{{distinguish|Zach Wright}} {{short description|Bosnian basketball player}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Zack Wright | image = Zack Wright.jpg | caption = Wright with Spartak in 2013 | position = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 195 | league = | team = | nationality = American / Bosnian | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|2|5}} | birth_place = Austin, Texas | high_school = Ellison (Killeen, Texas) | college = *Little Rock (2003–2006) *Central Missouri (2006–2007) | draft_year = 2007 | career_start = 2007 | career_end = 2021 | career_number = 3, 8, 19, 4 | career_position = Point guard / shooting guard | years1 = 2007–2008 | team1 = Braunschweig | years2 = 2008–2009 | team2 = Élan Chalon | years3 = 2009–2010 | team3 = Le Mans | years4 = 2010–2011 | team4 = Limoges CSP | years5 = 2011–2012 | team5 = Rethymno | years6 = 2012 | team6 = Cibona Zagreb | years7 = 2012–2013 | team7 = Spartak St. Petersburg | years8 = 2013–2014 | team8 = Brose Baskets | years9 = 2014 | team9 = Panathinaikos | years10 = 2014–2015 | team10 = İstanbul BB | years11 = 2015–2016 | team11 = Union Olimpija | years12 = 2016 | team12 = Avtodor Saratov | years13 = 2016–2017 | team13 = Monaco | years14 = 2017–2018 | team14 = SIG Strasbourg | years15 = 2018–2021 | team15 = JL Bourg | highlights = * FIBA BCL Star Lineup Best Team (2017) * GBL champion (2014) * 2× French League Cup winner (2016, 2017) * French Federation Cup winner (2018) * 2× French League All-Star (2009, 2010) * Croatian League champion (2012) }}
'''Zachary "Zach" Wright''' (born February 5, 1985) is an American-born naturalized Bosnian former professional basketball player. He played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions.
==Professional career== Wright's first team was SG Braunschweig of the German ProB. As a rookie pro, he led German Pro B in scoring (24.8) and steals (3.5).
This stint was followed by three seasons in the LNB Pro A in France: with Élan Chalon, Le Mans Sarthe, and Limoges CSP. Wright played at the French All-Star Game during the 2008–09 and 2010–11 seasons, and was named the slam dunk champion in the 2010–11 season.
In September 2011, he signed with Rethymno of the Greek League.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rethymno bring in Zack Wright|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Greece/basketball.aspx?NewsID=242786|access-date=February 28, 2014|newspaper=Eurobasket.com|date=September 24, 2011}}</ref> He left them in March 2012, and signed with Cibona Zagreb of Croatia for the rest of the season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Wright in Cibona!|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Croatia/basketball.aspx?NewsID=264004|access-date=December 18, 2014|work=Eurobasket.com|date=March 16, 2012}}</ref> With Cibona he won the Croatian League
In July 2012, he signed a two-year deal with Spartak St. Petersburg of Russia.<ref>{{cite news|title=Spartak St. Petersburg signs Wright|url=http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/98850/spartak-st-petersburg-signs-wright|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623052202/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/98850/spartak-st-petersburg-signs-wright|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 23, 2015|access-date=June 23, 2015|work=Eurocupbasketball.com|date=July 19, 2012}}</ref> He left them after one season and signed with German EuroLeague team Brose Baskets.<ref>{{cite news|title=BROSE BASKETS makes Wright decision |url=http://www.euroleague.net/euroleaguenews/transactions/2013-14-signings/i/115212/8177 |access-date=June 23, 2015 |newspaper=Euroleague.net |date=August 1, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130804030735/http://www.euroleague.net/euroleaguenews/transactions/2013-14-signings/i/115212/8177 |archive-date=August 4, 2013 }}</ref> He left them in February 2014.<ref>{{cite news|title=Brose Baskets trennen sich von Wright und Velickovic|url=http://www.brosebaskets.de/saison/news/artikel/brose-baskets-trennen-sich-von-wright-und-velickovic/|language=de|access-date=February 28, 2014|newspaper=Brosebaskets.de|date=February 20, 2014}}</ref> On February 21, 2014, he signed with the Greek powerhouse Panathinaikos for the rest of the 2013–14 season.<ref>{{cite news|title=PANATHINAIKOS makes Wright move in backcourt |url=http://www.euroleague.net/euroleaguenews/transactions/2013-14-signings/i/132608/8177/panathinaikos-makes-wright-move-in-backcourt |access-date=June 23, 2015 |newspaper=Euroleague.net |date=February 21, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304002941/http://www.euroleague.net/euroleaguenews/transactions/2013-14-signings/i/132608/8177/panathinaikos-makes-wright-move-in-backcourt |archive-date=March 4, 2014 }}</ref>
In August 2014, Wright signed with İstanbul BB of Turkey for the 2014–15 season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Zack Wright pens with Istanbul B.B.|url=http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/zack-wright-pens-istanbul-b-b/|access-date=December 18, 2014|work=Court-side.com|date=August 19, 2014|archive-date=December 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218174001/http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/zack-wright-pens-istanbul-b-b/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On August 31, 2015, he signed a one-year deal with Union Olimpija of Slovenia.<ref>{{cite news|title=Zack Wright back in ABA League|url=http://www.abaliga.com/a10049/News/Zack_Wright_back_in_ABA_League.html|access-date=September 1, 2015|work=Abaliga.com|date=August 31, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On March 3, 2016, he left Olimpija and signed with Avtodor Saratov of Russia for the rest of the season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Zack Wright signs with Avtodor|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/cups/vtb-league/193024/zack-wright-signs-with-avtodor.html|access-date=March 4, 2016|work=Sportando.com|date=March 4, 2016}}</ref>
On August 9, 2016, Wright signed with AS Monaco for the 2016–17 season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Zack Wright signe à Monaco|url=http://asmbasket.org/news/show.php?ID=3668|access-date=August 9, 2016|work=asmbasket.org|date=August 9, 2016|language=fr}}</ref>
On July 14, 2017, Wright signed with SIG Strasbourg for the 2017–18 season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Strasbourg lands Zack Wright|url=http://www.eurohoops.net/en/fiba-champions-league/480564/strasbourg-lands-zack-wright/|access-date=July 14, 2017|work=Eurohoops.net|date=July 14, 2017}}</ref>
On September 14, 2018, he signed with Pro A team JL Bourg.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.basketactu.com/zack-wright-sengage-officiellement-avec-la-jl-bourg-130229/|title=Zack Wright s'engage officiellement avec la JL Bourg|date=September 14, 2018|website=BasketActu.com|language=fr|access-date=March 29, 2019}}</ref>
==National team career== In 2012, Wright acquired Bosnian-Herzegovinian citizenship.<ref>{{cite news|title=Amerikanac Zack Wright dobio državljanstvo BiH|url=http://www.basket.ba/ksbih/bih/vijest.php?id=757|access-date=February 28, 2014|newspaper=basket.ba|archive-date=March 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301050852/http://www.basket.ba/ksbih/bih/vijest.php?id=757|url-status=dead}}</ref> He played with the senior Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2013.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Zack_Wright/64779 Profile] at Eurobasket.com *[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=001820 Euroleague.net profile] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20141218223142/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6042635/playerview.html FIBA.com profile]
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