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Willie Atwood (born February 15, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for BC Yambol of the Bulgarian National Basketball League.

College career
Atwood spent two years playing at Connors State College and was named third-team All-NJCAA in his sophomore year. He joined the Arizona State Sun Devils in his junior year, and during the 2014–15 season averaged 3.0 points, 0.4 assists, 1.7 rebounds and 0.2 steals per game. For the 2015–16 season, he averaged an improved 8.4 points, 1.4 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 0.5 steals per game.

Professional career
Atwood graduated from Arizona State University in 2016, and after going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, turned professional with Swiss Basketball League team SAM Basket. He averaged 8.4 points per game and finished the season with the third highest three-point percentage in the league.

He later moved to Cypriot club Enosis Neon Paralimni and averaged 11.0 points per game during the 2017–18 Cyprus Basketball Division A campaign.

In August 2018, Atwood signed for the Surrey Scorchers ahead of the 2018–19 British Basketball League season.

On August 5, 2019, Atwood signed with the Kapfenberg Bulls in the Austrian Basketball Bundesliga. He averaged 8.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game, helping the team win the Supercup. On October 5, 2020, Atwood signed with BC Yambol of the Bulgarian National Basketball League.

The Basketball Tournament
Willie Atwood played for the Golden Eagles in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament. In 5 games, he averaged .4 points, 2 rebounds, and .8 steals per game. The Golden Eagles reached the semi-finals before falling to Overseas Elite.

References

External links
Arizona State Sun Devils bio

1994 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Austria
American expatriate basketball people in Bulgaria
American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus
American expatriate basketball people in Switzerland
American expatriate basketball people in the United Kingdom
American men's basketball players
Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball players
Basketball players from Memphis, Tennessee
British Basketball League players
Connors State Cowboys basketball players
Kapfenberg Bulls players
Power forwards (basketball)
SAM Basket players
BC Yambol players
Surrey Scorchers players