Terrence Woods (born September 10, 1981) is an American basketball player. He has played internationally in Mexico and Jordan as well as for leagues in the United States, such as the

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and WBA.

Playing career

High school and Tennessee

In 1998–99, Woods was named the Tennessee Mr. Basketball for Class AA while playing for Treadwell High School in

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. He accepted a scholarship to the

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to play. He was a key bench player in his freshman and sophomore seasons, but after his sophomore season ended both he and teammate Harris Walker were kicked off the

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basketball team for undisclosed reasons. Woods transferred to

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to finish his collegiate career but was forced to sit the 2001–02 season due to

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transfer eligibility rules.

Florida A&M

Woods' career at Florida A&M was a historic one. In both of his seasons suiting up for the Rattlers he led

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s made per game, while his 4.96 per game set an NCAA

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class record. He had a personal career high of 12 three-pointers made in a single game, which he achieved on March 1, 2003, against

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. That season Woods made 139 threes and followed that up with making 140 in his

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season. He also led the Rattlers to their school's first-ever men's basketball postseason tournament victory in 2004 when Florida A&M defeated Lehigh in play-in game of the NCAA Tournament. After his senior season ended, Woods won the NCAA 3-Point Shootout contest by defeating

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's Luke Jackson 23 to 20 in the final round.

Professional

Woods never played in the

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. Instead, he was a

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in different semi-pro leagues in the United States as well as playing internationally, such as in Jordan and Mexico for the Vaqueros de Agua Prieta.

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