Billy Wright (basketball)

Billy Wright

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Western Illinois
Conference	Summit League
Record	18–37 (.327)
Biographical details
Born	(1974-09-15) September 15, 1974 Richmond, Indiana
Playing career
1992–1996	Bradley
Position(s)	Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996–2001	Ben Davis HS (JV)
2001–2006	Pike HS (asst.)
2006–2008	Pike HS
2008–2010	Western Illinois (asst.)
2010–2013	Western Illinois (assoc. HC)
2013–2014	Ball State (asst.)
2014–present	Western Illinois
Head coaching record
Overall	18–37 (.327)

Billy Wright (born September 15, 1974) is an American college basketball coach, currently leading the men's program at Western Illinois University.

Wright played point guard at Richmond High School (where he led the team to an Indiana state tite in 1992) and Bradley University. Following the close of his playing career, Wright moved into coaching. After coaching in the high school ranks for twelve years, he became an assistant coach at Western Illinois in 2008. After a short stint at Ball State during the 2013–14 season, Wright was named head coach at Western Illinois on April 15, 2014.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Western Illinois (Summit League) (2014–present)
2014–15	Western Illinois	8–20	3–13	9th
2015–16	Western Illinois	10–17	3–13	9th
Western Illinois:		18–37 (.327)	6–26 (.016)
Total:		18–37 (.327)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

External links

• Western Illinois biography