Monica Wright

Monica Wright
No. 22 – Seattle Storm
Position Guard
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1988-07-15) July 15, 1988
San Antonio, Texas
Nationality American
Listed height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight 178 lb (81 kg)
Career information
High school Forest Park (Woodbridge, Virginia)
College Virginia (2006–2010)
WNBA draft 2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career 2010–present
Career history
2010–2015 Minnesota Lynx
2011–2012 Botaş SK
2012–2013 Dandenong Rangers
2013–present Bucheon KEB-Hanabank
2015–present Seattle Storm
Career highlights and awards
2x WNBA Champion (2011, 2013)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Women’s Basketball
Representing  United States
U18 and U19
2007 U19 Bratislava, Slovakia Team Competition

Monica Ashante Wright (born July 15, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the WNBA and Keflavík of the Icelandic Women's Premier League.[1] She was selected second overall by the Minnesota Lynx in the 2010 WNBA Entry Draft.[2][3]

Early life

Wright was born to Garry and Lynette Wright in San Antonio, Texas. She has an older brother named Gerard. Her family later moved to Woodbridge, Virginia. She attended Forest Park High School. At Forest Park, she averaged 22.6 points, 9.0 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 4.0 steals per game. She was also the Gatorade Virginia Player of the Year and was ranked No. 2 guard and No. 11 player overall in the nation.

Wright was named a WBCA All-American.[4] She participated in the 2006 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored eleven points,[5] and earned MVP honors for the White team.[6]

College

Wright attended the University of Virginia. In her freshman year as a Cavalier she was named the ACC Rookie of the Year. In the 2007-08 season she was named to the ACC All-Defensive Team and also notched her 1000th point. She missed being named to the All-ACC first team by two points that season. As a junior, Wright was named to the All-ACC defensive team and was also rewarded with a spot on the All-ACC first team as the league's top scorer. As a senior Wright was named ACC Player of the Year, ACC Defensive Player of the Year, and National Defensive Player of the Year.[7]

Virginia statistics

Source[8]

Legend
  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
2006-07 Virginia 34 512 41.2 24.0 76.3 6.0 2.2 2.3 0.4 15.1
2007-08 Virginia 34 598 46.8 36.0 73.7 5.0 2.5 2.4 0.6 17.6
2008-09 Virginia 34 696 42.0 28.5 74.5 5.6 3.1 2.8 0.2 20.5
2009-10 Virginia 31 734 44.6 31.3 81.1 6.5 2.5 3.7 0.6 23.7
Career Virginia 133 2540 43.6 30.1 76.8 5.7 2.6 2.8 0.4 19.1

USA Basketball

Wright was selected as a member of the USA Women's U19 team which won the gold medal at the FIBA U19 World Championship in Bratislava, Slovakia. The event was held in July and August 2007, when the USA team defeated Sweden to win the championship. Wright averaged 9.8 points per game and led the team in steals with 21.[9]

WNBA

Wright was selected in the 2010 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx with the second overall pick.[10] She would go on to be named to the WNBA's all-rookie team.

In 2011 and 2012, Wright played off the bench, backing up at both guard and forward. She expanded her role in 2013, becoming the primary backup at shooting guard and point guard, averaging 9.0 points per game.

Wright has twice won WNBA titles, in 2011 and 2013.

On July 20, 2015, Wright was traded to the Seattle Storm in exchange for Renee Montgomery.[11]

Overseas

Wright played for Botaş SK in the TKBL in 2011, and joined the Dandenon Rangers of the WNBL in 2012. In 2013, she signed with Bucheon KEB-Hanabank of the WKBL.[12] In 2015, she signed with Keflavík of the Icelandic Women's Premier League.[13]

Awards and honors

Personal life

She was engaged to Kevin Durant

References

  1. ↑ "WNBA kani Keflavíkur lendir á þriðjudag - STAÐFEST". Karfan.
  2. ↑ "Monica Wright Biography". Virginia Sports. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  3. ↑ "Lynx draft Wright with 2nd overall pick". USA Today. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  4. ↑ "Past WBCA HS Coaches' All-America Teams". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Retrieved 1 Jul 2014.
  5. ↑ "WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Retrieved 29 Jun 2014.
  6. ↑ "WBCA High School All-America Game Team MVP's". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Retrieved 29 Jun 2014.
  7. ↑ Wright Named ACC Player of the Year
  8. ↑ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 25 Sep 2015.
  9. ↑ "Seventh FIBA Women's U19 World Championship -- 2007". USA Basketball. February 20, 2014. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  10. ↑ http://www.dailypress.com/sports/dp-spt-monica-wright-drafted-second-in-wnba,0,4310894.story
  11. ↑ Seattle Completes Trade with Minnesota; Acquires Wright
  12. ↑ Lynx’s winter jobs
  13. ↑ Stjörnuleikmaður á leið til Keflavíkur
  14. ↑ "WBCA NCAA Division I Defensive Player of the Year". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Retrieved 1 Jul 2014.
  15. ↑ "Virginia's Monica Wright named national defensive player of the year". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2016-04-08.

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