Isaiah Armwood

Gerald Isaiah Armwood (born December 28, 1990) is an American basketball player for the Lakeland Magic of the NBA G League. A 6'9 power forward, Armwood played college basketball at Villanova and George Washington.

Isaiah Armwood
Armwood playing for the Lakeland Magic
No. 32 – Lakeland Magic
PositionPower forward
LeagueNBA G League
Personal information
Born (1990-12-28) December 28, 1990
Baltimore, Maryland
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolMontrose Christian School
(Rockville, Maryland)
College
NBA draft2014 / Undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2016Dolomiti Energia Trento
2016–2017Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka
2017–2018DEAC
2018–2019Capital City Go-Go
2019DEAC
2020–presentLakeland Magic
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-Atlantic 10 (2014)
  • Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team (2014)

College career

Coming out of Montrose Christian School, Armwood was the 41st ranked recruit according to ESPN.[1] Armwood began his collegiate career at Villanova, where he averaged 2.3 points and 2.1 rebounds per game as a freshman. He improved those numbers to 2.5 points and 3.6 rebounds per game as a sophomore.[2] Due to not receiving much playing time, he decided to transfer to George Washington University and had to sit out the 2011-12 season as a redshirt. George Washington coach Mike Lonergan called Armwood "the first impact recruit we really had."[3] Armwood chose George Washington after mulling his options at Maryland, Iowa, and Texas Tech.[4]

"It was harder than I expected," Armwood said of his redshirt year. "I thought it was going to be kind of easy -- just work out every day on my game, but it was a lot harder. I wasn't used to sitting out."[1] In his junior season, Armwood led the Colonials in scoring (11.9 points per game), rebounding (8.8 per game) and blocked shots (2.3 per game).[2] He nearly posted a triple double with 12 points, 10 rebounds and seven blocks in a game against Kansas State.[5] As a senior, Armwood teamed with fellow transfer Maurice Creek in leading George Washington to a 24-9 record and NCAA Tournament berth. In the Round of 64 against Memphis, Armwood tallied 21 points and 5 rebounds in a 71-66 loss to the Tigers.[3] He averaged 12.7 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game and was named Second Team All-Atlantic 10.[2]

Professional career

In August 2014, he signed with Dolomiti Energia Trento in Italy's Lega Basket Serie A.[6]

On August 11, 2017, Armwood was announced by Hungarian side DEAC, that just promoted to the top division Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A.[7]

For the 2017–18 season, Armwood was named to the training camp roster of the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League.[8]

On January 7, 2020, Armwood was acquired by the Lakeland Magic in the NBA G League after being acquired from the Go-Go in late December.[9] On January 16, he had 14 points, eight rebounds, three steals and two assists off the bench in a win over the Windy City Bulls.[10]

The Basketball Tournament (TBT)

In the summer of 2017, Armwood competed in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for Supernova; a team composed of Villanova University basketball alum. In two games, he averaged 4.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game to help number two seeded Supernova advance to the second-round where they were defeated 82-74 by Team Fancy.[11]

References
  1. Bracken, Matt (September 20, 2012). "Sweet 16: Isaiah Armwood, George Washington". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  2. "Isaiah Armwood Bio". George Washington Colonials. George Washington University. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  3. McNally, Brian (March 21, 2014). "A sad end for George Washington seniors Isaiah Armwood and Maurice Creek in 71-66 loss to Memphis". The Washington Times. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  4. "Villanova captain Isaiah Armwood to transfer". The Sporting News. August 18, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  5. Auerbach, Nicole (December 8, 2012). "Armwood provides GW with added (vertical) dimension". USA Today. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  6. "Dolomiti Energia Trento announces rookie Isaiah Armwood". Sportando. August 20, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  7. "Amerikai kosaras is érkezik" (in Hungarian). DEAC.hu. 2017-08-11.
  8. "Go-Go Announce Training Camp Dates and Roster". NBA.com. October 21, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  9. "Isaiah Armwood: Rejoins Lakeland". CBS Sports. January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  10. "Isaiah Armwood: Nears double-double off bench". CBS Sports. January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  11. https://www.mystatsonline.com/basket/visitor/league/card/card_basket.aspx?IDLeague=43627&IDPlayer=350968
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.