Coach Wright grew up in Maitland, FL. where he attended Winter Park High School (Winter Park, FL). While at Winter Park he lettered in 4 varsity sports (Football, Baseball, Track & Field, Weightlifting) and served as a captain his senior season, earning All-Conference, All-County and All-Area honors in both Football and Weightlifting. After graduation, Coach Wright attended the University of Central Florida (UCF) where he earned an athletic scholarship, started for four years as a defensive back, served as a team captain and graduated with a degree in Business Administration. Since then, he has gone on to earn a doctoral degree and professionally, worked as a teacher and coach focusing in the areas of Football and Strength & Conditioning.

Coach Wright is in his 11th year as a high school head coach, having spent the last five at Cardinal Gibbons where his varsity teams have compiled 45 wins and his program 100 total wins over that same period. He and his staff have won 2 conference titles, 4 junior varsity conference titles and have twice been honored with conference coach of the year awards.

Coach Wright's mission at CGHS is to "develop godly men" who demonstrate the biblical values of love, sacrifice, service, accountability, community and joy. He is married to Rachel-Ruth Wright, they have three daughters and reside in Raleigh, NC