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Article: The Wright stuff; Granted an extra season by the NCAA, F&M's sharp- shooting guard takes advantage
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- Sunday News Lancaster, PA
- Article date:
- November 28, 2004
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Jackiem Wright is not a savior for Franklin & Marshall's
basketball program.
F&M, which has been churning out 20-win seasons for decades,
doesn't need saving.
But Wright is a bridge from the program's recent past to its
future, and that the Diplomats can use.
F&M went 26-4 last year, and reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA
Division III tournament. But it all ended one win short of the Final
Four, with a 92-70 loss to Amherst at home.
"It was a heartbreaking experience," said Wright, one of F&M's
three leading scorers from last year, all (believed at the time to