University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster
Wright, Jay
Jersey Number 1
Jay Wright
- Position:
- Guard
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 170
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Rincon, Ga.
- High School:
- Effingham County
- Prev School:
- Casper College
Bio
• 2017 Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year
• 2017 Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team
• 2017 Second-Team All-Sun Belt Conference
• 2017 Lefty Driesell Defensive All-American
• 2017 First-Team All-Louisiana
• 2014-15 All-Sun Belt Conference (third team)
• Lefty Driesell Finalist (top defensive player in nation)
2016-17 (Senior)
Led team in scoring (16.2), assists (3.9) and steals (2.0) while ranking among the league leaders in all three categories ... posted career-best in all offensive categories while starting in all 33 games during the season ... named the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year after leading the league in steals and being regarded as one of the top on-ball defenders in the SBC ... named to the SBC All-Tournament team after averaging 25.5 points in a pair of games to lead all players ... recorded 12 games with 20 or more points scored, including the Cajuns final four games of the season where he averaged 23.5 points ... scored a career-high 28 points in games at McNeese State (12/3) and ULM (2/18) ... scored eight points against South Alabama (2/13) to become the 44th player in school history to reach the 1,000-point mark in his career ... added 27 points, going 10-for-13 from the floor, with six assists in a road win at James Madison (11/23) ... added 27 points in a pair of games at New Orleans' Lakefront Arena - in a regular-season win against New Orleans (12/17) and against Georgia State (3/10) in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament ... scored 26 points, including a 7-for-12 performance from behind the 3-point line, against Troy (2/11) ... scored 21 points - all in the second half - with 17 points coming in a four-minute span in a come-from-behind win over Texas State (3/2) ... recorded two or more steals in 20 games during the season, highlighted by a career-high six steals at Montana State (11/14) ... had four steals in games against McNeese State, Georgia Southern (1/14) and Georgia State (3/10) ...had at least two steals in nine of the Ragin' Cajuns final 11 games.
2015-16 (Junior)
Third-leading scorer and team leader in assists for Ragin' Cajuns ... played in 33 games with 32 starts ... averaged 8.9 points, 3.5 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game ... second on the team in steals (36) and minutes played (939) ... was 99-for-263 (.370) from the floor and was 35-for-103 (.340) from behind the 3-point line ... scored in double figures 18 times on the season, including stretch of eight straight and 10 of first 12 games ... began double-digit scoring streak with 13 points and eight assists at Miami (11/16/15) ... scored 14 points with five assists at UCLA (12/15/15) ... poured in 14 points, going 4-for-5 from behind the 3-point line, and added seven assists in win over Texas State (1/28/16) ... added nine points and dished out seven assists in SBC home victory over Troy (1/23/16) .. limited to 19 minutes of action at Alabama (11/20/15), but scored 11 points going 4-for-5 from the floor and 2-for-2 from behind the 3-point arc ... scored season-high 17 points and added three steals in win at Furman (3/19/16) in second round of CollegeInsider.com Tournament ... suffered injury to shooting hand at Troy (2/25/16) and eventually missed the Ragin' Cajuns next game at South Alabama (2/27/16) ... returned to lineup against Georgia State (3/3/18), scoring 16 points ... pulled down season-high eight rebounds in games against Louisiana Tech (12/12/15) and Texas State (1/28/16).
2014-15 (Sophomore)
All-Sun Belt Conference third team … Lefty Driesell Finalist (top defensive player in nation by CollegeInsider.com) … hit game-winning three-point bucket with 0.9 seconds remaining in second round of CIT at Sam Houston State (3/21) … averaged 9.1 points, 3.6 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 0.9 steals per game for the season … shot .405 from three-point range … posted a career-high 20 points on two occasions, first in win over Troy (1/3) and again in win over Georgia Southern (2/28) … had string of six straight double-figure scoring games from 2/14 to 3/6 … dished out career-high 10 assists in win at Texas State (1/31) … tied for fourth in SBC with 3.6 assists per game and sixth with 1.6 assist/turnover ratio … the Cajuns went 11-4 when he scored at least 10 points … turned in first double-double with 15 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in road win at UT Arlington (2/21) … canned season-high 4-for-5 from 3-point range in 20-point outburst against Georgia Southern ... spent part of summer competing on Far East Tour with Reach USA (May 10-24) ... averaged 11.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.0 steals in seven games.
Junior College
Named the North Conference Player of the Year … averaged 16.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.9 steals in lone season at CC … appeared in 32 games for the Thunderbirds with 30 starts … scored in double figures in 26 games, including 11 games with 20 or more points.
High School
Averaged 12 points, 5.1 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 2.5 steals his senior season at Effingham Country (Ga.) High … helped lead the Rebels to the Class AAAAA Final Four … was selected to the All-Region 3-AAAAA first team and the Savannah Morning News’ 2013 All-Greater Savannah second team.
