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

Shereka Wright

UT Arlington Mavericks
Position	Head coach
League	Sun Belt Conference
Personal information
Born	(1981-09-21) September 21, 1981 (age 40)
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight	155 lb (70 kg)
Career information
High school	Copperas Cove (Copperas Cove, Texas)
College	Purdue (2000–2004)
WNBA draft	2004 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13th overall
Selected by the Detroit Shock
Playing career	2004–2005
Position	Forward
Number	50
Coaching career	2006–present
Career history
As player:
2004–2005	Phoenix Mercury
As coach:
2006–2013	Texas Tech (assistant)
2013–2018	Alabama (assistant)
2018–2020	Vanderbilt (associate HC)
2020–present	UT Arlington

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]

Purdue statistics

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

References

External links

• Purdue Boilermakers bio

На других языках

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- [en] Shereka Wright

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[ru] Райт, Шерика

Шерика Моник Райт (англ. Shereka Monique Wright; род. 21 сентября 1981 года, Копперас-Коув, штат Техас, США) — американская профессиональная баскетболистка, выступавшая в женской национальной баскетбольной ассоциации. Была выбрана на драфте ВНБА 2004 года в первом раунде под общим тринадцатым номером клубом «Детройт Шок». Играла в амплуа лёгкого форварда. По окончании своей карьеры вошла в тренерский штаб команды NCAA «Техас Тек Леди Райдерс». А в данное время является ассистентом главного тренера студенческой команды «Алабама Кримсон Тайд».

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