Tuesday, January 19, 2010

D.J. Wright no longer at Mt. San Jacinto

Louisiana Tech signee D.J. Wright, who played at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) last season but switched to Mt. San Jacinto College in southern California for academic purposes, has encountered a family emergency and left school.

"...Standout sophomore forward D.J. Wright has left the team to help care for his sick mother. Wright is most likely done for the year.

"With the severity of the family issues, we don't expect him to be coming back," Springer said.


Wright left the team after Mt. San Jacinto's 68-61 loss to Saddleback on Dec. 12..."
This obviously doesn't bode well for his move to D-1 since he would need to earn an A.A. degree in order to be eligible. Maybe the 6-foot-7 Wright will instead head to the pros if and when his mother's health allows.

Wright won most valuable player honors in the national tournament last year for SLCC as his team took the crown. He was averaging a Foothill Conference-leading 18.9 points per game this season prior to his departure.

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