William Eugene Wright Jr. (born September 15, 1974) is an American basketball coach, currently head coach at Richmond High School in Richmond, Indiana. He was most recently head coach at Western Illinois University. He was recently hired by his high school alma mater Richmond High School to become the head coach of the men’s basketball team.
Wright played point guard at Richmond High School (where he led the team to an Indiana state title in 1992) and Bradley University. Following the close of his playing career, Wright moved into coaching. After coaching in the high school ranks for twelve years, he became an assistant coach at Western Illinois in 2008. After a short stint at Ball State during the 2013–14 season, Wright was named head coach at Western Illinois on April 15, 2014.[1] After Wright compiled a record of 53–115 during his six-year tenure, Western Illinois decided not to renew his contract.[2]
On June 29, 2021 he was named head coach at his alma mater, Richmond High School.[3]
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion
References
^"Ball State assistant Billy Wright hired to coach Western Illinois". Indianapolis Star. 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
^"Western Illinois Athletics will not renew the contract of head coach Billy Wright". Western Illinois Leathernecks. March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
^"Billy Wright helped Richmond win the 1992 state championship. Now he's back as head coachl". Palladium-Item. June 29, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
External links
Western Illinois Bio
February 04, 2023
billy, wright, basketball, william, eugene, wright, born, september, 1974, american, basketball, coach, currently, head, coach, richmond, high, school, richmond, indiana, most, recently, head, coach, western, illinois, university, recently, hired, high, school. William Eugene Wright Jr born September 15 1974 is an American basketball coach currently head coach at Richmond High School in Richmond Indiana He was most recently head coach at Western Illinois University He was recently hired by his high school alma mater Richmond High School to become the head coach of the men s basketball team Billy WrightCurrent positionTitleHead coachBiographical detailsBorn 1974 09 15 September 15 1974 age 48 Richmond IndianaPlaying career1992 1996BradleyPosition s Point guardCoaching career HC unless noted 1996 2001Ben Davis HS JV 2001 2006Pike HS assistant 2006 2008Pike HS2008 2010Western Illinois assistant 2010 2013Western Illinois assoc HC 2013 2014Ball State assistant 2014 2020Western Illinois2021 presentRichmond HSHead coaching recordOverall53 115 315 Wright played point guard at Richmond High School where he led the team to an Indiana state title in 1992 and Bradley University Following the close of his playing career Wright moved into coaching After coaching in the high school ranks for twelve years he became an assistant coach at Western Illinois in 2008 After a short stint at Ball State during the 2013 14 season Wright was named head coach at Western Illinois on April 15 2014 1 After Wright compiled a record of 53 115 during his six year tenure Western Illinois decided not to renew his contract 2 On June 29 2021 he was named head coach at his alma mater Richmond High School 3 Head coaching record EditStatistics overview Season Team Overall Conference Standing PostseasonWestern Illinois Leathernecks Summit League 2014 2020 2014 15 Western Illinois 8 20 3 13 9th2015 16 Western Illinois 10 17 3 13 9th2016 17 Western Illinois 8 20 5 11 8th2017 18 Western Illinois 12 16 3 11 8th2018 19 Western Illinois 10 21 4 12 8th2019 20 Western Illinois 5 21 2 14 9thWestern Illinois 53 115 315 20 74 213 Total 53 115 315 National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament championReferences Edit Ball State assistant Billy Wright hired to coach Western Illinois Indianapolis Star 2014 04 15 Retrieved 2014 04 08 Western Illinois Athletics will not renew the contract of head coach Billy Wright Western Illinois Leathernecks March 3 2020 Retrieved March 4 2020 Billy Wright helped Richmond win the 1992 state championship Now he s back as head coachl Palladium Item June 29 2021 Retrieved June 30 2021 External links EditWestern Illinois Bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Billy Wright basketball amp oldid 1031294253, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
