Billy Wright (basketball)
Billy Wright (born September 15, 1974) is an American college basketball coach, currently leading the men's program at Western Illinois University.
Wright played point guard at Richmond High School (where he led the team to an Indiana state tite in 1992) and Bradley University. Following the close of his playing career, Wright moved into coaching. After coaching in the high school ranks for twelve years, he became an assistant coach at Western Illinois in 2008. After a short stint at Ball State during the 2013–14 season, Wright was named head coach at Western Illinois on April 15, 2014.[1]
Head coaching record
| Season |
Team |
Overall |
Conference |
Standing |
Postseason
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| Western Illinois (Summit League) (2014–present)
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| 2014–15 |
Western Illinois |
8–20 | 3–13 | 9th |
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| 2015–16 |
Western Illinois |
10–17 | 3–13 | 9th |
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| Western Illinois: |
18–37 (.327) | 6–26 (.016) |
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| Total: | 18–37 (.327) | |
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion
Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion
Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion |
References
External links
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- Lewis (1910–1911)
- Albert Walrath (1911–1914)
- E. S. Dowell (1914–1915)
- Erskine Jay (1915–1920)
- C. J. Roberts (1920–1921)
- Ray Haberman (1921–1922)
- Gerald Pugh (1922–1923)
- Howard Hawkes (1923–1926)
- Ralph Barclay (1926–1929)
- Ray Hanson (1929–1941)
- Wix Garner (1941–1942)
- Ralph Barclay (1942–1943)
- Bob Barnwell (1943–1946)
- Ray Hanson (1946–1947)
- Stix Morley (1947–1969)
- Guy Ricci (1969–1973)
- Walt Moore (1973–1977)
- Jack Margenthaler (1977–1992)
- Jim Kerwin (1992–2003)
- Derek Thomas (2003–2008)
- Jim Molinari (2008–2014)
- Billy Wright (2014– )
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