Southland Basketball: Ranking of 25 best players from last decade (2013-23)

9. Zeek Woodley

A major player at Northwestern State, Woodley is a 6’2 guard from Pelican, Louisiana who began his college career back in 2013. He was a significant factor on offense for the Demons throughout his career, even as the program struggled in the back half of his career. It’s also unfortunate that a major injury caused him to miss three months of his senior season.

Woodley was already good for 13.9 points a game as a freshman, but he was just getting started. He’d lead Northwestern State to 4th and 3rd place finishes in his first two seasons and became a top-level scorer after that first season. He would average 22.2 points per game as both a sophomore and junior, including several 30-point performances in those seasons. As mentioned earlier, an injury limited him as a senior, but he still averaged 19.2 points per game.

After being named Southland Rookie of the Year as a freshman, Woodley’s explosive scoring ability earned him a pair of All-Southland honors, including the First Team nod as a junior. He was the league’s top scorer in those two big seasons with consistent shooting numbers. He was actually 2nd in the nation in effective field goal percentage as a freshman and continued that success late in his career. Again, Northwestern State didn’t have the best on-court success near the end of his time, but he was clearly a major weapon.