| Cara Wright |
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 | Class: RS Senior
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 | Hometown: West Chester, OH
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 | High School: Lakota West/Arkansas
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 | Height: 6-0
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 | Position: F
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2005-06
Named to the Atlantic 10 First Team and the beginning and end of her senior season...Finished the year as the only player in the Atlantic 10 to average a double-double (points-rebounds) and had the most double-doubles of any player in the A-10 (15)...Named the A-10 Player of the Week five times...Led the A-10 with 10.2 rebounds per game and ranked third in the A-10 and first on the team in scoring...Also finished third in the A-10 in blocks and second in field goal percentage...Had one of the best all around seasons in UD history with the 13th most points, 11th most rebounds and third most blocks ever...Finished with 22 rebounds against Cincinnati for a UD Division I school record and the second most nationally during the 2005-06 season...Named as the MVP of the Tulane Basketball Classic...Posted a season-high 27 points against Xavier in the best of her nine 20+ point performances on the season.
2004-05
A Second Team All-Atlantic 10 Player, Wright started 27 games in her first season in a Flyer uniform after sitting out one season after transferring from Arkansas...Led Dayton in scoring at 12.2 points per game and rebounding with 8.6 rebounds per game...Had 17 games with double-figures in scoring and tallied 10 rebounds or more 14 times...Reached double-digits in scoring for six consecutive games to close out the season and 11 times against Atlantic 10 opponents...Also recorded 10 double-digit rebounding efforts against conference foes including five of the last six games...Came off the bench to score 14 points and pull down 12 rebounds in her first game at UD against Akron on Nov. 19...Made her first of 27 consecutive starts against Chicago State (Nov. 21) at UD Arena finishing with 12 points and 11 rebounds... Scored a career-high 29 points on 12-of-14 shooting from the field to go along with 11 rebounds against Saint Joseph's (Jan. 9)...Pulled down a career-bests of 20 rebounds and four assists against Detroit at UD Arena (Dec. 18).
2002-03 - At Arkansas
Played in 31 games, starting five for a team that was ranked as high as ninth nationally... Averaged 2.2 points and 2.3 rebounds in 8.6 minutes per contest...Led squad with eight rebounds against Florida...Had 13 points and seven boards in win over Hampton... Tallied seven points vs. Tulsa... Posted eight points and five rebounds against Kentucky.
2001-02 - At Arkansas
Played in 19 games, starting once...Averaged 2.6 points and 2.0 rebounds per game...Showed an affinity for playing South Carolina, coming off the bench for an early season-high of six points on 3-of-3 from the field with five boards in just nine minutes... Repeated the effort when the Gamecocks came to Fayetteville, this time with seven points and four boards in nine minutes... Made her first start against Mississippi Valley State, tallying 15 points and nine rebounds.
High School
Posted 18.1 points and 11.5 rebounds per game as a senior at Lakota West in West Chester, OH...Led Lakota to a No. 1 ranking in the Cincinnati region at 18-4...Also led squad with 16.2 ppg and 11.2 rpg as a junior...Broke 13 school records and posted 17 double-doubles...Recorded prep-highs of 34 points and 24 rebounds in the same game as a senior...Played summer ball with the Hardwood Heat which won the YBOA state and national titles... Was MVP of the YBOA National Tournament...Played her freshman season in the state of Wyoming where she earned All-State honors.
Personal Data
Daughter of Joby and Cathy Wright...Has four siblings -- Che, Jenay, Joby III, and Jesse...Born on July 8, 1983...Majoring in Communication ...High School coach was Andy Fishman...Father Joby is a former player and assistant coach at Indiana and a former head coach at Wyoming and Miami (Ohio).
Career Statistics
| Year | GP | GS | Min | FG | Att | Pct | 3Pt | Att | Pct | FT | Att | Pct | Reb | Avg | Ast | Blk | Stl | Pts | Avg |
| 2004-05 | 28 | 27 | 697 | 146 | 274 | .533 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 49 | 83 | .605 | 240 | 8.6 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 341 | 12.2 |
| DAYTON | 28 | 27 | 697 | 146 | 274 | .533 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 49 | 83 | .605 | 240 | 8.6 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 341 | 12.2 |