DaShaun Wood Update
Jun 17, 2008 18:06:59 GMT -5
Post by Raider Country on Jun 17, 2008 18:06:59 GMT -5
Former Raider lands $1 million deal with Italian team
By Marc Katz
Staff Writer
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
As much as the Italian Series A team in Cantu, Italy, loved former Wright State Raider DaShaun Wood last season, Treviso Benetton is prepared to love him more.
Wood said Tuesday, June 17, he signed a two-year contract worth at least $1 million with Benetton, and he's the one who has the out. In case the 5-foot-11 dynamo — who was the Horizon League's player of the year two years ago — makes an NBA team this summer, he can sign and play there.
"This is great," said Wood, who is in town this week and is working out at the WSU facilities. "I'm thrilled. It's a dream come true."
Wood, who last summer was named MVP in a pre-NBA-draft camp in Portsmouth, Va., was working out with the Atlanta Hawks when the Cantu team contacted his agent. Wood considered the six-figure offer from Cantu something he could not pass on.
"It was a lot better league than I thought it would be," Wood said.
"It's not like it has minor talent. It might not be exactly like the NBA, but there are plenty of good players. I like playing there, but I only had a one-year contract. This team offered me more and a chance to see if I could make an NBA team."
Monday, Wood plans to attend a tryout camp run by the Miami Heat and next month expects to play with the Cleveland entry in the NBA Summer League.
At Cantu, Wood led the team with an 18-point scoring average while also averaging four assists. Considered a weak team before he arrived, Cantu made the playoffs. Wood was so spectacular, he was the subject of several YouTube videos, which are still on-line.
"Some people told me about those videos," Wood said. "I finally looked at some, and I could believe what I did. I can tell I got a lot better."
Wood played four years at Wright State out of Crockett High School in Detroit. As a senior, he was embraced by first-year coach Brad Brownell and led the Raiders to the Horizon League regular-season and tournament championships. The Raiders also made the NCAA tournament for the first time in 14 years.
Wood graduated with his class before embarking on his professional playing career.
www.daytondailynews.com/sports/content/oh/story/sports/college/wsu/2008/06/17/ddn061708spwoodweb.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=38
By Marc Katz
Staff Writer
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
As much as the Italian Series A team in Cantu, Italy, loved former Wright State Raider DaShaun Wood last season, Treviso Benetton is prepared to love him more.
Wood said Tuesday, June 17, he signed a two-year contract worth at least $1 million with Benetton, and he's the one who has the out. In case the 5-foot-11 dynamo — who was the Horizon League's player of the year two years ago — makes an NBA team this summer, he can sign and play there.
"This is great," said Wood, who is in town this week and is working out at the WSU facilities. "I'm thrilled. It's a dream come true."
Wood, who last summer was named MVP in a pre-NBA-draft camp in Portsmouth, Va., was working out with the Atlanta Hawks when the Cantu team contacted his agent. Wood considered the six-figure offer from Cantu something he could not pass on.
"It was a lot better league than I thought it would be," Wood said.
"It's not like it has minor talent. It might not be exactly like the NBA, but there are plenty of good players. I like playing there, but I only had a one-year contract. This team offered me more and a chance to see if I could make an NBA team."
Monday, Wood plans to attend a tryout camp run by the Miami Heat and next month expects to play with the Cleveland entry in the NBA Summer League.
At Cantu, Wood led the team with an 18-point scoring average while also averaging four assists. Considered a weak team before he arrived, Cantu made the playoffs. Wood was so spectacular, he was the subject of several YouTube videos, which are still on-line.
"Some people told me about those videos," Wood said. "I finally looked at some, and I could believe what I did. I can tell I got a lot better."
Wood played four years at Wright State out of Crockett High School in Detroit. As a senior, he was embraced by first-year coach Brad Brownell and led the Raiders to the Horizon League regular-season and tournament championships. The Raiders also made the NCAA tournament for the first time in 14 years.
Wood graduated with his class before embarking on his professional playing career.
www.daytondailynews.com/sports/content/oh/story/sports/college/wsu/2008/06/17/ddn061708spwoodweb.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=38
