Samuel Antonio "Tony" Woods, Jr. (born January 24, 1990) is an American professional

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player. Standing at 2.11 m (6'11"), he plays at the

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position.

High school

Woods attended and played high school basketball Rome High School, in

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and attended

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on 2008.

College career

After graduating from Rome High School, Woods played two years of

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for

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. After the being found guilty of domestic violence, Woods was subsequently expelled and enrolled in

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. He had to sit out one season under

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rules.

Professional career

On September 11, 2013, Woods joined Nea Kifissia of

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. With Nea Kifissia, he averaged 6.5 points and 4.2 rebounds per game, in 26 games,. He then continued his career in the Greek Basket League with

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club ( Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'' ...

. With

, Woods averaged 7 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. He continued his career with

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. Woods was the third leading scorer of

, in the Greek Basket League 2015–16 season, averaging 8.54 points per game. On September 20, 2016, Woods joined the newly promoted Greek League team of Doxa Lefkadas, but he left the team without appearing in a single game with them. On January 4, 2017, he joined Rilski Sportist of the Bulgarian League. He left the team on March 31, 2017. On June 27, 2017, he joined Soles de Santo Domingo of the Puerto Rican

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. He returned to Panionios for the 2017–18 season. Woods moved to Cyprus in 2019, signing with Omonoia. In six games he averaged 11.7 points, 11.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.8 blocks per game. Woods spent the 2019-20 season with

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of the

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, averaging 6.3 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. On September 6, 2020, he signed with

Ionikos Nikaias Ionikos Nikaias (full name Athlitikos Omilos Ionikos Nikaias, A.O. Ionikos Nikaias / el, Α.Ο. Ιωνικός Νικαίας) is a Greek multi-sports club that is based in Nikaia, Piraeus. It was founded in 1965, and it has teams in football, ...

of the

References

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