Antoine Domonick Wright (born February 6, 1984 in West Covina, California) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Toronto Raptors. He was selected 15th overall in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Nets (the highest pick from the Big 12 Conference that year and in Texas A&M; University history until Acie Law was drafted 11th in the 2007 NBA Draft), after his junior year at Texas A&M; University. He attended preparatory school at Lawre...
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Antoine Domonick Wright (born February 6, 1984 in West Covina, California) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Toronto Raptors. He was selected 15th overall in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Nets (the highest pick from the Big 12 Conference that year and in Texas A&M; University history until Acie Law was drafted 11th in the 2007 NBA Draft), after his junior year at Texas A&M; University. He attended preparatory school at Lawrence Academy at Groton; in 2002, he led the Spartans to an Independent School League Basketball Championship.
Wright was born in West Covina, California to Wanda Wright. He has an older brother, Wayne, and a younger sister, Courtney.
Wright attended the Lawrence Academy prep school in Groton, Massachusetts, where in his three seasons he started 115 games and amassed 1800 points, 500 rebounds, 350 assists, 170 steals and 200 blocked shots. His career single game highs were 50 points, 14 rebounds, and 8 assists.
As a sophomore (1999-2000), Wright...
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