Loren Woods

For the American ichthyologist, see Loren P. Woods.

Loren Woods
Woods in 2005
Personal information
Born (1978-06-21) June 21, 1978 (age 46)
St. Louis, Missouri
NationalityAmerican
Listed height7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High schoolCardinal Ritter College Prep
(St. Louis, Missouri)
College
NBA draft2001: 2nd round, 46th overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Playing career2001–2018
PositionCenter
Number3, 1, 33
Career history
2001–2003Minnesota Timberwolves
2003–2004Miami Heat
2004–2006Toronto Raptors
2007Austin Toros
2007Žalgiris Kaunas
2007–2008Efes Pilsen
2008Houston Rockets
2008–2009Žalgiris Kaunas
2009CAI Zaragoza
2009–2010Mahram Tehran
2010–2011Al Riyadi Beirut
2011–2012Zob Ahan Isfahan
2012–2014Al Riyadi Beirut
2016–2018Al Hala
2018Al Ahli
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  United States
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1997 Trapani Team competition

Loren Gerard Woods[1] (born June 21, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. He previously played six seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

High school and college career

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Woods attended high school at Cardinal Ritter College Prep. 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.[citation needed]

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 15 August 2006, he signed with the Sacramento Kings as a backup center,[2][3] but he was waived before the season began.[4]

Woods joined the Lithuanian giants Žalgiris Kaunas in 2007.[5] In June 2007, he joined the Turkish side Efes Pilsen. He signed two 10-day contracts with the Houston Rockets on 21 March and 1 April 2008.[6][7] He was then waived by the Rockets on 14 July 2008.[8] he signed again with Žalgiris Kaunas on 16 July.[5] His tenure with the Rockets ended up being his last time in the NBA, as his final game was Game 1 of the 2008 Western Conference First Round against the Utah Jazz on April 19, 2008. In his final game, Woods played for only one minute but was able to record 2 points and 1 rebound. Houston would go on to lose the series to Utah in 6 games.

Woods joined CAI Zaragoza in 2009.[9]

In October 2010 he signed with Al Riyadi Beirut in Lebanon,[10] where he averaged 14.3 points and 14.3 rebounds.[11] In 2012, he signed with Al Riyadi Beirut again.[12] On 20 December 2014 he was released by Al Riyadi Beirut.[13]

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
2003 Minnesota 2 0 1.0 .333 .000 .000 .5 .0 .0 .0 1.0
2004 Miami 1 0 2.0 .000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
2008 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

National team career

In July 2013, Woods became a naturalized Lebanese citizen, and a member of their national basketball team.[14]

After the 2013 suspension in which Lebanon were unable to compete FIBA competitions, he was once again called by 2015 head coach Veselin Matić as a solution to the 5 position for the coming 2015 FIBA Asia Championship in September.[citation needed]

Acting career

Woods appeared in the 2022 holiday musical movie Spirited as The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come.[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Loren Woods Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  2. ^ Kings sign C Loren Woods.
  3. ^ KINGS SIGN LOREN WOODS TO A CONTRACT.
  4. ^ Fantasy basketball: Player notes. Archived 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ a b Loren Woods comes back to Zalgiris.
  6. ^ Rockets sign Woods to second 10-day contract.
  7. ^ Woods set to sign.
  8. ^ Rockets release backup center Woods, sign Greene.
  9. ^ "Talkbasket.net Zaragoza grabs Woods". Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2009.
  10. ^ Riyadi signs former NBA center Woods
  11. ^ "Former NBA players, tough teams see action in FIBA Asia Champs Cup - Sports - GMA News Online - Latest Philippine News". Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  12. ^ Loren Woods. asia-basket.com
  13. ^ Riyadi Beirut cuts Loren Woods
  14. ^ Cedars bounce back with comfortable win
  15. ^ "'Spirited' most fearsome ghost unmasked: The 7-foot-1 former NBA player under hood is 'sweetest guy'". Yahoo News. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2023.