Men's Basketball

Wright Tabbed ECAC All-Star

CAPE COD, Mass. (4/22/08) - Senior guard Lamar Wright (Galloway, N.J.) earned Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III Metro Region Second-Team honors, as announced by the ECAC on Tuesday afternoon.

A two-time New Jersey Athletic Conference all-star, including a second-team honoree this season, Wright led the Kean University men's basketball back to the NJAC playoffs for the first time since 2000-01.

An honorable mention NJAC selection a year ago, Wright became the 29th player in program history to score 1,000 career points, reaching the milestone in just three years in a Cougar uniform.

Despite missing eight games this season with a dislocated ankle, Wright led the team in both scoring (18.4 points per game) and rebounding (5.3 per game).  He connected on nearly half of his field goals (125-of-251, .498) and hit 78.5 percent of his free throws (51-of-65), while also contributing 32 assists and 29 steals. 

In 71 career games since transferring from CW Post, Wright tallied 1,067 career points to rank 20th in program history, and finished with 101 career three pointers.

The Cougars closed out the season with a 9-17 overall record and finished third in the NJAC South Division to advance to the playoffs.