DeJuan Wright
| No. 14 – WBC Raiffeissen Wels | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Dutch Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 7, 1988 Detroit, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Henry Ford (Detroit, Michigan) |
| College | Ferris State (2007–2008) Gillette College (2009–2010) FIU (2010–2012) |
| NBA draft | 2012: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2013 | EiffelTowers Den Bosch |
| 2013 | Orchies |
| 2014 | Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden |
| 2014–2015 | Donar |
| 2015–present | WBC Raiffeisen Wels |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
DeJuan Wright (born December 7, 1988) is an American professional basketball player. Wright usually plays the shooting guard position.[1]
From Detroit, Wright attended Henry Ford High School and a Florida International University.[2]
Career
In the 2012-2013 season, Wright played for EiffelTowers Den Bosch in the Netherlands. On September 27, 2013 Wright signed with BC Orchies in the LNB Pro B, the second league in France.[3] He averaged 14.3 points and 5 rebounds for Orchies. Wright returned to the Netherlands on January 31, 2014 when he signed with Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden.[4]
For the 2014–15 season Wright signed in the Netherlands again, this time for Donar from Groningen.[5] On 12 March 2015, Wright was ruled out for the season after he tore his achilles.[6] He averaged 15.5 points per game till his injury.
In October 2015, he signed in Austria with WBC Raiffeisen Wels.[7]
Honors
Club
- NBB Cup (1): 2014–15
- Dutch Supercup (1): 2014
Individual
- DBL All-Star (1): 2013
- DBL Dunk contest winner (1): 2013
Statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | MPG | Minutes per game | FG% | Field goal percentage |
| 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game |
| PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | Led the league | |
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 |  Den Bosch
|
DBL | 41[A] | 24.4 | .583 | .421 | .813 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 13.0 |
| 2013–14 | Leiden
|
DBL | 8 | 26.9 | .571 | .385 | .771 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 13.1 |
- ^ Including Playoff games
References
- ^ Eurobasket.com profile
- ^ "DeJuan Wright at". Draftexpress.com. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- ^ "'''Orchy inks DeJuan Wright, ex Den Bosch''' at eurobasket.com (September 27, 2013)". Basketball.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- ^ "ZZ Leiden versterkt zich met DeJuan Wright" (in Dutch). ZZ Leiden. 2014-01-31. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands
- Basketball players from Michigan
- Dutch Basketball League players
- Ferris State Bulldogs men's basketball players
- FIU Panthers men's basketball players
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- Shooting guards
- SPM Shoeters Den Bosch players
- Sportspeople from Detroit, Michigan
- Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden players