Wright came to Syracuse from nearby Utica, where he was on the New York State First Team his senior season, averaging 33.3 points a game. | #30 Josh Wright |
| 6'2" | 175 lbs | Guard |
| HS: Proctor | Utica, NY |
| Born: |
| Season | Cl | Pos | G | GS | Min | FG | FGA | % | FT | FTA | % | 3Pt | 3PA | % | Asst | Reb | DReb | OReb | Fls | DQ | TO | ST | BS | Pts | PPG | APG | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | Fr | G | 19 | 0 | 161 | 9 | 34 | 26.5% | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 4 | 16 | 25.0% | 33 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 |
| 2005-06 | So | G | 31 | 0 | 399 | 41 | 96 | 42.7% | 44 | 59 | 74.6% | 8 | 35 | 22.9% | 51 | 42 | 38 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 44 | 28 | 0 | 134 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 2006-07 | Jr | G | 35 | 27 | 843 | 63 | 158 | 39.9% | 84 | 116 | 72.4% | 22 | 67 | 32.8% | 132 | 68 | 60 | 8 | 50 | 1 | 88 | 41 | 1 | 232 | 6.6 | 3.8 | 1.9 |
| 2007-08 | Sr | G | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0.0%. | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Career | 89 |
27 |
1422 |
113 |
260 |
43.5% |
132 |
183 |
72.1% |
34 |
120 |
28.3% |
217 |
123 |
109 |
14 |
92 |
1 |
154 |
79 |
1 |
392 |
4.4 |
2.4 |
1.4 |
Josh Wright was a speedy guard for Syracuse basketball for four seasons.
Wright came to Syracuse from nearby Utica, where he was on the New York State First Team his senior season, averaging 33.3 points a game.
Wright would see little playing time his freshman season, sitting on the bench behind several upperclassmen. He would be suspended for Syracuse's NCAA tournament game against Vermont for undisclosed reasons.
In his sophomore season, after the departure of Josh Pace and Billy Edelin, Wright would become the primary backup to starting point guard Gerry McNamara. Wright showed he was adept at pushing the ball up the court quickly, but struggled in the team's half court sets. He injured his toe in December, causing him to miss three games, and slowing down his development over the remainder of the season. He would also struggle with his perimeter shooting.
Against Rutgers in February, he had to replace an injured McNamara early in the game. Wright would have a solid performance with a then career high 14 points, and would set up Terrence Roberts for a game winning three point shot in overtime. In the Big East tournament, Wright would make some crucial free throws down the stretch as Syracuse held off to beat Pitt.
Wright started his junior season as the starting point guard. His play was erratic, with costly unforced turnovers and a failure to help his teammates improve. By January he was seeing his playing time significantly reduced in the second half of games, with Eric Devendorf assuming some of the point guard duties, especially in the critical moments of games.. Wright would finally lose his starting position to Devendorf in the Providence game, as Devendorf moved over from the shooting guard position.
Wright missed the first few games of his senior season with the flu. A few games latter he missed a couple of games due to personal reasons. In mid-December Wright missed a week of practice and a game. He quit the team because of personal issues and academic troubles.
Wright would immediately enroll at the University of Ottawa, and begin playing basketball for them that December. He would average about 17 points a game for the Gee Gees, over the course of the 12 remaining games. With Wright in the mix, Ottawa rose to #2 in the Canadian polls, and would make it to the Final 8 of the Canadian National Championship tournament. He would leave school at the end of the season to play professional basketball in Europe.
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