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2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster

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  • G/F
    Position
  • Redshirt Senior
    Class
  • Louisville, Ky.
    Hometown
  • 5'11
    Height
  • DuPont Manual HS/Southeast Missouri State
    High School
Kara Wright
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Kara Wright
G/F
Position
Redshirt Senior
Class
Louisville, Ky.
Hometown

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Career Stats

2016-17: Played in and started all 30 games…Averaged 15 points and 6.2 rebounds in 35.6 minutes per game…First on team with 15.0 points a game…First on team with 6.2 rebounds a game...First on team with 90 assists (3.0 apg)…First on team in 3-pointers made (33)…Second on team in field goal percentage (.417)…Second on team in free-throw percentage (.826)…Second on team with 34 steals (1.1 spg)…First on team in minutes played per game (35.6)…Scored a season high 25 points twice against Radford (Nov. 11) and at La Salle (Jan. 28)…Hauled in 11 rebounds twice at Illinois State (Dec. 11) and against Fordham (Jan. 7)…Scored 22 points in the team’s first Atlantic 10 Conference game of the season against Massachusetts (Dec. 4)…Scored double figures in 26 games… Averaged a team high 15.7 points per game in Atlantic 10 Conference play.

2015-16: Played in 31 games, starting 27... Second on team with 73 assists (2.4 apg)... Third on team with 10.7 points a game... Fourth in rebounding with 5.0 boards a game... Tied for second on team in field goal percentage (.412)... Third on team in free-throw percentage (.779)... Second on team in minutes played per game (33.4)... Scored 20 points, her most in a Mason uniform, in win against Pepperdine (Nov. 25)... Scored 19 points in overtime victory at Saint Louis in first Atlantic 10 Conference game (Jan. 2)... Scored 18 in double overtime win against Delaware (Dec. 7)... Scored in double figures in 19 games... Opened first season in Atlantic 10 Conference by scoring at least 10 points in first 10 league games, averaging 13.3 points... Scored double figures in final three games, including 14 in win against Dayton in second round of Atlantic 10 Tournament (March 3)... Snagged a career-high nine rebounds against UNLV (Nov. 28) and Dayton (March 3).

2014-15: Redshirted due to NCAA transfer rules.

At Southeast Missouri State 

2012-13 (Game-by-Game): Placed on the OVC All-Newcomer team, the first Southeast player to earn the honor since the 2006-07 season … appeared in all 29 games, starting 18 times … shot 45.5 percent from the field (third in the OVC) … averaged 8.5 points (10.6 in conference play) … scored in double figures 10 times, including 20+ points three times … came off the bench in the first 10 games of the season, where she scored five or more points seven times … made her first-career start at Western Kentucky (12/16), where she scored 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting while grabbing a season-high eight rebounds … that performance earned her OVC Freshman of the Week honors, the first Southeast player to earn the award since 2001 … scored 10 points and dished out a season-high seven assists against UT Martin (1/16) … erupted for 22 points on 8-of-13 shooting at SIU Edwardsville (1/28) and scored a season-high 23 points two games later at Austin Peay (2/4) … put up 20 points in the second meeting against SIUE (2/11), making 7-of-12 shots to lead Southeast to victory … scored in double figures in four of the season’s last five games … recorded 15 points and six rebounds at UT Martin (2/16) … made 5-of-11 shots to score 13 points at Jacksonville State (2/23) … finished the season with 10 points and four assists in a win at Murray State (3/2).

High School: Lettered all four years in basketball … Tabbed a three-star recruit by ESPN HoopGurlz … Scored over 1,000 points in her career … Earned first-team all-state honors from the Associated Press and second-team honors from the state coaches as a senior … shot 55 percent from the floor and averaged 12.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game in her senior campaign … helped lead team to a state championship as a senior … averaged 9.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 1.4 assists for during her junior season … earned honorable mention all-state honors … team also won four district titles, two Louisville Invitational Tournament crowns and two regional championships … placed on the state’s all-tournament team each of her last two seasons … played AAU ball for Kentucky Premier under coach David Tapley … graduated with a 3.6 GPA.

Personal: Born Nov. 5, 1993 … parents are Howard Wright and Crystal Martin...plans to major in kinesiology.

CAREER HIGHS AT MASON

Points: 20, vs. Pepperdine (11/25/15)
Rebounds: 9, (2x), last vs. Dayton (03/03/16)
Field Goals: 7 (2x), last at Saint Louis (01/02/16)
3-Pt. FG: 2, (7x), last vs. George Washington (02/27/16)
Free Throws: 8, vs. Delaware (12/07/15)
Assists: 5, at St. Bonaventure (01/16/16)
Steals: 4, vs. Dayton (03/03/16)
Blocks: 4 (2x), last vs. George Washington (03/04/16)

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