Samuel Antonio "Tony" Woods Jr. (born January 24, 1990) is an American professional basketball player. Standing at 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in), he plays at the center position.
 Woods (55) playing for Oregon | |
| Maroussi | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | Greek A2 Basket League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 24, 1990 Rome, Georgia |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Rome (Rome, Georgia) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2013: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2013–2014 | Nea Kifissia |
| 2014 | Energia Rovinari |
| 2014–2015 | Panionios |
| 2015 | APOEL |
| 2015–2016 | Apollon Patras |
| 2017 | Rilski Sportist |
| 2017 | Soles de Santo Domingo |
| 2017 | Panionios |
| 2018 | ETHA Engomis |
| 2019 | Omonoia |
| 2019–2020 | Žilina |
| 2023–present | Maroussi |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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High school
editWoods attended and played high school basketball Rome High School, in Rome, Georgia and attended Jordan Brand Classic on 2008.[1]
College career
editAfter graduating from Rome High School, Woods played two years of college basketball for Wake Forest University. Woods transferred and enrolled in Oregon.[2] He had to sit out one season under NCAA rules.
Professional career
editOn September 11, 2013, Woods joined Nea Kifissia of Greek Basket League.[3]
With Nea Kifissia, he averaged 6.5 points and 4.2 rebounds per game, in 26 games,. He then continued his career in the Greek Basket League with Panionios.[4]
With Panionios, Woods averaged 7 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. He continued his career with Apollon Patras.[5]
Woods was the third leading scorer of Apollon Patras, in the Greek Basket League 2015–16 season, averaging 8.54 points per game.[6]
On September 20, 2016, Woods joined the newly promoted Greek League team of Doxa Lefkadas,[7] but he left the team without appearing in a single game with them. On January 4, 2017, he joined Rilski Sportist of the Bulgarian League.[8] He left the team on March 31, 2017.[9] On June 27, 2017, he joined Soles de Santo Domingo of the Puerto Rican Liga Nacional de Baloncesto.[10]
He returned to Panionios for the 2017–18 season.[11] Woods moved to Cyprus in 2019, signing with Omonoia. In six games he averaged 11.7 points, 11.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.8 blocks per game. Woods spent the 2019–20 season with Žilina of the Slovak Basketball League, averaging 6.3 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. On September 6, 2020, he signed with Ionikos Nikaias of the Greek Basket League.[12]
References
edit- ^ 2008 JORDAN BRAND ALL-AMERICAN TEAM ANNOUNCED
- ^ Center Tony Woods chooses Oregon
- ^ A1Basket.gr Nea Kifisia signed Tony Woods.
- ^ A1Basket.gr Panionios signed Tony Woods.
- ^ A1Basket.gr Apollon Patras signed Tony Woods.
- ^ A1Basket.gr Basket League Greece 2015-2016 All Teams' Top 3 Scorers.
- ^ A1Basket.gr Doxa Lefkadas sign Tony Woods,
- ^ Tony Woods signed by Rilski.
- ^ Tony Woods leaves Rilski.
- ^ Soles de Santo Domingo tabs Tony Woods, ex Rilski.
- ^ Panionios sign Tony Woods.
- ^ Mammides, Chris (September 6, 2020). "Ionikos Nikaias sign Tony Woods, ex Zilina". Eurobasket. Retrieved September 6, 2020.