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Benedictine guard, former Ohio State recruit Cameron Wright headed to Pittsburgh
Mike Peticca, The Plain Dealer, August 11, 2009



CLEVELAND, Ohio - Benedictine senior guard Cameron Wright has made an oral commitment to play college basketball at Pittsburgh, he said today.

Wright, a 6-4 guard, had committed to Ohio State after his freshman season, with then-Buckeye assistant John Groce his primary recruiter. Groce, though, left Ohio State in June, 2008, to become the head coach at Ohio University. Wright and his Benedictine coach, Rob Stircula, have said Ohio State seldom contacted Wright after Groce's departure, and believing the Buckeyes had lost interest in him, Wright pulled out of his commitment in April.

Wright, who averaged 20.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.8 assists last season, chose Pittsburgh after considering offers from Cleveland State, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Notre Dame, UCLA, Indiana and Georgia Tech, among others.

"The coaching staff and the atmosphere at Pittsburgh is great," said Wright, who has a 3.7 grade-point average and will likely major in communications or sports management. "The coaches are great people. They are very honest."

Wright said he does not harbor any ill feelings toward Ohio State.

"I'm very excited," he said. "When it happened [with Ohio State], it happened. You just want to move forward."

Wright told The Plain Dealer in April: "I still thank the Ohio State staff for even recruiting me. It's nothing negative. At the end of the day, it's all a business."

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