Shereka Wright
| UT Arlington Mavericks | |
|---|---|
| Position | Forward |
| Number | 50 |
| Coaching career | 2006–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2004–2005 | Phoenix Mercury |
| As coach: | |
| 2006–2013 | Texas Tech (assistant) |
| 2013–2018 | Alabama (assistant) |
| 2018–2020 | Vanderbilt (associate HC) |
| 2020–present | UT Arlington |
Shereka Monique Wright (born September 21, 1981) is an American basketball player and coach.
Career
She is the head coach at UT Arlington. Wright retired from competitive basketball in 2006 and has worked as an assistant coach since, at Texas Tech, Alabama, and Vanderbilt.[1]
Wright was selected with the 13th overall pick in the 2004 WNBA draft by the Detroit Shock. She appeared in 49 games over two seasons for the Phoenix Mercury and averaged 3.1 points and 1.6 rebounds over 12 minutes per game. She retired after missing the 2006 season with a torn achilles tendon.[2]
Purdue statistics
Source[3]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | Purdue | 38 | 377 | 45.5% | 51.3% | 66.5% | 4.7 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 9.9 |
| 2001–02 | Purdue | 30 | 569 | 48.5% | 23.5% | 73.5% | 6.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 19.0 |
| 2002–03 | Purdue | 34 | 643 | 46.7% | 31.8% | 74.3% | 6.3 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 18.9 |
| 2003–04 | Purdue | 33 | 662 | 49.4% | 36.1% | 73.7% | 6.1 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 20.1 |
| Career | 135 | 2251 | 47.8% | 34.7% | 72.5% | 5.9 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 16.7 |
Head coaching record
Source:
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UT Arlington (Sun Belt Conference) (2020–2022) | |||||||||
| 2020–2021 | UT Arlington | 13–7 | 11–4 | 2nd (West) | |||||
| 2021–2022 | UT Arlington | 20–8 | 11–4 | 2nd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| UT Arlington (Western Athletic Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022–2023 | UT Arlington | 14–17 | 8–10 | T–8th | |||||
| 2023–2024 | UT Arlington | 17–16 | 11–9 | 5th | |||||
| UT Arlington: | 64–48 (.571) | 41–27 (.603) | |||||||
| Total: | 64–48 (.571) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Shereka Wright – Women's Basketball Coach". University of Alabama Athletics. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ "Shereka Wright". WNBA.com – Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ "2022-23 WAC Women's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
External links
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