Leon Wood

Osie Leon Wood III (born March 25, 1962), is an American former professional basketball player.  A college All-American, he was a first round NBA draft pick, and both an Olympic and Pan-Am Games gold-medalist. He is currently in his 22nd season as an NBA referee.

Career
A 6'3" point guard from Saint Monica Catholic High School, Wood was an All-American at California State University-Fullerton.  He was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers as the 10th pick in the first round of the 1984 NBA draft and played in six NBA seasons for six different teams: the 76ers, Washington Bullets, New Jersey Nets, San Antonio Spurs, Atlanta Hawks and Sacramento Kings. 

In his NBA career, Wood played in 274 games and scored a total of 1,742 points (6.4 points per game). He had a short European professional league stint in Germany for MTV 1846 Giessen, where he was signed for the playoffs and appeared in three games, scoring a total of 77 points. He also played for CAI Zaragoza (ACB League) in the 1988–1989 season. Wood played four seasons in the Continental Basketball Association, averaging 18.1 points and 8.5 assists in 118 games, being named second-team All-CBA in 1990.

Wood is a two-time International gold-medalist, winning at the 1983 Pan American Games and as a member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic basketball team coached by Bobby Knight. 

He became an NBA official in 1996 and is in his 22nd season as a referee in 2017-2018.

Other facts 
Wood filed lawsuit against NBA for violations of anti-trust laws. Both District Court and Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in favor of NBA.

References

External links

Italian League stats
"Wood Sues NBA" @ New York Times

Category:1962 births
Category:Living people
Category:African-American basketball players
Category:African-American sports officials
Category:All-American college men's basketball players
Category:American expatriate basketball people in France
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Germany
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Italy
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Spain
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Arizona Wildcats men's basketball players
Category:Atlanta Hawks players
Category:Basket CRO Lyon players
Category:Basketball players at the 1983 Pan American Games
Category:Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Category:Basketball players from South Carolina
Category:Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball players
Category:CB Zaragoza players
Category:Continental Basketball Association referees
Category:Fargo-Moorhead Fever players
Category:Gießen 46ers players
Category:Juvecaserta Basket players
Category:Liga ACB players
Category:Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Category:National Basketball Association referees
Category:New Jersey Nets players
Category:Olympic gold medalists for the United States in basketball
Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
Category:Pan American Games medalists in basketball
Category:Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
Category:Philadelphia 76ers draft picks
Category:Philadelphia 76ers players
Category:Philippine Basketball Association imports
Category:Point guards
Category:Rapid City Thrillers players
Category:Sacramento Kings players
Category:San Antonio Spurs players
Category:Santa Barbara Islanders players
Category:Shooting guards
Category:Sportspeople from Columbia, South Carolina
Category:United States men's national basketball team players
Category:Washington Bullets players