Amy Wright (basketball)
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Long Beach State |
| Conference | Big West |
| Record | 15–18 (.455) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 19, 1980 Williamsburg, Indiana, United States[1] |
| Playing career | |
| 1999–2002 | Arkansas |
| Position(s) | Point guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2004–2006 | South Florida (assistant) |
| 2007–2008 | Western Kentucky (assistant) |
| 2008–2010 | Cleveland State (assistant) |
| 2010–2011 | Cleveland State (associate HC) |
| 2011–2012 | Arizona State (assistant) |
| 2012–2021 | Texas A&M (assistant) |
| 2021–2023 | Oklahoma (associate HC) |
| 2023–present | Long Beach State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2003–2004 | South Florida (DBO) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 15–17 (.469) |
Amy Wright (born February 19, 1980) is an American basketball coach who is currently the head women's basketball coach at California State University, Long Beach, a role she has held since April 2023.[2]
Arkansas statistics
[edit]Sources[3]
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | Arkansas | 34 | 131 | 35.7% | 20.0% | 64.6% | 1.8 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 3.9 |
| 1999-00 | Arkansas | 32 | 144 | 38.2% | 32.3% | 67.8% | 1.6 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 4.5 |
| 2000-01 | Arkansas | 33 | 239 | 45.7% | 30.0% | 60.8% | 3.2 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 7.2 |
| 2001-02 | Arkansas | 32 | 211 | 32.7% | 21.2% | 65.0% | 3.1 | 6.3 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 6.6 |
| Career | 131 | 725 | 38.2% | 25.6% | 64.1% | 2.4 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 5.5 |
Coaching career
[edit]Wright began her coaching career at South Florida as an assistant coach after serving as director of basketball operations for one season. She also had stints as an assistant coach at Western Kentucky, Cleveland State, Arizona State, and Texas A&M prior to being named the associate head coach at Oklahoma prior to the start of the 2021–22 season.[4][5]
Wright was named the head coach at Long Beach State on April 17, 2023.[2]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach State Beach (Big West Conference) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | Long Beach State | 15-18 | 8-12 | T-7th | |||||
| Long Beach State: | 15–18 (.455) | 8–12 (.400) | |||||||
| Total: | 15–18 (.455) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ^ "Women's Basketball:Wright, Amy". Oklahoma Sooners (Official Site). Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ a b Zamora, Lindy. "Amy Wright Named Eighth Head Coach of Long Beach State Women's Basketball". Long Beach State University Athletics. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". NCAA.ORG. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ Engelbrecht, Chandler. "OU basketball: Sooner coach Jennie Baranczyk hires Amy Wright as associate head coach, recruiting coordinator". OU Daily. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ Underwood, Hannah. "A&M assistant coach Amy Wright to depart for associate head coaching position at Oklahoma". The Battalion. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
External links
[edit]- 1980 births
- Living people
- People from Wayne County, Indiana
- Basketball players from Indiana
- Basketball coaches from Indiana
- Point guards
- Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball players
- South Florida Bulls women's basketball coaches
- Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball coaches
- Cleveland State Vikings women's basketball coaches
- Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball coaches
- Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball coaches
- Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball coaches
- Long Beach State Beach women's basketball coaches