Kia Wright

Position: Guard
Class: Senior
Height: 5-8
High School: Copiague
Hometown: Copiague, N.Y.

2005-06 HONORS
First Team All-BIG EAST ... First Team All-Met (Metropolitan Basketball Writer's Assocation) ... BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Jan. 23, Feb. 13) ... Preseason All-BIG EAST Team ... Invited to USA Basketball U-20 Team Tryouts.

AS A JUNIOR (2005-06)
Earned First Team All-BIG EAST honors and was a First Team All-Met selection by the Metropolitan Basketball Writer’s Association (MBWA) … a BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year Candidate … appeared in all 30 games for the Red Storm, starting 29 … ranked first on the team and 11th in the league by averaging 14.8 points per game … also appeared in the conference’s top 10 for steals (2.5 spg, 2nd), assists (4.5 apg, T-5th) and free throw percentage (.852, 3rd) … one of 37 players to be invited to try out for USA Basketball’s Under-20 Team in Colorado Springs, Colo. … selected to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team … a two-time Weekly Honor Roll selection by the league … opened the season with a string of seven-straight double-digit scoring games, highlighted by a 20-point performance against Niagara (Nov. 27) … led St. John’s to the Roger and Mildred White Invitational title with a 12-point, nine-assist game against host Northwestern (Dec. 3) … scored at least 10 points during a five-game stretch against conference foes Georgetown (Jan. 7), Pittsburgh (Jan. 11), Connecticut (Jan. 14), Cincinnati (Jan. 18) and Villanova (Jan. 21) … poured in 21 points against the Wildcats at Madison Square Garden … followed up at The Garden with 19 points and a career-high seven steals against West Virginia (Jan. 29) … grabbed nine rebounds and scored 10 points at Rutgers (Feb. 5) … matched a season-high with 26 points against Marquette (Feb. 8) … hauled down eight rebounds and scored 19 points against Louisville (Feb. 15) … netted 22 points against Seton Hall (Feb. 28) … exploded offensively at the NCAA Tournament, scoring 26 points against California (March 19) and 23 points against Maryland (March 21) … also contributed five assists and two steals against the Bears … tied a career-high in that game with 10 field goals vs. Cal … had a stellar performance against eventual national champion Maryland, dishing out nine assists in addition to her 23 points.

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2004-05)
Exploded onto the conference scene in her debut season with the Red Storm and was named a second team All-BIG EAST selection ... earned first team All-Met recognition by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association ... named Most Valuable Player of the St. Bonaventure Shootout ... started all 29 games that she played in for the Red Storm ... led the team in minutes (32.6 per game) ... ranked first on the team and third in the conference by averaging 14.8 points per game ... also was tops on the squad for assists (115) and steals (68) ... opened the season and her St. John's career with a career-high 33 points on 10-of-14 shooting, including six 3-pointers and a perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line vs. Canisius (Nov. 20) ... scored 18 points and had five assists vs. Seton Hall (Jan. 12) ... team-high 17 points at Georgetown (Jan. 16) ... back-to-back 20+ point games against Syracuse (Jan. 22) and Notre Dame (Jan. 26) ... led the Storm against the Fighting Irish, as she posted her first-career double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds ... also added four assists and a career-high five steals against the Irish ... ended the regular-season with a string of eight-straight games of scoring at least 10 points ... haded out six assists to go with 18 points against Providence on Feb. 2 ... 13 points and four rebounds in St. John's upset win over nationally ranked Boston College (Feb. 5) ... 14 points and five assists at West Virginia (Feb. 8) ... ended the regular season with a 19-point game vs. Boston College (March 1) ... also had five assists and three steals against the Eagles ... led all scorers with 21 points in St. John's first-round victory over Seton Hall (March 5) at the conference tournament ... matched a career-high with five steals in the second round vs. Rutgers (March 6) ... dished out a career-high seven assists in the first round of the WNIT at Delaware (March 17) ... had a stellar game in the second round of the postseason tournament at West Virginia, pouring in 24 points.

2003-04
Sat out season to fulfill NCAA transfer requirements after transferring from the University of Connecticut.

BEFORE ST. JOHN'S
Finished her high school career as the fifth all-time leading scorer in Long Island history with 2,148 points ... named the 2002 Suffolk County Player of the Year ... a four-time Long Island First Team honoree ... averaged 24.4 points, 9.3 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 6.3 steals per game ... led Copiague to its first Suffolk Class A and Long Island Championships in 2002 ... attended the adidas Top 10 Camp and the USA Basketball Developmental Festival ... AAU team, the Long Island Wave, captured the 1999 National Championship ... one of two New Yorkers selected to participate in the USA Olympic Games in Colorado.

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