Isaiah Armwood
PositionPower forward / center
Height6 ft
Height in9
Weight lb215
LeagueLiga Portuguesa de Basquetebol
TeamSporting CP
Number32
Birth dateDecember 28, 1990 (age 35)
Birth placeBaltimore, Maryland, U.S.
High schoolMontrose Christian School
(Rockville, Maryland)
College
Draft year2014
Career start2014
Years 12014–2016
Team 1Dolomiti Energia Trento
Years 22016–2017
Team 2Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka
Years 32017–2018
Team 3DEAC
Years 42018–2019
Team 4Capital City Go-Go
Years 52019
Team 5DEAC
Years 62020
Team 6Lakeland Magic
Years 72020–2021
Team 7CS Dinamo București
Years 82021–2022
Team 8BC Šiauliai
Years 92022–2023
Team 9Sporting CP
Years 102023–2024
Team 10Kobe Storks
Years 112024–present
Team 11Sporting CP
Highlights
  • Second-team All-Atlantic 10 (2014)
  • Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team (2014)

Gerald Isaiah Armwood (born December 28, 1990) is an American basketball player for the Sporting CP of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol. A 6'9 power forward, Armwood played college basketball at Villanova and George Washington.

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] Armwood averaged 6.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.2 blocks and 1.1 steals per game. He signed with CS Dinamo București of the Liga Națională on November 18.[11] Armwood averaged 14.6 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. On July 31, 2021, he signed with BC Šiauliai of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[12]

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.[13]

References

  1. ^ Bracken, Matt (September 20, 2012). "Sweet 16: Isaiah Armwood, George Washington". The Baltimore Sun. Archived June 17, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  2. ^ "Isaiah Armwood Bio". George Washington Colonials. George Washington University. Archived September 6, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  3. ^ 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. Archived June 17, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  4. ^ "Villanova captain Isaiah Armwood to transfer". The Sporting News. August 18, 2011. Archived June 17, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  5. ^ Auerbach, Nicole (December 8, 2012). "Armwood provides GW with added (vertical) dimension". USA Today. Archived January 17, 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  6. ^ "Dolomiti Energia Trento announces rookie Isaiah Armwood". Sportando. August 20, 2014. Archived June 17, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  7. ^ "Amerikai kosaras is érkezik" (in Hungarian). DEAC.hu. 2017-08-11. Archived 2017-09-03 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  8. ^ "Go-Go Announce Training Camp Dates and Roster". NBA.com. October 21, 2018. Archived October 21, 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  9. ^ "Isaiah Armwood: Rejoins Lakeland". CBS Sports. January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  10. ^ "Isaiah Armwood: Nears double-double off bench". CBS Sports. January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  11. ^ "Isaiah Armwood signs at CS Dinamo Stiinta Bucuresti". Eurobasket. November 18, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  12. ^ Micinic, Adrian (July 31, 2021). "Isaiah Armwood a semnat în Lituania" (in Romanian). Unitedhoops.ro. Archived August 7, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  13. ^ "Player card of Isaiah Armwood on MyStatsOnline.com". www.mystatsonline.com. Archived 2018-03-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2018-03-16.