Leon Wood

For the author, see Leon J. Wood.

Leon Wood

Personal information
Born	(1962-03-25) March 25, 1962 Columbia, South Carolina
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Saint Monica (Santa Monica, California)
College	Arizona (1979–1980) Cal State Fullerton (1981–1984)
NBA draft	1984: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career	1984–1991
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
Number	20, 32, 33, 1, 22
Career history
1984–1986	Philadelphia 76ers
1986	Washington Bullets
1986–1987	New Jersey Nets
1987–1988	San Antonio Spurs
1988	Atlanta Hawks
1988–1989	CAI Zaragoza
1989–1990	Santa Barbara Islanders
1990	New Jersey Nets
1990	Sacramento Kings
1990–1991	Rapid City Thrillers
1991	Pallacanestro Varese
1991	Gießen 46ers
1991–1992	Rapid City Thrillers
1992–1993	CRO Lyon
1993–1994	Fargo-Moorhead Fever
1994	Onyx Caserta
Career highlights and awards
All-CBA Second Team (1990) Consensus second-team All-American (1984) 3× First-team All-PCAC (1982–1984)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Men's basketball Representing the United States Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles Team competition Pan American Games 1983 Caracas Team competition

Osie Leon Wood III (born March 25, 1962), is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round (10th pick overall) of the 1984 NBA draft. A 6'3" point guard from Saint Monica Catholic High School and California State University-Fullerton, Wood played in six NBA seasons for six different teams. He played for the 76ers, Washington Bullets, New Jersey Nets, San Antonio Spurs, Atlanta Hawks and Sacramento Kings. He also had a short stint in Germany for MTV 1846 Giessen, where he was signed for the playoffs and appeared in three games, scoring a total of 77 points. He also played for CAI Zaragoza (ACB League) in the 1988–1989 season.

In his NBA career, Wood played in 274 games and scored a total of 1,742 points (6.4 points per game). He also won a gold medal as a member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic basketball team coached by Bobby Knight. Wood also played several seasons in the Continental Basketball Association. In 118 games over 4 seasons, Wood averaged 18.1 points and 8.5 assists per game for his CBA career and was named second-team All-CBA in 1990.

Wood is currently an NBA official.

External links

• Career statistics from NBA.com  and Basketball Reference
• Italian League stats
• "Wood Sues NBA" @ New York Times