Monica Wright Biography

Collegiate Honors (updated October 22, 2009)
• Preseason First Team All-American (Lindy’s and The Sporting News, 2009-10)
• Honorable Mention All-American (Associated Press, 2007-09)
• First Team All-ACC (2008-09)
• Second Team All-ACC (2007-08)
• ACC All-Tournament Team (2007-08)
• ACC Rookie of the Year (2006-07)
• ACC All-Freshman Team, Unanimous selection (2006-07)

Cavalier Career
2008-09
•    An Associated Press honorable mention All-American after leading the ACC and the Cavaliers in scoring (20.5 points per game)
•    A WBCA Region 2 All-American
•    First team All-ACC
•    Set the single-season UVa scoring record with 696 points
•    A finalist for the Wade Trophy, Naismith Trophy and Wooden Award
•    Co-State Player of the Year by VaSID
•    ACC Player of the Week (Nov. 24)
•    Won or shared the team’s Cavalier of the Year, Best Offensive Player, Best Defensive Player, Leadership, MVP in Practice, Most Assists Awards and earned the Alumni Scholarship
•    Set a new school record with 14 games of at least 25 points for her career
•    Scored 26 points in the second round of the NCAA Tournament vs. California (March 23), her 22nd game of at least 20 points
•    Had her second 30-point game of the year at Marquette (Nov. 29), netting 31
•    Set a career-high with 35 points at Tennessee (Nov. 17)
2007-08
•    An Associated Press honorable mention All-American after leading the Cavaliers in scoring (17.6 points per game) and steals (2.4 per game)
•    A WBCA Region 2 All-American
•    All-ACC second team
•    ACC All-Defensive Team
•    ACC All-Tournament Team
•    First team All-State by VaSID
•    Earned the the team’s MVP in practice award, best defensive player and Cavalier of the Year
•    Set the sophomore single-season scoring record (598 points)
•    ACC Player of the Week twice
•    Named to the Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List
•    Notched her 1,000th-career point
•    Captained USA Basketball’s Under-19 World Championship team prior to the start of the season
•    Had a team-high five games of at least 25 points
•    Scored a season-high 31 points against North Carolina (March 8) at the ACC Tournament
•    Finished with 28 points, including the game-winning basket, in the Cavaliers’ overtime win against Georgia Tech (March 2)
2006-07
•    ACC Rookie of the Year
•    Gballmag.com Young All-American
•    Unanimous selection to the ACC All-Freshman Team
•    Unanimous VaSID Rookie of the Year
•    Earned the team’s rookie of the year and MVP in practice award
•    Named ACC Rookie of the Week eight times, the most in school history
•    Finished second on the team in scoring with 15.1 points and 6.0 rebounds per game
•    Led UVa in steals with 79

High School
•    A McDonald’s, USA Today, WBCA and Street & Smith’s All-American
•    The Gatorade Virginia Player of the Year
•    Associated Press Group AAA Player of the Year
•    Ranked the No. 2 guard and No. 11 player overall in the nation
•    Averaged 22.6 points, 9.0 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 4.0 steals per game for Forest Park High School

Personal
• Monica Ashante Wright
• Born July 15, 1988, in San Antonio, Texas
• Parents are Garry and Lynette Wright
• Has an older brother Gerard (30)
• Volunteered at church basketball camps
• Boys & Girls Club camp counselor
• Logged more that 100 hours of community service in a school year
• A sociology major

Wright By the Numbers

WRIGHT'S CAREER STATS

WRIGHT'S ACC STATS