One of the newest members of the Clayton State athletic family, Lee Wright is in his second full year as the Laker Sports Information Director. Wright came to Clayton State after serving three-plus years in a similar capacity at NCAA Division III Methodist University in Fayetteville, N.C.

The move to Clayton State is Wright's fifth position in his nine years in the sports information field. Prior to serving at Methodist, he spent two years as the Sports Information Director and Compliance Director at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Ala., and one year each as an Assistant Sports Information Director at both Life University in Marietta, Ga., and the University of West Georgia in Carrollton, Ga.

In addition, Wright also has a strong journalistic background, working as a sports writer for six years. He was at the Marietta Daily Journal for three years, and also worked at the Chattanooga Times. In addition, he has also served as the official statistician for both the Mobile BayBears of the Southern League and the Fayetteville Guard of the National Indoor Football League.

In his short time at Clayton State, Wright has worked hard to upgrade the "Laker Zone," the official athletic website of the Clayton State Athletics. He's also helped implement webcasting to all Clayton State home basketball games. In addition, Wright has also become active in the ranks of Division II, serving this season as the as the Daktronics Men's Basketball Division II South Atlantic All-Region Coordinator.

Wright's postseason experience is extensive. This past spring, he was the media coordinator for the NCAA Division II South Atlantic Women's Basketball Regional, hosted by Clayton State. Wright has also served as media coordinator for the 2005 NCAA Division III Women's Golf National Championships, plus the 2003 Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, the 2003 DIAC Lacrosse Tournament and the 2004 USA South Athletic Conference Volleyball Tournament.

Wright came on board at Methodist as the Sports Information Director in August, 2002. During his tenure, he worked hard at upgrading the athletic website, the media guides for specific sports teams, and helped implement internet webcasting for certain Methodist athletic events.

During his two years at Spring Hill, Wright produced some top quality media guides for Badger Athletics. In fact, his 2001-02 men's basketball media guide placed fifth nationally in the NAIA-SIDA competition.

A former football player at Tennessee Wesleyan College, Wright is a 1995 graduate from the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga with a bachelor’s degree in communications with a minor in economics. He is an active member of CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America). Lee and his wife, Jennifer, welcomed the birth of their first child - Jonathan - born on Nov. 3, 2006. The Wrights reside in McDonough, Ga.