James Woodard

James Alexander Woodard (born January 24, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who plays for King Szczecin of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He played college basketball at Tulsa from 2012 to 2016.

James Woodard

Woodard playing for Ludwigsburg in 2022
No. 8 – Wilki Morskie Szczecin
Position	Shooting guard
League	PLK
Personal information
Born	(1994-01-24) January 24, 1994 (age 31) Arcadia, Oklahoma, U.S.
Listed height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Career information
High school	Edmond Memorial (Edmond, Oklahoma)
College	Tulsa (2012–2016)
NBA draft	2016: undrafted
Playing career	2016–present
Career history
2016–2017	Rouen Métropole
2017–2018	Nevėžis Kedainiai
2018–2019	MZT Skopje
2019–2020	Medi Bayreuth
2020–2021	Pallacanestro Cantù
2021	Peristeri
2021–2022	Riesen Ludwigsburg
2022–2023	Hamburg Towers
2023	Esenler Erokspor
2023–2024	Darüşşafaka
2024–present	King Szczecin
Career highlights
North Macedonia League champion (2019) 2× First-team All-AAC (2015, 2016) Second-team All-Conference USA (2014)

College career

As a senior at Tulsa in 2015–16, Woodard averaged 15.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 34.1 minutes in 31 appearances.^[1] He was named to the First Team All-American Athletic Conference.^[2] On November 14, 2015, he scored 23 points and 4 rebounds in an 81–98 win over Central Arkansas Bears.^[3]

Professional career

After graduating, on July 8, 2016, Woodard signed with Rouen Métropole of LNB Pro B.^[4] On his debut for Rouen Metropole he scored 18 points and 5 rebounds in 76–70 home win against JA Vichy-Clermont Métropole.^[5] On August 28, 2017, he signed with Lithuanian basketball club Nevėžis Kėdainiai.^[6] On July 27, 2018, he signed with Macedonian basketball club MZT Skopje.^[7] On his debut for MZT Skopje on September 27, 2018, he scored 19 points and 4 assists in a 92–79 home win against Helios Suns^[8] He was named for MVP of the first round after this game.^[9] On June 16, 2019, he signed with Medi Bayreuth.^[10]

On July 16, 2020, he has signed with Pallacanestro Cantù of the LBA.^[11]

On January 17, 2021, he signed with Peristeri of the Greek Basket League.^[12] He averaged 7.3 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game.

On July 20, 2021, Woodard signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of the German Basketball Bundesliga. MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg also plays in the Basketball Champions League.^[13]

He signed with Hamburg Towers of the Bundesliga on July 28, 2022.^[14]

On December 27, 2023, he signed with Darüşşafaka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).^[15]

Personal life

He is the son of Marcus and Petra Woodard. His brother Jordan played basketball for Oklahoma and professionally.^[16]