The Georgia Tech transfer immediately made an impact as Iowa's starting point guard last season.
No matter how much people will try to change it over the years, the transfer portal will always be the most controversial topic in modern college athletics.
When a coach adds a transfer to their roster, there's a 50/50 chance the player will actually be able to contribute to the team's success.
For Iowa women's basketball, that was exactly the case. Head coach Jan Jensen brought in two transfers - Emely Rodriguez from Central Florida and Chazadi "Chit-Chat" Wright from Georgia Tech.
Both players had high expectations, but only one of them lived up to the mantra. It didn't take long to find the answer to that question - Wright.
The sophomore jumped in and immediately became one of the Hawkeyes' key contributors. Here's her 2025-26 season grade:
The rundown
After star point guard Lucy Olsen graduated following the 2024-25 season, Jensen was desperate to find someone to lead the offense. Wright, who started 12 games for Georgia Tech that year, was Jensen's choice and immediately was named the starting point guard ahead of the 2025-26 season.
Becoming a beloved player isn't an easy thing for new players to do simply because there's so many popular players that play for the Iowa women's basketball program, but Wright was instantly a fan-favorite from the minute she took the floor.
Whether it was her strong passing, shooting, or defensive ability, the 5-foot-4 Wright was the glue that held the Hawkeyes together. Every basketball team needs a steady captain running the offense, and Wright was just that.
Wright posted 12.5 points, 3 rebounds, and 4.5 assists. All of those numbers were drastic improvements from her freshman season at Georgia Tech, showing the impact that Iowa's system had on her game.
But like the rest of the Hawkeyes, the NCAA tournament was a struggle for Wright. Iowa's near-catastrophic loss to 15th-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson was a bad game for everyone, but especially for Wright.
The sophomore looked uncomfortable in the moment at times, and Jensen admitted after the game that she needed to regain Wright's confidence and get her to run the right offensive sets.
Wright responded with 21 points in Iowa's upset loss to Virginia in the second round, but needed 22 shot attempts to do so. The ending was certainly disappointing, but it shouldn't take away from what Wright and the Hawkeyes accomplished this year.
And remember this - Wright still has two years of eligibility left. She's only going to get better and better in this system and the chemistry with Taylor Stremlow and Ava Heiden will only increase.
I couldn't be more impressed with Wright. She's going to do big things for this team.
Grade: B+
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