Chris Wright (basketball, born 1989)
Chris Wright (born November 4, 1989) is an American college basketball player for the Georgetown University Hoyas. He is a shooting guard but can also play as a combo guard.[citation needed]
High school
Wright is originally from Bowie, Maryland. He attended Benjamin Tasker Middle School. In 2007 he was a McDonalds All-American and had the opportunity to play in the Jordan Brand Classic. In the McDonalds All-American game he was crowned as the 3 point shooting champion.[1] His high school team was St. John's College High School and was a Washington Post All-Met from 2005–07[2][3][4] an honor only Adrian Dantley has accomplished in the last 30 years.[citation needed] In 2007 he averaged 30 points per game while leading his team to a second place finish in one of the toughest high school basketball confreneces in America,[citation needed] the WCAC. He was also named the Gatorade Washington, DC player of the year.[5]
College
On September 27, 2007, it was announced that Wright had broken is ankle during a pick up game, and that he would miss the "early part of the seaon".[6] Despite this, he was able to play the first eleven games of the 2007–08 season, where he averaged 6.2 points a game.[7] Wright reinjured his ankle in December 2007, and missed the next eighteen games. On March 13, 2008 Wright made his first appearance since the injury, playing in the second round of the Big East Men's Basketball Tournament against Villanova University, scoring six points. Wright's career highs at Georgetown University are 34 points (12/23/09, v. Harvard), twelve assists (12/12/10, v. Appalachian State), and seven rebounds (12/20/08, v. Mt. St. Mary's).[8]
Notes
- ^ "McDonald's Game: Wright, Griffin Shine". ScoutHoops.com and Scout.com. 220-03-27. Retrieved 2007-05-12.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "WINTER 2005 ALL-MET". The Washington Post Company. 2005.
- ^ "WINTER 2006 ALL-MET". The Washington Post Company. 2006.
- ^ "WINTER 2007 ALL-MET (Boys' Basketball)". The Washington Post Company. 2007.
- ^ "GATORADE BOYS' BASKETBALL POY: WASHINGTON D.C. – CHRIS WRIGHT". risemag.com. 2007-04-04. Retrieved 2007-05-12.
- ^ http://guhoyas.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/092707aac.html
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=273430046
- ^ http://espn.go.com/ncb/player/gamelog?playerId=36591&year=2009
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