Woodard has been focusing on a core group of schools for some time now including Mississippi State, Oklahoma State and Rutgers, but more recently the likes of Providence and TCU have entered the picture. The plan as of now is for Woodard to set up his official visit for the fall and make a decision after getting to see each campus. There also could be an official list cut that takes place following Peach Jam, which should be a common theme for the 2027 prospects with established recruitments.

Woodard concluded what was a productive month of June by leading Bishop McNamara to a 7-1 showing between the two scholastic live period weekends. The 6’8″ forward continues to dazzle fans and college staffs with his highlight reel athleticism in the fashion of thunderous dunks, vicious blocks or snagging rebounds above the cylinder. Up next is a busy month of July as Team Durant 17s look to make a run towards Peach Jam and along the way, there will likely be a few Woodard highlights to go viral as you scroll through your social media feeds. One improving aspect with Woodard that I noticed over the last few weeks was his motor. It was running high in the 8-game slate and when that’s the case, his ceiling and his team’s success ramps up significantly. Four programs who seem to be trending for Woodard include Mississippi State, Oklahoma State, Providence and Rutgers.

Woodard was one of the more highly regarded prospects in attendance and wasted no time allowing his supreme athleticism to take centerstage in the form of violent dunks, swatting shots in out of bounds and grabbing rebounds at heights that no one else on the floor could contest. His 16.5PPG, 11RPG and 3APG stat line was good for one of five players to average a double-double for the event. Mississippi State and Oklahoma State were mainstays for Woodard’s games as Bishop McNamara went 3-1 in S1

Playing with a crafty point guard in Jamaal McKnight Jr., Woodard oftentimes finds himself on the receiving end of lobs given McKnight’s ability to drive into the teeth of the defense and force help. Given the elite athleticism that Woodard possesses, it results in poster finishes that not many prospects at the high school level can pull off. Woodard can do it with regularity and ease, if we’re being honest.

He can soar in for chase down blocks on the break and can quickly erase shots around the bucket as the weak side defender.

He finished with per games averages of 7.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks.

The plays that Woodard can make above the rim are the type you only see at the P5 levels and above. The 6-foot-8 forward threw down over a handful of dunks in the fashion of put-backs, lobs or doing the job himself in transition, each of which ended in thunderous fashion. He was the most athletic prospect in the gym on Saturday and made it known at both ends. Every now and again, he can knock down a triple when he has time to set his feet, but his ability to get to the rim in straight-line fashion from the three-point line is typically how he attacks. He served as a weak side shot eraser, pulled down some boards at their peak above the rim and flashed the high-major ability that he typically does. He’ll be the highlight reel for this Durant 17s group.

-Our scouts loved the strides that Woodard made at the defensive end of the floor down the home stretch of the high school season and extending into the MDPSSBT as an impact W/F tweener. A dynamic athlete that has also improved his ball skills over the course of the season, Woodard has proven capable of buying into his role to get easy buckets at the rim by playing through contact, hitting the glass, and earning trips to the free throw line to round out his impact. If the motor can consistently run hot at both ends of the floor to take full advantage of his athletic gifts, he should step into a big role with Durant this offseason and an even bigger role on a Mustangs group that graduates several key long-term contributors. 

With McNamara’s pair of high-major seniors sitting out with injuries, Woodard seized the opportunity to step up into a more prominent offensive role. The hyper-athletic forward delivered to the tune of 16 points and 12 rebounds in a last-second loss to Springdale Prep. He was a force using his size, quickness, and pogo-stick leaping ability to put pressure on the rim in both the halfcourt and transition. Woodard made a consistent impact defensively, flying around on the back line for explosive blocks and moving his feet comfortably on the perimeter with smaller players. He has to continue keeping his motor up and playing to his strengths but the ceiling for Woodard is undeniable when he’s streamlined like he was on Tuesday.

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-The explosive wing prospect ended up sitting for most of the 1H with foul trouble but made his re-entrance into the game known with several aerial attacks at the rim. Woodard started the 2H off by poking out a steal from behind along the baseline before detonating at the rim on the other end, threw down two 1-handed dunks off the short roll on the side PnR, and hit his matchup with a double crossover at the top of the key before taking one power dribble and 2-hand posterizing his defender at the basket. The athletic junior wing is starting to see opportunities to use his lateral mobility to become more disruptive defensively and is starting to take the right shots within his team’s offensive scheme on a group that is loaded with offensive talent. Encouraging signs in Springfield this weekend.

There’s no questioning the ceiling that Woodard has as an elite athletic forward at 6-foot-8 who can put his chin on the rim or make plays at either end that you rarely see at the high school level. He’s done the same in spurts this season for McNamara that have made their waves through different social media vessels. The biggest factor with Woodard is continuing to progress towards stages of improvement with overall feel and IQ. Little things such as playing to his strengths, providing value as a guy playing out of short rolls or simply time/score shot selection could easily move his name up the ranks with the intangibles that not many other prospects in the country can bring to the table.