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Tanisha Lovely Wright (born November 29, 1983) is an American basketball coach and former player. Wright is currently the head coach of the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA. She began her coaching career as an assistant coach at Charlotte.[1] As a player, Wright played 14 WNBA seasons for the Seattle Storm, New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx and played college basketball for the Penn State Nittany Lions. She ranks fourth in school history in points scored with 1,995 points in 134 career games for Penn State. She was drafted in the 2005 WNBA Draft by the Seattle Storm.

Tanisha Wright

Wright in 2018
Atlanta Dream
Position	Head coach
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	(1983-11-29) November 29, 1983 (age 38) Brooklyn, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school	West Mifflin (West Mifflin, Pennsylvania)
College	Penn State (2001–2005)
WNBA draft	2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12th overall
Selected by the Seattle Storm
Playing career	2005–2019
Position	Shooting guard
Number	30
Career history
As player:
2005–2014	Seattle Storm
2015–2016	New York Liberty
2018	Minnesota Lynx
2019	New York Liberty
As coach:
2017–2020	Charlotte (assistant)
2020–2021	Las Vegas Aces (assistant)
2021–present	Atlanta Dream
Career highlights and awards
WNBA champion (2010) Polish National League champion (2010) Israeli National League champion (2011) 3× Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (2003–2005)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

High school career

Born in West Mifflin, she attended the suburban Pittsburgh West Mifflin Area High School, where she played basketball and soccer. She led the team to the W.P.I.A.L (Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League) basketball district finals in her junior year. The team lost a close game 81–78 to Blackhawk High School in Triple Overtime. Tanisha fouled out in the beginning of the final overtime. She led the game with 51 points. She went on to lead her team to the next seasons finals once again against Blackhawk, where she led the team in a 63–53 victory. She went on to take her team to the state finals, where they lost a close game to Allentown Central Catholic high school 56–45. The team's record was 31–1, their only loss coming in the state finals.

College career

Seasons	College
2001–2005	Penn State University

Penn State statistics

Source[2]

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
2001-02	Penn State	35	355	45.4	10.5	78.2	4.0	2.8	1.8	0.6	10.1
2002-03	Penn State	35	560	50.7	25.0	76.2	5.4	4.0	2.6	0.5	16.0
2003-04	Penn State	34	502	48.3	25.0	83.2	4.7	4.1	1.7	0.3	14.8
2004-05	Penn State	30	578	41.4	20.0	80.3	4.5	3.6	1.9	0.4	19.3
Career	Penn State	134	1995	46.3	20.0	79.5	4.6	3.6	2.0	0.5	14.9

WNBA career

Seasons	Team
2005–2014	Seattle Storm
2015–2016	New York Liberty
2018-2019	Minnesota Lynx

Wright helped the Seattle Storm win their second championship in 2010.[3]

On February 2, 2015, Wright signed as a free agent with the New York Liberty[4]

In 2017, it was announced that Wright would be sitting out part of the 2017 WNBA season to rest.[5]

On March 13, 2018, Wright signed a free agent contract with the Minnesota Lynx.[6]

Wright was traded back to the New York Liberty on April 11, 2019, in exchange for a second-round draft pick in the 2020 WNBA draft. Following the 2019 season, Wright announced her retirement.

Coaching career

The Las Vegas Aces announced the hiring of Wright as an assistant coach in 2020.[7] Wright was known as a defensive specialist and helped coached the Aces into one of the league’s best defensive teams.

Head Coach

On October 12, 2021, Wright was announced as the head coach of the Atlanta Dream.

Head coaching record

Legend

Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win–loss %
Playoffs	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW–L %	Playoff win–loss %

Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
Atlanta	2021	36	14	22	.389	5th in Eastern	—	—	—	—	Missed playoffs

Overseas career

Seasons	Team	Country
2007–2008	Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C.	Israel
2008–2009	Tarbes GB	France
2009–2010	Lotos VBW Clima Gdynia	Poland
2010–2011	Elitzur Ramla	Israel
2013–2015 2016–present	Abdullah Gul University Kayseri	Turkey

References

External links

• Charlotte 49ers profile

На других языках

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[de] Tanisha Wright

Tanisha Wright (* 29. November 1983 in Brooklyn, New York) ist eine US-amerikanische Basketballspielerin. Zuletzt spielte sie 2019 für die New York Liberty in der Women’s National Basketball Association als Point Guard.

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- [en] Tanisha Wright

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[ru] Райт, Таниша

Таниша Лавли Райт (англ. Tanisha Lovely Wright; род. 29 ноября 1983 года в Бруклине, Нью-Йорк, Нью-Йорк, США) — американская профессиональная баскетболистка, выступавшая в женской национальной баскетбольной ассоциации. Была выбрана на драфте ВНБА 2005 года в первом раунде под общим двенадцатым номером клубом «Сиэтл Шторм». До прихода в ВНБА выступала за команду университета штата Пенсильвания «Пенн Стэйт Леди Лайонс». Играла на позиции атакующего защитника. По завершении своей карьеры вошла в тренерский штаб Билла Лэймбира, который возглавлял клуб «Лас-Вегас Эйсес». В настоящее время является главным тренером команды «Атланта Дрим».

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