Monica Wright

Monica Wright
Wright with the Minnesota Lynx in 2010
Phoenix Mercury
PositionAssistant general manager
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1988-07-15) July 15, 1988 (age 36)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight182 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High schoolForest Park (Woodbridge, Virginia)
CollegeVirginia (2006–2010)
WNBA draft2010: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career2010–2016
PositionGuard
Number22
Coaching career2018–2021
Career history
As player:
20102015Minnesota Lynx
2010–2011Lotos Gdynia
2011–2012Botaş SK
2012–2013Dandenong Rangers
2013Shinsegae One FX
20152016Seattle Storm
2015–2016Bnot Herzliya
2016Keflavík
2016Perth Lynx
As coach:
2018–2019Liberty (assistant)
2019–2021Virginia (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Career WNBA statistics
Points1,293 (7.3 ppg)
Rebounds388 (2.2 rpg)
Assists292 (1.6 apg)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
Women's Basketball
Representing  United States
U18 and U19
Gold medal – first place 2007 U19 Bratislava, Slovakia Team Competition

Monica Ashante Wright Rogers (née Wright; born July 15, 1988) is an American basketball executive and former player and coach. She played college basketball for Virginia[1] and was selected second overall by the Minnesota Lynx in the 2010 WNBA draft.[2] Outside of the WNBA, she played professionally in Poland, Turkey, Australia, South Korea and Iceland.[3] She is currently the assistant general manager for the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA.[4]

  1. ^ "Monica Wright Bio". VirginiaSports.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  2. ^ "Lynx draft Wright with 2nd overall pick". USA Today. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference virginia-2019-06-26 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Phoenix AGM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).