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2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster

Doug Witte

1 Danzel Wright

1 Danzel Wright

  • Height:
    6-0
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Washington, DC

Summary

Biography

2016-17: Appeared in 10 games, logging 8.4 minutes per contest…Averaged 4.7 points per game…Made 9-of-22 triple tries, including four games of two treys, while shooting 15-of-33 from the field (.455) and 8-of-13 at the line (.615)…Notched 14 points in 14 minutes of first collegiate game against Trinity Christian (11/18), going 5-of-8 from the field and 2-of-5 from downtown in the 85-48 win…Added 10 points in 15 minutes of his next game against Grace Bible (11/21), an 88-55 Laker win…Scored 10 points and made a pair of three-pointers in 75-49 road win at Hillsdale (12/8)…Made both of his three-point attempts in a 79-58 victory at Walsh (12/10)…Totaled six rebounds, six assists, and a pair of steals on the year.

Prior to GVSU: Played two years at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kan. under head coach Mike Jeffers...Selected as National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II All-America First Team in 2015-16…Named MVP of the Division II Kansas Jayhawk Conference…Collected First Team All-Region VI honors during both seasons at JCCC…Finished second in JCCC history in scoring with 1,256 points in two seasons…12th member of 1,000 point club at JCCC…All-time leader with 172 made three-pointers…Also ranks second in school history in made free throws (322) and free throw percentage (84.9), sixth in points per game (19.9), and ninth in made field goals (318)…Scored in double figures in 58 of 63 games…Set freshman scoring record at JCCC with 665 total points (20.8 ppg.), breaking 41-year old school record, and ranking fourth in program’s history…Led Cavaliers to 25-6 record in 2015-16 (fifth-most wins in school history) by posting a conference-high 19.1 points per game on 45 percent shooting and an 84 percent clip at the free throw line…2015-16 team also won a share of the Division II Kansas Jayhawk Conference title, the first for the school in 41 years.
 
High School: Prepped at National Collegiate Prep in Washington, D.C. under head coach Samuel Korpoi…Averaged 30.5 points per game as a senior, helping team reach the Public Charter School Athletic Association title game…Tallied career-high 54 points against Thurgood Marshall as a senior…Also prepped at Archbishop Carroll as a freshman and Perry Street Prep as a sophomore, posting 16 points per game each season.
 
Personal: Son of James Wright and Kim Edwards…Enjoys bowling, freestyling, and singing.
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