Shereka Wright

Shereka Wright
UT Arlington Mavericks
PositionHead coach
LeagueWestern 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 schoolCopperas Cove
(Copperas Cove, Texas)
CollegePurdue (2000–2004)
WNBA draft2004: 1st round, 13th overall pick
Selected by the Detroit Shock
Playing career2004–2005
PositionForward
Number50
Coaching career2006–present
Career history
As player:
2004–2005Phoenix Mercury
As coach:
2006–2013Texas Tech (assistant)
2013–2018Alabama (assistant)
2018–2020Vanderbilt (associate HC)
2020–presentUT Arlington
Career highlights and awards
  • All-American – USBWA (2004)
  • Second-team All-American – AP (2004)
  • 2x Third-team All-American – AP (2002, 2003)
  • 2x Big Ten Tournament MOP (2003, 2004)
  • 3x First-team All-Big Ten (2002–2004)
  • Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2001)
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Shereka Monique Wright (born September 21, 1981) is an American basketball player and coach.

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
  GP Games 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

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2004 Phoenix 24 0 10.1 31.0 46.2 78.1 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.6 2.4
2005 Phoenix 25 5 13.8 40.7 31.4 67.3 2.0 0.9 0.6 0.1 1.1 3.8
Career 2 years, 1 team 49 5 12.0 36.6 35.4 71.4 1.6 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.9 3.1


College

Source[3]

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
2000–01 Purdue 38 377 45.5% 51.3% 66.5% 4.7 1.8 1.1 0.6 9.9
2001–02 Purdue 30 569 48.5% 23.5% 73.5% 6.6 1.9 1.6 1.3 19.0
2002–03 Purdue 34 643 46.7% 31.8% 74.3% 6.3 2.7 1.5 1.0 18.9
2003–04 Purdue 33 662 49.4% 36.1% 73.7% 6.1 2.3 1.0 1.0 20.1
Career 135 2251 47.8% 34.7% 72.5% 5.9 2.2 1.3 1.0 16.7

Head coaching record

Source:

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
UT Arlington (Sun Belt Conference) (2020–2022)
2020–21 UT Arlington 13–7 11–4 2nd (West)
2021–22 UT Arlington 20–8 11–4 2nd NCAA First Round
UT Arlington (Western Athletic Conference) (2022–present)
2022–23 UT Arlington 14–17 8–10 T–8th
2023–24 UT Arlington 17–16 11–9 5th
UT Arlington: 64–48 (.571) 41–27 (.603)
Total: 64–48 (.571)

      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.


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