#4 Jordan Wright Season 2023-24
SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, 2022
CSC Academic All-District, 2022
SEC Academic Honor Roll, 2021, 2022, 2023
SENIOR SEASON (2022-23 at Vanderbilt)
Played in 34 games with 17 starts … Third on the team in scoring (10.6 ppg), second in rebounding (5.1 rpg) and second in assists (71) in 24.7 minutes per game … Led the team with 39 steals … 20 games in double figures with two double doubles … 61 career games scoring in double figures with nine career double doubles … During the 2022-23 season, became 51st member of Vandy’s 1,000 career point club … 18 points, seven assists and six rebounds in win at Temple (11/15/22) … 22 points vs. Saint Mary’s (11/23) … 17 points in win over No. 15 Arkansas (1/14) … Double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in win at Florida (2/11) … 23 points including game-winner in win at Kentucky (3/1) … Double-double with 15 points and 15 boards in win over LSU in SEC Tournament second round (3/9) … 17 points, seven rebounds, six assists and five steals in SEC Tournament semifinals vs. Texas A&M (3/11)
JUNIOR SEASON (2021-22 at Vanderbilt)
Tied single-season Vanderbilt record for games played (36, all starts) … 12.3 points a game (2nd on team), 6.4 rebounds a game … 11th in SEC in rebounding average … 4.89 defensive rebounds a game average, eighth in the SEC … 64 assists … Averaged 30.5 minutes per game … Team high seven double-doubles … Team-high seven double-doubles … 50 steals … 25 game double digit points, four 20-plus games … 28 points (5 treys) vs. Winthrop … 20 points, 12 rebounds, six assists in road win over Texas A&M … Season high six steals with 15 points in another win over A&M … Team high 27 points in SEC Tournament QF vs. Kentucky … 24 points and seven boards against Belmont in NIT game.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2020-21 at Vanderbilt)
Appeared in 23 games, starting final 15 games of season … 8.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.1 steals in 24.5 minutes per game … Shot 48.7 percent from the field, 43.2 percent from distance … Second on team in rebounds, steals and assists … Double figure scoring 10 times … Led team in rebounding three times and assists four times … First career double double with 15 points, 11 rebounds in win at Cincinnati (3/4) … Five assists at Alabama (2/20), vs. Ole Miss (2/27) … Season high 18 points with three treys, eight rebounds at Kentucky (1/5) … 17 points (7-of-8 FGs) against Richmond (12/16)
FRESHMAN SEASON (2019-20 at Vanderbilt)
Appeared in 31 games and made six starts … 5.7 points, 2.8 rebounds in 16.5 per game … Six games in double figures … Season high 23 points at Tennessee (8-of-14 FGs) at Tennessee … Posted season-high seven rebounds twice – at Auburn, at Mississippi State … Four steals against both Buffalo and Alabama.
PRIOR TO VANDERBILT AND LSU
Attended the Dunham School in Baton Rouge … Averaged 20 points, 13 rebounds, six assists, two steals as a senior … First-team All-State as a senior, three-time first-team All-Metro, three-time District MVP … Team won state title in 2018 and 2019 … Four-year starter … Summa Cum Laude graduate, National Honor Society member.
PERSONAL
Birthdate is Sept. 21, 2000 … Son of Tracy Wright and Yvette Boyd-Wright … Advice for young people “Stay humble and always strive to better yourself.”
Jordan Wright Single-Game Highs (at Vanderbilt)
Points – 28 vs Winthrop, 11-20-2021
Rebounds – 12 @ UGA, 1-15-2022
Assists – 7 @ Temple, 11-15-2022
Steals – 6 vs Texas A&M, 2-19-2022
Blocks – 2 vs Alabama A&M, 12-22-2022
FG made – 10 vs Belmont, 3-15,2022
FG Attempts – 18 @ Temple, 11-15-2023
3 FG Made – 8 vs Belmont (NIT), 3-15-2022
FT Made – 7 vs LSU (SECT), 3-09-2023
FT Attempts – 10 vs LSU (SECT), 3-09-2023
Top Scoring Games
1. 28 vs Winthrop, 11-20-2021
2. 27 vs Kentucky (SECT), 3-11-2022
3. 24 vs Belmont (NIT), 3-15-2022
4. 23 @ Kentucky, 3-1-2023
5. 23 @ Tennessee, 2-18-2020
6. 22 vs St Mary’s (Neutral), 11-24-2022
7. 20 @ UGA, 1-15-2022
8. 19 vs Miss St., 3-4-2023
9. 18 @ Temple, 11-15-2022
10. 18 vs Kentucky (SECT), 3-10-2023