Cashmere Wright
 Wright for ZZ Leiden in 2016 | |
| No. 12 – Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | Dutch Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
January 9, 1990 Savannah, Georgia |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 178 lb (81 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Urban Christian Academy (Savannah, Georgia) |
| College | Cincinnati (2009–2013) |
| NBA draft | 2013 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2013–2014 | GasTerra Flames |
| 2014 | AEK Athens |
| 2015 | Wilki Morskie Szczecin |
| 2015–present | Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Cashmere A'keem Wright (born January 9, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL). He played college basketball with Cincinnati.
College career
Wright played in the Big East tournament with the Cincinnati Bearcats. Wright played with number 1 and is the all-time leader in steals for Cincinnati (198 steals). Wright is also the only player for Cincinnati ever who recorded at least 1300 points, 475 assists and 175 steals.[1]
Professional career
GasTerra Flames (2013–14)
In July 2013 Wright signed his first pro-contract with the GasTerra Flames from Groningen, Netherlands.[2] In March Wright won his first championship in the national NBB Cup, in the Final against Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden Wright went off for 19 points. Wright was 5th in the Dutch league in scoring, with 14.2 points per game and was 10th in assists with 3.6 per game. He got a place in the All-DBL Team after the regular season.[3] On June 1, 2014 he won the Dutch championship as well.
AEK & Wilki Morskie Szczecin (2014–15)
For the 2014–15 season, Wright signed with AEK Athens of the Greek A1.[4] Wright was released by AEK on November 7, 2014.[5] Wright signed with the Halifax Rainmen of NBL Canada but did not play.[6] On January 6, 2015, he signed with Wilki Morskie Szczecin of the Polish Basketball League.[7]
Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden (2015–present)
On October 30, 2015, Wright was acquired by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League following a successful tryout with the team.[8] However, he was waived on November 9 before playing for them.[9]
On December 2, 2015, Wright returned to the Netherlands when he signed a 1,5-year contract with Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden.[10][11]
Honors
- Dutch Cup: 2013–14
- Dutch Basketball League: 2013–14
- All-DBL Team: 2014
- DBL All-Star: 2014
Statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | MPG | Minutes per game | FG% | Field goal percentage |
| 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game |
| PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | Led the league | |
Note: Only games in the primary domestic competitions are included. Therefore, games in cup or European competitions are left out.
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | GasTerra Flames | DBL | 34 | 27.1 | .505 | .407 | .780 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 13.9 |
| 2014–15 | AEK Athens | GBL | 4 | 20.0 | .364 | .167 | 1.000 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 0.8 | – | 5.0 |
References
- ↑ Cashmere Wright's profile at Cincinnati Bearcats' website Archived June 18, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Cashmere Wright new point-guard GasTerra Flames / iBasketball.nl Archived October 8, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. (Dutch)
- ↑ "Meeste seizoenprijzen naar GasTerra Flames". Ibasketball.nl. Archived from the original on 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ↑ AEK Athens ink Cashmere Wright, ex Groningen
- ↑ "AEK Athens parts ways with Cashmere Wright". Sportsndo.net. 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2014-11-08.
- ↑ Rainmen add six-foot-10 Nigel Spikes to lineup
- ↑ Cashmere Wright moves to King Wilki Morskie
- ↑ "Ants re-sign Fair, 2 others, add 2 more as draft nears". JournalGazette.net. October 30, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Mad Ants trim roster more". JournalGazette.net. November 9, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ↑ "ZZ Leiden trekt Cashmere Wright aan". eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl (in Dutch). December 2, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Cashmere Wright signs with ZZ Leiden". Sportando.com. December 2, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.