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Bracey Wright
Wright in action with Hapoel Jerusalem.
No. 13 – Acıbadem Üniversitesi
PositionShooting guard / Point guard
LeagueTurkish Basketball First League
Personal information
Born (1984-07-01) July 1, 1984 (age 40)
The Colony, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolThe Colony (The Colony, Texas)
CollegeIndiana (2002–2005)
NBA draft2005: 2nd round, 47th overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Playing career2005–present
Career history
2005–2007Minnesota Timberwolves
2005–2006Florida Flame
2007–2008Aris
2008–2009Joventut Badalona
2009Aris
2009–2010Oostende
2010–2011Paris-Levallois
2011Cedevita
2011–2012CAI Zaragoza
2012–2013Cedevita
2013–2014Krasnye Krylia
2014–2015Hapoel Jerusalem
2015–2016Pınar Karşıyaka
2016–presentAcıbadem Üniversitesi
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Carl "Bracey" Arman Wright (born July 1, 1984) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Acıbadem Üniversitesi of the Turkish Basketball First League.

Amateur career

Wright attended The Colony High School in The Colony, Texas. He was a high school teammate of future NBA guard Deron Williams. He was a 2002 McDonalds All American. [1] After being highly recruited out of high school, Wright played college basketball for the Indiana University Hoosiers from 2002–2004.

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.[2]

Professional 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. In 2010, Wright signed a deal with Belgian Base Oostende for the remainder of the season. He was signed in the off season 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 Cedevita in Croatia.[3] He was voted Second Team All-Eurocup and finished in 3rd place at the 2010-2011 Eurocup Final 4 Championship with his team Cedevita.[4] Wright was also the Quarterfinals Game 2 MVP for the 2010-2011 Eurocup Finals.[5] In July 2011 he signed with CAI Zaragoza in Spain.[6] He returned to KK Cedevita in July 2012.[7] In September 2013, he signed with Krasnye Krylia.[8]

In January 2014, Wright signed with Hapoel Jerusalem for the rest of the season.[9] In July 2014, he re-signed with Hapoel for three more years.[10] In the 2014–15 season, Wright averaged 13.9 points, along with 3.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists, in the 26 Israeli Super League games in which he played. In the 2015 Super League Finals, in which he faced off against Hapoel Eilat, he averaged 19 points per game, and was named the finals MVP.

On August 3, 2016, Wright signed with Acıbadem Üniversitesi.[11]

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.

Personal life

Wright met his wife Missy in Dallas,Tx in 2007. They separated in 2013 and divorced in 2016. They have two children together, Bracey Jr and Bailey. Wright is the son of Texas basketball great Carl Wright. Wright has a great appreciation the world of football(soccer) and is an avid member of the Juventus fan club. He is also known to enjoy cooking, fitness and reading. Wright now resides full time in Europe.

References

  1. ^ http://www.maxpreps.com/news/article.aspx?articleid=32f101a1-174f-e011-a486-001cc494a4ac&page=2
  2. ^ NBA.com Wolves take Wright.
  3. ^ CEDEVITA signs scoring guard Wright Archived January 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ EUROCUP 2013-14 AWARDS
  5. ^ Quarterfinals Game 2 MVP: Bracey Wright, Cedevita
  6. ^ CAI lands Bracey Wright
  7. ^ Cedevita returns Bracey Wright
  8. ^ Bracey Wright lands in Krasnie Krilya
  9. ^ HAPOEL JERUSALEM adds scorer Wright[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ Bracey Wright, Hapoel together until 2017
  11. ^ Acibadem inks Bracey Wright
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