THE WRIGHT FILE

PERSONAL

Hometown: Williamsburg, Ind.
Education: Arkansas (bachelor’s in marketing and management, 2002); Ohio (master’s in sports and administration, 2012)
Playing Career: Arkansas (1999-02)

COACHING RESUME

2003-06: South Florida (Assistant Coach)
2007-08: Western Kentucky (Assistant Coach)
2008-10: Cleveland State (Assistant Coach)
2010-11: Cleveland State (Associate Head Coach)
2011-12: Arizona State (Assistant Coach)
2012-: Texas A&M (Assistant Coach)

BY THE NUMBERS

1 NCAA Elite Eight Appearance (2014)
3 NCAA Sweet 16 Appearances (2014, 2018, 2019)
14 Postseason Appearances
15 First Team All-Conference Selections
352 Coaching Wins

HONORS AND AWARDS

2017 Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame

Amy Wright is in her ninth (2020-21) season as an assistant coach at Texas A&M, working with Texas A&M’s wings, in-bound plays and serving as recruiting coordinator.

During her time at A&M, she helped the Aggies win the 2013 SEC Tournament Championship, make seven NCAA Tournaments, reach the Sweet 16 three times, and play in the 2014 NCAA Elite Eight. She has helped the Aggies to two second-place finishes in the SEC. As recruiting coordinator, she helped haul in a class ranked No. 8 by espnW Hoop Gurlz in 2017.

In her 16-year coaching career, Wright has been a part of 14 postseason teams, 10 of which were NCAA Tournament teams, and has won four conference championships. Her teams have won 352 games, an average of 22 wins a year.

She has coached 15 first team all-conference selections, including Kelsey Bone (2012-13), Courtney Walker (2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16), N'dea Jones (2019-20) and Chennedy Carter (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20), who were named All-SEC at Texas A&M.

Wright has seen success at every stop of her coaching career, helping South Florida, Western Kentucky, Cleveland State and Arizona State to postseason appearances before coming to Aggieland. She was also a four-year letterwinner under Gary Blair at Arkansas, earning selection into Arkansas’ Sports Hall of Honor in 2017, and previously spent time at A&M as an academic assistant and a radio color analyst for road games.

Wright revamped Arizona State’s entire recruiting system to help sign one of its highest-ranked recruiting classes in just one season. Specializing in out-of-bounds plays, on-court work with guards, and opponent scouting reports, Wright was instrumental in the Sun Devils’ 20-win season and a Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) berth in 2011-12.

While at Cleveland State from 2008-11, Wright helped guide the program to 59 wins, a conference championship and a pair of postseason berths. She served as the program’s recruiting coordinator, assisted with game preparation and player development, and spent her final year as CSU’s associate coach.

In 2010-11, Cleveland State posted its second-highest win total in school history (21), tied the school record for most Horizon League wins (12) and earned a regional top seed in the WNIT where it would go on to earn its first-ever postseason win. One season earlier, the Vikings advanced to the NCAA Tournament after winning the Horizon League Championship. In her first season at CSU, Wright helped develop the 2009 Horizon League’s Co-Player of the Year and Co-Defensive Player of the Year.

Prior to her appointment at Cleveland State, Wright spent one season as an assistant coach at Western Kentucky. The Lady Toppers had a tremendous campaign, compiling a 28-8 record, winning the Sun Belt East Division, and earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship after winning the 2008 Sun Belt Conference Tournament.

Wright began her coaching career at South Florida (2003-06). While at USF, she helped the Bulls amass 54 wins, including a 21-win campaign in 2004-05. During her tenure, USF made three trips to the postseason, earning an at-large berth to the NCAA Championship in 2006.

As a player, Wright started four seasons under Blair at Arkansas from 1999-2002. She is the only point guard in school history to lead the Lady Razorbacks to four straight postseason appearances, including the 1999 WNIT Championship and a berth in the WNIT semifinals in 2000.

Wright is Arkansas’ all-time leader in assists (717) and she set the school record for assists in a season as a senior (205). In her final two years, she led the Lady Razorbacks to the second round of the NCAA Championship.

An SEC Academic Honor Roll selection as a sophomore (1999-00), Wright never missed a game, playing in a school-record 131 consecutive contests.

Following her collegiate career, Wright participated in the WNBA Pre-Draft Camp and was drafted by the Detroit Shock in 2002.

A native of Williamsburg, Ind., and 1998 graduate of Northeastern High School, Wright earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing and management from Arkansas in 2002. She completed her master’s degree in sports and administration from Ohio University in December 2012.

Year-by-Year Assistant Coaching Record

Year	School	Overall	Conf	Conf Tournament	Postseason
2003-04	South Florida	14-13	7-7 (8th)	1st Round (C-USA)	WNIT 1st Round
2004-05	South Florida	21-11	9-5 (5th)	2nd Round (C-USA)	WNIT 2nd Round
2005-06	South Florida	19-12	9-7 (t6th)	1st Round (Big East)	NCAA 1st Round
2007-08	Western Kentucky	26-8	16-2 (1st)	Champion (Sun Belt)	NCAA 1st Round
2008-09	Cleveland State	19-13	12-6 (3rd)	Semifinals (Horizon)
2009-10	Cleveland State	19-14	11-7 (4th)	Champion (Horizon)	NCAA 1st Round
2010-11	Cleveland State	21-12	12-6 (2nd)	Semifinals (Horizon)	WBI 2nd Round
2011-12	Arizona State	20-12	10-8 (4th)	Quarterfinals (Pac-12)	WNIT 1st Round
2012-13	Texas A&M	25-10	11-5 (t4th)	Champion (SEC)	NCAA 2nd Round
2013-14	Texas A&M	27-9	13-3 (t2nd)	Semifinals (SEC)	NCAA Elite 8
2014-15	Texas A&M	23-10	10-6 (t4th)	Quarterfinals (SEC)	NCAA 1st Round
2015-16	Texas A&M	22-10	11-5 (t2nd)	Quarterfinals (SEC)	NCAA 2nd Round
2016-17	Texas A&M	22-12	9-7 (6th)	Semifinals (SEC)	NCAA 2nd Round
2017-18	Texas A&M	26-10	11-5 (t4th)	Semifinals (SEC)	NCAA Sweet 16
2018-19	Texas A&M	26-8	12-4 (3rd)	Semifinals (SEC)	NCAA Sweet 16
2019-20	Texas A&M	22-8	10-6 (t3rd)	Quarterfinals (SEC)	cancelled