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episode 2: Shereka Wright| Head Women's Basketball Coach| Universiy of Texas-Arlington
THE WRIGHT FILE
Personal
Hometown: Copperas Cove, Texas
Children: Daughter, Lennox
High School: Copperas Cove HS
College: Purdue, 2004 (Bachelor's of Arts in Health & Fitness)
Experience
2020-Present: UTA (Head Coach)
2018-20: Vanderbilt (Associate Head Coach and Recruiting Coordinator)
2013-18: Alabama (Assistant Coach)
2006-13: Texas Tech (Assistant Coach)
Hall Of Fame
Named to the Purdue Athletics Hall of Fame in 2020
Playing Career
WNBA, Phoenix Mercury: 2004-06
Purdue: 2001-04
Playing Honors
Professional - WNBA, Phoenix Mercury
- 13th overall pick in the 2004 WNBA Draft (Detroit Shock)
- Traded to the Phoenix Mercury on draft night
- Spent two seasons with the Phoenix Mercury until an injury brought her pro career to an end
- Named to the Purdue Athletics Hall of Fame in 2020
- The only 3x All-American in Purdue program history
- 1 of only 3 2,000-point scorers and 3x first-team All-Big Ten players in Purdue program history
- 2x Big Ten regular season (2001, 2002) and tournament (2003, 2004) champion
- 2x Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player
- Amassed 2,251 points (2nd in Purdue history) and 793 rebounds (7th) over the course of her career, to go with 177 blocked shots (10th), 291 assists (17th) and 129 steals
- Her 350 offensive rebounds are the most in Purdue women’s basketball history
- Made and attempted more free throws than any player in Big Ten Conference history, going 776-of-1,071 from the line
- Named to the 2001 Women's Final Four All-Tournament team as Purdue finished as the national runner-up
- Finalist for National Player of the Year honors as a junior and a senior
- Named one of UIL's Top 100 Players
- Inducted into the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame in May 2011
- USA Basketball Women's World University Games (2001)
- 2000 USA Today Player of the Year
- 2000 Gatorade National Player of the Year
- 2000 Rawlings/WBCA Player of the Year
- Parade and Nike/WBCA All-American
- Set school records with 3,269 points, 1,148 rebounds and 220 blocks
- At the time, she was just the 36th player in the country and 4th Texan to record 3,000 points in a career
- Helped lead Cove to 118-10 four-year record
College - PurdueHigh School - Copperas Cove HS
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