Isaiah Armwood

Isaiah Armwood
Armwood playing for the Lakeland Magic
No. 32 – Sporting CP
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueLiga Portuguesa de Basquetebol
Personal information
Born (1990-12-28) December 28, 1990 (age 34)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolMontrose Christian School
(Rockville, Maryland)
College
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2016Dolomiti Energia Trento
2016–2017Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka
2017–2018DEAC
2018–2019Capital City Go-Go
2019DEAC
2020Lakeland Magic
2020–2021CS Dinamo București
2021–2022BC Šiauliai
2022–2023Sporting CP
2023–2024Kobe Storks
2024–presentSporting CP
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-Atlantic 10 (2014)
  • Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team (2014)
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Gerald Isaiah Armwood (born December 28, 1990) is an American basketball player for the Sporting CP of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol. A 6'9 power forward, Armwood played college basketball at Villanova and George Washington.

College career

Coming out of Montrose Christian School, Armwood was the 41st ranked recruit according to ESPN.[1] Armwood began his collegiate career at Villanova, where he averaged 2.3 points and 2.1 rebounds per game as a freshman. He improved those numbers to 2.5 points and 3.6 rebounds per game as a sophomore.[2] Due to not receiving much playing time, he decided to transfer to George Washington University and had to sit out the 2011–12 season as a redshirt. George Washington coach Mike Lonergan called Armwood "the first impact recruit we really had."[3] Armwood chose George Washington after mulling his options at Maryland, Iowa, and Texas Tech.[4]

"It was harder than I expected," Armwood said of his redshirt year. "I thought it was going to be kind of easy – just work out every day on my game, but it was a lot harder. I wasn't used to sitting out."[1] In his junior season, Armwood led the Colonials in scoring (11.9 points per game), rebounding (8.8 per game) and blocked shots (2.3 per game).[2] He nearly posted a triple double with 12 points, 10 rebounds and seven blocks in a game against Kansas State.[5] As a senior, Armwood teamed with fellow transfer Maurice Creek in leading George Washington to a 24–9 record and NCAA Tournament berth. In the Round of 64 against Memphis, Armwood tallied 21 points and 5 rebounds in a 71–66 loss to the Tigers.[3] He averaged 12.7 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game and was named Second Team All-Atlantic 10.[2]

Professional career

In August 2014, he signed with Dolomiti Energia Trento in Italy's Lega Basket Serie A.[6]

On August 11, 2017, Armwood was announced by Hungarian side DEAC, that just promoted to the top division Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A.[7]

For the 2017–18 season, Armwood was named to the training camp roster of the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League.[8]

On January 7, 2020, Armwood was acquired by the Lakeland Magic in the NBA G League after being acquired from the Go-Go in late December.[9] On January 16, he had 14 points, eight rebounds, three steals and two assists off the bench in a win over the Windy City Bulls.[10] Armwood averaged 6.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.2 blocks and 1.1 steals per game. He signed with CS Dinamo București of the Liga Națională on November 18.[11] Armwood averaged 14.6 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. On July 31, 2021, he signed with BC Šiauliai of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[12]

The Basketball Tournament (TBT)

In the summer of 2017, Armwood competed in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for Supernova; a team composed of Villanova University basketball alum. In two games, he averaged 4.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game to help number two seeded Supernova advance to the second-round where they were defeated 82–74 by Team Fancy.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b Bracken, Matt (September 20, 2012). "Sweet 16: Isaiah Armwood, George Washington". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Isaiah Armwood Bio". George Washington Colonials. George Washington University. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  3. ^ a b McNally, Brian (March 21, 2014). "A sad end for George Washington seniors Isaiah Armwood and Maurice Creek in 71–66 loss to Memphis". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  4. ^ "Villanova captain Isaiah Armwood to transfer". The Sporting News. August 18, 2011. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  5. ^ Auerbach, Nicole (December 8, 2012). "Armwood provides GW with added (vertical) dimension". USA Today. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  6. ^ "Dolomiti Energia Trento announces rookie Isaiah Armwood". Sportando. August 20, 2014. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  7. ^ "Amerikai kosaras is érkezik" (in Hungarian). DEAC.hu. 2017-08-11. Archived from the original on 2017-09-03. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  8. ^ "Go-Go Announce Training Camp Dates and Roster". NBA.com. October 21, 2018. Archived from the original on October 21, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  9. ^ "Isaiah Armwood: Rejoins Lakeland". CBS Sports. January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  10. ^ "Isaiah Armwood: Nears double-double off bench". CBS Sports. January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  11. ^ "Isaiah Armwood signs at CS Dinamo Stiinta Bucuresti". Eurobasket. November 18, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  12. ^ Micinic, Adrian (July 31, 2021). "Isaiah Armwood a semnat în Lituania". Unitedhoops.ro (in Romanian). Archived from the original on August 7, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  13. ^ "Player card of Isaiah Armwood on MyStatsOnline.com". www.mystatsonline.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2018-03-16.