Derek Wright has more than 25 years of high school coaching experience, with 19 of those as a Head Coach. Wright has compiled nearly 260 wins, the most wins of any boys basketball coach in the Council Rock School District's history.
Wright's teams have won four Suburban One League championships, have reached two PIAA District One Championships, and have participated in four PIAA State Tournaments, and twelve District I Playoff Tournaments. The 2010 - 2011 team won the most games in school history (27) and was regionally ranked by
ESPN & USA Today.
Wright played college basketball at Moravian University
('96), where he was team captain and MVP of Moravian's Middle Atlantic Conference
Championship team. He was recognized as a First Team All Conference and a regional All –Academic player. In high school, Derek was a two - time All Suburban One League
player and team MVP at Council Rock High School
('92).
Derek received his Master’s Degree in Secondary Education from Villanova University
and is the Social Studies District Coordinator
for the Council Rock District. He and his wife, Carissa, have four children and they live in Newtown Borough.