Cashmere Wright
{{Short description|American professional basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Cashmere Wright
| image = Cashmere_Wright.png
| caption = Wright as a player for ZZ Leiden in 2016
| number =
| position = Point guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 178
| league =
| team =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1990|1|9}}
| birth_place = Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
| nationality = American
| high_school = Urban Christian Academy
(Savannah, Georgia)
| college = Cincinnati (2009–2013)
| draft_year = 2013
| career_start = 2013
| career_end = 2016
| career_number = 1, 11, 12
| highlights =
- Dutch League champion (2014)
- Dutch Cup champion (2014)
- All-DBL Team (2014)
- DBL All-Star (2014)
- All-Big East tournament Team (2012)
| years1 = 2013–2014
| team1 = GasTerra Flames
| years2 = 2014
| team2 = AEK Athens
| years3 = 2015
| team3 = Wilki Morskie Szczecin
| years4 = 2015–2016
| team4 = ZZ Leiden
|medaltemplates=
}}
Cashmere A'keem Wright (born January 9, 1990) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball with the Cincinnati Bearcats. Afterwards, he spent three seasons playing professionally in the Netherlands, Greece and Poland.
College career
Wright was named to the 2012 All- Big East tournament team with the Cincinnati Bearcats after unranked Cincinnati knocked off #2 Syracuse in the semifinals at Madison Square Garden. The Bearcats beat 15 ranked teams with Cashmere at the point guard position over his career (2009–13). Wright wore number 1 and is the all-time leader in steals (198) for Cincinnati. Wright is also the only player in Cincinnati history to record at least 1300 points, 475 assists and 175 steals.[http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/wright_cashmere00.html/ Cashmere Wright's profile at Cincinnati Bearcats' website] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618021621/http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/wright_cashmere00.html/ |date=June 18, 2013 }}
Professional career
=Netherlands (2013–14)=
In July 2013 Wright signed his first pro-contract with the GasTerra Flames from Groningen, Netherlands.[http://ibasketball.nl/cashmere-wright-nieuwe-pointguard-gasterra-flames/ Cashmere Wright new point-guard GasTerra Flames / iBasketball.nl] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008174855/http://ibasketball.nl/cashmere-wright-nieuwe-pointguard-gasterra-flames/ |date=October 8, 2013 }} {{in lang|nl}} In March Wright won his first championship in the national NBB Cup, in the Final against Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden Wright went off for 19 points. Wright was 5th in the Dutch league in scoring, with 14.2 points per game and was 10th in assists with 3.6 per game. He got a place in the All-DBL Team after the regular season.{{cite web|url=http://ibasketball.nl/meeste-seizoenprijzen-naar-gasterra-flames/ |title=Meeste seizoenprijzen naar GasTerra Flames |publisher=Ibasketball.nl |accessdate=2014-04-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422233305/http://ibasketball.nl/meeste-seizoenprijzen-naar-gasterra-flames/ |archivedate=2014-04-22 }} On June 1, 2014 he won the Dutch championship as well.
