Zackary Wright

Zackary Wright
No. 3 – Avtodor Saratov
Position Point guard
League VTB United League
Personal information
Born (1985-02-05) February 5, 1985
Austin, Texas
Nationality American / Bosnian
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Ellison (Killeen, Texas)
College Arkansas–Little Rock (2003–2006)
Central Missouri (2006–2007)
NBA draft 2007 / Undrafted
Playing career 2007–present
Career history
2007–2008 SG Braunschweig
2008–2009 Élan Chalon
2009–2010 Le Mans
2010–2011 Limoges CSP
2011–2012 Rethymno
2012 Cibona Zagreb
2012–2013 Spartak St. Petersburg
2013–2014 Brose Bamberg
2014 Panathinaikos
2014–2015 İstanbul BB
2015–2016 Union Olimpija
2016–present Avtodor Saratov
Career highlights and awards

Zackary Zack Wright (born February 5, 1985) is an American-born Bosnian professional basketball player who plays for Avtodor Saratov of the VTB United League.

Professional career

Wright first team was SG Braunschweig of the German ProB. As a rookie pro, he led German Pro B in scoring (24.8) and steals (3.5).

This stint was followed by three seasons in Pro A France: Élan Chalon, Le Mans Sarthe and Limoges CSP. Wright played at the French All-Star games during the 2008–09 and 2010–11 seasons and was named dunk champion in 2010–11.

In September 2011, he signed with Rethymno of the Greek League.[1] He left them in March 2012, and signed with Cibona Zagreb of Croatia for the rest of the season.[2] With Cibona he won the Croatian League

In July 2012, he signed a two year deal with Spartak St. Petersburg of Russia.[3] He left them after one season and signed with German Euroleague team Brose Baskets.[4] He left them in February 2014.[5] On February 21, 2014 he signed with the Greek powerhouse Panathinaikos for the rest of the 2013–14 season.[6]

In August 2014, Wright signed with İstanbul BB of Turkey for the 2014–15 season.[7] On August 31, 2015, he signed a one-year deal with Union Olimpija of Slovenia.[8] On March 3, 2016, he left Olimpija and signed with Avtodor Saratov of Russia for the rest of the season.[9]

National team

In 2012 he acquired Bosnian citizenship.[10] He played with the Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team at the FIBA EuroBasket 2013.

References

  1. ↑ "Rethymno bring in Zack Wright". Eurobasket.com. September 24, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Wright in Cibona!". Eurobasket.com. March 16, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Spartak St. Petersburg signs Wright". Eurocupbasketball.com. July 19, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  4. ↑ "BROSE BASKETS makes Wright decision". Euroleague.net. August 1, 2013. Archived from the original on August 4, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Brose Baskets trennen sich von Wright und Velickovic". Brosebaskets.de (in German). February 20, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  6. ↑ "PANATHINAIKOS makes Wright move in backcourt". Euroleague.net. February 21, 2014. Archived from the original on March 4, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Zack Wright pens with Istanbul B.B.". Court-side.com. August 19, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Zack Wright back in ABA League". Abaliga.com. August 31, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Zack Wright signs with Avtodor". Sportando.com. March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Amerikanac Zack Wright dobio državljanstvo BiH". basket.ba. Retrieved February 28, 2014.

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