Monica Wright

Monica Wright

WNBA's Minnesota Lynx  – No. 22
Guard
Born	July 15, 1988 (1988-07-15) (age 23) San Antonio, Texas
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	178 lb (81 kg)
College	Virginia
Draft	2nd overall, 2010 Minnesota Lynx
Profile	WNBA Info Page
WNBA Teams
Minnesota Lynx (2010–present)
Awards and Honors
WNBA champion (2011)

Monica Wright is a professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA and Botaş SK of the Turkish Women's League.^[1] She was selected second overall by the Minnesota Lynx in the 2010 WNBA Entry Draft.^[2][3]

Early life

Born Monica Ashante Wright to Garry and Lynette Wright. She has an older brother Gerard. Her family later moved to Woodbridge, Virginia. She attended Forest Park High School. At Forest Park she averaged 22.6 points, 9.0 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 4.0 steals per game. She was also the Gatorade Virginia Player of the Year and was ranked No. 2 guard and No. 11 player overall in the nation.

Wright was named a WBCA All-American.^[4] She participated in the 2006 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored eleven points,^[5] and earned MVP honors for the White team.^[6]

Personal life

Wright is a regular volunteer at church basketball camps and is a Boys & Girls Club camp counselor. She has also logged more than 100 hours of community service in one school year. In college she was a sociology major. Just like she takes her basketball seriously on the court, she takes her love of God seriously off the court.^[7]

College

Wright attended the University of Virginia. In her freshman year as a Cavalier she was named the ACC Rookie of the Year. In the 2007-08 season she was named to the ACC All-Defensive Team and also notched her 1000th point. She missed being named to the All-ACC first team by two points that season. As a junior, Wright was named to the All-ACC defensive team and was also rewarded with a spot on the All-ACC first team as the league's top scorer. As a senior Wright was named ACC Player of the Year, ACC Defensive Player of the Year, and National Defensive Player of the Year.^[8]

WNBA

Wright was selected in the 2010 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx with the second overall pick.^[9] She would go on to be named to the WNBA's all-rookie team.

In 2011, Wright played off the bench, backing up at both guard and forward.

References

1. ^ "Monica Wright Botaş'ta". Basketizm. http://www.basketizm.com/monica-wright-botas-ta. 
2. ^ "Monica Wright Biography". Viriginia Sports. http://www.virginiasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17800&ATCLID=1133209. Retrieved 11 April 2010. 
3. ^ "Lynx draft Wright with 2nd overall pick". USA Today. 8 April 2010. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/wnba/2010-04-08-4018354669_x.htm. Retrieved 11 April 2010. 
4. ^ "2006 WBCA High School All-Americans". WBCA. http://www.wbca.org/education/wbca-events/wbca-high-school-all-america-game/past-hsaa/. Retrieved 21 April 2010. 
5. ^ "Red Team vs White Team (04/01/06 at Matthews Arena (Boston, MA))". WBCA. http://www.wbca.org/upload/2006HSAAGBOXSCORE.pdf. Retrieved 21 April 2010. ^{[dead link]}
6. ^ "WBCA High School All-America Game Record Book - MVPs". WBCA. http://www.wbca.org/education/wbca-events/wbca-high-school-all-america-game/past-mvps/. Retrieved 21 April 2010. 
7. ^ http://www.sportspagemagazine.com/content/bb/wp-bb/art-wp-bb/monica-wright-love-and-basketball-part-two.shtml
8. ^ Wright Named ACC Player of the Year
9. ^ Lynx Select Wright

External links

• Monica Wright profile at WNBA.com
• Monica Wright Virginia Cavaliers Profile
• Monica Wright: Love and Basketball Part Two?

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Name	Wright, Monica
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Date of birth	15 July 1988
Place of birth	San Antonio, Texas
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