Al Wood Basketball News & Bio

Name: Al Wood Hometown: Gray, GA High School: Jones County Born: June 2, 1958 (65) Height/Weight: 6-6, 193 Position: Forward Notes: Basketball, 1977 McDonald's All-American Related: Tom Zaliagiris | Randy Wiel | Rich Yonakor | John Virgil

Top 25 Players In UNC Basketball History: No. 11 - Al Wood
Former UNC forward Al Wood was a two-time All-American in 1980 and 1981, three-time All-ACC, three-time All-ACC Tournament team, first-team All-NCAA Tournament team, and his...
Wed Jun 16, 2021

Chansky's Notebook: Losing Ralph Sampson
Did Al Wood desert Ralph Sampson on his recruiting trip to UNC? Yes, he did. According to the former Virginia All-American, he was being hosted...
Wed Mar 17, 2021

Top 30 UNC Basketball Teams Of All-Time: No. 21 - 1980-81
The 1980-81 Tar Heels were 18-6 at one point and 22-7 a few weeks later. Not exactly what you'd expect from a North Carolina team...
Tue Jun 9, 2020

Greatest Games: Stunned Silence (UNC-NCSU, 1979)
Dean Smith’s club made the short trip to Raleigh minus a starter. Point guard Dave Colescott injured an eye in the Duke win. Jimmy Black...
Fri May 1, 2020

Triangle Timehop: Today in local college basketball history (March 30)
March 30, 1981: UNC loses 63-50 to Indiana in the national title game the day Ronald Reagan was shot. Al Wood had 18 points in...
Mon Mar 30, 2020

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