Tanisha Wright
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Tanisha Lovely Wright is an American women’s basketball player, formerly playing at Penn State University. She ranks 4th in school history in points scored with 1,995 points in 134 career games. She was drafted in the 2005 WNBA Draft
2005 WNBA Draft
The WNBA Draft is an annual draft held by the Women's National Basketball Association through which WNBA teams can select new players from a talent pool of college and professional women's basketball players...

 by the Seattle Storm
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...

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High school career

She attended West Mifflin Area High School in Pennsylvania. Where she played basketball and soccer. She led the team to the W.P.I.A.L (Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League) basketball district finals in her junior year. The team lost a close game 81-78 to Blackhawk High School in Triple Overtime. Tanisha fouled out in the beginning of the final overtime. She led the game with an astonishing 51 points! She went on to lead her team to the next seasons finals once again against Blackhawk where she would not let this title slip out of her grasp. She led the team in a 63-53 victory. She went on to take her team to the state finals where they lost a close game to Allentown Central Catholic high school 56-45. The teams record was 31-1. Their only loss in the state finals. She went on to become the PA player of the year.

College career

Seasons College
2001–2005 Penn State University

WNBA career

Seasons Team
2005–present Seattle Storm
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...



Wright helped the Seattle Storm
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...

 win their second championship in 2010.

Overseas career

Seasons Team Country
2007–2008 Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C.
Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C.
Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. is an Israeli basketball club. The second most successful side in Israeli basketball, The club Owned by Hapoel Tel Aviv Supporters Trust and is currently in Liga Leumit, the Second tier.-History:...

2008–2009 Tarbes GB
Tarbes Gespe Bigorre
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2010–2011 Elitzur Ramla
Elitzur Ramla (women's basketball)
-History:In March 2011, Elitzur Ramla won the EuroCup Women, after a 61-53 triumph against ASPTT Arras from France. It is considered the best team in the history of Israeli women's basketball...

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