Sharone Wright
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| Born | January 30, 1973 Macon, Georgia | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Southwest (Macon, Georgia) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Clemson (1991–1994) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1994: 1st round, 6th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1994–2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 4, 9, 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | Philadelphia 76ers | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–1998 | Toronto Raptors | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Hong Kong Flying Dragons | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Anwil Włocławek | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Fórum Filatélico | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Yakama Sun Kings | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Jeonju KCC Egis | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | EiffelTowers | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
| Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Points | 1974 (9.7 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 1023 (5.0 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
| Assists | 118 (0.6 apg) | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Sharone Addaryl Wright (born January 30, 1973) is a retired American professional basketball player.
Born in Macon, Georgia, he played collegiately at Clemson University from 1990 until 1994.
Wright was selected 6th overall in the 1994 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. He played four NBA seasons with the 76ers and Toronto Raptors. His best year as a professional came during his rookie season with the 76ers when he appeared in 79 games and averaged 11.4 points and 6 rebounds per game. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.
While still a member of the Raptors, Wright's NBA career was cut short by a car accident in Macon, Georgia in which he suffered multiple injuries, including broken arms and collarbone. In 203 career games, he averaged 9.7 points (from .456 FG and .618 FT), 5.0 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in 22.3 minutes per game.
He also played professionally in Spain, Poland, South Korea as well as in the Netherlands with the EiffelTowers, where he won the Dutch title as a player and also the Dutch cup. He also won the game against Real Madrid [1]
Wright later became a coach for HOOP-CAMPS in Europe.
Notes
External links
- Sharone Wright NBA statistics at basketballreference.com
- Sharone Wright is a guest on The NBA Breakdown in September 2008 (audio)
- Sharone Wright takes part in a Toronto Raptors reunion show on The NBA Breakdown in December 2008 (audio)
- [1] Wright gives an exclusive interview for Dutch fansite.
- HOOP-CAMPS basketball camp with Sharone Wright
- 1973 births
- Living people
- African-American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Canada
- American expatriate basketball people in Poland
- American expatriate basketball people in South Korea
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands
- Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- CB Valladolid players
- Centers (basketball)
- Clemson Tigers men's basketball players
- Greek Basket League players
- Jeonju KCC Egis players
- Liga ACB players
- McDonald's High School All-Americans
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- Philadelphia 76ers draft picks
- Philadelphia 76ers players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Den Bosch Basketball players
- Sportspeople from Macon, Georgia
- Toronto Raptors players
- Yakama Sun Kings players