Bracey Wright

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Bracey Wright
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Wright with Nymburk in 2019
Santa Cruz Warriors
PositionAssistant coach / Player development
League NBA G League
Personal information
Born (1984-07-01) July 1, 1984 (age 39)
Dallas, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school The Colony (The Colony, Texas)
College Indiana (2002–2005)
NBA draft 2005: 2nd round, 47th overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Playing career2005–2019
Position Shooting guard / point guard
Career history
As player:
2005–2007 Minnesota Timberwolves
2005–2006 Florida Flame
2007–2008 Aris
2008–2009 Joventut Badalona
2009Aris
2009–2010 Oostende
2010–2011 Paris-Levallois
2011 Cedevita
2011–2012 Zaragoza
2012–2013Cedevita
2013–2014 Krasnye Krylia
2014–2015 Hapoel Jerusalem
2015–2016 Pınar Karşıyaka
2016–2017 Acıbadem Üniversitesi
2017–2018 Büyükçekmece
2018–2019 ČEZ Nymburk
As coach:
2023–present Santa Cruz Warriors (player development)
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Bracey Arman Wright (born July 1, 1984) is a former American professional basketball player currently working as an assistant coach and player development coach for the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers.

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Amateur career

Wright attended The Colony High School in The Colony, Texas. He was a high school teammate of future NBA guard Deron Williams. He was a 2002 McDonald's All American. [1] After being highly recruited out of high school, Wright played college basketball for the Indiana University Hoosiers from 2002 to 2004.

He scored 1,498 career points at Indiana and made 186 career three-pointers. Wright was named to the First Team All-Big Ten in 2004. As a junior, Wright led the Big Ten in scoring (18.3 points per game), while posting 25 or more points on seven occasions. [2]

College statistics

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2002–03 Indiana 303033.6.433.375.7525.02.1.8.616.2
2003–04 Indiana 292938.3.374.343.7895.42.4.9.518.5
2004–05 Indiana 262635.3.413.329.7834.82.71.1.618.3
Career858535.7.405.350.7765.12.4.9.617.6

Professional career

Wright left Indiana for the NBA after three seasons. He was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2005 NBA draft. The Timberwolves assigned him to the Florida Flame of the D-League for the 2005-06 season. He spent one more year in Minnesota.

On July 31, 2007, he signed with the Greek club Aris. In 2010, Wright signed a deal with Belgian Base Oostende for the remainder of the season. He was signed in the off season by Paris-Levallois in the French Pro A League and found a role as the starting shooting guard and back up point guard. In January 2011, he signed with Cedevita in Croatia. [3] He was named to the All-EuroCup Second Team, and finished in 3rd place at the 2010–11 EuroCup Final 4 Championship with his team Cedevita. [4] Wright was also the Quarterfinals Game 2 MVP for the 2010–11 Eurocup Finals. [5] In July 2011, he signed with CAI Zaragoza in Spain. [6] He returned to KK Cedevita in July 2012. [7] In September 2013, he signed with Krasnye Krylia. [8]

In January 2014, Wright signed with Hapoel Jerusalem for the rest of the season. [9] In July 2014, he re-signed with Hapoel for three more years. [10] In the 2014–15 season, Wright averaged 13.9 points, along with 3.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists, in the 26 Israeli Super League games in which he played. In the 2015 Super League Finals, in which he faced off against Hapoel Eilat, he averaged 19 points per game, and was named the finals MVP.

On August 3, 2016, Wright signed with Acıbadem Üniversitesi. [11]

On July 4, 2017, Wright signed with Turkish club Büyükçekmece Basketbol. [12]

International career

Wright was a member of the gold medal-winning USA World Championship for Young Men Qualifying Team at the 2004 FIBA Americas World Championships.

Coaching career

On September 18, 2023, Wright was hired by the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League to be an assistant coach and player development coach. [13]

Personal life

Wright along with wife, Jasmine, have 4 children Bracey Jr, Bailey, Aaliyah and Sade. Wright is the son of SMU basketball great Carl Wright. Wright has a great appreciation for the world of football (soccer) and is an avid member of the Juventus fan club. He is also known to enjoy cooking, fitness and reading.

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  3. ↑ CEDEVITA signs scoring guard Wright Archived January 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "2014-15 - Welcome to 7DAYS EuroCup". www.eurocupbasketball.com. Archived from the original on April 16, 2010. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
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  6. ↑ "CAI, arriva anche Bracey Wright". Sportando. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  7. ↑ "Croatian Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - eurobasket News". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  8. ↑ "Bracey Wright lands in Krasnie Krilya - Court Side Newspaper". Court Side Newspaper. 2013-09-16. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
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  13. ↑ "Santa Cruz Warriors Announce 2023-24 Coaching Staff". NBA.com. September 18, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
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