from 1973–76, wright was one of the most decorated grambling players. in 1974, he was named the southwestern athletic conference freshman of the year. he was also a two-time all-swac selection for the remainder of his career, and a two-time first team ncaa small college all-america. he led the university to the 1976 swac tournament championship. after being named the swac player-of-the-year in 1975–76 as a junior, he decided to declare for the 1976 nba draft.