By Joshua Huff, sports editor
PINSON — The 2020 Class 6A High School Basketball Player of the Year Kam Woods took to social media on Tuesday to announce his college decision.
Woods, a 6-foot-1 senior at Pinson Valley, will next take his services to Troy University.
“I want to take the time out to thank the community, the fans, the teachers and all my coaches,” Woods said in a commitment video. “… I want to thank the whole Bessemer community for making me who I am. I want to thank Midfield, I want to thank Pinson for accepting me and (allowing me) to display my talents.”
— Kam(eron) Woods💞 (@KamGlizzzy3) April 14, 2020
The three-time player of the year finished his final season with the Indians as the nation’s No. 6 scorer, according to Maxpreps. He concluded his five-year high school varsity basketball career as a two-time state champion, an ASWA 2019 Super All-State Team honoree, as the 2019 Class 6A state tournament MVP, as the Alabama Sports Writers Association 2020 Class 6A Player of the Year award, the 2019 Class 6A Player of the Year award and the 2018 Class 3A Player of the Year award.
Throughout the past few weeks, Woods was named as a Class 6A First-Team All-State member, which marked the fourth consecutive season that Woods has been named to the All-State team, and was part of a 30th annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic boys’ basketball team that defeated Mississippi, 118-97, in a record-setting performance earlier in March.
Woods concluded his final campaign at Pinson Valley in 2020 as a member of the 3,000-point club and as one of the nation’s top scorers. In 32 games played this season, Woods averaged 37 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists. He helped guide a talented Indians squad to a 28-4 record and a berth in the 2020 Class 6A regional championship game.
“Kam is like the son I never had,” Pinson Valley head coach Darrell Barber said following the Indians’ 2020 regional championship loss to Huffman. “We’ve been together for seven years now and I’m just extremely proud of him for what he’s done for himself. It’s been a pleasure watching him grow up from a young boy into the young man that he is today. There is no doubt in my mind that he is destined for greatness.”
In the final game of his high school career, Woods scored 34 points, four assists and four rebounds in the loss to eventual state champion Huffman. Woods earned Class 6A All-Tournament team honors for his performances throughout the state tourney.
Troy concluded the 2020 season 9-22. The Trojans are searching for their first winning season since going 22-15 in 2016-17.