| Adam Woodbury | |
| Position: | Center |
| Height Ft: | 7 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 245 |
| Team: | Free agent |
| Birth Date: | January 13, 1994 |
| Nationality: | American |
| High School: | East (Sioux City, Iowa) |
| College: | Iowa (2012–2016) |
| Draft Year: | 2016 |
| Career Start: | 2016 |
| Years1: | 2016–2017 |
| Team1: | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
| Years2: | 2017–2018 |
| Team2: | Westchester Knicks |
| Years3: | 2018 |
| Team3: | Stockton Kings |
| Years4: | 2018–2020 |
| Team4: | Grand Rapids Drive |
| Years5: | 2021–2022 |
| Team5: | Long Island Nets |
Adam Woodbury (born January 13, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League.[1] He played college basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes.[2]
Woodbury was a top-50 recruit coming out of high school. As a freshman at Iowa, he posted 4.9 points and 4.8 rebounds per game and had similar numbers as a sophomore as the Hawkeyes reached the NCAA Tournament. Woodbury averaged 6.6 points and 5.2 rebounds per game as a starter for every game except one which he let Gabriel Olaseni his backup center start. He scored a career-high 16 points in a win against Maryland on February 8, 2015.[3] As a senior, Woodbury averaged 7.6 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.[4] He was an All Big Ten Honorable Mention selection by the media.[5] Woodbury hit a buzzer-beating layup to defeat Temple 72-70 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and finished with 10 points.[6] He finished his career with 851 points and 760 rebounds.[7]
After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Woodbury played for the Sacramento Kings in the NBA Summer League.[8] Woodbury was drafted in the first round of the 2016 NBA Development League Draft by the Maine Red Claws.[9] Alongside Omari Johnson and a 2017 first round pick, he was traded to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants in exchange for Dallas Lauderdale and Terran Petteway.[7] On October 31, 2016, Woodbury was included in the training camp roster of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.[10] Iowa teammate Jarrod Uthoff joined the Mad Ants in February 2017.[11] On October 21, 2017, Woodbury was included in training camp roster of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.[12]
On November 21, 2017, the Westchester Knicks announced that they had acquired Woodbury.[13] He saw an increase in minutes in March due to Nigel Hayes being called up by the Toronto Raptors and had seven points and 11 rebounds in a loss to the Long Island Nets.[14] Woodbury averaged 5.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game.[15]
Woodbury was added to the Stockton Kings roster on November 24, 2018 as a replacement for two Kings players competing in FIBA World Cup qualifying games.[16] Once these players returned, Woodbury was waived by the Kings.
On December 9, 2018, Woodbury was acquired by the Grand Rapids Drive.[17]
On October 22, 2021, the Long Island Nets announced that they had acquired the returning right of Woodbury from Grand Rapids Gold in exchange for a second-round pick in 2022 NBA G League draft.[18] On October 25, 2021, Woodbury was included in the training camp roster of the Long Island Nets.[19]