Booker Woodfox

Booker Woodfox
No. 11 – Cape Breton Highlanders
Position Shooting guard
League NBL Canada
Personal information
Born (1986-09-06) September 6, 1986
Dallas, Texas
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Lewisville (Lewisville, Texas)
College
NBA draft 2009 / Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present
Career history
2010 Sagesse
2010–2012 Texas Legends
2012 Trotamundos de Carabobo
2012 Pieno žvaigždės
2013–2014 Texas Legends
2014 Trotamundos de Carabobo
2014 Guerreros de Bogotá
2014–2015 Texas Legends
2016–2017 Cape Breton Highlanders
Career highlights and awards

Booker Woodfox (born September 6, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Cape Breton Highlanders of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL). He was an All-American player at Creighton University.

College career

Woodfox, a 6'1" guard from Lewisville High School in Lewisville, Texas, played two seasons for San Jacinto Junior College. He then moved to Creighton. As a junior, he averaged 9.6 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game off the bench to earn Missouri Valley Conference sixth man of the year honors.[1] As a senior in 2008–09, Woodfox raised his scoring to 15.8 points per game and led the MVC in three-point field goal shooting percentage. At the conclusion of the season, he was named MVC Player of the Year;[2] he was also named an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press.[3]

Professional career

Woodfox went undrafted in the 2009 NBA draft. On November 5, 2009, he was selected by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants in the fourth round of the 2009 NBA D-League draft. However, he was later waived by the Mad Ants on November 18, 2009.[4] On January 4, 2010, he was acquired by the Erie BayHawks, but was waived by the team a week later before appearing in a game for them.[5] In February 2010, he signed with Sagesse of Lebanon for the rest of the 2009–10 season.

On November 1, 2010, Woodfox was selected by the Texas Legends in the sixth round of the 2010 NBA D-League draft.[6]

In November 2011, Woodfox was reacquired by the Texas Legends.[7] In April 2012, he joined Trotamundos de Carabobo for the 2012 LPB season.

In July 2012, Woodfox joined the Dallas Mavericks for the 2012 NBA Summer League. In September 2012, he signed with Pieno žvaigždės of Lithuania for the 2012–13 season.[8] On December 18, 2012, he was released by Pieno žvaigždės after seven LKL games and seven Baltic League games.[9]

In November 2013, Woodfox was reacquired by the Texas Legends.[10] In early May 2014, he re-joined Trotamundos de Carabobo for the 2014 LPB season. He left after just two games and signed with Guerreros de Bogotá of the Baloncesto Profesional Colombiano.[11]

On November 3, 2014, Woodfox was reacquired by the Texas Legends.[12]

On October 30, 2016, Woodfox was acquired by the Windy City Bulls,[13] but was waived on November 4.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Booker Woodfox Creighton Bluejays biography". GoCreighton.com. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Creighton's Booker Woodfox Is Larry Bird MVC Player of the Year". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Creighton's Woodfox Named AP Honorable-Mention All-American". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  4. ↑ Fort Wayne Waives Tolbert, Woodfox, Carter, Cornley
  5. ↑ 09-10 Transactions Archived 2010-12-02 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ Getting to Know Booker Woodfox
  7. ↑ Training Camp Roster
  8. ↑ Lithuania - Pieno Zvaigzdes invite Booker Woodfox
  9. ↑ „Pieno žvaigždės“ nutraukė sutartis su trimis krepšininkais ir pasirašė kontraktą su Vasiliausku (in Lithuanian)
  10. ↑ Legends Complete Three Trades, Finalize Training Camp Roster Archived 2013-11-09 at the Wayback Machine.
  11. ↑ Guerreros de Bogota sign Brooker Woodfox, fire Danilo Pinnock
  12. ↑ Training Camp Roster Archived 2014-11-06 at the Wayback Machine.
  13. ↑ "Windy City Bulls Select Four Players in 2016 D-League Draft to Complete Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. October 30, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  14. ↑ "WINDY CITY BULLS WAIVE FIVE PLAYERS". NBA.com. November 4, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
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