Sharone Wright

Sharone Wright
Personal information
Born (1973-01-30) January 30, 1973
Macon, Georgia
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight 260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school Southwest (Macon, Georgia)
College Clemson (1991–1994)
NBA draft 1994 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career 1994–2008
Position Power forward
Number 4, 9, 13
Career history
1994–1996 Philadelphia 76ers
1996–1998 Toronto Raptors
2002–2003 Hong Kong Flying Dragons (China)
2003–2004 Anwil Włocławek (Poland)
2004–2005 Fórum Filatélico (Spain)
2005–2006 Yakama Sun Kings (CBA)
2005–2006 Jeonju KCC Egis (South Korea)
2006–2008 EiffelTowers (Netherlands)
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 1974 (9.7 ppg)
Rebounds 1023 (5.0 rpg)
Assists 118 (0.6 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  United States
Summer Universiade
1993 Buffalo National team

Sharone Addaryl Wright (born January 30, 1973) is a retired American professional basketball player.

Born in Macon, Georgia, he played collegiately at Clemson University from 1990 until 1994.

Wright was selected 6th overall in the 1994 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. He played four NBA seasons with the 76ers and Toronto Raptors. His best year as a professional came during his rookie season with the 76ers when he appeared in 79 games and averaged 11.4 points and 6 rebounds per game. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.

While still a member of the Raptors, Wright's NBA career was cut short by a car accident in Macon, Georgia in which he suffered multiple injuries, including broken arms and collarbone. In 203 career games, he averaged 9.7 points (from .456 FG and .618 FT), 5.0 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in 22.3 minutes per game.

He also played professionally in Spain, Poland, South Korea as well as in the Netherlands with the EiffelTowers, where he won the Dutch title as a player and also the Dutch cup. He also won the game against Real Madrid [1]

Wright later became a coach for HOOP-CAMPS in Europe.

Notes

  1. ↑ He’s All Wright
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