In memory of Lorenz
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CELEBTATING THE LIFE OF OUR CLASSMATE LORENZEN WRIGHT
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Transcript of In memory of Lorenz
CELEBTATING THE LIFE OF
OUR CLASSMATE
LORENZEN WRIGHT
ONCE A WARRIOR ,
ALWAYS A WARRIOR
1975-2010
BIO
• Lorenzen Vern-Gagne Wright (November 4, 1975 – July 19, 2010) raised near Oxford, Mississippi, Wright played all levels of basketball in Memphis – high school, collegiate and professional. 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 196 NBA Draft out of the University of Memphis, 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, playing in 778 (793 including playoffs) NBA games over 13 seasons.
Things I betcha didn’t know Ren Wright
• Lorenzen leaves six children: Lorenzen Jr., Loren, twins Lamar and Shamar, Lawson
and Sofia.
• Established the Sierra Simone Wright Scholarship Fund following her tragic death
of his infant daughter in March 2003.
• He has in the past hosted a free week-long summer camp for Memphis youth,
served as a member of the All-Star Reading Team for three years in Memphis,
• Provided tickets to the youth of Mount Vernon Baptist Church in Memphis
through the Tickets for Kids program
• Names the “Color Purple” and “Gone with the Wind” as his favorite books
• Re-enrolled at the University of Memphis in the summer of 2003 to complete his
degree
Things I betcha didn’t know about Ren Wright (con’t)
• Would like to have pursued a coaching career upon retiring for
basketball.
• While at the University of Memphis, he was nicknamed “The Howl”
because of his tendency to yell after an exciting play.
• His father, Herb Wright, played professional basketball in Finland.
• Wears size 16 ½ basketball shoes.
• During his previous stint in Atlanta, 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.
Photo Memories
LORENZEN
FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
