Billy Wright (basketball)

Billy Wright
Current position
Title	Head coach
Biographical details
Born	September 15, 1974 (age 49); Richmond, Indiana, U.S.
Playing career
1992–1996	Bradley
Position(s)	Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996–2001	Ben Davis HS (JV)
2001–2006	Pike HS (assistant)
2006–2008	Pike HS
2008–2010	Western Illinois (assistant)
2010–2013	Western Illinois (assoc. HC)
2013–2014	Ball State (assistant)
2014–2020	Western Illinois
2021–present	Richmond HS
Head coaching record
Overall	53–115 (.315)

William Eugene Wright Jr. (born September 15, 1974) is an American basketball coach, currently head coach at Richmond High School in Richmond, Indiana. He was most recently head coach at Western Illinois University. He was recently hired by his high school alma mater Richmond High School to become the head coach of the men’s basketball team.

Wright played point guard at Richmond High School (where he led the team to an Indiana state title 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] After Wright compiled a record of 53–115 during his six-year tenure, Western Illinois decided not to renew his contract.^[2]

On June 29, 2021 he was named head coach at his alma mater, Richmond High School.^[3]

Head coaching record[edit]

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Western Illinois Leathernecks (Summit League) (2014–2020)
2014–15	Western Illinois	8–20	3–13	9th
2015–16	Western Illinois	10–17	3–13	9th
2016–17	Western Illinois	8–20	5–11	8th
2017–18	Western Illinois	12–16	3–11	8th
2018–19	Western Illinois	10–21	4–12	8th
2019–20	Western Illinois	5–21	2–14	9th
Western Illinois:		53–115 (.315)	20–74 (.213)
Total:		53–115 (.315)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References[edit]

^ "Ball State assistant Billy Wright hired to coach Western Illinois". Indianapolis Star. 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
^ "Western Illinois Athletics will not renew the contract of head coach Billy Wright". Western Illinois Leathernecks. March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
^ "Billy Wright helped Richmond win the 1992 state championship. Now he's back as head coachl". Palladium-Item. June 29, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.

External links[edit]

Western Illinois Bio

[1] "Ball State assistant Billy Wright hired to coach Western Illinois". Indianapolis Star. 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2014-04-08.

[2] "Western Illinois Athletics will not renew the contract of head coach Billy Wright". Western Illinois Leathernecks. March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020.

[3] "Billy Wright helped Richmond win the 1992 state championship. Now he's back as head coachl". Palladium-Item. June 29, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.

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