Shereka Wright

Last updated

Shereka Wright
UT Arlington Mavericks
Position Head coach
League Western Athletic Conference
Personal information
Born (1981-09-21) September 21, 1981 (age 43)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight155 lb (70 kg)
Career information
High school Copperas Cove
(Copperas Cove, Texas)
College Purdue (2000–2004)
WNBA draft 2004: 1st round, 13th overall pick
Drafted by Detroit Shock
Playing career2004–2005
Position Forward
Number50
Coaching career2006–present
Career history
As a player:
2004–2005 Phoenix Mercury
As a coach:
2006–2013 Texas Tech (assistant)
2013–2018 Alabama (assistant)
2018–2020 Vanderbilt (associate HC)
2020–present UT Arlington
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Shereka Monique Wright (born September 21, 1981) is an American basketball player and coach.

Contents

Career

She is the head coach at UT Arlington. Wright retired from competitive basketball in 2006 and has worked as an assistant coach since, at Texas Tech, Alabama, and Vanderbilt. [1]

Wright was selected with the 13th overall pick in the 2004 WNBA draft by the Detroit Shock. She appeared in 49 games over two seasons for the Phoenix Mercury and averaged 3.1 points and 1.6 rebounds over 12 minutes per game. She retired after missing the 2006 season with a torn achilles tendon. [2]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader

WNBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2004 Phoenix 24010.131.046.278.11.10.30.10.00.62.4
2005 Phoenix 25513.840.731.467.32.00.90.60.11.13.8
Career2 years, 1 team49512.036.635.471.41.60.60.30.10.93.1


College

Source [3]

Legend
  GPGames 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
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2000–01Purdue3837745.5%51.3%66.5%4.71.81.10.69.9
2001–02Purdue3056948.5%23.5%73.5%6.61.91.61.319.0
2002–03Purdue3464346.7%31.8%74.3%6.32.71.51.018.9
2003–04Purdue3366249.4%36.1%73.7%6.12.31.01.020.1
Career135225147.8%34.7%72.5%5.92.21.31.016.7

Head coaching record

Source:

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
UT Arlington (Sun Belt Conference)(2020–2022)
2020–21 UT Arlington 13–711–42nd (West)
2021–22 UT Arlington 20–811–42nd NCAA First Round
UT Arlington (Western Athletic Conference)(2022–present)
2022–23 UT Arlington 14–178–10T–8th
2023–24 UT Arlington 17–1611–95th
2024–25 UT Arlington 17–1310–6T–2nd WNIT
UT Arlington:81–61 (.570)51–33 (.607)
Total:81–61 (.570)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ↑ "Shereka Wright – Women's Basketball Coach". University of Alabama Athletics. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Shereka Wright". WNBA.com – Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  3. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  4. ↑ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  5. ↑ "2022-23 WAC Women's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved April 16, 2023.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.