Brandan Wright

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Brandan Wright
Position Small forward
Height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg)
League NBA
Team Golden State Warriors
Jersey #32
Born October 5, 1987 (1987-10-05) (age 20)
Nashville, Tennessee
Nationality American
High school Brentwood Academy
College North Carolina
Draft 1st round, 8th overall, 2007
Charlotte Bobcats
Pro career 2007–present
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Brandan Wright (born October 5, 1987, in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Golden State Warriors. He previously played for the North Carolina Tar Heels in the 2006-07 season. Wright, 6'9" tall and 205 lb (93 kg), was a freshman power forward prior to being selected 8th overall in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Bobcats. He was subsequently traded to the Golden State Warriors for Jason Richardson.

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[edit] College career

In his first and only season as a North Carolina Tar Heel, he finished with 14.7 points per game, 6.2 rebounds per game, 1.0 steals per game and led the team with 1.8 blocks per game. He scored in double figures in each of his first 18 games as a Tar Heel, making him only the second freshman Tar Heel in the last twenty years to accomplish that feat behind Rashad McCants, who scored double figures in his first 20 games in the 2002-03 season.[1] On March 6, 2007 Brandan Wright was named the 2007 ACC Freshman of the year earning 49 out of a possible 99 votes. Wright was the third Tar Heel in a row to win the award.[2] Wright was also a unanimous selection to the ACC All-Freshman team. Brandan was named MVP for the 2007 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament.

[edit] NBA career

Brandan Wright announced on April 23, 2007 that he would enter the 2007 NBA Draft. He signed with Jim Tanner of the Washington, D.C.-based law firm Williams & Connolly, forgoing the remaining three years of his college eligibility.

Wright was taken 8th overall in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Bobcats and traded to the Golden State Warriors for Jason Richardson and Jermareo Davidson.

[edit] Golden State Warriors

On July 6, 2007, Brandan Wright signed a two-year deal with the Golden State Warriors. He revealed that he was suffering from a strained right hip flexor that occurred in April and sat out practices and games during the NBA Summer League.

Wright has played sparingly in his first season with the Warriors, but has featured occasionally as a starter in Don Nelson's unorthodox system which allows Wright to play as an undersized power forward and contribute with his tremendous athleticism.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ "2006-07 Game Notes." TarHeelBlue.com. Retrieved on March 5, 2007.
  2. ^ "Wright Named ACC Rookie of the Year." InsideCarolina.com. Retrieved on March 6, 2007.

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Preceded by
Tyler Hansbrough		 Atlantic Coast Conference
Freshman of the Year
2007		 Succeeded by
Kyle Singler
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