Position Guard Weight 75 kg Nationality [American Name Tanisha Wright Career start 2005 | Role Basketball Player Listed weight 165 lb (75 kg) Height 1.80 m Pro career 2005 | |
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Education Pennsylvania State University | ||
Listed height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Lynx's Tanisha Wright Juggles Playing With Coaching
Tanisha Lovely Wright (born November 29, 1983) is an American basketball player who last played for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She ranks 4th in school history in points scored with 1,995 points in 134 career games. She was drafted in the 2005 WNBA Draft by the Seattle Storm.
Contents
- Lynxs Tanisha Wright Juggles Playing With Coaching
- Postgame 2 sue bird and tanisha wright
- High school career
- Penn State statistics
- WNBA career
- References
Postgame 2 sue bird and tanisha wright
High school career
Born in Brooklyn, New York, she attended the suburban Pittsburgh West Mifflin Area High School, where she played basketball and soccer. She led the team to the W.P.I.A.L (Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League) basketball district finals in her junior year. The team lost a close game 81-78 to Blackhawk High School in Triple Overtime. Tanisha fouled out in the beginning of the final overtime. She led the game with 51 points. She went on to lead her team to the next seasons finals once again against Blackhawk, where she led the team in a 63-53 victory. She went on to take her team to the state finals, where they lost a close game to Allentown Central Catholic high school 56-45. The team's record was 31-1, their only loss coming in the state finals.
Penn State statistics
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WNBA career
Wright helped the Seattle Storm win their second championship in 2010.
On February 2, 2015 Wright signed as a free agent with the New York Liberty
In 2017, it was announced that Wright would be sitting out part of the 2017 WNBA season to rest.