Amy Wright (basketball)

Amy Wright
Current position
TitleAssociate head coach
TeamAlabama
ConferenceSEC
Biographical details
Born (1980-02-19) February 19, 1980
Williamsburg, Indiana, U.S.[1]
Playing career
1999–2002Arkansas
PositionPoint guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2004–2006South Florida (assistant)
2007–2008Western Kentucky (assistant)
2008–2010Cleveland State (assistant)
2010–2011Cleveland State (associate HC)
2011–2012Arizona State (assistant)
2012–2021Texas A&M (assistant)
2021–2023Oklahoma (associate HC)
2023–2026Long Beach State
2026–presentAlabama (associate HC)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2003–2004South Florida (DBO)
Head coaching record
Overall36–57 (.387)

Amy Wright (born February 19, 1980) is an American basketball coach who is currently the associate head women's basketball coach at the University of Alabama, a role that she has held since April 2026.[2] She previously was the head basketball coach for the women's team at Long Beach State from April 2023 until April 2026.[3]

Arkansas statistics

Sources[4]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1998-99 Arkansas 34 131 35.7% 20.0% 64.6% 1.8 5.1 1.1 0.1 3.9
1999-00 Arkansas 32 144 38.2% 32.3% 67.8% 1.6 4.4 1.1 0.1 4.5
2000-01 Arkansas 33 239 45.7% 30.0% 60.8% 3.2 6.0 1.6 0.4 7.2
2001-02 Arkansas 32 211 32.7% 21.2% 65.0% 3.1 6.3 2.2 0.2 6.6
Career 131 725 38.2% 25.6% 64.1% 2.4 5.5 1.5 0.2 5.5

Coaching career

Wright began her coaching career at South Florida as an assistant coach after serving as director of basketball operations for one season. She also had stints as an assistant coach at Western Kentucky, Cleveland State, Arizona State, and Texas A&M prior to being named the associate head coach at Oklahoma prior to the start of the 2021–22 season.[5][6]

Wright was named the head coach at Long Beach State on April 17, 2023.[3] She finished with a 36–57 record at Long Beach State, as she left after the 2025–2026 season to take a role as the associate head coach at Alabama.[2]

Head coaching record

Record table
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Long Beach State Beach (Big West Conference) (2023–2026)
2023–24 Long Beach State 15–188–12T–7th
2024–25 Long Beach State 16–1412–8T–5th
2025–26 Long Beach State 5–254–169th
Long Beach State: 36–57 (.387)24–36 (.400)
Total:36–57 (.387)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ↑ "Women's Basketball:Wright, Amy". Oklahoma Sooners (Official Site). Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Amy Wright Joins Alabama Staff as Associate Head Coach" (Press release). Alabama Crimson Tide. April 30, 2026. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Zamora, Lindy. "Amy Wright Named Eighth Head Coach of Long Beach State Women's Basketball". Long Beach State University Athletics. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  4. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". NCAA.ORG. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  5. ↑ Engelbrecht, Chandler. "OU basketball: Sooner coach Jennie Baranczyk hires Amy Wright as associate head coach, recruiting coordinator". OU Daily. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  6. ↑ Underwood, Hannah. "A&M assistant coach Amy Wright to depart for associate head coaching position at Oklahoma". The Battalion. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
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