Randy Woods
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Randolph Woods (born September 23, 1970 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
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) is a retired American
United States
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 professional basketball
Basketball
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 player.

La Salle

In college, Woods tallied 1,811 points in three seasons, ranking him fifth on La Salle's all-time scoring list at end of his career. He finished first in total points (847) and fifth in points-per-game (27.3) among all Division I players in 1992. The 1992 MAAC
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. MAAC teams compete in the NCAA's Division I. Most of the members are Catholic or formerly Catholic institutions; the only exception is the private but secular Rider...

 Player of the Year, Woods received the Geasey Award as the Big 5 Player of the Year in 1992 and was inducted into the Big
Big
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 5 Hall of Fame in 1998. He was also inducted into the La Salle Hall of Athletes in 2003.

NBA

Woods was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, United States. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...

 with the 16th overall pick of the 1992 NBA Draft
1992 NBA Draft
The 1992 NBA Draft took place on June 24, 1992, in Portland, Oregon. At the time, the draft was considered to be one of the deepest drafts in NBA history. The top three picks were considered can't-miss prospects. O'Neal and Mourning are likely Hall of Famers...

. Woods played in 4 NBA seasons for the Clippers and Denver Nuggets
Denver Nuggets
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, averaging 2.4 ppg in his career.

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