Ramapo senior guard Amin
Wright was selected as the Player of the Year by the Metropolitan Men's
Basketball Writers Association at the annual Haggerty Awards Dinner held
at the Meadowlands on April 13.
A key contributor to Ramapo’s 73-15 overall record over the past three
seasons, Wright helped the Roadrunners garner their first NJAC
Championship in 2004-05. In addition, he helped lead his squad to its
second NCAA Tournament appearance in the past three years. Wright led
Ramapo to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2004-05, after previously playing a major
role on a Roadrunner squad that advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight in
2002-03.
Wright tallied 1,000 points during his three-year career at Ramapo and
was named the NJAC Defensive Player of the Year for both the 2004-05 and
2003-04 seasons. In addition to his NJAC Defensive Payer of the Year
selections, Wright was named to the NJAC's First-Team all-conference
squad and to D3hoops.com's First-Team All-Atlantic Region Team.
Wright was awarded Third-Team All-American honors from D3hoops.com as
well as being named the NABC District Player of the Year. He also racked
up NABC First-Team All-American honors following the 2004-05 season.