Loren Woods

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Loren Woods
Lwoods.jpg
Woods in 2005
Personal information
Born (1978-06-21) June 21, 1978 (age 46)
St. Louis, Missouri
NationalityAmerican
Listed height7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school Cardinal Ritter College Prep
(St. Louis, Missouri)
College
NBA draft 2001: 2nd round, 46th overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Playing career2001–2018
Position Center
Number3, 1, 33
Career history
2001–2003 Minnesota Timberwolves
2003–2004 Miami Heat
2004–2006 Toronto Raptors
2007 Austin Toros
2007 Žalgiris Kaunas
2007–2008 Efes Pilsen
2008 Houston Rockets
2008–2009Žalgiris Kaunas
2009 CAI Zaragoza
2009–2010 Mahram Tehran
2010–2011 Al Riyadi Beirut
2011–2012 Zob Ahan Isfahan
2012–2014Al Riyadi Beirut
2016–2018 Al Hala
2018Al Ahli
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Stats at Basketball Reference  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Summer Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Trapani Team competition

Loren Gerard Woods [1] (born June 21, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. He previously played six seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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High school and college career

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Woods attended high school at Cardinal Ritter College Prep. He started his college career at Wake Forest University, where he was supposed to take over the center position once Tim Duncan left. However, he transferred to the University of Arizona.[ citation needed ]

Professional career

Woods was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round of the 2001 NBA draft. After leaving the Timberwolves, Woods played for the Miami Heat and the Toronto Raptors, where he appeared in 45 games during the 2004–05 season and posted a career best 3.9 points per game. On 15 August 2006, he signed with the Sacramento Kings as a backup center, [2] [3] but he was waived before the season began. [4]

Woods joined the Lithuanian giants Žalgiris Kaunas in 2007. [5] In June 2007, he joined the Turkish side Efes Pilsen. He signed two 10-day contracts with the Houston Rockets on 21 March and 1 April 2008. [6] [7] He was then waived by the Rockets on 14 July 2008. [8] he signed again with Žalgiris Kaunas on 16 July. [5] His tenure with the Rockets ended up being his last time in the NBA, as his final game was Game 1 of the 2008 Western Conference First Round against the Utah Jazz on April 19, 2008. In his final game, Woods played for only one minute but was able to record 2 points and 1 rebound. Houston would go on to lose the series to Utah in 6 games.

Woods joined CAI Zaragoza in 2009. [9]

In October 2010 he signed with Al Riyadi Beirut in Lebanon, [10] where he averaged 14.3 points and 14.3 rebounds. [11] In 2012, he signed with Al Riyadi Beirut again. [12] On 20 December 2014 he was released by Al Riyadi Beirut. [13]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2001–02 Minnesota 6008.6.344.000.7332.0.4.3.61.8
2002–03 Minnesota 38119.3.382.333.7782.5.5.3.32.1
2003–04 Miami 38213.3.458.000.6003.5.3.3.53.2
2004–05 Toronto 453015.8.433.000.5764.9.4.2.93.9
2005–06 Toronto 27412.0.475.000.4294.1.1.3.92.3
2007–08 Houston 702.4.600.000.000.1.3.0.0.9
Career2154711.3.419.143.6423.2.3.3.62.6

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2003 Minnesota 201.0.333.000.000.5.0.0.01.0
2004 Miami 102.0.000.000.000.0.0.0.0.0
2008 Houston 101.01.000.000.0001.0.0.0.02.0
Career401.3.500.000.000.5.0.0.01.0

Euroleague

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2007–08 Efes Pilsen 161121.1.590.000.7666.5.9.81.48.013.8
2008–09 Žalgiris 8831.2.569.000.7119.01.51.42.412.320.3

National team career

In July 2013, Woods became a naturalized Lebanese citizen, and a member of their national basketball team. [14]

After the 2013 suspension in which Lebanon were unable to compete FIBA competitions, he was once again called by 2015 head coach Veselin Matić as a solution to the 5 position for the coming 2015 FIBA Asia Championship in September.[ citation needed ]

Acting career

Woods appeared in the 2022 holiday musical movie Spirited as The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come. [15]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Loren Woods Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  2. ↑ Kings sign C Loren Woods.
  3. ↑ KINGS SIGN LOREN WOODS TO A CONTRACT.
  4. ↑ Fantasy basketball: Player notes. Archived 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. 1 2 Loren Woods comes back to Zalgiris.
  6. ↑ Rockets sign Woods to second 10-day contract.
  7. ↑ Woods set to sign.
  8. ↑ Rockets release backup center Woods, sign Greene.
  9. ↑ "Talkbasket.net Zaragoza grabs Woods". Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2009.
  10. ↑ Riyadi signs former NBA center Woods
  11. ↑ "Former NBA players, tough teams see action in FIBA Asia Champs Cup - Sports - GMA News Online - Latest Philippine News". Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  12. ↑ Loren Woods. asia-basket.com
  13. ↑ Riyadi Beirut cuts Loren Woods
  14. ↑ Cedars bounce back with comfortable win
  15. ↑ "'Spirited' most fearsome ghost unmasked: The 7-foot-1 former NBA player under hood is 'sweetest guy'". Yahoo News. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
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