No. 8–Kutaisi 2010 | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | Georgian Superliga |
Personal information | |
Born | Detroit, Michigan | December 7, 1988
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Career information | |
High school | Henry Ford (Detroit, Michigan) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2012: undrafted |
Playing career | 2012–present |
Career history | |
2012–2013 | EiffelTowers Den Bosch |
2013 | Orchies |
2014 | ZZ Leiden |
2014–2015 | Donar |
2015–2017 | WBC Raiffeisen Wels |
2017–present | Kutaisi 2010 |
Career highlights and awards | |
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DeJuan Wright (born December 7, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Kutaisi 2010 of the Georgian Superliga. Wright usually plays the shooting guard position. [1]
From Detroit, Wright attended Henry Ford High School and Florida International University. [2]
In the 2012-2013 season, Wright played for EiffelTowers Den Bosch in the Netherlands. On September 27, 2013 Wright signed with BC Orchies in the LNB Pro B, the second league in France. [3] He averaged 14.3 points and 5 rebounds for Orchies. Wright returned to the Netherlands on January 31, 2014 when he signed with Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden. [4]
For the 2014–15 season Wright signed in the Netherlands again, this time for Donar from Groningen. [5] On 12 March 2015, Wright was ruled out for the season after he tore his achilles. [6] He averaged 15.5 points per game till his injury.
In October 2015, he signed in Austria with WBC Raiffeisen Wels. [7]
In the summer of 2017, Wright signed with BC Kutaisi 2010 in Georgia. Since then, he has won two Georgian Cups and one Gerogian Supercup with team.
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