Loren Woods

American basketball player (born 1978)

For the American ichthyologist, see Loren P. Woods.

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

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

## High school and college career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Legend  GP  | Games played  |  GS | Games started  |  MPG | Minutes per game

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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[edit]

Year  | Team  | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG

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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[edit]

Year  | Team  | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG

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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[edit]

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Year  | Team  | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR

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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[edit]

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[edit]

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

## See also[edit]

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

## References[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

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

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2001 NBA draft

First round|

* Kwame Brown
* Tyson Chandler
* Pau Gasol
* Eddy Curry
* Jason Richardson
* Shane Battier
* Eddie Griffin
* DeSagana Diop
* Rodney White
* Joe Johnson
* Kedrick Brown
* Vladimir Radmanović
* Richard Jefferson
* Troy Murphy
* Steven Hunter
* Kirk Haston
* Michael Bradley
* Jason Collins
* Zach Randolph
* Brendan Haywood
* Joseph Forte
* Jeryl Sasser
* Brandon Armstrong
* Raül López
* Gerald Wallace
* Samuel Dalembert
* Jamaal Tinsley
* Tony Parker

Second round|

* Trenton Hassell
* Gilbert Arenas
* Omar Cook
* Will Solomon
* Terence Morris
* Brian Scalabrine
* Jeff Trepagnier
* Damone Brown
* Mehmet Okur
* Michael Wright
* Earl Watson
* Jamison Brewer
* Bobby Simmons
* Eric Chenowith
* Kyle Hill
* Sean Lampley
* Loren Woods
* Ousmane Cisse
* Antonis Fotsis
* Ken Johnson
* Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje
* Alton Ford
* Andre Hutson
* Jarron Collins
* Kenny Satterfield
* Maurice Jeffers
* Robertas Javtokas
* Alvin Jones
* Bryan Bracey

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*[APG]: Assists per game
*[SPG]: Steals per game
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