WCU Men's Basketball - #2 Vonterius Woolbright

 Introducing Vonterius Woolbright, a 6'6" senior forward, from Albany, Ga.

• Position

   

  Guard

• Height

   

  6-6

• Weight

   

  215

• Class

   

  Senior

• Hometown

   

  Albany, Ga.

2022-23 (Redshirt Junior): Played in 33 games with 31 starts…NABC Second Team All-Region honoree…Earned Second Team All-Southern Conference accolades…Member of Southern Conference All-Tournament Team…Led the SoCon with 5.2 assists per game…Averaged 14.5 points per game...Finished in double figures in 24 games…Recorded a triple-double in the regular season final against VMI with 14 points, 11 assists, and 10 rebounds…Logged eight double-doubles…Scored a career-best 30 points in the double overtime win at Wofford and duplicated the feat in the SoCon Tournament semifinals against Furman…Finished in double figures in 25 games including a stretch of nine straight…Pulled down double-digit rebounds in seven games including a season-best 13 at Wofford…Distributed a career-best 11 assists in both games against VMI and added 10 assists in a home contest against Wofford…Swiped a career-best four steals against Samford…Swatted two blocks in three games. 

2021-22 (Junior): Played in 27 games with 18 starts…Led the team with 104 assists and ranked third in the Southern Conference with 3.9 assists per game…Ranked third on the team with 9.7 points per game and second with 5.8 rebounds…Finished in double figures in 14 games including a season-best 20 points against ETSU on Jan. 10…Posted three double-digit rebounding games…Recorded three double-doubles (at Longwood, vs. Tennessee Tech, vs. Chattanooga). 

Prior to Western Carolina: Played his freshman and sophomore seasons at Lawson State Community College…Earned NJCAA Honorable Mention All-America honors after averaging a team-best 17.4 points, 8.6 rebounds, and 7.7 assists in 23 games…Named Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC) co-Player of the year…Averaged 8.3 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 2.3 assists in 27 games as a freshman 

High School: Prepped at Thomasville High School in Thomasville, Ga., Helped lead the Bulldogs to the GSHA Class AA State Championship game as a junior, scoring with 17 points with seven assists in the title game