Shereka Wright

Shereka Wright

UT Arlington Mavericks
Position	Head coach
League	Western Athletic Conference
Personal information
Born	(1981-09-21) September 21, 1981 (age 43)
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: 1st round, 13th overall pick
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
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)
Stats at Basketball Reference

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:

• UT Arlington[4]
• WAC[5]

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
UT Arlington (Sun Belt Conference) (2020–2022)
2020–2021	UT Arlington	13–7	11–4	2nd (West)
2021–2022	UT Arlington	20–8	11–4	2nd	NCAA First Round
UT Arlington (Western Athletic Conference) (2022–present)
2022–2023	UT Arlington	14–17	8–10	T–8th
2023–2024	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 2021-05-26.
2. "Shereka Wright". WNBA.com – Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
3. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
4. "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
5. "2022-23 WAC Women's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved 2023-04-16.

External links

• Purdue Boilermakers bio