Ex-NC State basketball guard Kam Woods is the top scorer for the Big Dance-bound Robert Morris team.
Kam Woods participated in 13 games as a reserve for the NC State basketball team during the 2023-24 season. However, the one-year player, who transferred from North Carolina A&T after a season at Troy, did not see any playing time during the team’s remarkable NCAA Tournament run that culminated in the Final Four.
Now, just days after NC State’s 2024-25 season concluded without a spot in the ACC Tournament and the announcement of head coach Kevin Keatts’ firing on Sunday morning, Woods and the Robert Morris Colonials have secured their place in the NCAA Tournament.
The Colonials (26-8, 15-5 in the Horizon League) triumphed over the Youngstown State Penguins with a score of 89-78 in Tuesday’s championship game of the Horizon League Tournament. Thanks to Woods’ well-rounded contributions, the team earned its first NCAA Tournament automatic bid since 2015.
After scoring 23 points in 45 minutes during Monday’s semifinal overtime victory against the Oakland Golden Grizzlies, the 23-year-old Kam Woods played the full 40 minutes in the game against the Penguins. He recorded 17 points, six rebounds, five assists, and one steal.
The Alabama native, who had limited opportunities off the Wolfpack bench last season, was awarded the Horizon League Tournament MVP honors.
In his final year of eligibility, Woods is averaging 15.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 5.1 assists for a Robert Morris team that also claimed the conference’s regular-season championship.
During his junior year at NC State, he scored in just four games.
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