Tanisha Wright

Tanisha Wright

Wright at Madison Square Garden in 2015
No. 30 – New York Liberty
Position	Guard
Personal information
Born	November 29, 1983 Brooklyn, New York
Nationality	[American
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school	West Mifflin (West Mifflin, Pennsylvania)
College	Penn State (2001–2005)
WNBA draft	2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12th overall
Selected by the Seattle Storm
Playing career	2005–present
Career history
2005–2014	Seattle Storm
2015–present	New York Liberty
Career highlights and awards
WNBA champion (2010)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Tanisha Lovely Wright (born November 29, 1983) is an American women’s basketball player for the New York Liberty. She ranks 4th in school history in points scored with 1,995 points in 134 career games. She was drafted in the 2005 WNBA Draft by the Seattle Storm.

High school career

Born in Brooklyn, New York, she attended the suburban Pittsburgh West Mifflin Area High School, where she played basketball and soccer. She led the team to the W.P.I.A.L (Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League) basketball district finals in her junior year. The team lost a close game 81-78 to Blackhawk High School in Triple Overtime. Tanisha fouled out in the beginning of the final overtime. She led the game with 51 points. She went on to lead her team to the next seasons finals once again against Blackhawk, where she led the team in a 63-53 victory. She went on to take her team to the state finals, where they lost a close game to Allentown Central Catholic high school 56-45. The team's record was 31-1, their only loss coming in the state finals.

College career

Seasons	College
2001–2005	Penn State University

Penn State statistics

Source^[1]

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
2001-02	Penn State	35	355	45.4	10.5	78.2	4.0	2.8	1.8	0.6	10.1
2002-03	Penn State	35	560	50.7	25.0	76.2	5.4	4.0	2.6	0.5	16.0
2003-04	Penn State	34	502	48.3	25.0	83.2	4.7	4.1	1.7	0.3	14.8
2004-05	Penn State	30	578	41.4	20.0	80.3	4.5	3.6	1.9	0.4	19.3
Career	Penn State	134	1995	46.3	20.0	79.5	4.6	3.6	2.0	0.5	14.9

WNBA career

Seasons	Team
2005–2014	Seattle Storm
2015–present	New York Liberty

Wright helped the Seattle Storm win their second championship in 2010.^[2]

On February 2, 2015 Wright signed as a free agent with the New York Liberty^[3]

Overseas career

Seasons	Team	Country
2007–2008	Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C.	Israel
2008–2009	Tarbes GB	France
2010–2011	Elitzur Ramla	Israel

Notes

1. "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 26 Sep 2015.
2. Voepel, Mechelle (16 September 2010). "Second title even sweeter for Storm". ESPN. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
3. Liberty Sign Wright, Swords and Allen