Wilright shows strength inside

Keith Wilright is a 6-8, 240 pound center who will play for Trevor Brown's National Christian Academy in Virginia this upcoming season. The Oakland, CA, native is transferring from prestigious Mt. Zion in North Carolina.

Wilright said he decided to transfer to NCA for a number of reasons. "I felt pretty comfortable almost as soon as I got on campus," he said. "I like the smaller class sizes where I can better concentrate on my work. And the players and coach are great."

Wilright said he has a tentative list of schools that includes Fresno State, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Charlotte, Temple and George Washington. "But that list isn't really closed," he added.

He said he doesn't have a timetable for a making his college choice. "Really depends on what happens and when I feel comfotable," he said.

Wilright played at the DC Pro-AM this past weekend with the Potomac Valley Blue Devils but said he might switch to the DC Assault.

The powerful inside player said he hasn't taken the SAT yet and has a 2.5 GPA. He'd like to major in engineering in the future.

His schedule this summer includes the Nike camp in Indianapolis, the AAU Nationals, Peach Jam and the Jordan camp in Santa Barbara in August.

A strong inside player, Wilbright is also an accurate free throw shooter. In the tough second round loss to New York Riverside Hawks on Saturday, he hit 11 of 14 free throws, including 10 of 12 during the second half as Potomac Valley made a valiant effort to try to come back from a 14 point deficit. PV tied the score at 66-66 with about 3:12 left in the game but was not able to climb into the lead as Ernie Lorch's Riverside squad pulled away in the closing minutes.

He also delivered a powerful dunk that resulted at the end of a fast break where he had shown some speed filling the lane that resulted in his proper positioning for that signature score.

"I'm working on my defense and lifting weights," Wilbright said. "I'm also jumping rope to increase my foot speed."