Joe Wright (basketball) explained

Joe Wright
Height Cm:192
Birth Date:1963 4, mf=yes
Birth Place:Carthage, Missouri
Nationality:American
High School:Carthage (Carthage, Missouri)
College:
Draft Year:1986
Career Position:Guard
Years1:1991–1992
Team1:Turun NMKY
Years2:1993
Team2:Breiðablik
Years3:1994
Team3:Grindavík
Years4:2002–2003
Team4:Lenadores Durango
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Joseph Eugene Wright (born April 1, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player. Wright holds the single season scoring record in the Úrvalsdeild karla when he averaged 46.6 points per game during the 1992–1993 season. In 1992 he set the single game scoring record in the Korisliiga when he scored 79 points.[1] [2]

College career

Wright began his college basketball career with State Fair Community College before transferring to Kansas State University in 1984.[3] [4] On January 23, 1985, he made 11 of 11 field goals against Oklahoma State, setting a Big 8 Conference record.[5] [6] Wright was named Big 8 Player of the Week in both 1985[7] and 1986.

Club career

Wright started his professional career in Austria in 1988. He played in Germany before signing with Turun NMKY in Finland in 1991.[8]

Finland

Wright played Turun NMKY for one and a half season. In 1991–1992 he led the Korisliiga in scoring, averaging a league leading 44.1 points per game and finishing second in three point percent with 47,1%[9] [10] [11]

On February 12, 1992, Wright set the Korisliiga single game scoring record when he scored 79 points against Pantterit.[12] [11]

Iceland

Wright joined Úrvalsdeild club Breiðablik in January 1993.[13] In his first game, he scored 55 points in a 108-110 loss against Keflavík[14] [15] and followed it up by scoring 53 points against Haukar in his next game.[16] On 29 January, Wright led Breiðablik to its second victory of the season by scoring 67 points against Njarðvík,[17] the second highest single game scoring in the Úrvalsdeild karla history.[18] In his first five games, he averaged 52.8 points per game.[19] In February, he was selected for the Icelandic All-Star game.[20] For the season he averaged a league leading 44.1 points per game but was unable to help Breiðablik stave off relegation.

In September 1994, Wright Joined Grindavík[21] and played with them two games against M7 Basket in the FIBA Korać Cup.[22] In the two games he scored 33 and 27 points.[23] [24]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Heildartölfræði einstaklinga á einu tímabili . kki.is . . 31 July 2018 . Icelandic.
  2. Web site: Joe Wright - Tölfræði . kki.is . . 31 July 2018 . Icelandic.
  3. News: Tom Shatel . Transfer Joe Wright gives K-State extra weapon off bench . 16 May 2023 . . 6 December 1984 . 3C . Newspapers.com.
  4. News: Mark Janssen . Wright:Having more fun, having less fun . 16 May 2023 . . 10 December 1985 . B1 . Newspapers.com.
  5. News: Mark Janssen . Wright admits to bad attitude . 16 May 2023 . . 25 January 1985 . A13 . Newspapers.com.
  6. Web site: Joe Wright - State Fair Community College . sfccmoroadrunners.com . 1 January 2020.
  7. News: Wright wins Big 8 honor . 16 May 2023 . . 28 January 1985 . A9 . Newspapers.com.
  8. News: Skapti Hallgrímsson . Ferðast um landið í vor . 31 July 2018 . . 2 February 1993 . B2 . Icelandic.
  9. News: Stórskytta til Breiðabliks . 31 July 2018 . . 7 January 1993 . Icelandic.
  10. News: Stigakóngur Finnlands til Blika . 31 July 2018 . . 5 January 1993 . Icelandic.
  11. Web site: Sarjan historia . korisliiga.fi . . 1 January 2020 . Finnish.
  12. News: Antti Kanervo mässäili divaripelissä: 64 pistettä . 31 July 2018 . . 16 March 2008 . Finnish.
  13. News: Joe Wright mættur til Breiðabliks . 31 July 2018 . Tíminn . 7 January 1993 . Icelandic.
  14. News: Wright skoraði 55 stig . 31 July 2018 . . 11 January 1993 . Icelandic.
  15. News: Joe Wright með 55 stig . 31 July 2018 . Tíminn . 12 January 1993 . Icelandic.
  16. News: Joe Wright með annan stórleikinn . 31 July 2018 . . 15 January 1993 . 16 . Icelandic.
  17. News: Joe Wright med 67 stig fyrir UBK . 31 July 2018 . . 30 January 1993 . 47 . Icelandic.
  18. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson . Met á dag . 31 July 2018 . . 21 January 1999 . Icelandic.
  19. News: Verður Wright stigahæstur? . 31 July 2018 . . 2 February 1993 . 16 . Icelandic.
  20. News: Stjörnuliðin valin . 31 July 2018 . . 12 February 1993 . Icelandic.
  21. News: Ægir Már Kárason . Joe Wright snýr aftur . 31 July 2018 . . 2 September 1994 . Icelandic.
  22. News: Ægir Már Kárason . Gott að fara heim með 12 stig . 31 July 2018 . . 7 September 1994 . 16–17 . Icelandic.
  23. News: Skúli Unnar Sveinsson . Grindvíkingar langt frá sínu besta . 31 July 2018 . . 7 September 1994 . C4 . Icelandic.
  24. News: Eyjólfur Harðarson . Tæpt hjá Grindavík . 31 July 2018 . . 12 September 1994 . 19 . Icelandic.

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