Gatorade 2022 - 2023: Player of the Year

Boys Basketball - Pennsylvania

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BOYS BASKETBALL

Rob Wright

Guard
NEUMANN-GORETTI HS
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
JUNIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-1
Press Release

Peak Performance

22.2

Average Points (per game)

5

Average Rebounds (per game)

5

Average Assists (per game)

2.4

Average Steals (per game)
“Rob gets scouted night in and night out, double-teamed, best defender on him, you name it. We’ve all tried to stop him. He plays with poise, doesn’t show off, and from the guard perspective, he can’t be stopped.”
Francis Bowe
Head Coach - head coach of Archbishop Carroll High
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Athletic Excellence

At the time of his selection, the 6-foot-1, 155-pound junior guard had led the Saints to a 22-3 record and a berth in the Class 4A state tournament. Wright, who helped Neumann-Goretti to the state title last year, averaged 22.2 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.4 steals per game through 25 games. The 2022 Class 4A Player of the Year, he was the MVP of both the 2023 Iolani Classic in Hawaii and the Spalding Hoophall Classic in Massachusetts. He’s ranked as the nation’s No. 45 recruit in the Class of 2024 by ESPN.com.

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Academic Achievement

Wright has maintained a B-plus average in the classroom. He has made a verbal commitment to play basketball on scholarship at Baylor University beginning in the fall of 2024.

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Exemplary Character

Wright has volunteered locally at a soup kitchen and homeless shelter in addition to donating his time as a youth basketball coach.