Dec. 6, 2010
WASHINGTON - Georgetown University men's basketball player Chris Wright (Bowie, Md./St. John's Catholic [D.C.]) was named the BIG EAST Player of the Week on Monday, it was announced by league officials.
Wright helped lead the Hoyas to a pair of wins last week, first a thrilling 111-102 overtime win at then-No. 9 Missouri, and then to a 68-51 win over Utah State at home on Saturday.
Georgetown improved to 8-0 overall with the wins and the team is ranked No.9 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll and No. 10 in the ESPN/USA Today Top 25 Coaches' poll.
Wright, a senior guard, averaged 21.0 points, 6.0 assists, 2.5 steals and 2.0 rebounds in the 2-0 week for the Hoyas. One of the team's tri-captains, he recorded a double-double in the team's win at Missouri, scoring 21 points to go with 10 assists in the win. Wright sank the game-tying three-point basket with 0.3 seconds left in left in regulation, sending the game into overtime.
In Saturday's 68-51 win over Utah State, Wright was the only player in the game to reach double figures, hitting 6-of-9 shots from the field and 8-of-10 from the free throw line to match his season high with 21 points. He added four steals, three rebounds and two assists.
Through eighth games, Wright is third on the team in scoring with 14.8 points per game and leads the team, and is second in the BIG EAST, with 6.8 assists per game.
This is the second time in three weeks that Wright has been honored by the BIG EAST, as he was selected to the Weekly Honor Roll on Nov. 22 after leading Georgetown to the team championship at the Charleston Classic. Wright averaged 15.7 points and 8.0 assists in three games, including a career-high 12 assists in the team's win over Coastal Carolina.
Wright's honor marks the third-straight week a Hoya player has been recognized by the league, as senior guard Austin Freeman (Mitchellville, Md./DeMatha) was named to the Honor Roll last week. Freeman led Georgetown to an 87-72 win over UNC-Asheville, scoring 32 points, falling one point shy of his career high. He connected on 11-of-15 shots from the field, including 7-of-9 from three-point land. His seven shots from three-point land tied a school record, held by Mark Tillmon (vs. Providence, 2/13/90) and Darrel Owens (vs. South Carolina, 3/24/05).
Georgetown plays next on Thursday, Dec. 9 at Temple. Tipoff at the Liacouras Center is slated for 9 p.m. The game will be shown live on ESPN, with Sean McDonough and Jay Bilas calling the action. The radio call of Rich Chvotkin can be heard locally on ESPN 980 AM.
