Tanisha Lovely Wright (born November 29, 1983) is an American

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coach and former player. Wright is currently the head coach of the

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of the WNBA. She began her coaching career as an assistant coach at

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. As a player, Wright played 14 WNBA seasons for the

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, New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx and played college basketball for the

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. She ranks fourth in school history in points scored with 1,995 points in 134 career games for Penn State. She was drafted in the 2005 WNBA Draft by the

High school career

Born in

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, she attended the suburban

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West Mifflin Area High School, where she played basketball and soccer. She led the team to the W.P.I.A.L (Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League) basketball district finals in her junior year. The team lost a close game 81–78 to Blackhawk High School in Triple Overtime. Tanisha fouled out in the beginning of the final overtime. She led the game with 51 points. She went on to lead her team to the next seasons finals once again against Blackhawk, where she led the team in a 63–53 victory. She went on to take her team to the state finals, where they lost a close game to Allentown Central Catholic high school 56–45. The team's record was 31–1, their only loss coming in the state finals.

College career

Penn State statistics

Source

WNBA career

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Wright helped the

win their second championship in 2010. On February 2, 2015, Wright signed as a free agent with the New York Liberty In 2017, it was announced that Wright would be sitting out part of the 2017 WNBA season to rest. On March 13, 2018, Wright signed a free agent contract with the Minnesota Lynx.
Wright was traded back to the New York Liberty on April 11, 2019, in exchange for a second-round draft pick in the 2020 WNBA draft. Following the 2019 season, Wright announced her retirement.

Coaching career

The

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announced the hiring of Wright as an assistant coach in 2020. Wright was known as a defensive specialist and helped coached the Aces into one of the league’s best defensive teams.

Head Coach

On October 12, 2021, Wright was announced as the head coach of the Atlanta Dream.

Head coaching record

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Overseas career

References

External links

Charlotte 49ers profile
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