Chris Wright

Chris Wright

Player Profile

Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Bowie, Md.

High School:
St. John's Catholic (D.C.)

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 190

Position:
Guard

Experience:
HS

2007-08 (Freshman): Averaged 5.7 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game ... Scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds in win over Michigan ... Scored 14 points and had 5 assists against Jacksonville ... Scored 13 points, had four assists and three rebounds against American ... Missed all of BIG EAST play with left foot symptoms, but returned to play in the BIG EAST Quarterfinals against Villanova, scoring six points and handing out four assists.

High School: A three-time All-Met selection by the Washington Post ... First three-time All-Met in boys' basketball since Adrian Dantley (DeMatha, 1971-73) ... Scored 2,580 career points, leaving as the all-time leader in points ... Named first team All-Met as a senior ... Averaged 30.5 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 2006-07 ... He topped the 30-point mark 19 times and led the Cadets (24-9) to the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference title game ... A McDonald's All-American ... Won the three-point shooting contest at the McDonald's All-American Classic ... Played in the Jordan Brand All-Star Classic in New York ... Named the Gatorade Washington, D.C. Player of the Year as a senior ... Averaged 22.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 2 steals for WCAC finalist Cadets as a sophomore ... Played for Boo Williams AAU team during the summer.

Personal: Born on November 4, 1989 in Washington, D.C. ... The son of Orlando and Diane Wright ... Has a brother, OJ, and sister, Kiki.