Loren Woods

For the American ichthyologist, see Loren P. Woods.

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).

Loren Woods

Woods in 2005
Personal information
Born	(1978-06-21) June 21, 1978 (age 45) St. Louis, Missouri
Nationality	American
Listed height	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school	Cardinal Ritter College Prep (St. Louis, Missouri)
College	Wake Forest (1996–1998) Arizona (1999–2001)
NBA draft	2001: 2nd round, 46th overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Playing career	2001–2018
Position	Center
Number	3, 1, 33
Career history
2001–2003	Minnesota Timberwolves
2003–2004	Miami Heat
2004–2006	Toronto Raptors
2007	Austin Toros
2007	Žalgiris Kaunas
2007–2008	Efes Pilsen
2008	Houston Rockets
2008–2009	Žalgiris Kaunas
2009	CAI Zaragoza
2009–2010	Mahram Tehran
2010–2011	Al Riyadi Beirut
2011–2012	Zob Ahan Isfahan
2012–2014	Al Riyadi Beirut
2016–2018	Al Hala
2018	Al Ahli
Career highlights and awards
2× West Asian Basketball Cup champion (2010, 2011) Third-team Parade All-American (1996)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men’s Basketball Representing  United States Summer Universiade 1997 Trapani Team competition

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 a 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

• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 13 or more blocks in a game

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. 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
5. 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. . Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2009.
10. Riyadi signs former NBA center Woods
11. . 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.

External links

• NBA.com Page
• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com   and Basketball-Reference.com
• ESPN.com Page
• Euroleague.net Profile
• Basketpedya.com Profile