Loren Woods
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| Position | Center |
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| Height | 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) |
| Weight | 260 lb (120 kg) |
| League | Iranian Super League |
| Team | Zob Ahan Isfahan |
| Number | 15 |
| Born | June 21, 1978 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Nationality | American |
| College | Wake Forest, Arizona |
| Draft | 2nd round, 45th overall, 2001 Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Pro career | 2001–present |
| Career history | Minnesota Timberwolves (2001–03) Miami Heat (2003–04) Toronto Raptors (2004–06) Austin Toros (D-League) (2007) Žalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania) (2007; 2008–09) Efes Pilsen (Turkey) (2007–08) Houston Rockets (2008) CAI Zaragoza (2009) Mahram Tehran (2009–10) Al Riyadi Beirut (2010–2011) Zob Ahan Isfahan (2011–present) |
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| Men’s Basketball | ||
Competitor for  United States |
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| Summer Universiade | ||
| Gold | 1997 Trapani | Team competition |
Loren Woods (born 21 June 1978, in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing with Zob Ahan Isfahan in the Iranian Basketball Super League. He is also a former NBA player.
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[edit] Amateur career
He 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 was supposed to take over the center position once Tim Duncan left. However he transferred to the University of Arizona.
[edit] Pro 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].
[edit] NBA career statistics
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| 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 |
[edit] Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 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 |
[edit] Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 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 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Kings sign C Loren Woods.
- ^ KINGS SIGN LOREN WOODS TO A CONTRACT.
- ^ Fantasy basketball: Player notes.
- ^ a b Loren Woods comes back to Zalgiris.
- ^ Rockets sign Woods to second 10-day contract.
- ^ Woods set to sign.
- ^ Rockets release backup center Woods, sign Greene.
- ^ Talkbasket.net Zaragoza grabs Woods.
- ^ Riyadi signs former NBA center Woods
- ^ http://www.gmanews.tv/story/220771/sports/former-nba-players-tough-teams-see-action-in-fiba-asia-champs-cup
[edit] External links
- NBA.com Page
- Loren Woods at Basketball-Reference.com
- ESPN.com Page
- Euroleague.net Profile
- Basketpedya.com Profile
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- African American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Canada
- American expatriate basketball people in Iran
- American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- Arizona Wildcats men's basketball players
- Austin Toros players
- Basketball players from Missouri
- Basket Zaragoza 2002 players
- BC Žalgiris players
- Centers (basketball)
- Charlotte Bobcats expansion draft picks
- Anadolu Efes SK players
- Houston Rockets players
- Liga ACB players
- McDonald's High School All-Americans
- Miami Heat players
- Minnesota Timberwolves draft picks
- Minnesota Timberwolves players
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- People from St. Louis, Missouri
- Toronto Raptors players
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball players
