Nationality American / Lebanese Weight 118 kg Listed height 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) Name Loren Woods Career start 2001 | Listed weight 260 lb (118 kg) Role Basketball player Height 2.18 m Pro career 2001 | |
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Born June 21, 1978 (age 46) St. Louis, Missouri ( 1978-06-21 ) NBA draft 2001 / Round: 2 / Pick: 45th overall Education Wake Forest University, Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School, University of Arizona | ||
Loren woods highlight reel
Loren Woods (born 21 June 1978) is an American / Lebanese professional basketball player Al Hala. He is also a former NBA player.
Contents
- Loren woods highlight reel
- Loren woods alley oop dunk
- High school and college career
- Professional career
- Lebanese national team
- References
Loren woods alley oop dunk
High school and college career
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Woods 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 he was supposed to take over the center position once Tim Duncan left. However, he transferred to the University of Arizona.
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 August 15, 2006, he signed with the Sacramento Kings as a backup center, but he was waived before the season began.
Woods joined the Lithuanian giants Žalgiris Kaunas in 2007. 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. After being waived by the Rockets on July 14, 2008, he signed again with Žalgiris Kaunas on July 16. He joined CAI Zaragoza in 2009.
In October 2010 he signed with Al Riyadi Beirut in Lebanon, where he averaged 14.3 points and 14.3 rebounds.
In 2012, he signed with Al Riyadi Beirut. On December 20, 2014 he was released by Al Riyadi Beirut.
Lebanese national team
In July 2013, Woods became a naturalized Lebanese citizen, and a member of their national basketball team. After the 2013 suspension in which Lebanon were unable to compete FIBA competitions, he was once again called by 2015 head coach Veselin Matic as a solution to the 5 position for the coming 2015 FIBA Asia Championship in September.