McKinley Wright IV

It is now officially official. It’s a big boost for a Buffaloes team that's coming off a 21-11 mark in 2019-20 and was potentially looking at an NCAA Tournament bid before the season was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. McKinley Wright IV has yet to play in an NCAA Tournament game with the Buffaloes. “Stuff off the ball screen, my competitiveness, as well as my defensive intangibles I use.

Junior guard McKinley Wright IV searches for an open teammate during the second half of play against Washington State.

We’d never seen anything like this before so it was a crazy experience.”This summer, between zoom interviews and working out on his own, he said he’s had the best offseason of his life.

4 with the Colorado Buffaloes.The point guard tested the NBA draft process before announcing a return for his senior year.

Colorado has not won an NCAA Tournament game since 2012. The only thing he wasn’t able to do was play basketball in front of the teams.“I know a lot of teams were planning to bring me in to work out with them but that said, we couldn’t do that because of COVID-19,” he said.Ultimately, Wright chose to come back to Colorado for his senior season, announcing his return Aug. 1 via Twitter.

Wright was an All-Pac … It’s going to be a really fun year.” Wright felt like he received positive feedback from NBA scouts and was given advice to improve his game.“A lot of teams gave me feedback on what I do well in transition,” Wright explained. To lead the Buffs to the NCAA Tournament "A childhood dream is March Madness," Wright told reporters Wednesday.

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FOLLOW HIM ON TWITTER @JASON_MARKS42@2018 - PenciDesign. Designed and Developed by @2018 - PenciDesign. WHEN HE IS NOT WRITING FOR THE CU INDEPENDENT, JASON ENJOYS WATCHING SPORTS AND FOLLOWING NEW YORK BASEBALL. Workouts have taken on a whole new level of intensity.Getting the added evaluation from NBA organizations helped. A Pac-12 championship and an appearance in the March Madness tournament were all driving factors in his return to CU.“A childhood dream is March Madness, I’ve been watching since I was a kid,” Wright said. McKinley Wright IV has been on a lot of zoom calls this summer.Since the three-time All-Pac-12 guard declared for the NBA draft March 26, he’s done interviews, told his life story countless times, done film breakdowns, and had teams evaluate both his on- and off-court abilities. Wright had entered the NBA draft to test the waters, but made the decision to pull out. GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. McKinley Wright IV, who graduated from Champlin Park High School in 2017, announced Thursday that he's entering the draft process while keeping his eligibility.

We wanna go back to the tournament, we want to win high-level games.”Colorado hasn’t claimed a conference title since 2012, when it won the Pac-12 Tournament.Last season, the Buffs spent several weeks atop the conference standings, but a five-game losing streak at the end of the season left a sour taste in their mouths. “He puts the work in so I am highly confident that he will show out this year. City of Fort Morgan: Fall 2020 youth recreational programs cancelled Wright had high praise for sophomore guard Keeshawn Barthelemy who was set to take over Wright’s place on the floor. McKinley Wright IV has tested the NBA Draft waters, but has officially returned to the Colorado Buffaloes, as first reported by Jon Rothstein. That included a shocking loss to Washington State in the first round of the conference tournament.Wright thought the Buffs would have a chance to bounce back in March Madness, but CU’s loss turned out to be one of the last games played in the country before sports were shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic.“It was almost like a dream,” Wright said.