could be excused if, generation-wise, a few things get lost in translation whenever he converses with his younger teammates on the Colorado men’s basketball team.
As the only senior on the Buffaloes roster, and a fifth-year season at that, Wright found himself in a unique position Tuesday morning as the Buffs began official preseason workouts for the 2018-19 season.
He has spent just one year on the floor with the Buffs, and yet Wright is just one of five players who are beginning their third seasons in coach Tad Boyle’s program. Among the two juniors in that small circle, Wright is more than three years older than guard and closer to four years older than junior college transfer Shane Gatling.
Wright turned 24-years old this past summer, making him more than five and a half years older than the youngest player on the team, 18-year old freshman Daylen Kountz. With a handful of his classmates from the 2014 recruiting class already considered veterans in the NBA, Wright is hoping his wisdom and experience will prove to be irreplaceable assets on a CU team that remains youthful yet nonetheless harbors big expectations for the upcoming season.
“I’m trying to lead by example and just help the team any way I can, basically,” Wright said. “I’ve tried to shift my role this year, basically making sure I’m doing the right stuff every time down so people can look at me and say, ‘OK, we’ve got guys who are doing it. Let me make sure I’m doing my job every time.’ Just doing anything I can to help the team win, that’s what I’m here for.”
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