Darren Wright begins his first year as the men's basketball assistant coach at Plattsburgh State in 2026-27.
Wright began his coaching career at Archbishop Carroll High School, serving as an assistant coach during the 2025-26 season and contributing to the continued success of the historic program. His responsibilities included guard skill development, advanced scouting, and film breakdown. Wright also helped develop Ant Brown Jr., who was named Washington, D.C. Gatorade Player of the Year, ranked as a Consensus Top 100 recruit, and signed with Vanderbilt.
He competed for Plattsburgh State for three seasons from 2021 through 2024, accumulating 49 points, 24 assists and 22 rebounds. He was named to the NABC Honors Court twice and earned recognition on the SUNYAC Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll.
Following his collegiate playing career, Wright served as a lead graphic editor at Competitive Edge, creating, designing, writing, editing, scheduling and publishing digital content across social media platforms. Most recently, he served as social media manager for The Gasaway Sisters, managing three accounts across Instagram, Facebook and TikTok while developing content strategies and campaigns, creating graphics and video content, and tracking performance metrics.
Wright graduated from SUNY Plattsburgh with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies in 2024 and earned his Master of Arts in Digital Communication Studies from Goucher College in 2025.
