Bracey Arman Wright (born July 1, 1984) is a former American professional

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player.

Amateur career

Wright attended

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. He was a high school teammate of future NBA guard

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. He was a 2002 McDonald's All American. After being highly recruited out of high school, Wright played

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for the Indiana University Hoosiers from 2002–2004. He scored 1,498 career points at Indiana and made 186 career three-pointers. Wright was named to the First Team All-

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in 2004. As a junior, Wright led the Big Ten in scoring (18.3 points per game), while posting 25 or more points on seven occasions.

College statistics

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Professional career

Wright left Indiana for the NBA after three seasons. He was drafted by the

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in the

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. The Timberwolves assigned him to the

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of the D-League for the 2005-06 season. He spent one more year in Minnesota. On July 31, 2007, he signed with the Greek club

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. In 2010, Wright signed a deal with Belgian Base Oostende for the remainder of the season. He was signed in the off season by

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in the French Pro A League and found a role as the starting shooting guard and back up point guard. In January 2011, he signed with

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in Croatia. He was named to the All-EuroCup Second Team, and finished in 3rd place at the 2010–11 EuroCup Final 4 Championship with his team Cedevita. Wright was also the Quarterfinals Game 2 MVP for the 2010–11 Eurocup Finals. In July 2011, he signed with

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. He returned to KK Cedevita in July 2012. In September 2013, he signed with Krasnye Krylia. In January 2014, Wright signed with

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for the rest of the season. In July 2014, he re-signed with Hapoel for three more years. In the 2014–15 season, Wright averaged 13.9 points, along with 3.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists, in the 26 Israeli Super League games in which he played. In the 2015 Super League Finals, in which he faced off against Hapoel Eilat, he averaged 19 points per game, and was named the finals MVP. On August 3, 2016, Wright signed with Acıbadem Üniversitesi. On July 4, 2017, Wright signed with Turkish club

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International career

Wright was a member of the gold-medal winning USA World Championship for Young Men Qualifying Team at the 2004 FIBA Americas World Championships.

Personal life

Wright has 4 children Bracey Jr, Bailey and Bella, along with a stepdaughter. Wright is the son of SMU basketball great Carl Wright. Wright has a great appreciation for the world of football (soccer) and is an avid member of the Juventus fan club. He is also known to enjoy cooking, fitness and reading. Wright now resides full-time in Europe.

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