Larry Wright
Career averages
8.3PPG
1.7RPG
3.5APG
265 games · 5 seasons
At a glance
WAS hubCareer snapshot
5Seasons
265Games
2,210Career points
-3.1PER average
Most-played franchise: Washington Wizards · 219 games · 1977-78 to 1979-80
Draft1976
1Round
14Overall pick
From Grambling
Career highsSingle season
9.3PPG · 1978-79 · WAS
2.0RPG · 1980-81 · DET
4.1APG · 1978-79 · WAS
11.1PER · 1980-81 · DET
1.2Win shares · 1980-81 · DET
Position rank1980-81
#57PPG rank
#38PER rank
#42Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 82 Guard players with 41+ games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | WAS | 70 | 0 | 20.9 | 9.2 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 49.6 | 0.0 | 71.0 | - | - |
| 1978-79 | WAS | 73 | 0 | 22.7 | 9.3 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 46.9 | 0.0 | 74.4 | - | - |
| 1979-80 | WAS | 76 | 0 | 16.9 | 7.3 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 45.8 | 25.0 | 88.9 | - | - |
| 1980-81 | DET | 45 | 0 | 22.2 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 46.2 | 28.6 | 80.3 | 11.1 | 1.2 |
| 1981-82 | DET | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -17.2 | 0.0 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1980 | Washington Wizards | Detroit Pistons | |
All entries are season change.
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About Larry Wright
Larry Glenn Wright is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played college basketball for the Grambling State Tigers and was the Southwestern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 1976. Wright played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Washington Bullets and the Detroit Pistons. He also played for six seasons in Italy. After his playing retirement, Wright joined the Tigers as an assistant coach from 1990 to 1992 and returned as the head coach from 1999 to 2008.