Vonterius Woolbright (born October 6, 2000) is an American professional
basketball
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player who is a free agent. He played
college basketball
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for the
Lawson State Community College Cougars and the
Western Carolina Catamounts
The Western Carolina Catamounts are the intercollegiate athletics teams that represent Western Carolina University. The Catamounts compete in the NCAA Division I as members of the Southern Conference. Western Carolina fields 16 varsity sports t ...
.
High school career
Woolbright attended
Thomasville High School
Thomasville High School is a Public school (government funded), public secondary school located in Thomasville, Georgia, Thomasville, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. It is one of only a handful of city school systems left in the sta ...
. As a junior, he helped lead the Bulldogs to the GSHA Class AA State Championship, scoring 17 points in the title game. Woolbright committed to play college basketball at
Lawson State Community College
Lawson State Community College (Lawson State, Lawson, LSCC) is a public, historically black community college with campuses in Birmingham and Bessemer, Alabama. The technical division of the college was founded as Wenonah State Technical Institu ...
.
College career
As a freshman, Woolbright averaged 8.3 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game. He averaged 17.4 points, 8.6 rebounds, and 7.7 assists per game as a sophomore, earning National Junior College Athletic Association Honorable Mention All-America honors. Woolbright committed to transfer to
Western Carolina
He averaged 9.7 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 3.9 assists per game as a junior on a team that finished 11–21. As a senior, Woolbright averaged 14.5 points. 7.4 rebounds, and 5.1 assists per game. He was named Preseason
SoCon Player of the Year. On January 31, 2024, Woolbright scored a career-high 36 points in a 91–85 loss to
Chattanooga
Chattanooga ( ) is a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. It is located along the Tennessee River and borders Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the south. With a population of 181,099 in 2020, it is Tennessee ...
. He averaged 21.1 points and 12 rebounds per game and earned
SoCon Player of the Year honors.
Professional career
After going undrafted in the
2024 NBA draft
The 2024 NBA draft was the 78th edition of the National Basketball Association's annual NBA draft, draft. Unlike recent years, the 2024 draft took place over two nights. This was the first NBA draft to be held on multiple nights since the draft ...
, on October 25, 2024, Woolbright joined the
Delaware Blue Coats
The Delaware Blue Coats are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Wilmington, Delaware. They are the G-League affiliates of the Philadelphia 76ers. The Blue Coats play their home games at Chase Fieldhouse. The Bl ...
. However, he was waived on November 4.
See also
*
List of NCAA Division I basketball career triple-doubles leaders
References
External links
Western Carolina Catamounts bio
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2000 births
Living people
21st-century American sportsmen
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
Point guards
Sportspeople from Thomasville, Georgia
Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball players