Terrence Woods

Terrence Woods
Personal information
Born September 10, 1981
Memphis, Tennessee
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Treadwell (Memphis, Tennessee)
College Tennessee (1999–2001)
Florida A&M (2002–2004)
Position Shooting guard
Career highlights and awards

Terrence Woods (born September 10, 1981) is an American basketball player. He has played internationally in Mexico and Jordan as well as for leagues in the United States, such as the USBL and WBA.[1]

Playing career

High school and Tennessee

In 1998–99, Woods was named the Tennessee Mr. Basketball for Class AA while playing for Treadwell High School in Memphis, Tennessee.[2] He accepted a scholarship to the University of Tennessee to play.[3] He was a key bench player in his freshman and sophomore seasons, but after his sophomore season ended both he and teammate Harris Walker were kicked off the Volunteers basketball team for undisclosed reasons.[4] Woods transferred to Florida A&M to finish his collegiate career but was forced to sit the 2001–02 season due to NCAA transfer eligibility rules.[3]

Florida A&M

Woods' career at Florida A&M was a historic one.[5] In both of his seasons suiting up for the Rattlers he led NCAA Division I in three-point field goals made per game, while his 4.96 per game set an NCAA junior class record.[5][6] He had a personal career high of 12 three-pointers made in a single game, which he achieved on March 1, 2003 against Coppin State.[5] That season Woods made 139 threes and followed that up with making 140 in his senior season.[7] He also led the Rattlers to their school's first-ever men's basketball postseason tournament victory in 2004 when Florida A&M defeated Lehigh in play-in game of the NCAA Tournament.[5] After his senior season ended, Woods won the NCAA 3-Point Shootout contest by defeating Oregon's Luke Jackson 23 to 20 in the final round.[5]

Professional

Woods never played in the NBA. Instead, he was a journeyman in different semi-pro leagues in the United States as well as playing internationally, such as in Jordan and Mexico.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Terrence Woods". US Basket. Eurobasket, Inc. 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
  2. ↑ Gillespie, Matthew (March 2013). "TSSAA Records Section". Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Terrence Woods". RealGM, L.L.C. 2004. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
  4. ↑ Davis, Elizabeth A. (July 26, 2001). "UT's Peterson dismisses Walker, Woods". Athens Banner-Herald. OnlineAthens. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "Episode VII - The Mystique "3-pt King"". FAMUathletics.com. Florida A&M University. July 18, 2011. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
  6. ↑ "FAMU's Terrence Woods Sets NCAA Mark for Juniors in Three-Pointers". Onnidan Online. March 22, 2003. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
  7. ↑ Hudson, Jr., David L. (2005). "Basketball Most Wanted II" (PDF). p. 45. Potomac Books, Inc. Retrieved April 15, 2013.

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