Adam Woodbury

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Adam Woodbury
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Free agent
Position Center
Personal information
Born (1994-01-13) January 13, 1994 (age 30)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school East (Sioux City, Iowa)
College Iowa (2012–2016)
NBA draft 2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017 Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2017–2018 Westchester Knicks
2018 Stockton Kings
2018–2020 Grand Rapids Drive
2021–2022 Long Island Nets
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Adam Woodbury (born January 13, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League. [1] He played college basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes. [2]

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College career

Woodbury was a top-50 recruit coming out of high school. As a freshman at Iowa, he posted 4.9 points and 4.8 rebounds per game and had similar numbers as a sophomore as the Hawkeyes reached the NCAA Tournament. Woodbury averaged 6.6 points and 5.2 rebounds per game as a starter for every game except one which he let Gabriel Olaseni his backup center start. He scored a career-high 16 points in a win against Maryland on February 8, 2015. [3] As a senior, Woodbury averaged 7.6 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. [4] He was an All Big Ten Honorable Mention selection by the media. [5] Woodbury hit a buzzer-beating layup to defeat Temple 72–70 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and finished with 10 points. [6] He finished his career with 851 points and 760 rebounds. [7]

Professional career

Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2016–2017)

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Woodbury played for the Sacramento Kings in the NBA Summer League. [8] Woodbury was drafted in the first round of the 2016 NBA Development League Draft by the Maine Red Claws. [9] Alongside Omari Johnson and a 2017 first round pick, he was traded to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants in exchange for Dallas Lauderdale and Terran Petteway. [7] On October 31, 2016, Woodbury was included in the training camp roster of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. [10] Iowa teammate Jarrod Uthoff joined the Mad Ants in February 2017. [11] On October 21, 2017, Woodbury was included in training camp roster of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. [12]

Westchester Knicks (2017–2018)

On November 21, 2017, the Westchester Knicks announced that they had acquired Woodbury. [13] He saw an increase in minutes in March due to Nigel Hayes being called up by the Toronto Raptors and had seven points and 11 rebounds in a loss to the Long Island Nets. [14] Woodbury averaged 5.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game. [15]

Stockton Kings (2018)

Woodbury was added to the Stockton Kings roster on November 24, 2018, as a replacement for two Kings players competing in FIBA World Cup qualifying games. [16] Once these players returned, Woodbury was waived by the Kings.

Grand Rapids Drive (2018–2020)

On December 9, 2018, Woodbury was acquired by the Grand Rapids Drive. [17]

Long Island Nets (2021–2022)

On October 22, 2021, the Long Island Nets announced that they had acquired the returning right of Woodbury from Grand Rapids Gold in exchange for a second-round pick in 2022 NBA G League draft. [18] On October 25, 2021, Woodbury was included in the training camp roster of the Long Island Nets. [19]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Iowa Hawkeyes Men's Basketball". Hawkeye Sports. 2013.
  3. ↑ "Iowa deals No. 17 Maryland another double digit loss". ESPN . Associated Press. February 8, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Mad Ants pick up four players in D-League draft Training camp opens Tuesday in Fort Wayne". The News-Sentinel . October 31, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  5. ↑ "2015-16 All-Big Ten Men's Basketball Team" (PDF). CSTV.com. March 7, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Adam Woodbury's rebound gives Iowa 72-70 OT win over Temple". Chicago Tribune . March 18, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  7. 1 2 Pautsch, Brad (October 31, 2016). "Adam Woodbury selected by NBA D-League team". KWWL. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Kings Announce 2016 NBA Summer League Roster". NBA.com. July 5, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  9. ↑ Boston, Evans (October 30, 2016). "2016 NBA D-League Draft Results". NBA.com. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Mad Ants Finalize 2016-17 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. October 31, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Georges Niang joins Jarrod Uthoff and Adam Woodbury in Fort Wayne". The Gazette . February 6, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Mad Ants Finalize Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. October 21, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Westchester Knicks Acquire Adam Woodbury". NBA.com. November 21, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
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  16. ↑ "Stockton adds Woodbury and Iroegbu to roster". NBA.com. November 24, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  17. ↑ "OFFICIAL: Drive have acquired @TheIowaHawkeyes alum Adam Woodbury from the available player pool!". twitter.com. December 9, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Long Island Nets acquire returning player rights to Adam Woodbury". NBA.com. October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Long Island Nets announce training camp roster". NBA.com. October 25, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
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