Kirstyn Wright
Kirstyn Wright

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Stone Mountain, GA

High School:
Stephenson

Height:
5-11

Position:
G

Experience:
2 VL

Major:
Communication Studies

In 2008-09
• Saw action in 28 games as one of the top players off the bench in 2008-09
• Played nearly 18 minutes per game to average 4.4 points and 1.8 rebounds per game
• Totaled 36 assists and 23 steals while draining 19 three-pointers for the year
• Earned her first career start in the season opener at Furman and responded with 12 points and two steals in 33 minutes
• Also started the next two games - against Presbyterian and at South Carolina - to average 5.0 points and 3.0 rebounds
• Then scored 11 points coming off the bench to play 27 minutes against Georgia State; also had a season-high six rebounds in the contest
• Played a significant role in Clemson's win over Washington in the finals of the Husky Classic; scored 13 points with four rebounds and four assists coming off the bench
• Contributed to the Lady Tigers' win over Northwestern in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Dec. 4 with three assists and a pair of steals
• Followed with an eight-point performance in the come-from-behind win over Ohio on Dec. 6; tied her career high with three steals in the contest as well
• Had five assists and three steals in the next two games combined before seeing her minutes drop
• Played just 36 total minutes in a five-game stretch from Dec. 29 - Jan. 18, scoring just five points with six rebounds, three assists and two steals
• Did not play in the next three games due to a suspension
• Played eight minutes in her first game back; did not score but had two assists
• Then had one of her best games of the season against #14 Virginia on Jan. 26; scored 13 points after a 3-for-5 night from three-point range and also tallied three assists in just 18 minutes of action
• Scored just one field goal and two free throws for four points against Virginia Tech two days later
• Averaged just 14.8 minutes per game in the final seven contests of the regular season, posting just 14 total points in the final month of play
• Scored five points in Clemson's historic win over Georgia Tech in the opening round of the ACC Tournament
• Then hit a pair of three-pointers for eight points against North Carolina in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament.

In 2007-08
• Versatile wing player who was forced to play the point in the 2007-08 season due to team injuries
• Played in 30 games as a freshman, missing the one due to family reasons
• Ranked third on the team with 52 assists; also had 26 steals
• Averaged 5.0 points and 2.5 rebounds per game in 2007-08
• Made a team-best 32 three pointers, hitting nearly 30-percent of her attempts on the year
• Led the team in scoring in four games and scored in double figures five times in 2007-08
• Scored her season high of 16 points at Georgia Tech in a homecoming game for the Stone Mountain, GA native
• Was 6-for-9 from the field against the Yellow Jackets, hitting a pair of three-pointers and handing out three assists
• Was also Clemson's high scorer against South Carolina (14), Charleston Southern (12) and Wake Forest (12)
• Other double figure scoring game came at home versus Western Carolina (10) in the second game of the season
• Played 20 minutes in her first career game (Maine, 11/9), scoring 7 points on 3-for-7 shooting.
• Nearly had a double-double against Rice in the Coors Classic with nine points and a season-high nine rebounds
• Her 12 points against Charleston Southern on Dec. 16 helped the Lady Tigers post the victory; was 5-for-7 from the field with a pair of three-pointers
• Was 4-for-8 from three-point range against South Carolina on Dec. 22 and also had three steals in the game
• First of four games with four assists came against Miami on Jan. 10
• Scored eight points in 17 minutes against Boston College on Jan. 28.
• Led team with 12 points off the bench after hitting 4-6 from three-point range against Wake Forest on Feb. 3; also tied career high with four assists and had two steals
• Had team-best three assists along with three steals and a rebound at #3 North Carolina on Feb. 7
• Drained a trio of threes against Virginia on Feb. 21, including two late in the first half to put Clemson within nine at the break
• Handed out four assists to tie for team-high against NC State on Feb. 28. Also had five rebounds
• Led team with four assists while scoring five points and collecting two rebounds in win at Florida State on Mar. 2
• Played 12 minutes in ACC Tournament opening round against NC State and had six points and two rebounds
• Did not score against North Carolina in the second round of the tournament but saw 15 minutes of action.

Before Clemson
• Was a 2007 first-team all-state selection at Stephenson High School in Stone Mountain, GA
• Selected to the All-Metro Atlanta Girls Team in 2007
• Earned a McDonald's All-America nomination in 2007
• Named the MVP of the 2007 Atlanta All-Star Classic Games
• Member of 4Shot Hoops Magazine's Elite 60 players list in 2007
• Ranked as the #148 player in the nation by the 2007 Blue Star Basketball Report
• Was a member of four state semifinal teams, in 2005, 2006 and 2007, and one state championship team, in 2004
• Jaguars were named the 2007 Atlanta Tip-Off Club Metro Team-of-the-Year as well as the Atlanta Journal Constitution Jackie Bradford Mid-Season Atlanta Metro Team, presented by the Atlanta Sports Council
• Led Stephenson to 5-A regional titles in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007
• Named to Rise Magazine's 2006 Greater Atlanta All-Area Girls Hoops Players list
• Also selected to the 2004 Dekalb County all-tournament team
• Ranked in the Dekalb County 5-A top-25 for a single season in four categories (three-point field goal percentage in 2004-05 and 2006-07, scoring in 2006-07 and field goal percentage in 2006-06)
• Also listed in the top 15 for assists in the 2006-07 season.

Personal
• One of eight players from the state of Georgia on the 2008-09 Clemson roster
• Born July 21, 1989
• Majoring in communication studies.

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