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2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

Patrick Clark
Patrick Clark
Patrick Clark
Patrick Clark
Scott Kane
Scott Kane
Scott Kane
Scott Kane
Scott Kane
Alex Boggis

42 Shamar Wright

  • Height
    6-7
  • Weight
    200
  • Year
    Fifth Year
  • Hometown
    Memphis, Tenn.
  • Position
    G

Biography

2023-24: Begins the season tied as SIUE's all-time leader in games played at 122.

2022-23: Surpassed the 1,000 career point mark in SIUE’s 89-75 win over UT Martin (2/2), becoming the 17th player at SIUE to exceed the 1,000-point plateau…Finished the season at 1,097 points (10th all-time)…Fourth on the team in scoring at 10.6 points per game…Second on the team in shooting percentage (.477) among regular players…Scored in double figures 23 times during the season, including a season-high 20 points at Tennessee State (2/18)…Led the team in scoring on six different occasions…Led the team in rebounding four times…Grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds in SIUE’s win at Saint Louis (12/21)..Third on the team with 62 total assists (1.9 per game)…Handed out a career-best 11 assists against VMI (11/19)…Led SIUE with 48 total steals…Tied for fifth in the OVC at 1.5 steals per game…One of only two players (Damarco Minor) to appear in and start all 33 games…Third on the team in minutes (28.9 per game).

2021-22: Fourth on the team in scoring at a career-best 10.1 points per game…Fourth in rebounding at 4.6 rebounds per game… Scored in double figures 17 times, including his final eight games of the season…Led SIUE with a career-high 21 points against Morehead State in the season finale-propelling SIUE into the OVC Tournament…Led SIUE in scoring on five different occasions…Pulled down career-best 11 rebounds against Tennessee State (2/4)…Second on the team with 32 three-pointers made…Appeared in all 32 games, made 30 starts.

2020-21: Played in all 26 games, starting 25…Third-leading scorer at 9.0 points per game…Finished the year 89-210 (.424) from the field…Second on the team in field goals made and attempted…Led the team in scoring four times during the year…Scored a season-high 17 points to lead the team in the home win over UT Martin (2/25)…Scored 12 points and added a career-high 11 rebounds to pick up his first career double-double in the Cougars’ win at Tennessee State (1/21)…Averaged 4.6 rebounds per game which was second on the team…Led the team in rebounding on six different occasions…Second on the team with 25 total steals…Third on the team with an average of 28.1 minutes per game.
2019-20: Sixth on the team in scoring a 6.2 points per game…Career-high 20 points in SIUE’s win over Eastern Kentucky 2/8…Scored in double figures nine times during the year…Averaged 3.4 rebounds per game…Pulled down career-best eight rebounds vs. Austin Peay 2/20…Free throw percentage of 68.5 was third-best on the team…Dished career-high four assists vs. EKU 2/8…Appeared in all 31 games, making 18 starts.

Prior to SIUE: Averaged 14.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game at Link Year Prep in Branson, Missouri...Averaged 18.8 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks per game, during his senior season at Murrieta Mesa High School, setting school records for points (678), rebounds (304) and blocks (90) in a season...Chosen as the Southwestern League MVP..First team All-California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) selection..Chosen to the Desert Valley All-Star team.

Personal: Twin brother Lamar also plays for Cougars...Son of late NBA player Lorenzen Wright, who played for Head Coach Brian Barone's father, Tony, at the Memphis Grizzlies. 

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Historical Player Information

  • 42

    2019-20Freshman

    F
    6'7" 185 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2020-21Sophomore

    G
    6'7" 185 lbs
    42
  • 4

    2021-22Redshirt Sophomore

    G
    6'7" 185 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2022-23Redshirt Junior

    G
    6'7" 185 lbs
    4
  • 42

    2023-24Fifth Year

    G
    6'7" 200 lbs
    42