2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster

Jersey Number 25
Russell Woods
- Class:
 - Senior
 
- Position:
 - Forward
 
- Height:
 - 6-8
 
- Weight:
 - 236
 
- Hometown:
 - Chicago, Ill.
 
- Prev School:
 - John A. Logan College (Ill.)
 
2015-16 (JUNIOR):
- Averaged 2.8 points and 2.7 rebounds per game during his first season wearing the Black & Gold.
 - Played in 29 games for head coach Kim Anderson’s 2015-16 squad, with a stretch of six consecutive starts that included the first four games of the SEC schedule.
 - Scored 9 points (4-of-5 FG, 1-of-1 FT) in his Mizzou debut vs. Wofford (Nov. 13), logging 13 minutes off the bench.
 - Matched season highs in points (9) and rebounds (4) on a perfect night of shooting from the field (4-of-4 FG, 1-of-2 FT) in the 78-71 win vs. Northern Illinois (Dec. 4).
 - Grabbed 10 rebounds vs. Illinois (Dec. 23), a career-best and the most for a Mizzou player at that point in the 2015-16 season.
 - Played a season-high 24 minutes in the Braggin’ Rights Game against the Fighting Illini.
 - Back-to-back games with 10 rebounds with his effort vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Dec. 29), his first career start.
 - Two blocks and two steals in his second start of the season vs. Savannah State (Jan. 2), also recording 7 points (3-of-3 FG, 1-of-2 FT), 3 rebounds and 1 assist.
 
JUNIOR COLLEGE (JOHN A. LOGAN COLLEGE):
- Averaged 14.1 points and 7.2 rebounds per game and shot 61-percent from the field during the 2014-15 season at John A. Logan.
 - Led John A. Logan College to a 27-7 record in 2014-15.
 - Anchored the post as John A. Logan captured a Great Rivers Athletic Conference title and an NJCAA National Tournament berth.
 - As a freshman, recorded 6.1 points per game while shooting 49.6-percent from the field.
 
HIGH SCHOOL:
- Won an Illinois state title as a senior at Simeon Career Academy.
 - Played alongside Milwaukee Bucks forward and former No. 2 NBA Draft selection Jabari Parker.
 - Transferred to Simeon from Leo Catholic High School in Chicago after his junior year.
 - Earned all-state recognition as a junior at Leo Catholic.
 
PERSONAL:
- Son of Vivian Winters and Russell Woods, Sr.
 - Born Dec. 5, 1994, in Chicago, Ill.
 - Enjoys cooking in his spare time.
 
Mizzou Storytellers - David "Dickey" Nutt
Thursday, October 23
Inside Mizzou Athletics - Getting to Know New Men's Hoops Assistant Steve Wright
Friday, June 13
Mizzou Storytellers - Laurence Bowers
Tuesday, June 10
Tigers Sign Jayden Stone
Thursday, May 22











