March 25, 2026, 3:15 p.m. CT
As her first season with Iowa women’s basketball wrapped up, sophomore guard Chit-Chat Wright reflected upon her first campaign with the Hawkeyes.
“It’s meant a lot. Everybody has had open arms for me to come in as a transfer, which is really hard. I just really want to thank everybody, the fans of this program, my teammates, my coaches, because they’ve always had that belief in me,” Wright said.
Against Virginia, Wright finished as the Hawkeyes’ second-leading scorer with 21 points on 8-for-22 shooting, 3-for-9 from 3-point range, and 2-for-4 from the free-throw line, to go along with five rebounds, three assists, and two steals in 49 minutes of play.
While her contributions were certainly impactful, Iowa’s sporadic offense, 8-for-16 free-throw shooting, and its overall struggles to get critical defensive stops throughout most of the game were ultimately the biggest factors in its loss.
“Yeah, it just came down to making free throws,” Wright said after the game to the Des Moines Register’s Chad Leistikow. “I feel like that was a big part, and just also getting stops and executing our offense.”
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When asked what message head coach Jan Jensen gave the team following the loss, Wright mentioned that there was a lot of gratitude toward the four seniors and that an offseason goal was established to strive for growth and improvement.
“Just really shined a light on our seniors and thanked them for what they did for this program,” Wright said. “Also just said there’s a lot of things we gotta work on this offseason. We just gotta take it really seriously.”
After transferring from Georgia Tech in the offseason, the 5-foot-4 native of Atlanta, Ga., immediately became Iowa’s primary point guard and one of their best offensive options, averaging 12.5 points, 4.5 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game on 42.9% shooting, 44.0% from long range, and 84.1% from the free-throw line. Wright played in and started 31 games for the Hawkeyes this past season.
“Really trusting and believing in the work that I’ve put in and not shying away from that moment. When it’s time to step up, actually stepping up and being in that leadership role,” Wright said of her goals for next season.
While the offseason will be a few weeks longer than the program had hoped, Wright and the rest of the Hawkeyes will certainly use the early NCAA Tournament exit as motivation heading into the 2026-27 campaign.
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