Tanisha Wright


Tanisha Lovely Wright is an American basketball coach, currently an assistant for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association. Wright played 14 WNBA seasons for the Seattle Storm, New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx and played college basketball for the Penn State Nittany Lions. She ranks fourth in school history in points scored with 1,995 points in 134 career games for Penn State. She was drafted in the 2005 WNBA Draft by the Seattle Storm.

High school career

Born in Brooklyn, New York, she attended the suburban Pittsburgh West Mifflin Area High School, where she played basketball and soccer. She led the team to the W.P.I.A.L basketball district finals in her junior year. The team lost a close game 81-78 to Blackhawk High School in Triple Overtime. Tanisha fouled out in the beginning of the final overtime. She led the game with 51 points. She went on to lead her team to the next seasons finals once again against Blackhawk, where she led the team in a 63-53 victory. She went on to take her team to the state finals, where they lost a close game to Allentown Central Catholic high school 56-45. The team's record was 31-1, their only loss coming in the state finals.

College career

Penn State statistics

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WNBA career

Wright helped the Seattle Storm win their second championship in 2010.
On February 2, 2015 Wright signed as a free agent with the New York Liberty
In 2017, it was announced that Wright would be sitting out part of the 2017 WNBA season to rest.
On March 13, 2018, Wright signed a free agent contract with the Minnesota Lynx.


Wright was traded back to the New York Liberty on April 11, 2019 in exchange for a second round draft pick in the 2020 WNBA draft.
Wright retired in 2020 and became an assistant coach for the Las Vegas Aces.

Overseas career