United States
(1975 – 2010)

This is an online obituary dedicated to Lorenzen Wright. Lorenzen Vern-Gagne Wright was an American professional basketball player. Raised near Oxford, Mississippi, Lorenzen Wright played all levels of basketba

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This is an online obituary dedicated to Lorenzen Wright. Lorenzen Vern-Gagne Wright was an American professional basketball player.

Raised near Oxford, Mississippi, Lorenzen Wright played all levels of basketball in Memphis – high school, collegiate and professional. Lorenzen Wright was selected a Third Team All-America by the Associated Press as a sophomore at the University of Memphis.

After being selected seventh overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1996 NBA Draft out of the University of Memphis, Lorenzen Wright moved on to the Atlanta Hawks in 1999. He was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in 2001, but returned to the Hawks in 2006.

On February 16, 2008, he was involved in a multi-player trade, going from Atlanta to Sacramento for Mike Bibby.

He held career averages of 8.0 points and 6.4 rebounds per game.

Lorenzen Wright founded the Sierra Simone Wright Scholarship Fund after the death of his infant daughter in March 2003. During the summer of 2003, he returned to the University of Memphis to finish his degree. His father Herb was a professional basketball player who competed in Finland.

During his first stint in Atlanta, Lorenzen Wright and three other Memphis-native NBA players (Todd Day, Penny Hardaway and Elliot Perry) provided financial assistance to Travis Butler, a Memphis orphan whose tragic story garnered national attention.

Lorenzen Wright was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated; initiated Spring 1996 to the Kappa Beta Chapter (The 12 Disciples of the Diamond).

Lorenzen Wright passed away on 19 July 2010. This tribute is dedicated to his memory. May he rest in peace.
 
 
 
 
 
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