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2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

33 Sam Wright

33 Sam Wright

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    6-9
  • Weight:
    235
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Hoover, Ala.
  • Previous Team:
    Spain Park
  • Major:
    Economics

Summary

Biography

Career
Games/Starts: 45/8
Colgate Debut: Nov. 17, 2023 vs Yale
Career Stats: 220 points (4.9 ppg), 92 rebounds (2.0 rpg), 24 assists (0.5 apg), 2 blocks (0.04 bpg), 11 steals (0.2 spg), 47.6 FG% (80-168), 34.9 3FG% (29-83), 73.8 FT% (31-42), 507 minutes (11.3 mpg)

2024-25 (Sophomore)
Games/Starts: 33/8
  • Appeared in all 33 games in sophomore season, taking on 8 starting assignments and averaging 14.1 minutes per game
  • Played a career-high 32 minutes against App State (11/29)
  • Tallied a career-high 18 points and 6 of 10 shots from the field vs. Sam Houston (11/30)
  • Scored 7 of 10 shots from the line against VTSU Lyndon (12/6)
  • Contributed 8 rebounds to Colgate’s 71-59 victory over Army (1/2)
  • Sank 4 shots from behind the arc at Bucknell (1/5)
2023-24 (First Year)
Games/Starts: 12/0
  • Appeared in 12 games as a first year, averaging 2.6 points and 3.5 minutes per game
  • Scored a season-high 15 points with two made 3-pointers and pulled down six rebounds against VTSU Lyndon (12/6)
  • Netted five points on a 2-for-2 shooting performance from the field against Holy Cross (2/14)

Before Colgate
All-State First Team honoree at Spain Park High School…garnered All-League First Team and All-Region MVP honors after averaging nearly 17 points and 7 rebounds per game as a senior captain…also earned All-Area and All-County laurels in 2023…helped lead his team to three consecutive regional championships…named to the 7A Finals Tournament Team in 2023…member of Spanish Honor Society, Social Studies Honor Society, Math Honor Society, and Science Honor Society during his time at Spain Park HS.

Personal
Born: Richard Samuel Wright in Hoover, Ala. 
Family: Son of Richard and Maya…mother played basketball at Colgate from 1993-97. 
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Historical Player Information

  • 33

    2023-24First Year

    Forward
    6'8" 240 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2024-25Sophomore

    Forward
    6'9" 240 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2025-26Junior

    Forward
    6'9" 235 lbs
    33