Ben Woodside
 Woodside in 2010. | |
| Türk Telekom | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | Turkish Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
July 1, 1985 Albert Lea, Minnesota |
| Nationality | American / Georgian |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Albert Lea (Albert Lea, Minnesota) |
| College | North Dakota State (2005–2009) |
| NBA draft | 2009 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| 2009–2011 | BCM Gravelines |
| 2011 | Union Olimpija |
| 2011–2012 | BC Armia |
| 2012–2013 | TED Ankara Kolejliler |
| 2013–2014 | Vanoli Cremona |
| 2014–2015 | CB Sevilla |
| 2015–present | Türk Telekom |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Ben Woodside (born July 1, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Türk Telekom of the Turkish Basketball League (TBL).
High school
He attended Albert Lea High School where he set school career records for points, assists and steals.
College
From 2005 to 2009, he was a member of the North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team. Woodside sat out the 2004–05 season as a redshirt in the Bison program. He was later selected to two All-Conference first teams and was named the 2009 The Summit League Player of the Year.
Woodside helped the Bison to upset Marquette and Wisconsin, both nationally ranked teams.[1] On December 22, 2008, Woodside broke the NDSU career scoring record against Northern Arizona.[2] In 2009 Woodside led the Bison to win the Summit League Tournament and get an automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Tournament in their first year of eligibility.
Professional career
In the summer of 2009, Woodside joined the Minnesota Timberwolves summer league team.[3]
Woodside played for BCM Gravelines, a French Pro A team in northern France, in 2009-10. He averaged 14.8 ppg and 4.9 apg, and was invited to the French League All-Star Game December 9, 2009.[4]
In the summer of 2010, Woodside joined the Golden State Warriors summer league team.[5]
In July 2011 he signed a one-year contract with Slovenian club Union Olimpija.[6] In December 2011, he left Olimpija because of the club's financial problems and signed with BC Armia of the Georgian Superliga.[7]
In July 2012, he signed with TED Ankara Kolejliler of Turkey.[8]
In August 2013, he signed a one-year deal with the Italian club Vanoli Cremona[9]
On July 3, 2014, he signed with his former team TED Ankara Kolejliler.[10] But due to health problems, his contract was dropped.[11] On November 23, 2014, he signed with CB Sevilla of Spain for the rest of the season.[12]
On June 8, 2015, he signed with Türk Telekom of Turkey.[13]
College statistics
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Career highs
- Points: 60 vs. S F Austin (12/6/08)
- Field Goals: 14 vs. S F Austin (12/6/08)
- Field Goal Attempts: 32 vs. S F Austin (12/6/08)
- Three-Pointers: 6 vs. IUPUI (2/9/08)
- Free Throws Made: 30 vs. S F Austin (12/6/08)
- Free Throw Attempts: 35 vs. S F Austin (12/6/08)
- Rebounds: 8 at Utah Valley (1/19/06), Iowa State (12/31/06), University of Mary (1/16/07), S F Austin (12/6/08), UW-Milwaukee (2/21/09)
- Assists: 10 vs. Minot State (11/29/07), G Southern (12/13/08), N Arizona (12/22/08), Oakland (1/2/09), UW-Milwaukee (2/21/09)
- Steals: 4 vs. Multiple
- Minutes: 51 vs. S F Austin (12/6/08)
See also
References
- ↑ Players and teams to remember as mid-majors get set to tip off
- ↑ N. Dakota St. 90, N. Arizona 68
- ↑ "Woodside heads to Las Vegas for NBA summer league". WDAY News 6. July 7, 2009. Retrieved on July 10, 2009.
- ↑ Woodside makes French all-star team
- ↑ Golden State Warriors Summer League Roster
- ↑ Union Olimpija signs Ben Woodside
- ↑ Ben Woodside inks in Georgia with BC Armia
- ↑ "TED Kolejliler tabs Ben Woodside". Sportando.com. 26 July 2012.
- ↑ "Vanoli Cremona officially signs Ben Woodside". Sportando.com. 18 August 2013.
- ↑ "TED Ankara lands Ben Woodside". Sportando.com. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- ↑ Marques Green signs with TED Ankara
- ↑ "Baloncesto Sevilla lands Ben Woodside". Sportando.com. November 23, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ↑ Turk Telekom Ankara lands Ben Woodside and Cevher Ozer
External links
- Ben Woodside at gobison.com
- Ben Woodside at eurobasket.com
- Ben Woodside at fiba.com
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