Isaiah Armwood
Gerald Isaiah Armwood (born December 28, 1990) is an American basketball player for the Lakeland Magic of the NBA G League. A 6'9 power forward, Armwood played college basketball at Villanova and George Washington.
Armwood playing for the Lakeland Magic | |
No. 32 – Lakeland Magic | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | NBA G League |
Personal information | |
Born | Baltimore, Maryland | December 28, 1990
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Montrose Christian School (Rockville, Maryland) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2014 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2014–present |
Career history | |
2014–2016 | Dolomiti Energia Trento |
2016–2017 | Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka |
2017–2018 | DEAC |
2018–2019 | Capital City Go-Go |
2019 | DEAC |
2020–present | Lakeland Magic |
Career highlights and awards | |
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College career
Coming out of Montrose Christian School, Armwood was the 41st ranked recruit according to ESPN.[1] Armwood began his collegiate career at Villanova, where he averaged 2.3 points and 2.1 rebounds per game as a freshman. He improved those numbers to 2.5 points and 3.6 rebounds per game as a sophomore.[2] Due to not receiving much playing time, he decided to transfer to George Washington University and had to sit out the 2011-12 season as a redshirt. George Washington coach Mike Lonergan called Armwood "the first impact recruit we really had."[3] Armwood chose George Washington after mulling his options at Maryland, Iowa, and Texas Tech.[4]
"It was harder than I expected," Armwood said of his redshirt year. "I thought it was going to be kind of easy -- just work out every day on my game, but it was a lot harder. I wasn't used to sitting out."[1] In his junior season, Armwood led the Colonials in scoring (11.9 points per game), rebounding (8.8 per game) and blocked shots (2.3 per game).[2] He nearly posted a triple double with 12 points, 10 rebounds and seven blocks in a game against Kansas State.[5] As a senior, Armwood teamed with fellow transfer Maurice Creek in leading George Washington to a 24-9 record and NCAA Tournament berth. In the Round of 64 against Memphis, Armwood tallied 21 points and 5 rebounds in a 71-66 loss to the Tigers.[3] He averaged 12.7 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game and was named Second Team All-Atlantic 10.[2]
Professional career
In August 2014, he signed with Dolomiti Energia Trento in Italy's Lega Basket Serie A.[6]
On August 11, 2017, Armwood was announced by Hungarian side DEAC, that just promoted to the top division Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A.[7]
For the 2017–18 season, Armwood was named to the training camp roster of the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League.[8]
On January 7, 2020, Armwood was acquired by the Lakeland Magic in the NBA G League after being acquired from the Go-Go in late December.[9] On January 16, he had 14 points, eight rebounds, three steals and two assists off the bench in a win over the Windy City Bulls.[10]
The Basketball Tournament (TBT)
In the summer of 2017, Armwood competed in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for Supernova; a team composed of Villanova University basketball alum. In two games, he averaged 4.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game to help number two seeded Supernova advance to the second-round where they were defeated 82-74 by Team Fancy.[11]
References
- Bracken, Matt (September 20, 2012). "Sweet 16: Isaiah Armwood, George Washington". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
- "Isaiah Armwood Bio". George Washington Colonials. George Washington University. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- McNally, Brian (March 21, 2014). "A sad end for George Washington seniors Isaiah Armwood and Maurice Creek in 71-66 loss to Memphis". The Washington Times. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- "Villanova captain Isaiah Armwood to transfer". The Sporting News. August 18, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
- Auerbach, Nicole (December 8, 2012). "Armwood provides GW with added (vertical) dimension". USA Today. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
- "Dolomiti Energia Trento announces rookie Isaiah Armwood". Sportando. August 20, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- "Amerikai kosaras is érkezik" (in Hungarian). DEAC.hu. 2017-08-11.
- "Go-Go Announce Training Camp Dates and Roster". NBA.com. October 21, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
- "Isaiah Armwood: Rejoins Lakeland". CBS Sports. January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- "Isaiah Armwood: Nears double-double off bench". CBS Sports. January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- https://www.mystatsonline.com/basket/visitor/league/card/card_basket.aspx?IDLeague=43627&IDPlayer=350968