By David Carducci
Record-Courier staff writer
Rashad Woods has been suspended indefinitely from Kent State's men's basketball team.
KSU officials said only that the 6-foot-5, 215-pound forward violated team rules.
The Golden Flashes had expected Woods to be a significant contributor in his senior year based on an impressive preseason. That never happened.
After finishing last year as the Mid-American Conference's top 3-point shooter, Woods saw his playing time decline steadily during the first 14 games of the 2008-09 season. He averaged just 3.8 points in 9.1 minutes per game as a backup primarily at power forward, and saw his shooting percentage from behind the 3-point arc drop to just 21 percent (8-for-38).
Last year, in his first season in Kent after transferring from Lee Community College in Texas, Woods averaged 5.2 points and 12.5 minutes per game while making 47.8 percent of his 3-pointers (33-for-69).
KSU officials would not say if or when Woods will return to the team.