JAMES WRIGHT COURTESY ALABAMA A&M ATHLETICS |
Wright passed away Wednesday. He was 46.
Head Coach Willie Hayes and Director of Athletics Bryan Hicks spoke with the basketball team Wednesday evening.
"We ask that you pray for Coach Wright's family and keep them in your thoughts," Hicks said.
A tireless recruiter, this was Wright's fourth year with the Bulldogs.
"We've lost a great coach, a great man and a great person," said Hayes. "I've known him since high school … I've lost a great friend."
Funeral arrangements are pending.
Wright, a 1993 graduate of Jackson State, also coached at the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff and the University of West Alabama.
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