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AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2021-22): Scored 2 points and brought down 2 boards against Iowa (2/10) ... Made first career start at Maryland vs. #17 Illinois (1/21) ... Matched career-high with four free throws made vs. Lehigh (12/28) ... Recorded a pair of rebounds vs. Virginia Tech (12/1) ... Scored first career points at Maryland on a 3-pointer vs. Vermont (11/13) ... Made Maryland debut vs. Quinnipiac (11/9) ... Transferred to Maryland prior to the season ... pursuing master's degree in clinical psychological science.

CAREER AT ELON: Appeared in 110 games, making 35 career starts ... double majored in public health and psychology.

AS A SENIOR AT ELON (2020-21): Appeared in 19 games, making 11 starts ... averaged 5.1 points and 2.9 rebounds in 20.6 minutes of action ... shot a career-best 38-percent from 3-point range ... helped lead Elon to its first-ever appearance in the CAA Championship finals ... had 10 points and six rebounds vs. Hofstra (3/8) ... posted career-best 18 points in upset of top-seeded James Madison (3/7) in the CAA Tournament ... notched 15 points at College of Charleston (2/14) ... posted 17 points vs. James Madison (2/9).

AS A JUNIOR AT ELON (2019-20): Appeared in 29 games, making 22 starts ... Averaged 6.8 points and 4.9 rebounds in 24.0 minutes of action ... Drained a career-high 23 threes this season, shooting a 36.5 percent clip from beyond the arc ... Finished with 197 total points and 141 total rebounds ... Posted season-highs in points (17) and rebounds (10) against Charleston ... Dished out a season-best five assists against Kennesaw State ... Played a season-high 35 minutes against William & Mary ... Finished with a career-best three steals against Milligan

AS A SOPHOMORE AT ELON (2018-19): Played in 30 of the team’s 32 games as a sophomore ... Averaged 8.2 minutes per game and finished with averages of 1.9 points, 1.9 rebounds and 0.6 assists • Made his first appearance of the season against No. 8 North Carolina in the Schar Center opener ... Flirted with a double-double against Central Penn (Nov. 27) finishing with season-highs of 12 rebounds, nine points and three assists in 18 minutes ... Grabbed five rebounds against Boston University (Dec. 1) ... Played a season-high 20 minutes against UNCG (Dec. 7) ... Made a season-high two three-pointers at College of Charleston (Jan. 24), finishing with six total points ... Ended the season with total tallies of 56 points, 56 rebounds and 18 assists ... Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
 
AS A FRESHMAN AT ELON (2017-18): Appeared in all 32 games during his first year with the program, which included two starts ... Averaged 1.7 points and 1.5 rebounds in nine minutes per contest during his first season ... Made his collegiate debut against No. 1-ranked Duke (Nov. 10) and grabbed two rebounds in seven minutes ... Earned his collegiate start at Delaware (Feb. 17) ... Recorded season-highs of eight points and five rebounds in a victory over William Peace (Nov. 11) ... Scored seven points in a win over Concordia St. Paul (Nov. 18) ... Made a season-high two three-pointers and finished with six points at Milwaukee (Nov. 19) ... Earned his second start of the season at College of Charleston (Feb. 22) ... Finished the season with 55 points, 48 rebounds and 18 assists ... Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
 
BEFORE COLLEGE: Three-year starter at Hopkins High School under head coach Ken Novak from 2014-2017 and a two-time All-Lake Conference selection ... Guided Hopkins to an AAAA State Championship in 2016 and helped his team win the Lake Conference Championship in all three seasons ... Put together the best season of his career as a senior in 2016-17, averaging 16 points and 11 rebounds per game ... Helped Hopkins win the 2016 AAAA State Championship, averaging 11.5 points and six rebounds during his junior season in 2015-16 ... Finished his career at Hopkins averaging 11.7 points and seven rebounds in three seasons ... Played AAU with the Minnesota Comets under head coach Chris Lewis.

Personal: Full name is Simon Andrew Wright ... Son of Brian and Becky Wright ... Older brother, Jake, played at Milwaukee after transferring from Miami University (OH) and The Citadel ... favorite home-cooked meal is his mother's spaghetti pie ... favorite player growing up was Carmelo Anthony ... models game after Draymond Green ... favorite pro sports team is the Minnesota Vikings ... wants to become a clinical psychologist after his playing days are over.