La Salle University Athletics

Career shooting percentage (.561) ranks second all-time in program history behind Craig Conlin's .597 from 1985-89...Also owns three of the top eight shooting performances in a single season in Explorer history...All-time leader in games played by an Explorer (132)...Also fifth in blocks (107), eighth in rebounding (41) and 21st in scoring (1,512).

2014-15 (12.1 ppg./6.5 rpg.): Second Team All-Philadelphia Big 5 for the second straight season...Appeared in 33 games, starting 32...Averaged 12.1 ppg., good for second on the team...Also second on the team in rebounding (6.5 rpg.)...Led team with six double-doubles...Had 23 double-figure scoring games...Posted double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds in opener vs. Colgate (11/15)...Scored 19 points and added nine boards vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (11/25)...Had 19 points in consecutive games vs. Vanderbilt (11/29) and Villanova (12/3)...Had double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds at Hofstra (12/23)...Scored 16 points at George Mason (1/3)...Added double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds vs. Saint Joseph's (1/27)...Set new career-high with 23 points on 8-for-12 shooting vs. Rhode Island (2/28)...Shot 8-for-9 with 19 points in final game as Explorer vs. Davidson in A-10 Quarterfinals (3/13).

2013-14 (13.3 ppg./6.6 rpg.): Second Team All-Philadelphia Big 5...Appeared in 31 games, starting 30...Averaged 13.3 ppg. and 6.6 rpg...Shot .576 (160-for-278) from the floor, seventh all-time at La Salle...Led team in field goal percentage for third straight year...Second on team with six double-doubles...Scored double-figures in 23 of 31 contests, including 11 of last 12...Had 16 points in opener vs. Manhattan (11/9)...Posted first of three straight double-doubles with 11 points and 12 rebounds vs. Quinnipiac (11/12)...Had 15 points and 11 boards vs. Siena (11/16) and 10 points and 10 rebounds at Penn State (11/19)...Scored 21 points vs. Stony Brook at Madison Square Garden (12/7)...Added 20 points at Villanova (12/15)...Netted 21 points in 21 minutes at Penn (1/4)...Had double-double of 14 points and 10 boards vs. Rhode Island (1/15)...Tied career high with 21 points vs. Saint Louis (2/8)...Posted double-double of 16 points and 15 rebounds vs. Saint Joseph's (2/15)...Also had double-double of 17 points and 12 rebounds at St. Joe's (3/9)...Finished season with career-high of 26 points vs. St. Bonaventure in A-10 Tournament (3/13).

2012-13 (10.8 ppg./6.7 rpg./1.0 bpg.): Appeared in all 34 games, starting 33...Averaged 10.8 ppg. and 6.7 rpg...Shot .579 from the field (146-for-252), good for sixth on La Salle's all-time list...Shot 22-for-27 (.814) in the NCAA Tournament, the best percentage of any player ever to play at least three games and average four field goals per game...Averaged 14.5 ppg. and 5.8 rpg. in four NCAA contests...Led team in rebounding and field goal percentage...Second on team in blocks and fourth in scoring...Had double-double with 14 points, 10 rebounds vs. Delaware (11/10)...Scored team-high 18 points, grabbed six boards and had career-high four assists vs. CCSU (11/18)...Scored 14 points, all in the first half, and had nine rebounds at Hartford (11/20)...Had 13 points and tied career-high with three steals at Northeastern (12/8)...Had 10 points and six boards at Bucknell (12/15)...Scored 13 points and added eight rebounds in win over Iona (12/20)...Scored 16 points and added seven rebounds in Sacred Heart win (12/22)...Blocked career-high four shots at Siena (12/29)...Posted second career double-double with 10 points, 11 rebounds vs. Penn (1/5)...Just missed double-double with 11 points, nine rebounds at Charlotte (1/9)...Had 12 points and six boards vs. Richmond (1/12)...Scored 16 points in 22 minutes vs. Dayton (1/16)...Scored 16 points vs. UMass (1/30)...Had 10 points and seven rebounds vs. St. Joe’s (2/16)...Posted double-double with 12 points and career-high 15 rebounds at Rhode Island (2/24)...Had 16 points in 16 minutes vs. Duquesne (3/2)...Scored 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds vs. GW (3/6)...Double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds in A-10 quarterfinal loss to Butler (3/15)...Had 13 points on 6-for-7 shooting and grabbed six rebounds in NCAA First Round win over Boise State (3/20)...Shot 6-for-6 from the field and 9-for-10 from the foul line, including 4-for-4 in the final minute, to score 21 points in NCAA Second Round win over Kansas State (3/22)...Scored 16 points in 22 minutes in NCAA Sweet 16 game vs. Wichita State (3/28). 

2011-12 (9.8 ppg./5.6 rpg./1.1 bpg.): Philadelphia Big 5 Rookie of the Year...Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team...Led all Big 5 freshmen in scoring (9.8 ppg.) and rebounding (5.6 rpg.)...Second among A-10 freshmen in rebounding and third in scoring...Shot .573 from the field (130-for-227), third best in the A-10 and sixth all-time at La Salle...Scored six points and grabbed four rebounds in collegiate debut vs. Lafayette (11/11)...Posted first career double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds vs. James Madison (11/19)...Had eight points, six boards and three blocks at #16/15 Pitt (11/22)...Set new career-high with 21 points in career-best 26 minutes at Central Connecticut State (12/22)...Grabbed 11 rebounds vs. Hartford (12/31)...Tied career-high with 12 boards vs. UMass (1/8)...Scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds vs. Rhode Island (1/21), beginning stretch of four-straight double-figure scoring games...Had 18 points on 8-for-10 FG vs. Charlotte (2/1)...Had 18 points and nine rebounds vs. Saint Louis (2/11)...Scored 14 points in 12 minutes in A-10 First Round win over Richmond (3/6)...Had 12 points and seven rebounds in NIT First Round vs. Minnesota (3/14).

High School: First team Class AAA all-state…Philadelphia Daily News and Markward Club Philadelphia Player of the Year…First team all-city by the Daily News…Averaged 19.9 points, 14.0 rebounds and 5.0 blocks per game…First team all-Public League…Public League Player of the Year by the Herb Good Club…Second team All-Southeastern Pennsylvania by the Philadelphia Inquirer…McDonald’s All-American nominee…Second team all-state as a junior after averaging 21.7 ppg…First team all-Public League and second team all-city by the Daily News...Finished career with 1,303 points, third all-time at Dobbins behind Bo Kimble and La Salle assistant coach Horace Owens.

Personal: Attended same high school as assistant coach Horace Owens...Major is sociology...Was graduation speaker at high school alma mater, Dobbins Tech, in June, 2015.

Getting to Know: Jerrell Wright
Nickname: Rell
Favorite place on campus: Gola Arena
Favorite TV show: Spongebob
I picked my number (25) because: My dad wore it growing up
Favorite Social Media site: Instagram
Favorite Broadcaster: Dick Vitale
Favorite Basketball Player: Dwight Howard
Favorite athlete in another sport: David Wright
Dream job: NBA player
If I didn't play basketball, I would play: Football
Last book I read for fun: Silver Linings Playbook (written by La Salle grad Matthew Quick '96)
Favorite road trip in A-10: Dayton
Describe Coach G in one word: Tremendous
Favorite thing about La Salle: Community
Favorite La Salle memory: NCAA Tournament