Mark Woodhouse nicknamed Woody (born August 10, 1982 in England

England

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) is a British

United Kingdom

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 professional basketball

Basketball

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 player, and currently plays for Derby Trailblazers

Derby Trailblazers

Derby Trailblazers is a semi-professional basketball team from Derby, who compete in the English Basketball League Men's Division 1. The team was founded in 2002 from the feeder club of Derby Storm, the professional outfit competing in the British Basketball League, who went out of business during...

 in the English Basketball League

English Basketball League

The English Basketball League is a semi-professional and amateur basketball league in England. It forms the second-tier of competition below the professional British Basketball League....

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The 6 ft 9 in Small Forward/Centre attended North Carolina A&T

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is a land-grant university located in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest publicly funded historically black college in the state of North Carolina.NC A&T is a constituent institution of the University of North...

, and started his playing career with Avernas-Hannut (Belgium

Belgium

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) in 2005.

Woodhouse was soon transferred to Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

ic team Thor AK for remainder of the 2005/06 season.

In the summer of 2006 he signed for the Plymouth Raiders

Plymouth Raiders

The Plymouth Raiders, officially called UCP Marjon Plymouth Raiders for sponsorship reasons, is South-west England's leading basketball team. Based in the city of Plymouth, they play their home games at the Pavilions arena and have competed in the top-tier British Basketball League since 2004...

 in the British Basketball League

British Basketball League

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After attending the TBCA try-out camp in Andorra in June 2007 he was signed by Llave Azul Eliocroca, based in the city of Lorca

Lorca

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 near Alicante

Alicante

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In 2009, Woodhouse returned to England to sign for second-tier league side Derby Trailblazers

Derby Trailblazers

Derby Trailblazers is a semi-professional basketball team from Derby, who compete in the English Basketball League Men's Division 1. The team was founded in 2002 from the feeder club of Derby Storm, the professional outfit competing in the British Basketball League, who went out of business during...

. He missed the 2010 season with a knee injury.