William Eugene Wright Jr. (born September 15, 1974) is an American
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
coach, currently head coach at
Richmond High School in
Richmond, Indiana. He was most recently head coach at
Western Illinois University
Western Illinois University (WIU) is a public university in Macomb, Illinois. It was founded in 1899 as Western Illinois State Normal School. As the normal school grew, it became Western Illinois State Teachers College.
History
Western Illin ...
. He was recently hired by his high school alma mater Richmond High School to become the head coach of the men’s basketball team.
Wright played
point guard at
Richmond High School (where he led the team to an Indiana state title in 1992) and
Bradley University
Bradley University is a private university in Peoria, Illinois. Founded in 1897, Bradley University enrolls 5,400 students who are pursuing degrees in more than 100 undergraduate programs and more than 30 graduate programs in five colleges. Th ...
. Following the close of his playing career, Wright moved into coaching. After coaching in the high school ranks for twelve years, he became an assistant coach at
Western Illinois in 2008. After a short stint at
Ball State during the
2013–14 season, Wright was named head coach at Western Illinois on April 15, 2014. After Wright compiled a record of 53–115 during his six-year tenure, Western Illinois decided not to renew his contract.
On June 29, 2021 he was named head coach at his alma mater, Richmond High School.
Head coaching record
References
External links
Western Illinois Bio
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1974 births
Living people
American men's basketball coaches
American men's basketball players
Ball State Cardinals men's basketball players
Basketball coaches from Indiana
Basketball players from Indiana
Bradley Braves men's basketball players
College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
High school basketball coaches in Indiana
Point guards
Sportspeople from Richmond, Indiana
Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball coaches