Da'Love Woods
Encyclopedia
Da'Love Woods is an American
professional basketball
player, in Europe
. At 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) in height, she plays at the point guard
position.
and Colorado State University
. In 2001, as a freshman at the University of Portland, she broke the then West Coast Conference
Tournament scoring record with 31 points. As a sophomore, Woods went on to become a 1st-Team all West Coast Conference player in 2002.
for LNA club Esperance Sportive Pully in 2007. There she averaged 34.8 points per game. In 2004 and 2005 Woods was invited to the training camp of the Colorado Chill
of the National Women's Basketball League
.
Woods most recently played in Germany
’s DBBL for BBV Leipzig during the 2007-2008 season. She earned several EuroBasket
awards while playing for BBV Leipzig, which included DBBL Guard of the Year. Woods was also awarded 1st Team-DBBL and was a member of the DBBL All-Imports Team. Woods finished the DBBL season as the league leader in points and assist, averaging 20.2 points per game and 6 assist per game.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player, in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. At 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) in height, she plays at the point guard
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...
position.
College career
She played college basketball at the University of PortlandUniversity of Portland
The University of Portland is a private Roman Catholic university located in Portland, Oregon. It is affiliated with the Congregation of Holy Cross and is the sister school of the University of Notre Dame. Founded in 1901, UP has a student body of about 3,600 students...
and Colorado State University
Colorado State University
Colorado State University is a public research university located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The university is the state's land grant university, and the flagship university of the Colorado State University System.The enrollment is approximately 29,932 students, including resident and...
. In 2001, as a freshman at the University of Portland, she broke the then West Coast Conference
West Coast Conference
The West Coast Conference is an NCAA collegiate athletics conference consisting of nine member schools across the states of California, Oregon, Utah and Washington....
Tournament scoring record with 31 points. As a sophomore, Woods went on to become a 1st-Team all West Coast Conference player in 2002.
Professional playing career
Woods began her European playing career in SwitzerlandSwitzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
for LNA club Esperance Sportive Pully in 2007. There she averaged 34.8 points per game. In 2004 and 2005 Woods was invited to the training camp of the Colorado Chill
Colorado Chill
The Colorado Chill were a professional women's basketball team playing in the National Women's Basketball League from 2004-2006. Based in Loveland, Colorado, they were Colorado's second and longest-lived women's pro basketball team...
of the National Women's Basketball League
National Women's Basketball League
The National Women's Basketball League, often abbreviated to the NWBL, was an organization governing professional basketball leagues for women in the United States. The league was founded in 1997 and began play in the Fall of that year. The league used to have its own season during the off-season...
.
Woods most recently played in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
’s DBBL for BBV Leipzig during the 2007-2008 season. She earned several EuroBasket
Eurobasket
The EuroBasket, also referred to as the FIBA European Basketball Championship, is the main basketball competition contested biennially by the men's national teams governed by FIBA Europe, the European zone within the International Basketball Federation. The championship was first held in 1935 and...
awards while playing for BBV Leipzig, which included DBBL Guard of the Year. Woods was also awarded 1st Team-DBBL and was a member of the DBBL All-Imports Team. Woods finished the DBBL season as the league leader in points and assist, averaging 20.2 points per game and 6 assist per game.