Vanderbilt forward Kijani Wright out indefinitely with health issue
Vanderbilt has announced that forward Kijani Wright is out indefinitely with a health issue that isn’t related to basketballOCTOBER 8 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Out indefinitely Wright will be out indefinitely due to an undisclosed problem, per Aria Gerson of The Tennessean.
Impact At best, Wright's problem has been described as a non-basketball-related health issue. Without him available, Vanderbilt will have to go smaller, considering Wright is the tallest member of Vandy's team at 6-foot-9. The closest to him are Jaylen Carey and JaQualon Roberts, both 6-foot-8, the former also weighing in at 265 pounds.
OCTOBER 8 • ROTOWIRE
Kijani Wright transfers to Vanderbilt from Southern California
Kijani Wright is transferring to Vanderbilt from Southern CaliforniaMAY 28 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
USC forward Kijani Wright to enter NCAA transfer portal Wright averaged 3.9 points and 2.6 rebounds in his sophomore season.
MARCH 19 • 247SPORTS.COM
Leaving USC Wright has entered the transfer portal, VerbalCommits.com reports.
Impact Wright struggled to crack the rotation during the 2023-24 season and was limited to just 12.0 minutes per game across 28 appearances. He didn't start a single in his first two seasons with the program, and now he'll look to move elsewhere where he can have a bigger role.
MARCH 18 • ROTOWIRE
Available against BYU Wright (illness) is available Wednesday against BYU, according to Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports.
Impact Wright will have sat out only one game because of his previous illness. He averaged 3.0 points and 2.3 rebounds across the 2022-23 Trojans' first three matchups.
NOVEMBER 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Sits out due to illness Wright did not take the court in Friday's 83-74 victory over Mount St. Mary's due to an illness.
Impact Wight has came off the bench and served as a depth forward option in each of his first three games of the season, posting 3.0 ppg and 2.3 rpg over 15.0 mpg. While the nature of the illness was not disclosed, Wright will presumably look to return for the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, which begins Wednesday.
NOVEMBER 20, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
