TrayVonn Wright (born December 26, 1991) is an American professional

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player for Surrey Scorchers in the

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. Standing at 2.01 m (6'7"), he plays the

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position. After playing five years of

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, Wright entered the

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, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

High school career

Wright played high school basketball at

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. He was a three-year starter and four-time all-conference performer, being named to the Class 4A all-state first team as a senior. He Averaged 14 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks per game and was named Mississippi Valley Conference West Division Player of the Year

College career

As a freshman Wright played 29 games, producing 5.7 points and 3.4 rebounds per game with a total of 23 blocks. As a sophomore Wright played in 31 contests, and improved his numbers, averaging 7.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game, improving his playing time to 23.7 minutes per game. During the next two years, his number improved a lot and during his sophomore season, he went on to average 11.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

, Wright joined WBC Raiffeisen Wels of the

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. On December, he left the team and moved to

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of the

. He stayed at the club for two seasons and was included to the

All-Defensive First Team twice. On June 8, 2016, Wright joined

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of the

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, being one of the top blockers of the league. On June 14, 2017, he joined Rethymno Cretan Kings of the

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. On November 7, 2017, he left Cretan Kings and returned to

of the

after one year. On January 31, 2019, he joined the

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of the British NBL from the Leicester Riders and made his debut in an 85–79 victory against Team Newcastle on February 2, 2019. On September 11, 2020, he joined the Surrey Scorchers of the

References

External links

ESPN.com ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileRealGM.com Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Trayvonn 1991 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Austria American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Sweden American expatriate basketball people in the United Kingdom American men's basketball players Basketball players from Iowa Borås Basket players Flyers Wels players Leicester Riders players North Dakota State Bison men's basketball players Power forwards (basketball) Rethymno B.C. players Sportspeople from Waterloo, Iowa