Shereka Monique Wright (born September 21, 1981) is an American

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player and coach.

Career

She is the head coach at

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. Wright retired from competitive basketball in 2006 and has worked as an assistant coach since, at Texas Tech, Alabama, and Vanderbilt. Wright was selected with the 13th overall pick in the

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by the

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. She appeared in 49 games over two seasons for the

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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.

Career statistics

WNBA

Regular season

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College

Source

Head coaching record

Source: * UT Arlington * WAC

References

External links

Purdue Boilermakers bio
1981 births Living people American women's basketball coaches American women's basketball players Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball coaches All-American college women's basketball players Parade High School All-Americans (girls' basketball) Phoenix Mercury players Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball players Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball coaches UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball coaches Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball coaches {{US-women-basketball-bio-stub