There was some speculation that a legendary college coach was in the mix for the New York Knicks' vacant head coaching job, but that won't be the case.

Former Villanova coach Jay Wright confirmed that he is not interested in the Knicks' head coaching vacancy and wishes to remain retired.

Jay Wright is enjoying retirement and won’t be the next head coach of the Knicks. And one of his former players is happy for him. “Man Thank You. Stay retired!” Knicks and former Villanova guard Josh Hart said on social media.

The New York Knicks are rumored to be interested in requesting an interview with Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd.

Usage abnormalities with star players and an overall failure to get the most out of a talented roster were leading reasons why the New York Knicks fired Tom Thibodeau this week after he guided the franchise to its first conference finals appearance in 25 seasons,

During Wednesday’s debate, each candidate had to pick a side on the thumbs up/thumbs down binary about the New York Knicks’ decision to fire Thibodeau following their Eastern Conference finals defeat to the Indiana Pacers.