12/21/2011 Cards Men's Basketball Academic Performance at All-Time HighA record 14 of 17 players achieved a 3.0 or better GPA for the 2011 Fall Semester Anthony Wright, a member of the UofL staff for seven years, is in his fifth season overseeing the academic support for the Cardinals' basketball team as Director of Academic Services. Wright's supportive efforts have helped the Cardinals earn nearly a 3.0 GPA for eight-straight semesters and the Cardinals won the 2010-11 and 2011-12 BIG EAST Team Academic Excellence Award in posting the highest collective GPA among men's basketball teams. A native of Scotch Plains, N.J., Wright previously worked with the men's basketball teams at Arizona (2001-04) and Iowa State (2004). Wright was a two-time All-American wide receiver at the University of Maine. He holds school records in single season receptions (88), yards (1,169), and catches in a game (17). He is the only receiver in Maine history to have two back-to-back 1,000 yard seasons. Wright earned a BA degree in history from the University of Maine in 1999. He earned a master's degree in Special Education from UofL in 2008. |
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