Loren Woods

Loren Woods
Al Hala
Position Center
Personal information
Born (1978-06-21) June 21, 1978
St. Louis, Missouri
Nationality American / Lebanese
Listed height 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
Listed weight 260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school Cardinal Ritter College Prep
(St. Louis, Missouri)
College Wake Forest (1996–1998)
Arizona (1999–2001)
NBA draft 2001 / Round: 2 / Pick: 45th overall
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Playing career 2001–present
Career history
2001–2003 Minnesota Timberwolves
2003–2004 Miami Heat
2004–2006 Toronto Raptors
2007 Austin Toros (D-League)
2007 Žalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania)
2007–2008 Efes Pilsen (Turkey)
2008 Houston Rockets
2008–2009 Žalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania)
2009 CAI Zaragoza (Spain)
2009–2010 Mahram Tehran (Iran)
2010–2011 Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon)
2011–2012 Zob Ahan Isfahan (Iran)
2012–2014 Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon)
2016-present Al Hala (Bahrain)
Medals
Men’s Basketball
Representing  United States
Summer Universiade
1997 Trapani Team competition

Loren Woods (born 21 June 1978) is a Lebanese American professional basketball player who last played for with Lebanese team Al Riyadi Beirut. He is also a former NBA player.

High school and college career

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Woods attended high school at Cardinal Ritter College Prep, where he teamed with ex-NBA player Jahidi White and Duke University standout Chris Carrawell. 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.

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 August 15, 2006, he signed with the Sacramento Kings as a backup center,[1][2] but he was waived before the season began.[3]

Woods joined the Lithuanian giants Žalgiris Kaunas in 2007.[4] In June 2007, he joined the Turkish side Efes Pilsen. He signed two 10-day contracts with the Houston Rockets on March 21 and April 1, 2008.[5][6] After being waived by the Rockets on July 14, 2008,[7] he signed again with Žalgiris Kaunas on July 16.[4] He joined CAI Zaragoza in 2009.[8]

In October 2010 he signed with Al Riyadi Beirut in Lebanon,[9] where he averaged 14.3 points and 14.3 rebounds.[10]

In 2012, he signed with Al Riyadi Beirut.[11] On December 20, 2014 he was released by Al Riyadi Beirut.[12]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games 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

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2001–02 Minnesota 60 0 8.6 .344 .000 .733 2.0 .4 .3 .6 1.8
2002–03 Minnesota 38 11 9.3 .382 .333 .778 2.5 .5 .3 .3 2.1
2003–04 Miami 38 2 13.3 .458 .000 .600 3.5 .3 .3 .5 3.2
2004–05 Toronto 45 30 15.8 .433 .000 .576 4.9 .4 .2 .9 3.9
2005–06 Toronto 27 4 12.0 .475 .000 .429 4.1 .1 .3 .9 2.3
2007–08 Houston 7 0 2.4 .600 .000 .000 .1 .3 .0 .0 .9
Career 215 47 11.3 .419 .143 .642 3.2 .3 .3 .6 2.6

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2002–03 Minnesota 2 0 1.0 .333 .000 .000 .5 .0 .0 .0 1.0
2003–04 Miami 1 0 2.0 .000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
2007–08 Houston 1 0 1.0 1.000 .000 .000 1.0 .0 .0 .0 2.0
Career 4 0 1.3 .500 .000 .000 .5 .0 .0 .0 1.0

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2007–08 Efes Pilsen 16 11 21.1 .590 .000 .766 6.5 .9 .8 1.4 8.0 13.8
2008–09 Žalgiris 8 8 31.2 .569 .000 .711 9.0 1.5 1.4 2.4 12.3 20.3

Lebanese national team

In July 2013, Woods became a naturalized Lebanese citizen, and a member of their national basketball team.[13] After the 2013 suspension in which Lebanon were unable to compete FIBA competitions, he was once again called by 2015 head coach Veselin Matic as a solution to the 5 position for the coming 2015 FIBA Asia Championship in September.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kings sign C Loren Woods.
  2. ↑ KINGS SIGN LOREN WOODS TO A CONTRACT.
  3. ↑ Fantasy basketball: Player notes.
  4. 1 2 Loren Woods comes back to Zalgiris.
  5. ↑ Rockets sign Woods to second 10-day contract.
  6. ↑ Woods set to sign.
  7. ↑ Rockets release backup center Woods, sign Greene.
  8. ↑ Talkbasket.net Zaragoza grabs Woods.
  9. ↑ Riyadi signs former NBA center Woods
  10. ↑ http://www.gmanews.tv/story/220771/sports/former-nba-players-tough-teams-see-action-in-fiba-asia-champs-cup
  11. ↑ Loren Woods. asia-basket.com
  12. ↑ Riyadi Beirut cuts Loren Woods
  13. ↑ Cedars bounce back with comfortable win

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