Indiana University Athletics
Wright on Rupp Watch List
11/12/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
November 12, 2004
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana junior guard Bracey Wright has been named to the preseason watch list for the Adolph Rupp Trophy, presented annually by the CommonwealthAthletic Club of Kentucky to the nation's top college
player. Wright is also a candidate for the Wooden
Award and Naismith Awards, which are also presented
annually to the nation's top player.
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.
The entire Rupp preseason watch list, listed by conference, includes:
John Gilchrist - Maryland
Julius Hodge - NC State
Jarret Jack - Georgia Tech.
Sean May - North Carolina
Rashad McCants - North Carolina
Raymond Felton - North Carolina
Chris Paul - Wake Forest
J.J. Reddick - Duke
Joey Graham - Oklahoma State
John Lucas - Oklahoma State
Wayne Simien - Kansas
Deron Williams - Illinois
Bracey Wright - Indiana
Ryan Gomes - Providence
Hakim Warrick - Syracuse
Francisco Garcia - Louisville
Curtis Withers - UNC Charlotte
Hassan Adams - Arizona
Ike Diogu - Arizona State
Chuck Hayes - Kentucky
Lawrence Roberts - Mississippi State
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