Trey Woodbury (born September 17, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for Aris of the Greek Basket League and the EuroCup. He played college basketball for UNLV and Utah Valley.

Trey Woodbury
No. 22 – Aris Thessaloniki
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
LeagueGreek Basket League
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1999-09-17) September 17, 1999 (age 25)
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolEd W. Clark
(Las Vegas, Nevada)
College
NBA draft2023: undrafted
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023–2024Brose Bamberg
2024–presentAris Thessaloniki
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-WAC (2023)

Early life and high school career

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Woodbury was born in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1] He played high school basketball for Clark High School.[2] He was a nominee for Nevada's player of the year in 2017 and a national top 100 recruit.[3]

College career

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He played in 22 games his freshman year at University of Nevada, Las Vegas.[4] Following the 2018–19 season, Woodbury transferred to Utah Valley University.[5]

On March 3, 2023, Trey recorded a triple-double, making him the third player to record a triple double in UVU history.[6][7]

On March 12, 2023, he became the 9th player in school history to have over 1000 career points.[8]

While playing at Utah Valley University, Trey averaged 11.9 points, 3.3 assists, 4.8 rebounds, and 0.8 steals per game.[9] He is one of nine Wolverines to have over 1000 career points; he sits 7th all-time among total career points for Utah Valley and 2nd all-time in total assists.[10] In the 2022–23 NCAA Basketball season, Woodbury set a program record 174 assists over 37 games. Averaging approximately 1.5 more assists per game than his career average.[11] This is the same season the Utah Valley Wolverines had a program record 28 wins and were semi-finalists in the National Invitational Tournament.[12][13]

Trey spent most of the 2021–22 season recovering from injury resulting in him playing only 2 games.[14] Both games were the last of the season for Utah Valley and thus counted as the a year of eligibility with the NCAA. He entered the transfer portal at the end of his 2022–23 season[15] hoping to be granted a medical redshirt for the 2021-22 season but it was denied with his first appeal.[16]

Professional career

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Brose Bamberg (2023–2024)

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In August 2023, Woodbury started his professional career with Brose Bamberg in the Basketball Bundesliga.[7]

In July 2024, The Indiana Pacers announced their 15-man roster for the NBA 2K25 Summer League which includes Woodbury.[17]

Aris Thessaloniki (2024–present)

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On August 24, 2024, Woodbury signed with Greek club Aris Midea.

References

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  1. ^ Proballers. "Trey Woodbury, Basketball Player". Proballers. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  2. ^ "Trey Woodbury - 2022-23 - Men's Basketball". Utah Valley University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  3. ^ "Clark's Trey Woodbury turns heads with play — not tweets". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2017-07-26. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  4. ^ "Trey Woodbury - Men's Basketball". University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  5. ^ Facer, Austin (2019-06-27). "UVU Adds Former UNLV Guard Trey Woodbury Via Transfer". KSL Sports. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  6. ^ Preece, Brian (2023-03-04). "UVU Closes Regular Season In Impressive Fashion For Win". KSL Sports. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  7. ^ a b "College Roundup: UVU's Woodbury signs with German pro team". heraldextra.com. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  8. ^ Page, Jared (2023-03-12). "Utah State nets No. 10 seed, opens NCAA Tournament vs. Missouri; Utah Valley invited to NIT | Gephardt Daily". gephardtdaily.com. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  9. ^ "Trey Woodbury - 2022-23 - Men's Basketball". Utah Valley University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  10. ^ "Individual Career Records - MBB (PDF)" (PDF). Utah Valley University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  11. ^ "Individual Season Records - MBB (PDF)" (PDF). Utah Valley University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  12. ^ Holt, Chandler (2023-03-29). "Utah Valley Men's Basketball Knocked Out Of NIT". KSL Sports. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  13. ^ "'Huge Vegas pride': UNLV transfer Trey Woodbury returns home for NIT semifinals". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2023-03-28. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  14. ^ Sean Walker (7 December 2022). "UVU's Trey Woodbury making most of post-injury senior year with BYU looming". KSL.com. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  15. ^ Jeff Faraudo (30 April 2023). "Will Aziz Bandaogo, Trey Woodbury Follow Mark Madsen to Cal?". FanNation. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  16. ^ Freeman, Tristan (2023-07-09). "NCAA Basketball: Will UVU transfer Trey Woodbury play one more season?". Busting Brackets. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  17. ^ "Pacers Announce 2024 Summer League Roster". www.nba.com. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
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