![]() Wright in 2018 | |
Atlanta Dream | |
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Position | Head coach |
League | WNBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | November 29, 1983
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 | |
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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.