Personal
Born July 29, 1994 in Rincon, Ga. ... the son of Lucretia and Clarence Wright ... majoring in general studies.
• 2017 Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team
• 2017 Second-Team All-Sun Belt Conference
• 2017 Lefty Driesell Defensive All-American
• 2017 First-Team All-Louisiana
• 2014-15 All-Sun Belt Conference (third team)
• Lefty Driesell Finalist (top defensive player in nation)
2016-17 (Senior)
Led team in scoring (16.2), assists (3.9) and steals (2.0) while ranking among the league leaders in all three categories ... posted career-best in all offensive categories while starting in all 33 games during the season ... named the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year after leading the league in steals and being regarded as one of the top on-ball defenders in the SBC ... named to the SBC All-Tournament team after averaging 25.5 points in a pair of games to lead all players ... recorded 12 games with 20 or more points scored, including the Cajuns final four games of the season where he averaged 23.5 points ... scored a career-high 28 points in games at McNeese State (12/3) and ULM (2/18) ... scored eight points against South Alabama (2/13) to become the 44th player in school history to reach the 1,000-point mark in his career ... added 27 points, going 10-for-13 from the floor, with six assists in a road win at James Madison (11/23) ... added 27 points in a pair of games at New Orleans' Lakefront Arena - in a regular-season win against New Orleans (12/17) and against Georgia State (3/10) in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament ... scored 26 points, including a 7-for-12 performance from behind the 3-point line, against Troy (2/11) ... scored 21 points - all in the second half - with 17 points coming in a four-minute span in a come-from-behind win over Texas State (3/2) ... recorded two or more steals in 20 games during the season, highlighted by a career-high six steals at Montana State (11/14) ... had four steals in games against McNeese State, Georgia Southern (1/14) and Georgia State (3/10) ...had at least two steals in nine of the Ragin' Cajuns final 11 games.
2015-16 (Junior)
Third-leading scorer and team leader in assists for Ragin' Cajuns ... played in 33 games with 32 starts ... averaged 8.9 points, 3.5 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game ... second on the team in steals (36) and minutes played (939) ... was 99-for-263 (.370) from the floor and was 35-for-103 (.340) from behind the 3-point line ... scored in double figures 18 times on the season, including stretch of eight straight and 10 of first 12 games ... began double-digit scoring streak with 13 points and eight assists at Miami (11/16/15) ... scored 14 points with five assists at UCLA (12/15/15) ... poured in 14 points, going 4-for-5 from behind the 3-point line, and added seven assists in win over Texas State (1/28/16) ... added nine points and dished out seven assists in SBC home victory over Troy (1/23/16) .. limited to 19 minutes of action at Alabama (11/20/15), but scored 11 points going 4-for-5 from the floor and 2-for-2 from behind the 3-point arc ... scored season-high 17 points and added three steals in win at Furman (3/19/16) in second round of CollegeInsider.com Tournament ... suffered injury to shooting hand at Troy (2/25/16) and eventually missed the Ragin' Cajuns next game at South Alabama (2/27/16) ... returned to lineup against Georgia State (3/3/18), scoring 16 points ... pulled down season-high eight rebounds in games against Louisiana Tech (12/12/15) and Texas State (1/28/16).
2014-15 (Sophomore)
All-Sun Belt Conference third team … Lefty Driesell Finalist (top defensive player in nation by CollegeInsider.com) … hit game-winning three-point bucket with 0.9 seconds remaining in second round of CIT at Sam Houston State (3/21) … averaged 9.1 points, 3.6 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 0.9 steals per game for the season … shot .405 from three-point range … posted a career-high 20 points on two occasions, first in win over Troy (1/3) and again in win over Georgia Southern (2/28) … had string of six straight double-figure scoring games from 2/14 to 3/6 … dished out career-high 10 assists in win at Texas State (1/31) … tied for fourth in SBC with 3.6 assists per game and sixth with 1.6 assist/turnover ratio … the Cajuns went 11-4 when he scored at least 10 points … turned in first double-double with 15 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in road win at UT Arlington (2/21) … canned season-high 4-for-5 from 3-point range in 20-point outburst against Georgia Southern ... spent part of summer competing on Far East Tour with Reach USA (May 10-24) ... averaged 11.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.0 steals in seven games.
Junior College
Named the North Conference Player of the Year … averaged 16.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.9 steals in lone season at CC … appeared in 32 games for the Thunderbirds with 30 starts … scored in double figures in 26 games, including 11 games with 20 or more points.
High School
Averaged 12 points, 5.1 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 2.5 steals his senior season at Effingham Country (Ga.) High … helped lead the Rebels to the Class AAAAA Final Four … was selected to the All-Region 3-AAAAA first team and the Savannah Morning News’ 2013 All-Greater Savannah second team.
Personal
Born July 29, 1994 in Rincon, Ga. ... the son of Lucretia and Clarence Wright ... majoring in general studies.
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