Amy Wright Position: Assistant Coach Experience: 1st Year Alma Mater: Arkansas '02

Amy Wright, a four-year letterwinner at Arkansas and former WNBA and "Premier Players" guard, is in her first season as an assistant coach at Cleveland State. Wright joined the Viking staff after spending one season as an assistant coach at Western Kentucky where she assisted in the day-to-day operations, including recruiting, scouting, game preparation and player development.

She helped WKU earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship as the Lady Toppers won the Sun Belt Conference Championship.

Wright is working with a talented group of guards on the CSU roster, while assisting with recruting and day-to-day operations in the office.

In addition to her one season on the bench at WKU, Wright spent three seasons as an assistant coach at South Florida, where she helped the Bulls amass 54 wins, including a 21-win campaign in 2004-05. USF made three trips to the postseason during her tenure, earning an at-large berth to the NCAA Championship in 2006.

A 2002 graduate of Arkansas, Wright lettered for the Razorbacks from 1999-2002 and is the only point guard in school history to lead Arkansas to four straight postseason appearances, including the 1999 WNIT title and a berth in the WNIT semifinals in 2000.

She graduated as Arkansas' all-time leader in assists (717), setting the school record for assists in a season as a senior (205), leading the Razorbacks to the second round of the NCAA Championship.

An academic all-SEC selection as a junior (2001-02), Wright never missed a game, playing in 131 consecutive contests. Following her collegiate career, Wright participated in the WNBA Pre-Draft Camp and was drafted by the Detroit Shock in 2002.

A native of Williamsburg, Ind., and 1998 graduate of Northeastern High School, Wright graduated from Arkansas with a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing and management in 2002.