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Richard Woodworth

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Bellevue, WA

High School:
Newport

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 185

Position:
G

Experience:
1V

Age:
20

03/27/2012

Saipan son helps WWU win first-ever NCAA II basketball title

Richard Woodworth stars for Vikings

03/27/2012

WWU's NCAA Division II title truly a Washington victory

Viking coach Brad Jackson shares title with his coaching friends

03/24/2012

2012 National Champions! WWU defeats Montevallo, 72-65, for NCAA II title

Vikings cap incredible season with first national championship

03/24/2012

WWU to play for national title this morning

Game against Montevallo begins at 10 a.m. PDT

03/23/2012

Tough Western Washington plays for first NCAA Division II men's title Saturday against Montevallo

No. 12 Vikings keep winning tight games, need to win another against Alabama foe.

03/24/2012

WWU 72, Montevallo 65 - NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

WWU 72, Montevallo 65 - NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

COLLEGE: Received Elite Eight all-tournament recognition and Great Northwest Athletic Conference all-star honorable mention in 2011-12 ... Saw action in all 36 games, starting all but one ... Averaged 10.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists ... Shot 45.2 percent (38-54) from three-point range ... Had 21 double-figure scoring games with career-high 25 points on 9-of-11 field-goal shooting at Alaska Fairbanks on 1/12/12 ... Averaged 11.7 points and 8.7 rebounds in three Elite Eight games ... Redshirt in 2010-11 after having wrist surgery during off season ... Played in 26 games as freshman in 2009-10 ... Averaged 2.0 points ... Two letters.

HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-KingCo 4A League choice as senior at Newport High School ... Participated in Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association Senior All-State Game ... Averaged 15.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists for Knights ... Three-time team MVP and twice team captain ... Second-team all-league as junior on squad that reached district playoffs ... First-team all-league as sophomore ... Three-year letter winner ... Also earned three letters in track ... As junior, placed fifth at Class 3A state championships in high jump, clearing 6-6.

PERSONAL: Plans to major in business management ... ASB President as senior in high school ... His father, Don, who played basketball at Whitman College, is member of Missionaries' Athletics Hall of Fame, setting season (26.1 avg.) and career scoring (2,019 points) records ... His sister, Lola, was a swimmer at North Carolina State University.


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