UNC Basketball: Seventh Woods season preview
Keeping it Heel continues with player previews for the upcoming season as we spotlight freshman Seventh Woods
UNC freshman guard Seventh Woods hails from Columbia, South Carolina. He was named ‘Seventh’ after the bible verse Genesis 2:3, which states “So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work he had done in creation.”
Growing up, Seventh Woods wore the No. 23 (paying homage to the Genesis 2:3, perhaps?). With the University of North Carolina, he will don No. 21.
At age 11, Seventh Woods was dunking on fellow elementary school kids. In the video below, Woods was throwing down dunks as a fifth grader.
Woods became a household name when his basketball Hoop mixtape hit YouTube when he was 14 years old.
His hoopmixtape is the most viewed Hoop Mixtape on YouTube with over nearly 15 million views.
The video helped him become an instant star with his posterizing dunks, crossover moves and LeBron-esque-come-from-behind blocks.
Don’t believe me? Check it out for yourself:
Woods has played at an elite level as an adolescent and attended Hammond School, a private school located in Columbia, South Carolina.
As an eighth grader, he played varsity basketball and averaged 14.6 points per game coming off the bench. As a ninth grader, Woods started and averaged 19.3 points per game.
As a sophomore, Woods was South Carolina’s Gatorade Player of the Year as a sophomore. He averaged 20 points, four steals, 3.8 assists and 3.6 rebounds in 10th grade.
Woods battled a wrist injury as a junior and knee injury as a senior that decreased his productivity. Although his junior and senior years were plagued with injuries, Woods averaged 16.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 3.6 steals in 11th grade.
Woods has a great deal of strengths. Besides having a reputation as a super athletic basketball player, Woods plays excellent defense, shoots well from the outside and maintains a high basketball IQ. Woods reminds me of a young Derrick Rose before the knee surgeries.
As cliche’ as this may sound, I have not come across a weakness from him. Woods is an ideal player for Williams uptempo style of play. Woods excels when playing in transition.
He will know what to do with the basketball, whether he is alone or accompanied by teammates on a fast break.
Expect Woods to come into this season as a primary scorer for the Tar Heels. He will have the opportunity to score by playing alongside Berry, Hicks, Jackson and Meeks.
All of these players can average anywhere between 10 to 15 points per game, including Woods.
Woods play could elevate North Carolina’s play to new heights. Some people feel that this season will be a down year for the Tar Heels, since UNC lost Brice Johnson and Marcus Paige. Woods is a new face who will fill several voids for the Tar Heels.
He will easily become a crowd favorite with his highlight reel dunks, defense, hustle and athleticism.
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