Lorenzen Wright

Lorenzen Wright

Wright in 2005
Personal information
Born	(1975-11-04)November 4, 1975 Oxford, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	July 19, 2010(2010-07-19) (aged 34) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school	Lafayette (Oxford, Mississippi) Booker T. Washington (Memphis, Tennessee)
College	Memphis (1994–1996)
NBA draft	1996: 1st round, 7th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers
Playing career	1996–2009
Position	Center
Number	55, 42
Career history
1996–1999	Los Angeles Clippers
1999–2001	Atlanta Hawks
2001–2006	Memphis Grizzlies
2006–2008	Atlanta Hawks
2008	Sacramento Kings
2008–2009	Cleveland Cavaliers
Career highlights and awards
Consensus second-team All-American (1996) First-team All-Conference USA (1996) First-team All-Great Midwest (1995) Great Midwest Newcomer of the Year (1995) McDonald's All-American (1994) Second-team Parade All-American (1994)
Career NBA statistics
Points	7,191 (10.0 ppg)
Rebounds	4,943 (6.4 rpg)
Assists	622 (0.8 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  United States Summer Universiade 1995 Fukuoka Team competition

Lorenzen Vern-Gagne Wright (November 4, 1975 – July 19, 2010) was an American professional basketball player for thirteen seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted seventh overall in the 1996 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Clippers and also played for the Atlanta Hawks, Memphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings and Cleveland Cavaliers.

Wright went missing on July 18, 2010, and was found shot to death ten days later. In December 2017, his ex-wife Sherra Wright-Robinson was charged with facilitating his murder; a year and a half later, she pleaded guilty. Her friend, Billy Ray Turner, was convicted of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, and attempted first-degree murder in March 2022, receiving a sentence of life imprisonment.^[1] Wright's status as an NBA player and local celebrity in Memphis led to the prosecution of his murder being highly publicized.^[2][3]