday morning for an MRI, to get a surgeon in here to meet with Justin and his family,” Wright said.
Wright wanted to start out by explaining all that Moore did for Villanova’s team, “how unique he is in our program,” with all his varied skills. “In that sense, he’s probably our most valuable player,” Wright said. “He’s truly one of the most complete players in the country.”
