Moses Wood

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Moses Wood
No. 17–Valley Suns
Position Small forward
League NBA G League
Personal information
Born (1999-05-03) May 3, 1999 (age 25)
Limoges, France [1] [2]
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Galena (Reno, Nevada)
College
NBA draft 2024: undrafted
Playing career2024–present
Career history
2024–present Valley Suns
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-WCC (2023)
  • Honorable mention All-WCC (2022)
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Moses Limoges Wood (born May 3, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Valley Suns of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Tulane Green Wave, the UNLV Runnin' Rebels, the Portland Pilots and the Washington Huskies.

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High school career

Wood played at Galena High School in Reno, Nevada under head coach Brian Voyles. [3] As a junior, he averaged 17.8 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game, leading his team to the NIAA 4A Northern Region semifinals after recording 24 points and 12 rebounds in a 74–51 win over McQueen in the regional quarterfinals. [1] He was rated a three-star recruit and the No. 5 prospect in Nevada by ESPN.com and ranked No. 224 overall in the class of 2018 by 247Sports.com. [3]

College career

After being offered scholarships by Hofstra and Le Salle, [4] Wood began his career at Tulane where he played in 31 games and averaged 4.5 points and 3.1 rebounds per game while shooting 37.3 percent from behind the arc and 78.4 percent from the free-throw line. Afterwards, he transferred to UNLV, where, after redshirting in his first season, averaged 6.1 points per game and 4.2 rebounds while posting one block a game. [5]

Wood later transferred to Portland where he played two seasons and averaged 15.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 1.8 assists in his second season. [6] In his last season, he transferred to Washington where he averaged 11.9 points and 4.5 rebounds in 32 games. [2] [7]

Throughout his career, Wood played on 152 games while averaging 10.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists while shooting 44.1% from the field and 40.4% from the three-point range [2] [8] and finished with 1,594 points. [9]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft, Wood joined the Atlanta Hawks for the 2024 NBA Summer League [10] and on September 26, 2024, he signed with the Phoenix Suns on an Exhibit 10 contract. [11] [7] [8] [9] However, he was waived on October 14 [12] [13] and on October 27, he joined the Valley Suns. [14]

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

College

College Stats [15]
YearTeamGPMINFG%3P%FT%REBASTBLKSTLPFTOPTS
2018–19 Tulane 3118.139.137.378.43.10.90.50.52.20.94.5
2020–21 UNLV 2722.243.136.683.94.20.81.00.52.31.06.1
2021–22 Portland 3332.147.644.282.46.01.90.60.82.22.414.2
2022–23 Portland 2933.044.940.383.96.31.80.60.52.82.015.3
2023–24 Washington 3232.642.139.687.14.50.80.60.62.30.911.9

Personal life

The son of David and Angela Wood, he has two older brothers and one younger one. [1] His father played professional basketball for 15 years, including seven in the NBA. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Moses Wood — Men's Basketball". University of Portland Athletics. Archived from the original on September 26, 2024. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Moses Wood — Men's Basketball". University of Washington Athletics. Archived from the original on September 25, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Moses Wood — Men's Basketball". Tulane University Athletics. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Moses Wood Timeline Events". 247Sports.com. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Pilots sign versatile UNLV forward Moses Wood". University of Portland Athletics. May 11, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  6. ↑ Tipton, Joe (April 3, 2023). "Portland transfer Moses Wood commits to Washington". On3.com. Archived from the original on April 3, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  7. 1 2 Scott, Dana (September 24, 2024). "Phoenix Suns, rookie forward Moses Wood agree to deal". The Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on September 27, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  8. 1 2 Stinar, Ben (September 23, 2024). "Phoenix Suns Reportedly Sign Talented 3-Point Shooter". SI.com. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  9. 1 2 Taylor, Cody (September 23, 2024). "Suns sign undrafted forward Moses Wood to Exhibit 10 contract". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Moses Wood joining Atlanta Hawks for NBA Summer League". Huskies Wire. June 30, 2024. Archived from the original on September 14, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  11. ↑ DANA [@iam_DanaScott] (September 26, 2024). "Official: Phoenix Suns sign bigs Frank Kaminsky, Mamadi Diakite, and rookie forward Moses Wood" (Tweet). Retrieved September 27, 2024– via Twitter.
  12. ↑ DANA [@iam_DanaScott] (October 14, 2024). "Suns have waived Mamadi Diakite and rookie forward Moses Wood, trimming their preseason roster to 18 players" (Tweet). Retrieved October 14, 2024– via Twitter.
  13. ↑ Zimmerman, Kevin (October 14, 2024). "Phoenix Suns waive Mamadi Diakite, Moses Wood". ArizonaSports.com. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Valley Suns Announce 2024-25 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. October 27, 2024. Archived from the original on November 8, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Moses Wood — Washington Huskies Forward". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2024. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
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