Introduction
William Eugene Wright Jr. (born September 15, 1974) is an American college basketball coach. He was most recently head coach at Western Illinois University.
Wright played point guard at Richmond High School (where he led the team to an Indiana state title in 1992) and Bradley University.Following the close of his playing career, Wright moved into coaching.After coaching in the high school ranks for twelve years, he became an assistant coach at Western Illinois in 2008.After a short stint at Ball State during the 2013–14 season, Wright was named head coach at Western Illinois on April 15, 2014. After Wright compiled a record of 53–115 during his six-year tenure, Western Illinois decided not to renew his contract.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Western Illinois Leathernecks (Summit League) | |||||||||
| 2014–15 | Western Illinois | 8–20 | 3–13 | 9th | |||||
| 2015–16 | Western Illinois | 10–17 | 3–13 | 9th | |||||
| 2016–17 | Western Illinois | 8–20 | 5–11 | 8th | |||||
| 2017–18 | Western Illinois | 12–16 | 3–11 | 8th | |||||
| 2018–19 | Western Illinois | 10–21 | 4–12 | 8th | |||||
| 2019–20 | Western Illinois | 5–21 | 2–14 | 9th | |||||
| Western Illinois: | 53–115 (.315) | 20–74 (.213) | |||||||
| Total: | 53–115 (.315) | ||||||||
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