Billy Wright (basketball)
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Western Illinois |
| Conference | Summit League |
| Record | 18–37 (.327) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
September 15, 1974 Richmond, Indiana |
| Playing career | |
| 1992–1996 | Bradley |
| Position(s) | Point guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996–2001 | Ben Davis HS (JV) |
| 2001–2006 | Pike HS (asst.) |
| 2006–2008 | Pike HS |
| 2008–2010 | Western Illinois (asst.) |
| 2010–2013 | Western Illinois (assoc. HC) |
| 2013–2014 | Ball State (asst.) |
| 2014–present | Western Illinois |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 18–37 (.327) |
Billy Wright (born September 15, 1974) is an American college basketball coach, currently leading the men's program at Western Illinois University.
Wright played point guard at Richmond High School (where he led the team to an Indiana state tite in 1992) and Bradley University. Following the close of his playing career, Wright moved into coaching. After coaching in the high school ranks for twelve years, he became an assistant coach at Western Illinois in 2008. After a short stint at Ball State during the 2013–14 season, Wright was named head coach at Western Illinois on April 15, 2014.[1]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Illinois (Summit League) (2014–present) | |||||||||
| 2014–15 | Western Illinois | 8–20 | 3–13 | 9th | |||||
| 2015–16 | Western Illinois | 10–17 | 3–13 | 9th | |||||
| 2016–17 | Western Illinois | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Western Illinois: | 18–37 (.327) | 6–26 (.016) | |||||||
| Total: | 18–37 (.327) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ↑ "Ball State assistant Billy Wright hired to coach Western Illinois". Indianapolis Star. 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2014-04-08.