Center Tony Woods chooses Oregon

Dismissed Wake Forest center Tony Woods decided to sign with Oregon, his AAU coach Norman Parker told ESPN.com Friday night, a decision that will immediately help the Ducks compete for a potential top four finish in the inaugural Pac-12 in 2011-12.

Parker said Woods decided to sign with Oregon after he learned that he could play immediately with the Ducks following his completion of his associate of arts degree and then admission into summer school next month.

Woods had visited with Louisville, Kentucky and Texas over the last few months but none of the three could admit Woods until December because the schools are on a semester system. Oregon is on a quarterly system and doesn't begin classes until September, allowing Woods to complete his academic requirements in a community college and then on campus.

Woods, a one-time top 50 recruit out of Rome, Ga., was recruited to Wake Forest by the late Skip Prosser and then played for his assistant Dino Gaudio for two seasons. Woods averaged a modest 4.6 points and 3.2 rebounds for Gaudio as a sophomore. But he was dismissed from school in last October with Jeff Bzdelik as head coach because of a domestic assault incident.

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