Cashmere Wright
| No. 1 – Wilki Morskie Szczecin | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | Polish Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
January 9, 1990 Savannah, Georgia |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Urban Christian Academy (Savannah, Georgia) |
| College | Cincinnati (2009–2013) |
| NBA draft | 2013 / Undrafted |
| Pro career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2013–2014 | GasTerra Flames |
| 2014 | AEK Athens |
| 2015–present | Wilki Morskie Szczecin |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Cashmere A'keem Wright (born January 9, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Wilki Morskie Szczecin of the Polish Basketball League. He usually plays the point guard position.
Career
Wright played in the Big East tournament with the Cincinnati Bearcats. Wright played with number 1 and is the all-time leader in steals for Cincinnati (198 steals). Wright is also the only player for Cincinnati ever who recorded at least 1300 points, 475 assists and 175 steals.[1]
In July 2013 Wright signed his first pro-contract with the GasTerra Flames from Groningen, Netherlands.[2] In March Wright won his first championship in the national NBB Cup, in the Final against Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden Wright went off for 19 points. Wright was 5th in the Dutch league in scoring, with 14.2 points per game and was 10th in assists with 3.6 per game. He got a place in the All-DBL Team after the regular season.[3] On June 1, 2014 he won the Dutch championship as well.
For the 2014–15 season, Wright signed with AEK Athens of the Greek A1.[4] Wright was released by AEK on November 7, 2014.[5] On January 6, 2015, he signed with Wilki Morskie Szczecin of the Polish Basketball League.[6]
Honors
- Dutch Cup: 2013–14
- Dutch Basketball League: 2013–14
- All-DBL Team: 2014
- DBL All-Star: 2014
Statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | MPG | Minutes per game | FG% | Field goal percentage |
| 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game |
| PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | Led the league | |
Note: Only games in the primary domestic competitions are included. Therefore, games in cup or European competitions are left out.
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 |  GasTerra Flames |
DBL | 34 | 27.1 | .505 | .407 | .780 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 13.9 |
| 2014–15 |  AEK Athens |
GBL | 4 | 20.0 | .364 | .167 | 1.000 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 0.8 | – | 5.0 |
References
- ↑ Cashmere Wright's profile at Cincinnati Bearcats' website
- ↑ Cashmere Wright new point-guard GasTerra Flames / iBasketball.nl (Dutch)
- ↑ "Meeste seizoenprijzen naar GasTerra Flames". Ibasketball.nl. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ↑ AEK Athens ink Cashmere Wright, ex Groningen
- ↑ "AEK Athens parts ways with Cashmere Wright". Sportsndo.net. 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2014-11-08.
- ↑ Cashmere Wright moves to King Wilki Morskie