Duane Woodward

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Duane Woodward
Rhode Island Rams
Position Assistant coach
League Atlantic 10 Conference
Personal information
Born (1976-06-04) June 4, 1976 (age 48)
New York City, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Benjamin N. Cardozo
(Bayside, Queens)
College Boston College (1994–1998)
NBA draft 1998: undrafted
Playing career1998–2011
Position Guard
Coaching career2014–present
Career history
As player:
1998–1999 Klosterneuburg
1999 Long Island Surf
1999–2000 Olympique Antibes
2000 Trenton Shooting Stars
2000Long Island Surf
2000–2002 BCJ Hamburg
2002–2003 AEL Limassol
2003 Toros de Aragua
2003–2004AEL Limassol
2004Toros de Aragua
2004 Westchester Wildfire
2004–2005 Sedima Roseto
2005 Gatos de Monagas
2005–2006 Montepaschi Siena
2006 KK Split
2006–2007 Siviglia Wear Teramo
2007–2008AEL Limassol
2009–2010 Boca Juniors
2010 Al Mouttahed Tripoli
2010 FMP Železnik
2011 Peristeri
As coach:
2014–2018 Monmouth (assistant)
2018–2022 Seton Hall (assistant)
2022–present Rhode Island (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

Duane Woodward (born June 4, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player and assistant coach for the Rhode Island Rams. [1] He played most of his career overseas.

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Playing career

A four-year starter at Boston College from 1994 to 1998, Woodward was a member of the 1996 and 1997 Eagles team that advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament. In 1997, Boston College captured Big East regular season and tournament titles and Woodward was named to the Big East All-Tournament team that winter. He capped his collegiate career by earning Second Team All-Big East honors in 1998 when he averaged 15.6 points, 5.1 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game.

Following college, Woodward embarked on a 13-year professional career overseas, playing in over 10 different countries. During his tenure in the Cyprus League for AEL Limassol, Woodward helped lead AEL to back-to-back championships in 2003 and 2004. His career accolades include 2004 Eurobasket.com All-FIBA EuropeLeague Player of the Year as well as 2003 and 2004 Eurobasket.com All-Cyprus League Player of the Year honors. [2]

Coaching career

During his playing days, in between his playing stints overseas, Woodward worked as the 16U and seniors/prep coach for AAU team New York Panthers since 2008. He also served as coach and instructor at a number of basketball camps. [3] He then served as an assistant coach at the State University of New York Maritime College, before joining the coaching staff at Queens College as an assistant in 2013, [4] followed by a stint as Assistant Video Coordinator at Fordham’s Men's Basketball coaching staff. [5]

On August 18, 2014, Monmouth hired Duane Woodward as an assistant coach. [6]

On July 2, 2018, Woodward was hired by Seton Hall as assistant coach, replacing Fred Hill. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Duane Woodward". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Duane Woodward Basketball Player Profile, Peristeri GS Athens, Boston Coll., News, B stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - eurobasket". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  3. ↑ "Duane Woodward Biography". monmouthhawks.com. Retrieved 2017-06-05.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Duane Woodward - Queens (N.Y.) College". queensknights.com. Retrieved 2017-06-05.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Fordham University Rams Athletics - 2013-14 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff". www.fordhamsports.com. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  6. ↑ "DUANE WOODWARD JOINS MEN'S BASKETBALL STAFF". monmouthhawks.com. August 18, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Seton Hall Pirates hire Duane Woodward as assistant basketball coach". ESPN.com. Associated Press. July 2, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.


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