2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
Career: Second all time in games played at SIUE at 143…21st all-time in scoring at 978 points…Second all-time in blocked shots with 138.
2023-24: Fourth on the team in scoring at 9.7 points per game, which was a career high…Third on the team in rebounding at 4.2 per game…Scored a season-high 20 points against Lindenwood (2/15)…Collected 15 double-digit scoring games…Also recorded nine double-digit rebounding games…Finished with three double-doubles, second most on the team…Hit 108-250 shots overall for a .432 field goal percentage…Third on the team in free throw shooting (.740), free throws made (77) and attempts (140)…Led the team in total blocks with 32…Average of 0.97 blocks per game ranked 12th in the Ohio Valley Conference…One of three players to start all 33 games along with Damarco Minor and Ray’Sean Taylor.
2022-23: Sixth in scoring at 7.7 points per game…Led the team with a .413 three-point percentage, hitting 33-80 shots…Scored a career-high 24 points in SIUE’s win over VMI (11/19) where he knocked down a career-high four three-pointers…Scored in double figures seven times during the season…Third on the team in blocked shots with 21…Finished 13th in the OVC in blocks at 0.6 per game…Appeared in all 33 games, making 13 starts.
2021-22: Scored a career-high 211 points (6.6 per game) in 32 games…Made 28 starts…Led SIUE with a .491 field goal percentage...Turned in five double digit scoring efforts during the season…Recorded his first career 20-point game, scoring a career-high 20 points at Omaha (11/30).
2020-21: Played in all 26 games, making 23 starts for the Cougars…Paced the Cougars with a .553 field goal percentage (63-114)…Recorded his first career double-double with a career-high 16 points and 10 rebounds in the Cougars’ home win against UT Martin (2/25)…Collected four other double-digit scoring games throughout the year…Averaged 6.5 points and 3.4 rebounds per game...Led the OVC at 1.9 blocks per game, finishing 36th in the NCAA..His 50 total blocks were good for No. 29 nationally.
2019-20: Averaged 1.3 points and 1.1 rebounds per game over 19 appearances…Scored a career-high five points on five separate occasions…Grabbed a season-high six rebound at Iowa 11/8.
Prior to SIUE: Averaged 8.3 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.1 steals and 1.5 blocks per game at Link Year Prep in Branson, Missouri... A Desert Valley All-Star selection at Murrieta Mesa High School...All-Star slam dunk champion..An All-California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) second team pick...Holds the Murrieta Mesa High School record for points in a game with 38.
Personal: Twin brother Shamar also plays for Cougars...Son of late NBA player Lorenzen Wright, who played for Head Coach Brian Barone's father, Tony, at the Memphis Grizzlies.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2019-20Freshman
F
6'7"
185 lbs
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2020-21Sophomore
F
6'7"
185 lbs
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2021-22Redshirt Sophomore
F
6'7"
185 lbs
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2022-23Redshirt Junior
F
6'7"
185 lbs
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2023-24Fifth Year
F
6'7"
205 lbs