Chazz Woodson
American lacrosse player and coach
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Chazz Woodson (born August 9, 1982) is a Premier Lacrosse League player for Redwoods Lacrosse Club and head coach of the Hampton Pirates Men’s Lacrosse.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 9, 1982 Hampton Roads, Virginia, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Position | Attack |
| MLL teams | Florida Launch, Long Island Lizards, Boston Cannons, Los Angeles Riptide, Chicago Machine, Ohio Machine |
| PLL team | Redwoods Lacrosse Club |
| NCAA team | Brown University |
| Pro career | 2005– |
High school career
Woodson graduated from Blue Ridge School in 2001.
College career
Woodson attended Brown University and was a four-year letterman in lacrosse He was a two-time All-Ivy League selection.[1]
Professional career
Woodson was originally selected by the Long Island Lizards in the 2005 MLL Collegiate Draft (19th overall) and appeared in three games with the Lizards. Woodson was traded to the Cannons for midfielder Tim Byrnes and a second round selection in the 2007 MLL Draft.[2] From 2007 to 2008, Woodson played for the LA Riptide. Prior to the 2009 season, the Riptide folded and Woodson went to Chicago to play for The Machine. In 2010, Chazz played for the Washington, now Chesapeake Bayhawks.
In 2019, Chazz was announced as a member of Redwoods Lacrosse Club in Paul Rabil’s Premier Lacrosse League.[3]
Coaching career
On August 20, 2020, Woodson was named head coach of the Hampton Pirates Men’s Lacrosse team.[4] Hampton University is located in Woodson’s hometown of Hampton Roads, Virginia.
Career statistics
Brown University
| Season | GP | G | A | Pts | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0.71 | |
| 2003 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 1.57 | |
| 2004 | 14 | 32 | 16 | 48 | 3.43 | |
| 2005 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 28 | 2.33 | |
| Totals | 54 | 71 | 37 | 108 | 2.00 |
MLL
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
| 2005 | Long Island | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | Boston | 11 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | Boston | 6 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2007 | Los Angeles | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | Los Angeles | 12 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 30 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2009 | Chicago | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| MLL Totals | 41 | 56 | 0 | 22 | 78 | 64 | 12.5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | |||