Wright Makes Most of Opportunity

But Wright acknowledges it hasn't been easy to make the leap from high school to college, even for someone his size."A couple of times, I went up for a basket and had the ball stripped away," he said. "In high school, I would have gotten a slam dunk."

With Pacific 10 Conference play just over a week away, Howland was asked Tuesday who would start at center."Wright or Mata," he replied. L.A. Times