Bracey Wright
 Wright with Joventut Badalona. |
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| Position | Point guard Shooting guard |
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| League | ACB |
| Team | CAI Zaragoza |
| Born | July 1, 1984 The Colony, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| College | Indiana (Bloomington) |
| Draft | 2nd round, 47th overall, 2005 Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Pro career | 2005–present |
| Career history | Minnesota Timberwolves (2005–07) Florida Flame (2005–06) Aris BC (2007-08) Joventut Badalona (2008-09) Base Oostende (2009-10) Paris-Levallois (2010-11) KK Cedevita (2011) |
Bracey Wright (born July 1, 1984, The Colony, Texas) is an American professional basketball player.
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[edit] Amateur career
Wright attended Arbor Creek Middle School in Carrollton, TX and The Colony High School in The Colony, Texas. He was a former high school teammate of New Jersey Nets guard Deron Williams. After being highly recruited out of high school, Wright attended Indiana University from 2002–2004, where he played college basketball.
He scored 1,498 career points at Indiana and made 186 career three-pointers. Wright was named to the First Team All-Big Ten in 2004. As a junior, Wright led the Big Ten in scoring (18.3 points per game), while posting 25 or more points on seven occasions.[1]
[edit] Pro career
Wright left Indiana for the NBA after three seasons. He was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2005 NBA Draft. The Timberwolves assigned him to the Florida Flame of the D-League for the 2005-06 season. He spent one more year in Minnesota.
On July 31, 2007, he signed with the Greek club Aris BC. In 2010, Wright signed a deal with Belgian Base Oostende for the remainder of the season. He was signed in the offseason by Paris-Levallois in the French Pro A League and found a role as the starting shooting guard and back up point guard. In January 2011 he signed with KK Cedevita in Croatia.[2]. He was voted Second Team All-Eurocup and finished in 3rd place at the 2010-2011 Eurocup Final 4 Championship with his team KK Cedevita.[3]. Wright was also the Qaterfinals Game 2 MVP for the 2010-2011 Eurocup Finals.[4]. In July 2011 he signed with CAI Zaragoza in Spain for two seasons.[5]
[edit] International career
Wright was a member of the gold-medal winning USA World Championship for Young Men Qualifying Team at the 2004 FIBA Americas World Championships.
[edit] Personal life
Wright and his wife, Missy, reside in Honolulu, Hawaii with their son, Bracey Jr. Wright is the son of Texas basketball great Carl Wright. Wright has a great appreciation for world football and is an avid member of the Juventus fan club.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- NBA.com Profile
- Bracey Wright at Basketball-Reference.com
- Euroleague.net Profile
- ACB.com PProfile
- Basketpedya.com Profile
- Base Oostende Bio
- 1984 births
- Living people
- African American basketball players
- American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- Aris B.C. players
- Florida Flame players
- Joventut Badalona players
- Point guards
- Shooting guards
- Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball players
- McDonald's High School All-Americans
- Minnesota Timberwolves draft picks
- Minnesota Timberwolves players
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- People from the Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex
