Whatcom Hoops Boys Top 30: #11 Nolan Wright

In another amazing season filled with outstanding players, Whatcom Hoops is ranking the top 30 boys. Each day we’ll feature an outstanding player in our county and count down until we get to #1. So join us daily as we honor the best of the best.

#11

Nolan Wright, senior, Sehome

WHY HE’S #11: An all-state quarterback on the gridiron, the 5-foot-10 guard put together another all-star season on the court. He averaged almost 10 points and an amazing 7 assists a game and probably could have been a 15-point scorer if he wasn’t quarterbacking the Mariners on every play. But it was his uber-competitiveness and ability to rise to the occasion no matter the pressure that made him a second-team all-Northwest Conference choice. He managed to accomplish it all while dealing with nagging football injuries all season and pulling down a 4.0 grade point.

COACH BRAD JACKSON: “Nolan was a four-year warrior who was the ultimate competitor. He played exactly the same every day, whether it was practice or games. He was a winner in every sense of the word and was at his best in the toughest situations. He also played this entire season through pain, and he had some fairly significant respiratory issues. However, he was a 32-minutes-per-night guy; I rarely took him out and he fought me like crazy when I did. I believe his track record over time has solidified his place as one of the county’s most outstanding athletes.”

NOTE: Thank you to the coaches and to Tyler Anderson of WhatcomPreps.com for season stats.

Links to previous Whatcom Hoops Top 30

#12: Blake Elston, Squalicum

#13: Kell Reardon, Mount Baker

#14: Dyson Edwards, Lummi Nation

#15: Owen Wichers, Nooksack Valley

#16: Landon Melton, Blaine

#17: Pierce Brzozowski, Meridian

#18: Orion Granberg-Kiddle, Squalicum

#19: Boyce Robertson, Lynden Christian

#20: Houston Wills, Ferndale

#21: Calvin Van Hofwegen, Bellingham

#22: Cole Coppinger, Nooksack Valley

#23: Hunter Calloway, Squalicum

#24: Tracen Pazaski, Ferndale

#25: Jayden Anderson, Nooksack Valley

#26: Gabe Galbraith, Meridian

#27: Daniel Larsen, Meridian

#28: Malachi Koenen, Lynden

#29: Gordy Bedlington, Lynden

#30: Barrett Johnson, Bellingham

Honorable mentions

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Jim Carberry of Whatcom Hoops

Author
Jim Carberry is a former Bellingham Herald sports editor and author of several books on Whatcom County prep basketball. Follow him on Twitter @whatcomhoops and visit the Whatcom Hoops Facebook page.