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Arizona basketball: 30 Greatest Wildcats of all time

By Shereen Rayan

TUCSON, AZ - SEPTEMBER 22: Former Arizona Wildcats basketball coach Lute Olson waves to fans as he walks with wife Kelly Pugnea during the first half of the college football game against the Utah Utes at Arizona Stadium on September 22, 2017 in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
TUCSON, AZ - SEPTEMBER 22: Former Arizona Wildcats basketball coach Lute Olson waves to fans as he walks with wife Kelly Pugnea during the first half of the college football game against the Utah Utes at Arizona Stadium on September 22, 2017 in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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Mandatory Credit: Donald Miralle /Allsport
Mandatory Credit: Donald Miralle /Allsport /

Arizona Basketball Greatest Player No. 29 – Loren Woods

Position: Center

Years at Arizona:  1998-2001

College Stats: 11.1 pts, 6.5 reb, 1.3 Ast, .7 stl, 3.4 blk

College Awards: 

2001 NCAA All-Tournament
2001 NCAA Tournament All-Region

NBA Draft: 2001 / Round: 2 / Pick: 46th overall Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Years in the NBA: Seven

Teammates with Richard Jefferson and Gilbert Arenas at Arizona, Loren Woods started his college career at Wake Forest playing with NBA All-Star and Champion Tim Duncan. After transferring, Woods sat out a year and as a Junior averaged 15.6 ppg (lead the team), 7.5 rpg and 3.9 blocks per game earning 14 blocks against Oregon (a school-high).

Both Woods and Jefferson decided to stay another year and they took the team to the NCAA title game and lost to Duke. Making it to the finals is not easy as we are fully aware.

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