Biography
2021-22
• Second Team All-PacWest
• Hit the 1,000 career point milestone on January 6 against Hawaii Pacific
• Made an impact across the board, ranking amongst the top 10 in the PacWest for points, rebounds, assists, minutes, and field goal percentage
• Collected four double-doubles, including a near triple-double with 13 points, 12 rebounds, and seven assists against Fresno Pacific
• Surpassed 20 points in six contests, nabbing a season-high of 28 at Holy Names on February 7
• Logged over 1,000 minutes played for the second time in his career
• Set career-best marks for a season with 93 assists and 426 points
• Academic All-PacWest
2020-21
• Named to the All-PacWest SoCal Pod Team and the NABC 2020-21 Division II All-District West Team
• Earned a PacWest Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year award and a CoSIDA Academic All-District honor
• Tabbed as PacWest Player of the Week twice
• Led the Eagles with 227 points, 119 rebounds, 19 steals and 531 minutes played
• Ranked amongst the top-10 in the PacWest for points, rebounds and steals per game
• Logged a 52.5 field goal percentage to rate third in the conference and 87th in the NCAA DII
• Matched his career-high of 28 points in a single game on February 6 against Concordia
• Started all 14 games for BU, notching double-digit points in 13 contests
• Reached at least 20 points in four games
• Sank at least one three-pointer in 12 contests
• Collected the ninth-most minutes per game in the NCAA DII
• Averaged 8.5 rebounds per game, netting double-digit boards five times
• Recorded five double-doubles on the season
• Collected the ninth-most minutes per game in the NCAA DII
2019-20
• Led the conference with 35.6 minutes-per-game
• Named to the PacWest Conference All-Tournament team after leading Biola to the PacWest Championship game
• Started all 31 games for Biola. He's started every game through his first two season
• Second only to 7-footer Solomon Ruddell (.617) with a .478 field goal percentage
• Led the team and finished third in the conference in rebounds-per-game (8.1)
• Paired that with 10.9 points-per-game, 2.1 assists-per-game and 0.8 steals-per-game and 0.8 blocks-per-game
• Set a career-high with 28 points against Point Loma in the PacWest Conference title game (3/7/20)
• Ended the season with four double-doubles
• Played 49 minutes in Biola's 4-overtime win over Chaminade (1/4/2020)
2018-19
• Four-time PacWest Freshman of the Week
• Started all 28 games for Biola
• Led the team in three-pointers (42)
• Second on the team in total minutes played (896), assists (55) and steals (31)
• Scored in double-figures 17 times and had one 20-point game on Nov. 9
• Third on the team for blocks (15) and fifth on the team for field goals (87)
CALIFORNIA BAPTIST
• Sat out the 2017-18 season as a redshirt
HIGH SCHOOL
• Prepped four varsity seasons at Woodcrest Christian High School in Riverside, Calif., graduating in 2017
• Three-time All-CIF (All-CIF first team as a senior)
• Four-time all-league first team honors, including one league MVP
• Named High School GameTime Small School Player of the Year in 2017
• Member of the National Honors Society, graduated with 4.1+ GPA
• Led his team to the CIF Semifinals twice, won the league three times
• Woodcrest Christian's all-time leading scorer with 2,100+ points
• Averaged over 27 points-per-game during junior and senior seasons
• Also played volleyball for the Royals, earning three league MVP awards
PERSONAL
• Born Aug. 5, 1999 to Wendell and Tracy Wright
• Has one older sibling (Asja)
• Majoring in business administration, with hopes to play professional basketball and then get a master's degree in business finance
• His cousin, Deandre Lewis, played basketball at Riverside City College and won a state championship
• He plays four musical instruments (drums, guitar, piano, bass)
• Favorite Bible Verse: Proverbs 6:6-8
• Why I chose Biola: "It is a great fit for me to pursue my athletic and academic career."
