Joby Wright

Quick Facts

Full Name	Joby Wright
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 5, 1950(1950-09-05)
Age	74
Country	United States
Birth City	Savannah
Horoscope	Virgo

Joby Wright Biography

Joby Wright is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on September 5, 1950 in Savannah, United States. Joseph “Joby” Wright (born 5 September 1950) is an American former professional and college basketball player who served as the men’s basketball basketball coach for Miami University and at the University of Wyoming.

He was selected in 2nd round (18th in the overall) in the 2002 NBA draft , by the NBA Seattle SuperSonics. In his debut season from 1972-73, Wright played in 77 games, playing an average of 12-minutes per match, and 3.9 scores and 2.8 rebound per game. The following season, he was a part of

Wright returned to Indiana University in 1978 and completed his bachelor’s degree requirements, then earned a master’s degree, both in physical education. He served as an assistant coach at Indiana under his former coach, Bob Knight, for nine seasons. During those seasons, he was part of NCAA championship teams in 1981 and 1987, nine NCAA tournament appearances, and four Big Ten titles.

In 1990, Wright was named the head coach at Miami (Ohio), replacing Jerry Peirson, who had posted four consecutive losing seasons. In Wright’s first season at the helm, the Redskins (now RedHawks) posted a 16-12 record.

In the 1971-72 year, Bob Knight became the Hoosiers coach. Wright was named captain of the team and was awarded all-Big Ten accolades as he led his fellow Hoosiers in scoring 19.9 scores per match and the second rebounder. The Hoosiers had a record of 17-8 and participated in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT).

Joby Wright Net Worth

Joby Wright is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Joby Wright 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Wright played basketball for the college team in the NCAA tournament at Indiana University, where in three varsity seasons , he averaged 17.4 scores per match, and totalled 1,272 points. In 1969-70, as a sophomore, Wright averaged 14.7 points per game, which put him second on the team and was second in rebounding.

In his junior year of 1970-71, Wright had a career-high 18 rebounds in a single contest in the 1970-71 season against Notre Dame. Wright was the second-highest scorer, scoring 17.8 scores each game (behind George McGinnis) and third in rebounding. The Hoosiers recorded a record of 17-7 under the guidance of coach Lou Watson.

The following season, 1973–74, he played in three games in the ABA with the Memphis Tams, averaging 4.0 points and 4.7 rebounds per game. He did not play in 1974–75, then in 1975–76 he played a total of 23 games with the ABA’s Virginia Squires and San Diego Sails, averaging 5.3 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. After his three NBA/ABA seasons, Wright then played professional basketball for two years in Europe.

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Wright starred in basketball at Johnson High School in Savannah, Georgia. In 2004, the Savannah News named Wright one of the “Fantastic 15” top 15 all-time high school basketball players in Savannah.

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Joby Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Joby Wright celebrates birthday on September 5 of every year.