Indiana University Athletics
Wright Earns Preseason Honor
10/27/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
October 27, 2004
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana junior guard Bracey Wright has been chosen to the 2004-05 Preseason All-Big Ten team as selected by the media, the league office announced onWednesday.
Last season, Wright was an NABC First Team All-District 10 and Second Team All-Big Ten honoree, averaging 18.5 points, 5.4 boards and 2.4 assists per contest. He was also named as a finalist for both The Rupp Award and The Naismith Award, each recognizing the nation's most outstanding player. The Colony, Texas, native closed the season ranked third in the league in scoring at 18.5 ppg, the best finish by a Hoosier since Kirk Haston was second in 2000-01. He also ranked 16th in the league in rebounding (5.4), ninth in free throw percentage (.789) and third in three-point field goals per game (2.41).
In addition, Wright scored at least 20 points 12 times as a sophomore and hit the 25-point plateau on seven separate occasions. He earned three Big Ten Player of the Week honors (Dec. 15, 2003, Jan. 5, 2004 and Jan. 26, 2004) and earned five in his career, joining Glen Robinson as the only players in league history to earn at least five Player of the Week honors in their first two seasons.
Over the summer, Wright competed with the USA World Championship For Young Men Qualifying Team, which defeated Puerto Rico, 97-86, in the gold medal contest in the 2004 FIBA Americas World Championship For Young Men Qualifying Tournament in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Wright averaged 5.5 points per game during the tournament.
Joining Wright on the preseason team are guards Dee Brown (Illinois) and Deron Williams (Illinois), forward Mike Wilkinson (Wisconsin) and center Paul Davis (Michigan State). Williams was also tabbed the Big Ten preaseason Player of the Year
The Hoosiers will tip off the 2004-05 campaign with two home exhibition games against Division II foe Bellarmine (Thursday, Nov. 4) and SIU-Edwardsville (Friday, Nov. 12). Both exhibition games will be at 8 p.m . and can be heard on the statewide network as well as the official IU Athletics website, http://iuhoosiers.com/iuradionetwork.html.
Indiana will showcase the team in an intrasquad scrimmage game on Saturday, Oct. 30, at 4:30 p.m. Admission will be free for the public.
2004-05 Big Ten Preseason All-Conference Team
Bracey Wright, IND, JR, G (18.5 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 2.4 apg)
Dee Brown, ILL, JR, G (13.3 ppg, 4.45 apg, 1.55 spg, 2.26 A/TO ratio)
Paul Davis, MSU, JR, C (15.8 ppg, 6.2 rpg, .568 FG pct.)
Mike Wilkinson, WIS, SR, F (13.1 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 1.62 spg, 1.28 bpg)
Deron Williams, ILL, JR, G (14.0 ppg, 6.17 apg, 1.03 spg, 2.47 A/TO ratio)
2004-05 Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year
Deron Williams, ILL
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