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WIZARDS BASKETBALL COACHES
TONY WRIGHT - DIRECTOR/HEAD BASKETBALL COACH
Tony Wright
A native New Yorker with extensive east coast prep school, college and AAU basketball coaching experience, Coach Tony started the NYC Wizards Basketball Program in June 2011. Coach Tony developed a basketball program that focuses on skill development and sportsmanship more so than winning and losing. His goal is to prepare players for high school and college basketball.
With his numerous contacts in the coaching and education ranks, Coach Tony has helped kids receive scholarships to prep schools and junior colleges across the country.
His record of success in player development is more than commendable --50 of the former players he worked with earned NCAA Division I scholarships. Three of those players went on to play in the NBA and many of them are playing professional basketball overseas. Some of the most prominent players Coach Tony has worked with include:
Ryan Gomes 2004 Providence College, Boston Celtics
Rashad McCants UNC 2005 Minnesota Timberwolves
Carl Krauser 2005 University of Pittsburgh Pro Basketball Player Canada
Justin Burrell St. Johns University 2011 Pro Basketball player France
Derrick Nelson University of Oakland 2011 Pro Basketball Player Turkey
Kenton Grant Purdue University 2010 Pro Basketball Germany
Paris Horne St. Johns University 2011 Pro Basketball Turkey
Nana Harding University of Delaware 2006 Pro Basketball Germany
Coach Wright earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech Communications at Iona College, in New Rochelle, NY where he was a two-year starter and team Captain.
