Ernie WoodsErnie Woods' basketball expertise and knowledge is highly recognized both on the national and international levels. His passion for teaching has led to a strong commitment to player development. He is the recipient of the prestigious Bellevue Bicentennial Outstanding Educator Award, and is currently a member of the United States Basketball Academy's Advisory Board. Woods had an outstanding collegiate basketball career at Washington State University playing under Hall od Fame coach Marv Harshman. As a teacher/coach, he is winningest coach in the history of Washington State community college basketball. His Bellevue teams won two northwest championships, seven regional championships, and fifteen conference titles. He received basketball's "Coach of the Year" honor seven times, and was selected as the 1977 Basketball Clinician of the year by the United States Pacific Air Force. Beyond his college coaching career, Woods has met the challenge of working with Australian, Brazilian, Chinese, German, Swedish, Spanish, Venezuela, Korean, and Japanese national and professional teams. He has been a consultant and scout for various NBA and WNBA teams, and produced playbooks for the Raptors, Nuggets, Sonics, Wizards, Fever, Shock and Sparks. In addition, he was a master coach for Adidas International's coveted Superstar Camps. Woods has long been active in computer technology and its application to basketball as chief designer/advisor to CyberSports, Dynasport, and SportsSoftware. He is also a consultant to Microsoft's Xbox, NBA Inside Drive. What the Coaches Say:
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