Christian Wright

Height:
6-3
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Alpharetta, Ga.
High School:
Cambridge High School
Prev Team:
The Skill Factory

Final Bio (PDF)

2021-22 Season Highlights:
• One of three Bulldogs – along with Jabri Abdur-Rahim and Braelen Bridges – to see action in all 32 games.
• Earned a starting nod for 11 outings, including the final five contests of the campaign.
• Finished second on the team in assists, averaging 2.0 per game, and also contributed 5.3 points and 2.2 rebounds in 22.0 minutes of playing time.
• Upped his assist average to 2.4 per game in conference games.
• Converted on 86.1 percent (68-of-79) of his trips to the line, the fifth-best single-season effort in Georgia Basketball history.
• Logged 21 minutes of action in an exhibition at Charlotte, scoring five points and collecting three rebounds.
• Recorded an impressive “+/-” tally in the season opener, a “+15” effort in 19 minutes.
• Started the second half against Northwestern and scored seven of his nine points on the night while logging 19 minutes during the period.
• Earned his first career start against Wofford and dished out a team-high five assists.
• With Aaron Cook out due to illness, started at point guard against No. 18 Memphis and delivered career highs of 17 points, six rebounds and 38 minutes. Equally impressive, committed just one turnover against the Tigers, who entered the game forcing 18 TOs per game.
• With Kario Oquendo out due to a lower-body injury, started and scored a game-high 16 points at No. 2 Auburn.
• Followed his performance on The Plains with a 10-point showing at South Carolina, where he scored every point at the line by converting on 10-of-12 free throw attempts.
• In his three double-figure scoring games against No. 18 Memphis, No. 2 Auburn and South Carolina, scored 55.8 percent of his points (24-of-43) while connecting on 85.7 percent of his trips to the line (24-of-28). All told, Wright drew 22 fouls in those contests while committing only four fouls himself.

High School Highlights:
• Coached by Rob Johnson at The Skill Factory each of the past three seasons, including playing for the post-graduate team during the 2020-21 campaign.
• Averaged 27.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game last season at TSF.
• Connected on 52.0 percent of his field goals, including 38.0 percent of his 3-pointers and 84.0 percent of his free throws during the 2020-21 campaign.
• Helped lead TSF capture the 2021 Phenom Post Graduate National Championship.
• Averaged a team-best 22.0 points in three games at the Phenom tournament, scoring 18 points in the first round against Mt. Zion Prep, 34 in a semifinal victory over IMG post-grad and 14 versus Link Year in the championship matchup.
• Missed the majority of the 2019-20 season due to a shoulder injury.
• Coached by Matt Kramer as a freshman and Allen Whitehart as a sophomore at Milton.
• Named honorable mention All-State by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution for Class 7A as a sophomore in 2018.
• Also named to the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association (GACA) Class 7A North All-State team as a sophomore.
• Tabbed third-team All-Metro by the Atlanta Tipoff Club in 2018.
• Scored 1,000 points in two seasons with the Eagles.
• As a sophomore, averaged 24.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game while helping the Eagles to a 17-11 finish.
• Voted as the 2018 Region 5-7A Player of the Year in balloting of region coaches.
• Starter as a freshman for Milton, which finished 14-14 overall – while playing a challenging early-season schedule – including an 8-2 mark in Region play.
• Helped Milton capture the 2-17 Region 5-7A title, scoring 12 of his game-high 25 points in the fourth quarter of an 81-70 victory over Lambert in the region tourney championship game.

Personal:
• Born July 1, 2001, in Birmingham, Ala., Christian is the son of Alesia and Christopher Wright and intends to major in Business.
• Recipient of the Leon Farmer Athletic Scholarship for 2021-22.