Tanisha Wright

Tanisha Wright

Wright in 2018
Atlanta Dream
Position	Head coach
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	(1983-11-29) November 29, 1983 (age 40) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school	West Mifflin (West Mifflin, Pennsylvania)
College	Penn State (2001–2005)
WNBA draft	2005: 1st round, 12th overall pick
Selected by the Seattle Storm
Playing career	2005–2019
Position	Shooting guard
Number	30
Career history
As player:
2005–2014	Seattle Storm
2015–2016	New York Liberty
2018	Minnesota Lynx
2019	New York Liberty
As coach:
2017–2020	Charlotte (assistant)
2020–2021	Las Vegas Aces (assistant)
2021–present	Atlanta Dream
Career highlights and awards
WNBA champion (2010) 5x WNBA All-Defensive First Team (2009–2011, 2013, 2014) 2x WNBA All-Defensive Second Team (2015, 2016) Polish National League champion (2010) Israeli National League champion (2011) Third-team All-American – AP (2005) All-American – USBWA (2005) 3× Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (2003–2005) 3x First-team All-Big Ten (2003–2005)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Tanisha Lovely Wright (born November 29, 1983) is an American basketball coach and former player. Wright is currently the head coach of the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA. She began her coaching career as an assistant coach at Charlotte.^[1] As a player, Wright played 14 WNBA seasons for the Seattle Storm, New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx and played college basketball for the Penn State Nittany Lions. During her junior season, Tanisha helped led her team to the Elite Eight, where they fell to the eventual national champion, Connecticut.^[2] She ranks fourth in school history in points scored with 1,995 points in 134 career games for Penn State. She was drafted in the 2005 WNBA draft by the Seattle Storm.