TrayVonn Wright

TrayVonn Wright (born December 26, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Hemel Storm of the NBL Division 1. Standing at 2.01 m (6'7"), he plays the power forward position. After playing five years of college basketball at North Dakota State, Wright entered the 2014 NBA draft, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

TrayVonn Wright
No. 20 – Hemel Storm
PositionPower forward
LeagueNBL Division 1
Personal information
Born (1991-12-26) December 26, 1991
Waterloo, Iowa
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolWaterloo West (Waterloo, Iowa)
CollegeNorth Dakota State (2010–2014)
NBA draft2014 / Undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014WBC Raiffeisen Wels
2014–2016Leicester Riders
2016–2017Borås Basket
2017Rethymno Cretan Kings
2017–2019Leicester Riders
2019–presentHemel Storm
Career highlights and awards

High school career

Wright played high school basketball at Waterloo West High School in Waterloo, Iowa. He was a three-year starter and four-time all-conference performer, being named to the Class 4A all-state first team as a senior. He Averaged 14 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks per game and was named Mississippi Valley Conference West Division Player of the Year

College career

As a freshman Wright played 29 games, producing 5.7 points and 3.4 rebounds per game with a total of 23 blocks. As a sophomore Wright played in 31 contests, and improved his numbers, averaging 7.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game, improving his playing time to 23.7 minutes per game. During the next two years, his number improved a lot and during his sophomore season, he went on to average 11.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Wright joined WBC Raiffeisen Wels of the Austrian Basketball League. On December, he left the team and moved to Leicester Riders of the British Basketball League.[1] He stayed at the club for two seasons and was included to the British Basketball League All-Defensive First Team twice.

On June 8, 2016, Wright joined Borås Basket of the Basketligan, being one of the top blockers of the league.[2]

On June 14, 2017, he joined Rethymno Cretan Kings of the Greek Basket League.[3] On November 7, 2017, he left Cretan Kings and returned to Leicester Riders of the British Basketball League after one year.[4]

On January 31, 2019, he joined the Hemel Storm of the British NBL from the Leicester Riders and made his debut in an 85-79 victory against Team Newcastle on February 2, 2019.

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References
  1. "Bring it Vonn!". leicesterriders.co.uk. December 5, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  2. "Wright Joins Boras Basket in Sweden". leicesterriders.co.uk. June 8, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  3. "Trayvonn Wright inks with Rethymno". leicesterriders.co.uk. June 14, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  4. "Dunk-master TrayVonn Wright is back at Leicester Riders". leicestermercury.co.uk. November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
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