Career
His Turkish name was Ali Karadeniz. Wright played his high school basketball at Farragut Academy, where, as a freshman, he was part of one of the best teams in the country, which boasted future professionals Willie Farley and Ronnie Fields, as well as Minnesota Timberwolves superstar Kevin Garnett. At 2.01 m (6 ft 7 ¼ in), Wright played center after Garnett"s departure, and moved to power forward in college.
At the University of Arizona, Wright started for the Wildcats in the 2001 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I championship against the Duke Blue Devils.
However, undersized for that position at the pro level, and too slow to be a small forward,he dropped to the second round of the 2001 National Basketball Association Draft where he was drafted by the New York Knicks. Wright was drafted by the National Basketball Association club the New York Knicks, with the 39th pick of the 2001 National Basketball Association Draft.
After not joining the Knicks or any other National Basketball Association team post-draft, Wright moved overseas and switched teams almost every season. He started with Polish league champions Śląsk Wrocław, that also participated in the Euroleague, moving to Spain"s Central Bank Granada the following year.
After the team was relegated to the LEB (Spain"s second division), Wright moved to Israel and signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv, and a year later with ALBA Berlin.
In 2005, He moved to Beşiktaş Cola Turka of the Turkish Basketball League. He started the 2006-2007 season in South of Korea with Jeonju KCC Egis, in October signed with French and Euroleague"s EB Pau Orthez. In May of 2007, he moved back to Turkey and signed for Türk Telekom B.K.
In September 2009 he has signed a contract with Turów Zgorzelec from Poland for 2009-2010 season.
In July of 2011, he returned to Türk Telekom B.K. for one season with an option for a second one. In the summer of 2012, he signed a contract with Mersin BlackBerry. On February 3, 2015, he signed with Cholet Basket of the French LNB Pro A. After averaging 1.7 points and 2 rebounds in 3 contests, Wright and Cholet parted ways.
On November 10, 2015, Wright was found dead in his sport utility vehicle in Brooklyn, New York, covered in trash bags in the vehicle"s back seat. The medical examiner has determined that his death was a homicide.
According to a family member interviewed after his death, Wright intended to return to Europe to play another two seasons before retirement.