Sean Woods is an American former basketball player who is currently serving as the head coach of the Mississippi Valley State University men's basketball team. He had previously been an assistant coach at Texas Christian University.
Woods played college basketball at Kentucky. As a Wildcat in 1992, he was a member of a senior-laden team colloquially known as the "Unforgettables" who had come to Kentucky in 1988 and had stayed with the school all ...
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Sean Woods is an American former basketball player who is currently serving as the head coach of the Mississippi Valley State University men's basketball team. He had previously been an assistant coach at Texas Christian University.
Woods played college basketball at Kentucky. As a Wildcat in 1992, he was a member of a senior-laden team colloquially known as the "Unforgettables" who had come to Kentucky in 1988 and had stayed with the school all four years despite a major scandal that put Kentucky on NCAA probation until the 1992 season, in which they were allowed to participate in postseason play again.
The Unforgettables, coached by Rick Pitino and also including fellow seniors Richie Farmer, Deron Feldhaus, and John Pelphrey, surprised many by garnering a #2 seed and reaching the Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament that year. Woods and the Wildcats defeated Old Dominion, Iowa State and UMass en route to the regional final. With a 29-6 record, the Wildcats faced off against Duke at...
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