He was an All-American college player at the University of Iowa and played professionally for 12 years in nine different countries.
[1] He chose to play college basketball at the University of Nebraska as part of an acclaimed recruiting class with fellow in state talents Erick Strickland and Jaron Boone.
[3] Following his freshman season, Woolridge transferred to Iowa to play for coach Tom Davis.
As a senior, Woolridge became the first player to lead the Big Ten in scoring and assists and was again named first team All-Conference.
Nevertheless, Bobby Jackson, who was later disgraced in the Ganglehoff scandal, received the Big 10 Player of the Year Award.