Guard - DJ Woodmore
Virginia Wesleyan University
2010 - 2014

All-American selections: 2011 (Rookie of the Year), 2012 (honorable mention), 2014 (2nd)

All-Region selections: 2011 (Rookie of the Year), 2012 (1st), 2013 (3rd), 2014 (Player of the Year)

Conference MVPs: 2012, 2014

NCAA Tournament appearances: 2011 (Sweet 16), 2012 (Elite 8), 2013 (Sweet 16), 2014 (Sweet 16)

From the archives

• Woodmore scores 28 to send Marlins to Sweet 16 (March 2014)
• Woodmore talks with us in postgame after NCAA win (March 2014)
• Woodmore reaches milestone for No. 1 Virginia Wesleyan (December 2012)
• Marlins looking to follow old path (Febember 2012)

What others say: "DJ was one of the best players and people I have ever coached -- just a winner and someone you knew what you were going to get each and every game. Put simply, he could do it all and set an example for the rest to follow. He set extremely high standards for himself and was a natural leader. I knew the moment he committed to us, we would have another special group for the next four years!" -- David Macedo, Virginia Wesleyan men's basketball head coach

In their own words: "My coaches and teammates at Virginia Wesleyan made my time there easily the some of the best years of my life. The instant chemistry we had on and off the court is the reason why we were so successful each season. The thoughts of winning NCAA Tournament games in front of our home crowd, then flying across the country a few days later to have a chance to cut down nets, never get old. Coach Macedo deserves all the credit for giving me an opportunity of a lifetime and helping me reach my goals after graduating."

Where are they now: Playing professionally in Germany. He has spent 6 years as a pro overseas, sandwiched around one season as an assistant coach at Averett.

Career synopsis: One of two players to have their number retired by the Virginia Wesleyan men's basketball program -- the other being Brandon Adair, a member of the first D3hoops.com All-Decade team. Woodmore graduated from Virginia Wesleyan in 2014 as one of the top three scorers in program history with 1,957 career points. In addition to being a top scorer, Woodmore collected 687 rebounds, 251 assists, 49 blocks, and 146 steals. The year before Woodmore came to Virginia Wesleyan, the Marlins had bounced back from a season that saw them finish under .500 in the ODAC but run the table in the conference tournament. Woodmore's four years saw the program maintain that surge, as the Marlins went 99-24 over that span, advancing to the round of 16 or beyond each year. It didn't take Woodmore long to get noticed as a Division III player. His freshman year he led a pretty balanced Marlins squad in scoring at 13.8 points per game and added a little over five rebounds per contest on top of it. He was a consistent threat from the outside from the get-go, going 4-for-6 from beyond the arc in his second game, a 68-59 win at Averett. By the time the season ended with a six-point loss at Williams in the Sweet 16, we had seen more than enough to make Woodmore our national rookie of the year. In those four trips to the NCAA Tournament, Virginia Wesleyan defeated such notable Division III programs as Franklin & Marshall, Whitworth, Christopher Newport and Johns Hopkins, with three of the teams that bounced the Marlins from the tournament being among the elite in Division III men's basketball for the decade: Williams (twice) and UW-Whitewater, all on the road. His senior year saw his best scoring output (20.1 points per game) and his best shooting numbers as well, all while taking more shots as he took the team on his shoulders. That included a 28-point output in a 79-74 win against Wesley in the second round before a loss at Mary Washington ended the Division III portion of his career.