Dayton Flyers

The University of Dayton’s Chris Wright is among the 21 players who have been selected to take part in training camp with the USA’s Pan American Games team.

The 6’8” forward graduated from UD this past spring. Chris Wright’s senior season capped off one of the most memorable careers in Dayton history. His UD teams reached the post-season each year he played. He played in three NIT tournaments and one NCAA tournament. He led the team to an NIT championship in 2010 and an NCAA second round appearance in 2009. Wright averaged 13.2 points and a career-high 8.4 rebounds per game in his final season as a Flyer.

Wright finished his UD career 15th all-time in scoring with 1,601 points in 123 career games. He finished 10th in career rebounds with 886. Wright is the school record holder in career blocks with 162, career blocks per game at 1.32, and career dunks with 177. Wright is one of the rare players to earn all-conference honors after each of his four seasons.

Before his senior season, Wright was a member of USA Basketball’s Men’s Select Team which trained against the 2010 USA Basketball Men’s National Team during its training camps in Las Vegas and Manhattan.

Wright, 23, will be the youngest participant at the training camp and the only one who has not played professionally.  

Camp runs from October 14-22 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. At the end, 12 players will be selected to represent the United States in the Pan American Games, which are held every four years in the year prior to the Olympics. This year’s men’s basketball competition features eight teams and takes place October 26-30 in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Team USA will be coached by Nate Tibbetts of the Tulsa 66ers.