Michael Wright (basketball)

Michael Wright

Wright during the 2010 PLK All-Star game
Personal information
Born	(1980-01-07)January 7, 1980 Chicago, Illinois
Died	November 10, 2015(2015-11-10) (aged 35) Brooklyn, New York
Nationality	American / Turkish
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school	Farragut Academy (Chicago, Illinois)
College	Arizona (1998–2001)
NBA draft	2001: 2nd round, 39th overall pick
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career	2001–2015
Position	Power forward
Career history
2001–2002	Śląsk Wrocław
2002–2003	Granada
2003–2004	Hapoel Tel Aviv
2004–2005	Alba Berlin
2005–2006	Beşiktaş Cola Turka
2006	Jeonju KCC Egis
2006–2007	Pau Orthez
2007–2009	Turk Telekom
2009–2010	Turów Zgorzelec
2010–2011	Medical Park Trabzonspor
2011–2012	Turk Telekom
2012–2014	Mersin BB
2015	Cholet Basket
Career highlights and awards
Turkish Cup winner (2008) Turkish President's Cup winner (2008) 2× Turkish League Top Scorer (2011, 2013) 2× Turkish League All-Star (2006, 2009) French Cup winner (2007) French League All-Star (2007) Polish League champion (2002) Polish League Finals MVP (2002) Polish League Top Scorer (2010) FIBA Europe League All-Star Game MVP (2004) Third-team All-American – AP (2001) 2× First-team All-Pac-10 (2000, 2001) Pac-10 Freshman of the Year (1999)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Men's basketball Representing  United States FIBA Americas U18 Championship 1998 Puerto Plata Team competition FIBA U19 World Cup 1999 Lisbon Team competition

Michael Wright (January 7, 1980 – November 10, 2015) was an American-Turkish professional basketball player. He also held Turkish citizenship. His Turkish name was Ali Karadeniz.^[1][2] He played professional basketball in Poland, Spain, Israel, South Korea, France, Germany, and Turkey. He was murdered in 2015.