Josh Pastner and Georgia Tech got a commitment from a Raleigh, NC power forward who played just one season of varsity basketball in high school. The story of Moses Wright is an interesting one.
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Moses Wright had come a long way, from losing his father at age 13 to learning the game of basketball to earning a scholarship to play at Georgia Tech.
For the first 14 years of his life, basketball was not even Moses Wright’s game. He sometimes played against his brother, Robert, and almost always lost, but he never played for a team.
Five years later, Wright, 18, a 6-8, 200-pound forward, is on his way to Georgia Tech after averaging 21.5 points, 13.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game as a senior at Enloe – his only season on the school’s varsity team.
Read the rest of a very interesting story on NewsObserver.com
