DayShawn Wright

Infobox NBA Player
name = DayShawn Wright
nickname =
position = Power Forward
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 7
weight_lbs = 232
league = NPBL
team = Hudson Valley Hawks
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1985|9|5
birth_place = flagicon|New York Syracuse, New York
highschool = Oak Hill Academy
college = Syracuse University
draft = Undrafted | draft_year = 2006
career_start = 2006
former_teams = Buffalo Silverbacks (2006)
Minot SkyRockets (2006)
Syracuse Raging Bullz (2007)
Albany Patroons (2007)

DayShawn Wright (born September 5, 1985) is a former forward for Syracuse University who currently plays for the CBA's Albany Patroons.

Professional career

On September 2006, Wright was the No. 1 overall pick in the Continental Basketball Association draft. However, the Buffalo Silverbacks of the American Basketball Association had already signed Wright to an ABA contract in July 2006. Wright went on to sign another contract with the CBA's Minot SkyRockets in October 2006.

On December 2006, the SkyRockets released Wright after he was arrested for drug possession and driving with a suspended license. [http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2007/02/19/news/state/129066.txt]

On July 17, 2007, Wright signed with the ABA's Syracuse Raging Bullz. [http://www.abalive.com/news/releases/?newsid=2007071706001] He was later released after the team folded. On December 5, 2007, Wright signed with the Albany Patroons of the CBA. Wright would play in 30 Games for the Patroons, averaging 8.8pts and 5.7 rebounds per game. [http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3567111] [http://www.albanypats.com/news/news20071225albokl.html]

On March 26, 2008, Wright signed with the NPBL's Hudson Valley Hawks where he contributed 18 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks per game. [http://www.hvhawks.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1&limit=10&limitstart=10] Following his stint with the Hawks, Wright attended the July 2008 Euro League Summer Camp on Team Moscow (USA) where he averaged 18 points, 10 rebounds and was the second highest scorer for the camp. [http://www.usbasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=USA&Team=12728]

College

Wright appeared in 10 games in his freshman year at Syracuse, averaging 1.3 points and 1.3 rebounds. He scored a career-high five points against Cornell and logged a career-high 13 minutes against Siena.

Team USA

Wright participated in the 2003 USA Men’s Basketball Youth Development Festival. In five games he averaged 17.4 points, 11.4 rebounds, 2.6 blocks and 1.8 steals per game while shooting .618 from the field. [http://www.suathletics.com/roster.asp?playerid=1678&sport=176&roster=142]

High School

* Competed at Fowler High School in Syracuse. In his junior season, he averaged approximately 22.0 points, 14.0 rebounds, 5.0 blocks and 5.0 assists per game
* Made the all-tournament team at the 2003 Five-Star Hoop Classic in Boston.
* Transferred to Oak Hill Academy his senior year of high school, helping the team go 38-0, winning the 2004 national championship.
* Ranked 11th among powerforwards by Hoopmasters.com and 90th in the 2004 class by Prep Stars. [http://www.suathletics.com/roster.asp?playerid=1678&sport=176&roster=142]

External links

* [http://www.orangehoops.org/DWright.htm Orangehoops.org]