2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 14
Ethan Wright
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Newton Centre, Mass.
- High School:
- Newton North/Princeton
- Major:
- Organizational Leadership
Bio
2022-23 (Graduate): Averaged 4.3 points and 2.1 rebounds in his lone season at Colorado. Was one of only four Buffaloes to appear in all 35 games during the season and made four starts. Ranked third on the team in 3-pointers made with 29 while hitting 34.9 percent beyond the arc. Scored 15 points on a team season-best five 3-point field goals in the win over No. 24 ranked Texas A&M (11/18) at the Myrtle Beach Invitational. Colorado's second-leading scorer in postseason play averaging 13.5 points along with 4.5 rebounds per game. Made 45.8 percent from 3-point range (11-24) in four postseason games and hit all seven of his free throw attempts. Led the Buffaloes with a CU-high 18 points against Seton Hall (3/14), his most since scoring 18 in his final game with Princeton (2022 NIT). Scored 64 points over the final five games of the season (12.8 ppg) after scoring just 18 over the previous seven contests. Named the Stephen Tebo Family P.A.S.S. Award winner (player who best exemplified the virtues of Perseverance, Attitude, Selflessness and Success) at the end of the season banquet.
2018-22 (Princeton): Averaged 9.3 points and 4.8 rebounds while shooting 44.6 percent from the field over 75 career games at Princeton. Ranks 18th on the Tigers’ career leaderboard with 119 3-pointers made. Earned NABC District 13 and Ivy League Second Team honors as a senior, averaging 14.7 points and 6.9 rebounds per game while shooting 50 percent from the field and nearly 40 percent from 3-point range, helping the Tigers to the Ivy League regular season title. On the Ivy League season charts ranked third in field goal shooting and total rebounds (206), fourth in rebounds per game and sixth in scoring, 3-point percentage (.395) and 3-pointers made per game (2.3). His 70 3-point field goals in 2021-22 tie for the 11th most in a season in Princeton history. A three-time Ivy League Player of the Week, he scored in double-figures in 23 games, including seven games with at least 20 points. Scored a career-high 29 points against FDU (11/28), hitting a career-best seven 3-pointers, tying for the third best single-game mark in team history. Matched that 3-point effort, scoring 27 points at Columbia (2/12). Had a double-double of 24 points and 11 rebounds in the Tigers’ win at Oregon State (11/21). As a sophomore, ranked fourth on the team in scoring at 7.2 points per game. Played in 19 games as a freshman in 2018-19, scoring 40 of his season’s 67 points over a seven-game stretch late in the season. Princeton, along with the rest of the Ivy League, did not compete in 2020-21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
High School: A 2018 graduate of Newton North High School. Two-time Bay State Conference MVP and three-time all-conference selection. Earned USA Today Massachusetts All-State recognition as a senior, averaging 26.2 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. Surpassed 1,000 career points during his junior season and is the second-leading scorer in school history. Named to the 2017 Boston Herald Dream Team. Averaged at least 28 points and 6.0 rebounds his sophomore through senior years and put up 30 points and 9.0 rebounds an outing as a senior. He ranked 20th in New England in his class by the New England Recruiting Report. A McDonald’s All-American nominee and Gatorade state Player of the Year nominee.
Academics: Pursuing a master’s in Organizational Leadership (MSOL) at Colorado. Earned his bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Princeton in 2022, graduating with a 3.36 GPA.
Personal: Born Aug. 14, 2000, in Manhattan. He is the son of Ellen DeVoe and Don Wright. Has a younger brother Jake, a sophomore at UCLA, and a sister Abigail. His mother, Ellen, was an All-Ivy standout at Princeton from 1982-86 and graduated as the school’s second-leading scorer in program history with 1,290 points. She held Princeton’s single-game scoring record of 38 points for 34 years. His father, Don, is a Yale alum and rowed crew. Enjoys biking, hiking, hanging out with friends and playing poker. Volunteered for a 3-point foundation in high school which taught and coached children from low income families. Spent parts of three summers building houses for those in need through a friend’s church group. Favorite NBA team is the Boston Celtics and favorite players are Rajon Rondo and Jaylen Brown.
2018-22 (Princeton): Averaged 9.3 points and 4.8 rebounds while shooting 44.6 percent from the field over 75 career games at Princeton. Ranks 18th on the Tigers’ career leaderboard with 119 3-pointers made. Earned NABC District 13 and Ivy League Second Team honors as a senior, averaging 14.7 points and 6.9 rebounds per game while shooting 50 percent from the field and nearly 40 percent from 3-point range, helping the Tigers to the Ivy League regular season title. On the Ivy League season charts ranked third in field goal shooting and total rebounds (206), fourth in rebounds per game and sixth in scoring, 3-point percentage (.395) and 3-pointers made per game (2.3). His 70 3-point field goals in 2021-22 tie for the 11th most in a season in Princeton history. A three-time Ivy League Player of the Week, he scored in double-figures in 23 games, including seven games with at least 20 points. Scored a career-high 29 points against FDU (11/28), hitting a career-best seven 3-pointers, tying for the third best single-game mark in team history. Matched that 3-point effort, scoring 27 points at Columbia (2/12). Had a double-double of 24 points and 11 rebounds in the Tigers’ win at Oregon State (11/21). As a sophomore, ranked fourth on the team in scoring at 7.2 points per game. Played in 19 games as a freshman in 2018-19, scoring 40 of his season’s 67 points over a seven-game stretch late in the season. Princeton, along with the rest of the Ivy League, did not compete in 2020-21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
High School: A 2018 graduate of Newton North High School. Two-time Bay State Conference MVP and three-time all-conference selection. Earned USA Today Massachusetts All-State recognition as a senior, averaging 26.2 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. Surpassed 1,000 career points during his junior season and is the second-leading scorer in school history. Named to the 2017 Boston Herald Dream Team. Averaged at least 28 points and 6.0 rebounds his sophomore through senior years and put up 30 points and 9.0 rebounds an outing as a senior. He ranked 20th in New England in his class by the New England Recruiting Report. A McDonald’s All-American nominee and Gatorade state Player of the Year nominee.
Academics: Pursuing a master’s in Organizational Leadership (MSOL) at Colorado. Earned his bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Princeton in 2022, graduating with a 3.36 GPA.
Personal: Born Aug. 14, 2000, in Manhattan. He is the son of Ellen DeVoe and Don Wright. Has a younger brother Jake, a sophomore at UCLA, and a sister Abigail. His mother, Ellen, was an All-Ivy standout at Princeton from 1982-86 and graduated as the school’s second-leading scorer in program history with 1,290 points. She held Princeton’s single-game scoring record of 38 points for 34 years. His father, Don, is a Yale alum and rowed crew. Enjoys biking, hiking, hanging out with friends and playing poker. Volunteered for a 3-point foundation in high school which taught and coached children from low income families. Spent parts of three summers building houses for those in need through a friend’s church group. Favorite NBA team is the Boston Celtics and favorite players are Rajon Rondo and Jaylen Brown.
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