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Tarleton State University Athletics Hall of Fame

Kiara Wright Hall of Fame Photo 2025

Kiara Wright

  • Class
    2014
  • Induction
    2025
  • Sport(s)
    Basketball
As of induction, Wright is the program’s rebounding leader in the NCAA era with 1,227 career rebounds, one of just three players in program history with 1,000. She played in 112 career games for Tarleton State, totaling 1,677 points for career averages of 15.0 points per game and 11.0 rebounds per game. The accolades never stopped populating for Wright, who was a two-time LSC Player of the Year, a two-time LSC Defensive Player of the Year, a two-time Daktronics/D2CCA Region Player of the Year, a two-time Daktronics/D2CCA First Team All-Region player, a Daktronics/D2CCA National Player of the Year, a two-time Daktronics/D2CCA First Team All-American, a WBCA First Team All-American, twice First Team All-Conference, once Second Team All-Conference, and much more.
 
In her senior season, Wright scored the second most points in a single-season in program history with 607, averaging 19.6 PPG on 61.3 percent shooting, and 12.3 rebounds per game. In 2012-13, she had a career-high 14.0 RPG, the third best mark in a single-season in program history, while scoring 18.6 points per game on 60.8 percent shooting. Wright has logged the top-two most double-doubles in a single-season in program history, with 23 in each 2012-13 and 2013-14. Career-wise, Wright is second in program history in double-doubles with 59, second in total rebounds, second in rebounding average, fifth in total points, fifth in shooting, sixth in steals with 219, seventh in scoring, and eighth in blocks with 85. She helped the Texans win the LSC championship three times.
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