BRANDAN WRIGHT
Brandan Wright (born October 5, 1987 in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American basketball player who played for the North Carolina Tar Heels in the 2006-07 season. Wright, 6'10" tall with shoes and 210 lbs, was a freshman power forward. He is also known for his 7'5.75" "wingspan." He was drafted Number 8 overall in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Bobcats. He was subsequently traded to the Golden State Warriors for Jason Richardson.
College career
In his first and only season as a North Carolina Tar Heel, he finished with 14.7 points/game, 6.2 rebounds/game, 1.0 steals/game and led the team with 1.8 blocks/game. He scored in double figures in each of his first 18 games as a Tar Heel, making him only the second freshman Tar Heel in the last twenty years to accomplish that feat behind Rashad McCants, who scored double figures in his first 20 games in the 2002-03 season.[1] On March 6, 2007 Brandan Wright was named the 2007 ACC Freshman of the year earning 49 out of a possible 99 votes. Wright was the third Tar Heel in a row to win the award.[2] Wright was also a unanimous selection to the ACC All-Freshman team. Brandan was named MVP for the 2007 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament.
NBA career
Brandan Wright announced on April 23, 2007 that he would enter the 2007 NBA Draft. He signed with Jim Tanner of the Washington, D.C.-based law firm Williams and Connolly, forgoing the remaining three years of his college eligibility. Wright was taken 8th overall in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Bobcats and traded to the Golden State Warriors for Jason Richardson and Jermareo Davidson.
