Jazmine Wright

Position:
Guard/Forward
Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
High School:
Columbia
Hometown:
South Orange, N.J.

As a Senior
One of three players to start all 31 games … Fourth on the team in scoring with a 10.3 per game average … SU’s third-leading rebounder at 5.8 boards per game … Leads the team with a .504 field-goal percentage (126-250) … One of four players on the team with 300 or more points, the first time four SU players have reached that plateau since 1986-87 … Set several career single-season highs as a senior, including points (318), minutes (984), field goals (126), field goal percentage (.504), rebounds (180), assists (51) and steals (44) … Had her career-long string of seven consecutive games scoring in double figures snapped in the BIG EAST quarterfinals versus Notre Dame … Led Syracuse in scoring four times … SU’s leading rebounder six times … Ranks 10th on the Syracuse single-season field goal percentage list at 50.4 percent (121-240) … Recorded her first career double-double with 20 points and a career-best 13 total rebounds at Cal State Northridge …Scored a BIG EAST career-high 21 points at Seton Hall … Completed her second career double-double by grabbing 13 rebounds … Scored the game-winning basket on a 15-footer with one-tenth of a second remaining at Cincinnati … Finished the game with seven points, five rebounds and three assists … Led the team with 18 points on 7-of-13 shooting at Boston College … Also grabbed six rebounds and made two steals versus the Eagles … One of four SU players in double figures versus Drake in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

As a Junior
Played in 23 games, starting one … Scored season-best 10 points and grabbed four rebounds against Akron … Scored seven points and grabbed three rebounds at Seton Hall … Averaged 1.5 points, 1.4 rebounds and 9.9 minutes.

As a Sophomore
Appeared in all 28 games, making 12 starts … Averaged 24.8 minutes per game … Led team in three-point field goal accuracy at .333 … Scored in double figures eight times … Posted a career-high 22 points against Iowa … Earned All-Tournament Team honors at the Hawkeye Challenge … Posted single-season career highs in points (188), rebounds (107), assists (28) and steals (15) … Member of SU's Athletic Director's Honor Roll in both semesters … Averaged 6.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.

As a Freshman
Played in 26 games, starting six … Recorded 15 points and 10 rebounds against Providence for her first career double-double … Scored 12 points and added six rebounds against North Carolina in the season opener … Totaled 12 points and a career-high five assists in win against Villanova … Scored eight points, had three rebounds and three assists against Notre Dame … Ranks 20th on SU's record list for points and 18th in rebounds by a freshman … Averaged 4.7 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.

High School
Named USA Today Player to Watch as a junior and senior … Earned first-team All-State honors as a senior … Won 1997-98 Essex County Player of the Year and All-Area Player of the Year awards … 1997-98 Daily News/MSG Tri-State All-Star … Led Columbia to the Group IV state championship and to the finals of the Tournament of Champions … 1997-98 Essex County Scholar Athlete of the Year … Four-time first-team all-conference selection … holds the school record for career points (2,155) and rebounds (1,184) … Finished her career as the all-time leading scorer and rebounder, male or female, in school history … Earned USA Today Honorable Mention All-America honors as a junior and senior … 1996-97 All-State third-team selection … County champion in the shot put and discus as a senior.

Personal
Born August 3, 1980 … Daughter of Lonnie and Johanna Wright … One brother, one sister … Father played for the Denver Broncos from 1966-67 and the Denver Rockets from 1967-72 … Nickname is Jaz … Majoring in health/exercise science.