Adam Woodbury

Adam Woodbury
No. 32 – Westchester Knicks
Position Center
League NBA G League
Personal information
Born (1994-01-13) January 13, 1994
Nationality American
Listed height 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight 245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school East (Sioux City, Iowa)
College Iowa (2012–2016)
NBA draft 2016 / Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present
Career history
2016–2017 Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2017–present Westchester Knicks

Adam Woodbury (born January 13, 1994) is an American basketball player. He is a center for the Westchester Knicks.[1] He was a Division I (NCAA) basketball player for the University of Iowa men's basketball team.[2]

College career

Woodbury was a top-50 recruit coming out of high school. As a freshman at Iowa, he posted 4.9 points and 4.8 rebounds per game and had similar numbers as a sophomore as the Hawkeyes reached the NCAA Tournament. Woodbury averaged 6.6 points and 5.2 rebounds per game as a junior as a backup to Gabriel Olaseni. He scored a career-high 16 points in a win against Maryland on February 8, 2015.[3] As a senior, Woodbury averaged 7.6 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.[4] He was an All Big Ten Honorable Mention selection by the media.[5] Woodbury hit a buzzer-beating layup to defeat Temple 72-70 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and finished with 10 points.[6] He finished his career with 851 points and 760 rebounds.[7]

Professional career

Woodbury played for the Sacramento Kings in the NBA Summer League. Woodbury was drafted in the first round of the 2016 NBA Development League Draft by the Maine Red Claws. Alongside Omari Johnson and a 2017 first round pick, he was traded to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants in exchange for Dallas Lauderdale and Terran Petteway.[7] Iowa teammate Jarrod Uthoff joined the Mad Ants in February 2017.[8] The following season, he joined the Westchester Knicks. He saw an increase in minutes in March due to Nigel Hayes being called up by the Toronto Raptors and had seven points and 11 rebounds in a loss to the Long Island Nets.[9] Woodbury averaged 5.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Adam Woodbury - NBA G League". NBA G League. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Iowa Hawkeyes Men's Basketball". Hawkeye Sports. 2013.
  3. ↑ "Iowa deals No. 17 Maryland another double digit loss". ESPN. Associated Press. February 8, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Mad Ants pick up four players in D-League draft Training camp opens Tuesday in Fort Wayne". The News-Sentinel. October 31, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  5. ↑ "2015-16 All-Big Ten Men's Basketball Team" (PDF). CSTV.com. March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Adam Woodbury's rebound gives Iowa 72-70 OT win over Temple". Chicago Tribune. March 18, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  7. 1 2 Pautsch, Brad (October 31, 2016). "Adam Woodbury selected by NBA D-League team". KWWL. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Georges Niang joins Jarrod Uthoff and Adam Woodbury in Fort Wayne". The Gazette. February 6, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Adam Woodbury: Increased minutes". CBS Sports. March 7, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Final 2017-18 NBA G League stats for ex-Iowa collegians". The Gazette. March 27, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
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