Keith Andre Wright (born July 22, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for

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of the

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. He played college basketball for

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High school career

Wright attended Princess Anne High School and

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, where he graduated from. As a senior, he averaged 20.5 points, 13.0 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game. In high school, Wright was a two-time All-State selection.

College career

Freshman season

In Wright's freshman season, he appeared in 24 games, including 17 starts. He averaged 8.0 points per game and 5.5 rebounds per game. He was named Ivy League Rookie of the Week twice.

Sophomore season

Wright appeared in 24 games, starting in 18. During his sophomore season, Wright averaged 8.9 points per game and 4.6 rebounds per game. During this season, Harvard made the

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. Harvard lost in the first round of the tournament to

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Junior season

In his junior season at Harvard, Wright played well enough to be named the 2011

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, after leading the Crimson in scoring at 14.8 points per game and rebounding at 8.3 rebounds per game. Wright was also a unanimous selection to the Men's Basketball All-Ivy First Team. In Wright's junior season, Harvard made the

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for the first time in school history, but lost in the first round to

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. In the game, Wright recorded ten points and four rebounds.

Senior season

Prior to his senior season, Wright was named to the

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preseason top 50 watch list. He was also named the preseason Ivy League Player of the Year by

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, Athlon Sports, and

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. Wright was a co-captain with Oliver McNally. In Wright's senior season, he averaged 10.6 points per game and 8.1 rebounds per game. He also became the Crimson's all-time leading shot blocker. This was good enough for Wright to be named to the Men's Basketball All-Ivy League second team. In the 2011–12 season, Harvard made the NCAA men's basketball tournament for the first time since 1946. Harvard lost to the

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in the round of 64, with Wright recording eight points and nine rebounds. After the season ended, Wright was chosen to play in the Reese's All-Star Game. Wright recorded seven points and six rebounds in the game. Wright also participated in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Wright joined the

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for the 2012

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. In October 2012, he signed with

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of Sweden for the 2012–13 season. He went on to be named the 2013 Center of the Year. On July 16, 2013, Wright signed a one-year deal with

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of the Polish Basketball League. In January 2014, he left Czarni and re-signed with Uppsala for the rest of the 2013–14 season. On November 1, 2014, Wright was selected by the Austin Spurs in the third round of the 2014 NBA Development League Draft. In 46 regular season games for Austin in 2014–15, Wright averaged 5.9 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. On October 30, 2015, Wright was reacquired by the Spurs. On February 23, 2016, he was traded to the Westchester Knicks in exchange for former Harvard teammate

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. On February 25, he made his debut for Westchester in a 98–86 win over the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, recording four points, three rebounds and one block in 12 minutes. On April 3, 2017, Wright signed with the

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of the

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. For the 2018–19 season, Wright joined the St. John's Edge of the National Basketball League of Canada. On February 28, 2020, Wright was signed by the Westchester Knicks. In 2021, Wright joined

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and averaged 3.0 points and 2.9 rebounds per game. On January 15, 2022, he signed with

of the Nationale Masculine 1.

The Basketball tournament

Keith Wright played for the Talladega Knights in the 2018 edition of

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. In 4 games, he averaged 9 points, 5.3 rebounds, and shot 57 percent from the field. The Knights reached the Northeast Regional Championship before falling to the Golden Eagles.

References

External links

NBA D-League profileSwedish League profileHarvard bio
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