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Amy Wright
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamLong Beach State
ConferenceBig West
Record15–18 (.455)
Biographical details
Born (1980-02-19) February 19, 1980 (age 44)
Williamsburg, Indiana, United States[1]
Playing career
1999–2002Arkansas
Position(s)Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2004–2006South Florida (assistant)
2007–2008Western Kentucky (assistant)
2008–2010Cleveland State (assistant)
2010–2011Cleveland State (associate HC)
2011–2012Arizona State (assistant)
2012–2021Texas A&M (assistant)
2021–2023Oklahoma (associate HC)
2023–presentLong Beach State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2003–2004South Florida (DBO)
Head coaching record
Overall15–17 (.469)

Amy Wright (born February 19, 1980) is an American basketball coach who is currently the head women's basketball coach at California State University, Long Beach, a role she has held since April 2023.[2]

Arkansas statistics

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Sources[3]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  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
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1998-99 Arkansas 34 131 35.7% 20.0% 64.6% 1.8 5.1 1.1 0.1 3.9
1999-00 Arkansas 32 144 38.2% 32.3% 67.8% 1.6 4.4 1.1 0.1 4.5
2000-01 Arkansas 33 239 45.7% 30.0% 60.8% 3.2 6.0 1.6 0.4 7.2
2001-02 Arkansas 32 211 32.7% 21.2% 65.0% 3.1 6.3 2.2 0.2 6.6
Career 131 725 38.2% 25.6% 64.1% 2.4 5.5 1.5 0.2 5.5

Coaching career

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Wright began her coaching career at South Florida as an assistant coach after serving as director of basketball operations for one season. She also had stints as an assistant coach at Western Kentucky, Cleveland State, Arizona State, and Texas A&M prior to being named the associate head coach at Oklahoma prior to the start of the 2021–22 season.[4][5]

Wright was named the head coach at Long Beach State on April 17, 2023.[2]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Long Beach State Beach (Big West Conference) (2023–present)
2023–24 Long Beach State 15-18 8-12 T-7th
Long Beach State: 15–18 (.455) 8–12 (.400)
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Total:		 15–18 (.455)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Basketball:Wright, Amy". Oklahoma Sooners (Official Site). Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  2. ^ a b Zamora, Lindy. "Amy Wright Named Eighth Head Coach of Long Beach State Women's Basketball". Long Beach State University Athletics. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  3. ^ "NCAA Statistics". NCAA.ORG. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  4. ^ Engelbrecht, Chandler. "OU basketball: Sooner coach Jennie Baranczyk hires Amy Wright as associate head coach, recruiting coordinator". OU Daily. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  5. ^ Underwood, Hannah. "A&M assistant coach Amy Wright to depart for associate head coaching position at Oklahoma". The Battalion. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
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