=Greece and Poland (2014–15)=
For the 2014–15 season, Wright signed with AEK Athens of the Greek A1.[https://www.eurobasket.com/Holland/basketball.aspx?NewsID=374955 AEK Athens ink Cashmere Wright, ex Groningen] Wright was released by AEK on November 7, 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/greece/140218/aek-athens-parts-ways-with-cashmere-wright.html/ |title=AEK Athens parts ways with Cashmere Wright |publisher=Sportsndo.net |date=2014-11-07 |accessdate=2014-11-08}} Wright signed with the Halifax Rainmen of NBL Canada but did not play.[http://thechronicleherald.ca/sports/1268219-rainmen-add-six-foot-10-nigel-spikes-to-lineup Rainmen add six-foot-10 Nigel Spikes to lineup] On January 6, 2015, he signed with Wilki Morskie Szczecin of the Polish Basketball League.[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/poland/151354/cashmere-wright-moves-to-king-wilki-morskie.html Cashmere Wright moves to King Wilki Morskie]
=Return to the Netherlands (2015–2016)=
File:Aron Royé and Cashmere Wright.jpg in a DBL season game]]
On October 30, 2015, Wright was acquired by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League following a successful tryout with the team.{{cite web|url=http://www.journalgazette.net/sports/professional/madants/Ants-re-sign-Fair--2-others--add-2-more-as-draft-nears-9622786|title=Ants re-sign Fair, 2 others, add 2 more as draft nears|work=JournalGazette.net|date=October 30, 2015|accessdate=November 1, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} However, he was waived on November 9 before playing for them.{{cite web|url=http://www.journalgazette.net/blog/mad-antics/Mad-Ants-trim-roster-more-9814349|title=Mad Ants trim roster more|work=JournalGazette.net|date=November 9, 2015|accessdate=November 9, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
On December 2, 2015, Wright returned to the Netherlands when he signed a 1,5-year contract with Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden.{{cite web|url=https://www.eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl/nieuws/nieuwsoverzicht/nieuwsbericht/?bericht=2525|language=Dutch|title=ZZ Leiden trekt Cashmere Wright aan|work=eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl|date=December 2, 2015|accessdate=December 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208161350/https://www.eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl/nieuws/nieuwsoverzicht/nieuwsbericht/?bericht=2525|archive-date=December 8, 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/holland/183692/cashmere-wright-signs-with-zz-leiden.html|title=Cashmere Wright signs with ZZ Leiden|work=Sportando.com|date=December 2, 2015|accessdate=December 2, 2015}}
On November 4, 2016, ZZ Leiden announced it had released Wright after he suffered from a season-ending knee injury.{{Cite news|url=http://sleutelstad.nl/2016/11/04/zz-leiden-neemt-afscheid-van-cashmere-wright/|title=ZZ Leiden neemt afscheid van Cashmere Wright|date=4 November 2016|publisher=Sleutelstad.nl|language=Dutch}}
Coaching career
In May 2021, Wright was hired as the head men's basketball coach at Clark Montessori High School in Cincinnati.{{cite web |title=Clark Montessori names former UC standout Cashmere Wright as next head coach |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/05/13/clark-montessori-names-former-uc-standout-cashmere-wright-next-head-coach/5076143001/ |website=Cincinnati.com |access-date=23 April 2025}} In four years with the Cougars, Wright compiled a 37–56 record, with the team recording more wins than the last in each season. In 2024, the Cougars went 17–9 and reached the Division 5 regional finals, where they fell to Summit Country Day.{{cite web |title=Clark Montessori Cougars 2024-25 Basketball Schedule |url=https://miamivalleyconference.com/bkTeamSchedule.aspx?sat=14&schoolid=168&year=2024 |website=Miami Valley Conference |access-date=23 April 2025}}
Wright was hired by Walnut Hills High School to be their head men's basketball coach on April 28, 2025.{{cite web |last1=Dyer |first1=Mike |title=Walnut Hills names Cashmere Wright as its boys basketball head coach |url=https://www.wcpo.com/sports/high-school-sports/walnut-hills-names-cashmere-wright-as-its-boys-basketball-head-coach |website=WCPO |access-date=28 April 2025}}
Honors
- MVP Global Sports Classic: 2012
- All-Big East tournament Team: 2012
- Dutch Cup: 2013–14
- Dutch Basketball League: 2013–14
- All-DBL Team: 2014
- DBL All-Star: 2014
References
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External links
- [http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/cashmere_wright_377325.html Cincinnati profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624225015/http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/cashmere_wright_377325.html |date=2017-06-24 }}
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Category:American expatriate basketball people in Greece
Category:American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Poland
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Savannah, Georgia
Category:Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball players
Category:Donar (basketball club) players
Category:Dutch Basketball League players