DeJuan Wright
DeJuan Wright (born December 7, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Kutaisi 2010 of the Georgian Superliga. Wright usually plays the shooting guard position.[1]
| No. 8 – Kutaisi 2010 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Georgian Superliga |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 7, 1988 Detroit, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Henry Ford (Detroit, Michigan) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2012 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2013 | EiffelTowers Den Bosch |
| 2013 | Orchies |
| 2014 | ZZ Leiden |
| 2014–2015 | Donar |
| 2015–2017 | WBC Raiffeisen Wels |
| 2017–present | Kutaisi 2010 |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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From Detroit, Wright attended Henry Ford High School and Florida International University.[2]
Career
In the 2012-2013 season, Wright played for EiffelTowers Den Bosch in the Netherlands. On September 27, 2013 Wright signed with BC Orchies in the LNB Pro B, the second league in France.[3] He averaged 14.3 points and 5 rebounds for Orchies. Wright returned to the Netherlands on January 31, 2014 when he signed with Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden.[4]
For the 2014–15 season Wright signed in the Netherlands again, this time for Donar from Groningen.[5] On 12 March 2015, Wright was ruled out for the season after he tore his achilles.[6] He averaged 15.5 points per game till his injury.
In October 2015, he signed in Austria with WBC Raiffeisen Wels.[7]
In the summer of 2017, Wright signed with BC Kutaisi 2010 in Georgia. Since then, he has won two Georgian Cups and one Gerogian Supercup with team.
Honors
Club
- NBB Cup (1): 2014–15
- Dutch Supercup (1): 2014
- Kutaisi 2010
- Georgian Cup (2): 2017–18, 2020–21
- Georgian Supercup: 2018
Individual
- DBL All-Star (1): 2013
- DBL Dunk contest winner (1): 2013
References
- ^ Eurobasket.com profile
- ^ "DeJuan Wright at". Draftexpress.com. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- ^ "Orchy inks DeJuan Wright, ex Den Bosch at eurobasket.com (September 27, 2013)". Basketball.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- ^ "ZZ Leiden versterkt zich met DeJuan Wright" (in Dutch). ZZ Leiden. 2014-01-31. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
- ^ . www.donar.nl. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2015-03-14. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
- ^ "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings".
External links
- Austrian ÖBL profile