Student-Athlete Features
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Career Honors
- 2023 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2022 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- 2022 CoSIDA Academic All-District
- 2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll
As a Senior (2022-23)
- Played in 34 games with 17 starts
- Third on the team in scoring (10.6 ppg), second in rebounding (5.1 rpg) and second in assists (71) in 24.7 minutes per game
- Led the team with 39 steals
- 20 games scoring in double figures
- Two double-doubles
- Became the 51st member of Vandy’s 1,000 career point club on Jan. 21, 2023, at Georgia
- 18 points, seven assists and six rebounds in win at Temple (11/15/22)
- Went for 22 points vs. Saint Mary’s (11/23/22)
- In win over Pitt, finished with 12 points, six assists and five rebounds (12/7/22)
- 17 points in win over No. 15 Arkansas (1/14/23)
- Double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in win at Florida (2/11/23)
- 23 points including game-winning jumper in win at Kentucky (3/1/23)
- Averaged 16.7 points and 9.3 rebounds per game in the SEC Tournament
- Double-double with 15 points and 15 boards in win over LSU in SEC Tournament second round (3/9/23)
- 17 points, seven rebounds, six assists and five steals in SEC Tournament semifinals vs. Texas A&M (3/11/23)
As a Junior (2021-22)
- SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year
- CoSIDA Academic All-District
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Tied single-season school record for games played
- 36 games played and started
- One of two Commodores to play in all 36 games
- 12.3 points/game
- Second on team
- 6.4 rebounds/game
- Led team, 11th in SEC
- 4.89 defensive rebounds/ game
- 8th in SEC
- 64 assists
- Second on team
- 30.5 minutes per game
- Team-high seven double-doubles
- Shot 35.1 percent from 3 (46-of-131)
- 50 steals and 10 blocks
- 25 games with double digit points including four 20-plus point games
- 28 points on 5-of-7 on 3s in win over Winthrop
- Double-doubles in consecutive games against SMU (14 p, 12 r) and Temple (16 p, 11 r)
- 20 points, 12 rebounds and six assists in road win at Georgia
- Career-high six steals with 15 points in win over Texas A&M
- Scored in double figures in six of last seven games
- Team-high 27 points and six rebounds in SEC Tournament Quarterfinals vs. Kentucky
- 24 points and seven boards against Belmont in NIT First Round
As a Sophomore (2020-21)
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Played in 23 games and started 15 (final 15 games of season)
- Averaged 8.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.1 steals in 24.5 minutes per game
- Shot 48.7 percent overall, 43.2 percent from 3 and 64.6 percent from the free throw line
- Second on team in rebounding, steals and assists, and third in scoring and blocks
- Scored in double figures 10 times and had at least four rebounds 17 times
- Led team in rebounding three times and assists four times
- First career double-double with 15 points and season-best 11 rebounds in win at Cincinnati (March 4)
- Season-best five assists at Alabama (Feb. 20) and in win over Ole Miss (Feb. 27)
- Season-high 18 points with three 3s and eight rebounds at Kentucky (Jan. 5)
- Scored 17 points on 7 of 8 shooting against Richmond (Dec. 16)
As a Freshman (2019-20)
- First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Played in 31 games and made six starts
- Averaged 5.7 points and 2.8 rebounds in 16.5 minutes per game
- Scored in double figures in six games
- Season-high 23 points at Tennessee, where he was 8 of 14 overall, 2 of 3 from 3 and 5-5 from free throw line
- Posted a season-high seven rebounds on two occasions — at Auburn and at Mississippi State
- Played a season-high 28 minutes against Texas A&M
- Tied season high with four steals against both Buffalo and Alabama
- Also had a season-high three assists vs. Alabama
High School
- Averaged 20 points, 13 rebounds, six assists, two blocks and two steals as a senior
- First-team all-state as a senior, three-time first-team All-Metro, three-time district MVP and first-team All-Louisiana
- Won state title in 2018 and 2019
- Four-year starter who was captain in 2018 and 2019
- Summa Cum Laude graduate and a member of the National Honor Society
The Wright File
- Son of Tracy Wright and Yvette Boyd-Wright
- Majoring in Human and Organizational Development/ Communication Studies
- Advice for young people: “Stay humble and always strive to better yourself”