Mount Vernon Recruit Has Terrific Junior Year

Reporter Mike Sullivan updates a player profile on Sherrod Wright ...

PLAYER PROFILE: Sherrod Wright

HEIGHT: 6-foot-4

WEIGHT: 182 Pounds

HIGH SCHOOL: Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, New York

HIGH SCHOOL HEAD COACH: Bob Cimmino

AAU TEAM FOR IS8 LEAGUE PLAY IN SPRING: Mount Vernon

POSITIONS: Point guard, shooting guard, small forward

CLASS: 2009, A current junior

COLLEGE INTERESTS: Connecticut, Georgia Tech, Seton Hall, Rutgers, St. John's, North Carolina, Michigan, Pittsburgh, Indiana, Marquette, Florida, Ohio State, and Seton Hall

STRENGTHS IN SHERROD WRIGHT'S INDIVIDUAL GAME: Sherrod has a quick first step that pressures a defense. He is also big enough and strong enough to be a factor on the boards. He seems to always be around the basketball near the rim.

AREA TO IMPROVE IN SHERROD WRIGHT'S INDIVIDUAL GAME: A more consistent secure way of handling the ball in traffic.

EVALUATION: Bob Cimmino has done a tremendous job in developing and improving the players that compete for him at Mount Vernon high school. And Cimmino isn't just a coach during the high school season. He does a terrific job in watching and influencing the Mount Vernon players' progress during the summer months as well. This has been extremely helpful for all the players in his program. Wright should benefit too from this.