Jacksonville State University Athletics

Wright begins her second season at JSU in 2022-23, after arriving at Jax State in the summer of 2021 following three successful seasons as an assistant at Florida SouthWestern State College (FSW) in Fort Myers, Florida.

The Gamecocks had an historic outing in the 2022-23 campaign. Pietri, Wright, and the rest of the coaching staff guided Jacksonville State’s women to a Division I program-best 24-8 record. JSU claimed the ASUN West Division title in their first season back in the league and earned a bid to the WNIT, marking the program’s first postseason appearance in Division I competition.

Wright helped lead the Gamecocks to a 16-14 record in 2022-23 as they posted their fourth winning season in the last five years. Their 9-9 mark in ASUN competition served as the sixth consecutive season with a .500 or better record in conference play. Kennedy Gavin, the team’s leading scorer and rebounder, netted selections to the ASUN Conference’s Second-Team All-Conference and Women’s Basketball All-Academic squads. Jax State started the year off hot, breaking program records for points in a game, margin of victory, field goals, and field goals in a half in a 114-33 drubbing of Shorter in the season opener on Nov. 7. Following another successful season against challenging non-conference and conference slates, the Gamecocks once again advanced to the ASUN Tournament in March.

During her tenure at FSW, the Buccaneers won three-straight Suncoast Conference Championships and earned back-to-back bids into the National Junior College Athletic Association's (NJCAA) national tournament. She recruited and coached three NJCAA All-Americans and saw seven of her athletes move on to Division I programs.  
  
In her first season with the Bucs in 2018-19, FSW went 30-4, winning the Suncoast Conference title with an undefeated record and made the program's first appearance in the NJCAA National Tournament, where they advanced to the Sweet 16 round. The Bucs repeated as conference champions the following season finishing 24-7 overall and earned their second-straight berth into the national tournament. Wright coached five players to All-Conference honors that season, including Suncoast Conference Player of the Year Za'Nautica Downs, who also garnered All-State and NJCAA All-American honors. For her efforts, she was named one of four finalists for the World Exposure 2020 NJCAA Assistant Coach of the Year. 

Her final season in Fort Myers, Fla., concluded with a 13-6 record amid a Covid-19 interrupted season. The Bucs still managed a third-straight conference title with a 6-3 SCC mark. 
 
Wright joined FSW after two seasons at NCAA Division II Shorter University, where she gained her first collegiate coaching experience. She served as a Graduate Assistant for the Hawks during the 2016-17 season, before spending the 2017-18 campaign as an Assistant Coach for the Gulf South program.
 
Prior to her stint at Shorter, Wright spent time overseas working with multiple sports ministry programs in Malta, Italy, and Germany. In addition to organizing numerous sports camps throughout Italy and participating in sports-based leadership training in Germany, she worked hand-in-hand with the International Olympic Committee in Malta. Rabun also trained players competing for Malta's National Team.
 
Wright played at the University of North Alabama from 2012-2015, during which time she helped re-establish the FCA chapter at UNA and led a small group bible study for women athletes on campus. During the summer of her sophomore year, Rabun worked as a media manager for the basketball venue at the National Special Olympic Games. 

Wright graduated Cum Laude from UNA with a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications with a concentration in Broadcast Journalism and later earned her master's degree from in Business Administration (Sports Management) from Shorter University.
 
A 2012 graduate of Rabun County High School in Clayton, Ga., Wright helped lead her team to the school's first-ever region championship. She was a Wendy's Heisman Athlete recipient, All-Region player, Piedmont Tournament MVP, and was selected to compete for the North/South All-Star Game in 2012. Additionally, she was selected as the All-Tournament Point Guard at the 2010 Wilson Swiss All-Star Game in Zolfingen, Switzerland.