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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
Year
|
GP-GS
|
FG-A
|
PCT
|
3FG-A
|
PCT
|
FT-A
|
PCT
|
O-D-T
|
AVG
|
A
|
TO
|
B
|
ST
|
PF-D
|
MIN
|
AVG
|
PTS
|
AVG
|
| 2006-07 |
34-34
|
193-469
|
.412
|
23-96
|
.240
|
103-135
|
.763
|
61-144-205
|
6.0
|
76
|
116
|
15
|
79
|
106-3
|
959
|
28.2
|
512
|
15.1
|
| 2007-08 |
34-34
|
228-487
|
.468
|
41-114
|
.360
|
101-137
|
.737
|
44-125-169
|
5.0
|
85
|
112
|
19
|
82
|
94-5
|
1048
|
30.8
|
598
|
17.6
|
| 2008-09 |
34-34 |
271-646 |
.420 |
37-130 |
.285 |
117-157 |
.745 |
75-115-190 |
5.6 |
104 |
129 |
7 |
96 |
95-1 |
1156 |
34.0 |
696 |
20.5 |
| Totals
|
102-102
|
692-1602
|
.432
|
101-340
|
.297
|
321-429
|
.748
|
180-384-564
|
5.5
|
265
|
358
|
41
|
257
|
295-9
|
3163
|
31.0
|
1806
|
17.7
|
WRIGHT'S ACC STATS
Year
|
GP-GS
|
FG-A
|
PCT
|
3FG-A
|
PCT
|
FT-A
|
PCT
|
O-D-T
|
AVG
|
A
|
TO
|
B
|
ST
|
PF-D
|
MIN
|
AVG
|
PTS
|
AVG
|
| 2006-07 |
14-14
|
87-205
|
.424
|
9-40
|
.225
|
36-42
|
.857
|
16-74-90
|
6.4
|
21
|
61
|
7
|
30
|
46-1
|
427
|
30.5
|
219
|
15.6
|
2007-08
|
14-14
|
94-194
|
.485
|
20-51
|
.392
|
52-70
|
.743
|
14-57-71
|
5.1
|
33
|
52
|
7
|
35
|
43-3
|
465
|
33.2
|
260
|
18.6
|
| 2008-09 |
14-14 |
105-266 |
.395 |
13-47 |
.277 |
67-87 |
.770 |
30-54-84 |
6.0 |
50 |
53 |
3 |
31 |
45-0 |
526 |
37.6 |
290 |
20.7 |
| Totals
|
42-42
|
286-665
|
.430
|
42-138
|
.304
|
155-199
|
.779
|
60-185-245
|
5.8
|
104
|
166
|
17
|
96
|
134-4
|
1418
|
33.8
|
769
|
18.3
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CAREER HIGHS
Points
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35 at #5 Tennessee, 11-17-08
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| 3-Pointers |
4 (2x), last vs. #8 Maryland, 1-30-09
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| Rebounds |
13 vs. East Carolina, 12-6-08
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| Assists |
6 at Marshall, 12-5-06
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| Steals |
9 at Illinois, 12-4-08
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| Blocks |
2 (9X), last at Virginia Tech, 2-17-08 |
| Double-Doubles |
8
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