Joining the Emory men's basketball program as an assistant coach
for the 2009-10 season is Ben Wright.
Wright was a two-year member of the basketball program at
Oxford College at Emory during the 2005-06 and 2006-07
seasons. He then served as head manager of the Emory
team in 2008-09.
In his first year with the Eagles, Wright aided the squad to
an overall record of 15-10 that included a 7-7 won-lost ledger in
the University Athletic Association. He, along with head
coach Jason Zimmerman and fellow assistant Chris Murphy, were named
the UAA's 2009-10 Co-Coaching Staff of the Year.
Wright has worked at several well-known basketball camps
including Davidson College and the University of Syracuse. In
addition, he has been a staff member at Ernie Hobbie's Shot
Doctor Camps from 2002 through 2008.
He has coached at the club AAU level including a stint as an
assistant with the Cape Fear Hurricanes U16 that reached the
DI nationals, and with the Atlanta Select U9 & U10 teams in
2008.
Ben earned his bachelor's degree in History from Emory in
2009.
 |  |
