Purdue women's basketball to face UT Arlington led by Boilermaker legend Shereka Wright

Ethan Hanson, Lafayette Journal & Courier

WEST LAFAYETTE — One of the greatest players in the history of Purdue women's basketball history is set to make her return to Mackey Arena.

Shereka Wright, the only 3-time All-American in Boilermakers history will lead the University of Texas at Arlington against Purdue on Sunday, Nov. 24.

The matchup reunites Wright with former teammates in head coach Katie Gearlds and associate head coach Kelly Komara.

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Wright is second all-time in career points (2,251), is second in Big Ten Conference history for free throws made and attempted, ranked seventh in program history in rebounds (793), still holds the school's offensive rebounding record (350) and was drafted to the Detroit Shock in 2004.

Purdue Boilermakers guard Rashunda Jones (2) calls the offense during the NCAA women’s basketball game against the Wisconsin Badgers, Saturday Dec. 30, 2023, at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind. Purdue won 89-50.
Purdue Boilermakers guard Rashunda Jones (2) calls the offense during the NCAA women’s basketball game against the Wisconsin Badgers, Saturday Dec. 30, 2023, at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind. Purdue won 89-50.

Wright played on the last Purdue team to reach the NCAA Tournament Championship in 2001 with Komara and was a teammates when Gearlds was a freshman in 2004.

Purdue women's basketball 2024-2025 (bold denotes home game)

  • Nov. 10 vs. Notre Dame

  • Nov. 28 vs. Middle Tennessee from Fort Myers, FL

  • Nov. 30 vs. South Carolina from Fort Myers, FL

  • Dec. 14. vs Kentucky

Ethan Hanson is the sports reporter for the Journal & Courier in Lafayette. He can be reached at ehanson@gannett.com, on Twitter at EthanAHanson and Instagram at ethan_a_hanson.

This article originally appeared on Lafayette Journal & Courier: Purdue women's basketball to host UT Arlington

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