Tommy Woods

James Thomas Woods Jr. (born June 10, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player. He played for the Kentucky Colonels during the 1967–68 ABA season after a collegiate career at East Tennessee State University (ETSU).

Career Woods was a racial integration pioneer in college. In a segregated southern United States, Woods was harshly booed early in his college career. He was a two-time All-Ohio Valley Conference Team selection and set still-unbroken school records for rebounds in a game (38), career (1,034) and career per-game average (16.2). By the end of his career, the same fans who had been booing him as a freshman were giving him "loudest and longest" standing ovation on senior night that a local reporter had ever seen.

After college, Woods played in the American Basketball Association for the Kentucky Colonels for one season. After a brief stint playing internationally, he retired due to an injury. Woods then served as a police officer in Louisville, Kentucky for the next 30-plus years. In 1996, ETSU inducted him into their hall of fame. On November 3, 2012, in a ceremony prior to the school's 2012–13 season, the men's basketball locker room was named in his honor.

Career statistics

ABA Source

Regular season YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGPPGKentucky 18 10.2 .326 .000 .875 3.1 .2 2.3