Adam Woodbury

Adam Woodbury (born January 13, 1994) is an American basketball player for the Grand Rapids Drive of the NBA G League.[1] He was a Division I (NCAA) basketball player for the University of Iowa men's basketball team.[2]

Adam Woodbury
No. 34 – Grand Rapids Drive
PositionCenter
LeagueNBA G League
Personal information
Born (1994-01-13) January 13, 1994
NationalityAmerican
Listed height7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High schoolEast (Sioux City, Iowa)
CollegeIowa (2012–2016)
NBA draft2016 / Undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2017–2018Westchester Knicks
2018Stockton Kings
2018–presentGrand Rapids Drive

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 starter for every game except one which he let Gabriel Olaseni his backup center start. 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]

Woodbury was added to the Stockton Kings roster on November 24, 2018 as a replacement for two Kings players competing in FIBA World Cup qualifying games.[11] Once these players returned, Woodbury was waived by the Kings. He was then signed by the Grand Rapids Drive.[12]

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. Pautsch, Brad (October 31, 2016). "Adam Woodbury selected by NBA D-League team". KWWL. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017. 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.
  11. "Stockton adds Woodbury and Iroegbu to roster". NBA.com. November 24, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  12. "OFFICIAL: Drive have acquired @TheIowaHawkeyes alum Adam Woodbury from the available player pool!". twitter.com. December 9, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2018.


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