Jeremiah Wood

Weight:
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Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Akron, Ohio
High School:
Central-Hower HS

Preseason All-Mid-American Conference Team selection and MAC Player-of-the-Year candidate ... has averaged just shy of a double-double in each of his three seasons in an Akron jersey ... ferocious rebounder ... has led the Zips in rebounding 43 times in 70 games played ... has 12 career double-doubles to his credit ... enters the season needing 285 points to reach 1,000 for his career.

as a Redshirt Junior (2006-07): Mid-American Conference All-Tournament Team selection, after leading the Zips in scoring (15.7 ppg) and rebounding (8.3 rpg) during the event and helping them reach the title game ... twice named MAC East Division Player of the Week for the periods ending Jan. 29 and Feb. 19 ... starter in 30 of the 32 games in which he played ... led the team and ranked sixth in the league in rebounding (7.8 rpg) ... listed third on the squad and 27th in the conference in scoring (10.3 ppg) ... ranked sixth in the MAC in field goals, converting 57.2 percent (131-of-229) from the floor ... recorded six double-doubles ... was two rebounds shy of a double-double on five other occasions ... twice scored a season-high 17 points, at Kent State (March 4) in the regular-season finale and against Miami (Ohio) (March 10) in the MAC tournament championship game ... logged a career-high 39 minutes in that KSU contest ... grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds versus Western Michigan (Jan. 27) ... dished out a career-best five assists at Northern Illinois (Jan. 24) ... led UA in scoring five times and in rebounding on 18 occasions.

as a Junior (2005-06): Utilized redshirt season.

as a Sophomore (2004-05): Started in the first 10 games of the season before being sidelined for the remainder of the year with a torn right ACL ... sustained that injury in the first half of the Ohio game (Jan. 2) ... recorded a pair of double-doubles, tallying 17 points and 13 rebounds versus Hampton (Nov. 27), and 16 points and 10 boards versus Oakland (Dec. 27) ... both the 17 points and 13 rebounds against Hampton was a season high ... was one rebound shy of a double-double once and two boards shy of that mark on three occasions ... fell two points short of a double-double at Dayton (Dec. 23) (8 points/11 rebounds) ... scored in double figures seven times ... 10.7 points-per-game ranked third on the team, while his 8.1 rebounds-per-game listed him fourth on the squad ... 12 steals, including a career-best three versus Hampton (Nov. 27) ... logged a then career-high 35 minutes versus Cleveland State (Dec. 8) ... also had a then career-high four assists versus the Vikings ... led UA in scoring twice and in rebounding four times.

as a Freshman (2003-04): Named to the Mid-American Conference All-Freshman Team ... also picked by ESPN’s Dick Vitale as the MAC’s Diaper Dandy of the Year ... named MAC East Division Player of the Week for the period ending Dec. 21 ... started in 26 of the 28 games in which he played ... team’s leading rebounder, averaging 7.3 boards a game ... rebounds-per-game figure ranked sixth in the league ... also ranked in the conference’s top 10 in both the offensive and defensive rebound categories ... 2.75 offensive rpg ranked fourth and 4.57 defensive rpg ranked seventh... 59 percent (109-of-186) field-goal clip was also tops on the squad ... that percentage was the best in school history by a freshman and would have led the MAC, but was just shy of the minimum 4.0 made per game required ... ranked second on the squad in scoring, with 9.9 ppg ... led the team in scoring six times and in rebounding 21 times ... leading rebounder in the last five regular-season contests ... scored in double figures in three of the last five games, and in 15 matchups overall ... tallied his first of four double-doubles in just his second collegiate game at Radford (Nov. 29) (career-high 24 points, 13 rebounds) ... connected on 10-of-13 field goals in the Radford game ... second double-double came against Northern Illinois (Jan 7) (18 points, 13 rebounds) ... tallied his third and fourth double-doubles against Drake (Feb. 21) and at Marshall (March 3) ... recorded 15 points and 10 boards against the Bulldogs, and scored 11 points and pulled down 10 caroms versus the Thundering Herd ... logged a season-high 34 minutes versus Drake (Feb. 21) ... fell short of a fifth double-double by one rebound three times and by one point once ... had seven boards in just 12 minutes at Hampton (Dec. 1) ... scored 18 points against James Madison (Dec. 6) ... hit the gamewinner at Cleveland State (Dec. 20) with eight seconds to go ... 116 attempts from the line was second most on the team (Derrick Tarver - 230) and was the third most in program history by a rookie.

at Central-Hower High School: Averaged 20 points and 17 rebounds during his two seasons (junior and senior) at Akron’s Central-Hower High School ... All-Ohio Division II selection ... attended Akron’s Garfield High during his freshman and sophomore years.

Personal: Born Jan. 25, 1985 ... Son of Alesia Wood and Judson Martin ... has served as a coach at summer basketball camps ... majoring in communication.