2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Kendall Wright
- Height:
- 6-null
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Pittsburg, Texas
- High School:
- Pittsburg
INTANGIBLES / Freshman walk-on is on scholarship for Baylor football program.
2008-09 [FRESHMAN] / Played 13 games as a reserve guard • Averaged 0.8 points and 0.5 rebounds in 1.9 minutes • Scored a season-high three points in a win vs. Prairie View A&M (Dec. 13) and a loss at Oklahoma (Jan. 24) • Chipped in two points in a win vs. Jackson State (Dec. 31) and a loss to Kansas (Feb. 2) • Finished the season 3-of-7 from the floor (42.9 percent) and 2-of-5 from 3-point range (40.0 percent).
HIGH SCHOOL / Three-sport standout earned all-state honors in football, basketball and track as prep • Averaged 24.5 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals as senior in 2007-08 • Averaged 29.0 point per game as junior • Led Pittsburg to regional quarters as a senior • Three-time member of Tyler Morning Telegram All-East Texas Team • Produced a quadruple-double on the basketball court as a senior and averaged 24.5 points, six rebounds, five assists and five steals per game en route to 2007 East Texas Player of the Year honors from the Tyler Morning Telegram • All-state basketball selection as a junior • Rated the nation[apos]s 64th-best athlete by Rivals.com and is listed 67th by Scout.com • 2007 second-team Class 3A all-state cornerback selection by the Texas Sports Writers Association and honorable mention by The Associated Press after registering 33 tackles, five interceptions, four fumble recoveries and a pair of defensive touchdowns • Also earned first-team 2007 All-East Texas honors from the Longview News Journal as a cornerback • As the Pirates[apos] quarterback in 2007, rushed for 1,069 yards and 15 touchdowns while throwing for 1,170 yards and nine scores • In both 2006 and 2007, was a second-team All-District 16-3A performer as both a quarterback and cornerback • As a junior, accounted for 26 total touchdowns and passed for 850 yards • 2007 Texas Class 3A state long jump (24-0 3/4) and triple jump (48-5 1/4) champion • Captured 2008 Class 3A gold medal in the triple jump with a meet record leap of 50-8 3/4 and placed fifth in the 3A 100 meters (11.00) • Named to Pittsburg[apos]s A-B Honor Roll • Has served as a youth basketball coach in the Pittsburg community • Owns a 40-inch vertical jump.
PERSONAL / Born Nov. 12, 1989, in Mount Pleasant, Texas • Son of Kelvin McCain and Tameika Wright • Undecided major.
| Total | 3-Point | Rebounds | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | GP | GS | Min | Avg | FG | FGA | Pct | FG | FGA | Pct | FT | FTA | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Avg | PF | FO | Ast | TO | Blk | Stl | Pts | Avg |
| 2008-09 | 13 | 0 | 25 | 1.9 | 3 | 7 | .429 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0.8 |
| TOTAL | 13 | 0 | 25 | 1.9 | 3 | 7 | .429 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0.8 |
