The number 1,000 is the benchmark in basketball to signify greatness, in terms of points scored, over the course of a career.

But for Terrance Woodbury the crooked number 17 – the team’s loss pile-up – has overshadowed the four-year starter’s enrollment in the elite club that includes Dominique Wilkins and Sundiata Gaines.

The overlooked 1,000th point came during Saturday’s loss to Ole Miss, marking Woodbury the 39th player to hit the milestone in Georgia’s 102 seasons of play.

But 17 looms large in Woodbury’s mind, “eating at” him, sending the Virginia native’s achievement into obscurity.

“Of course it feels good, but I could care less really because we’re not winning,” Woodbury said. “I’m in the record books and they can’t take that away from me, but my personal accolades don’t mean anything right now because my team is not doing that well.”

Some of Woodbury’s teammates, ever-obsessed with balancing the numbers, such as an 1-11 effort in the SEC, didn’t even realize the 1,000-point moment had occurred.

“Oh did he,” said senior Corey Butler when asked about Woodbury’s achievement. “He hadn’t said a word, but that sounds pretty good. I’ll have to tell him congratulations.”

Woodbury said teammate Ricky McPhee told him the moment was approaching after the Florida victory, an upset victory in which Woodbury scored a career-high 32. Otherwise, Woodbury wasn’t keeping track, as wins have been the only thing on his mind.

“We shouldn’t be scoring 40 points in a game, or shooting these low percentages either,” Woodbury said. “I could deal with the fact that we score 40 if we win. If the score is 20-19 and we win, its a win.”

Woodbury may not provide the leadership Gaines or Dave Bliss offered last year, but there has been no denial concerning his consummate team-first attitude. Since his freshman year Woodbury has been asked to play multiple roles, running the gauntlet of role player spot-up shooter, low-post contributor and now go-to scorer.

“I’m laughing thinking back to his first game ever, when we played in the Virgin Islands,” said Georgia interim coach Pete Herrmann. “He had practiced at guard and at small forward, but we had some injuries so he had to start his first college game at the big forward spot. He played very aggressively against Old Dominion. He’s always been a very versatile player.”

It’s not uncommon to see Woodbury defend either a guard or post, pull down a rebound, bring the ball up the floor and eventually take the shot on offense. Woodbury’s stat-sheet, though sometimes mixed with turnovers, is customarily filled with rebounds to add to the points.

“I feel like the rebounding is something extra I gotta do,” Woodbury said. “I’m not trying to pad my stats or something like that, but I feel like whatever it takes to win, then I have to do it.”

Woodbury can take advantage of a forward’s frame that still possesses the quickness and offensive range to prowl on the perimeter.

“He’s a 6-foot-7 wing player, if you can call him that,” Butler said. “I think he knew he was going to have to handle the ball coming in here so he was obviously prepared. He does a great job. He played the four early in the year, then he transitions to the three and now plays the two as well. You can put him anywhere on the court and he’s going to get the job done.”

The flexibility in Woodbury’s game has really shown up on the offensive end, scoring in multiple fashions.

“I’m tall enough to post the smaller guys up that want to guard me,” Woodbury said. “If they put me at the four with a big guy I can out-maneuver them. I feel like I am a walking mismatch. I’m not a Lebron James or anything, but I feel like I have a good chance to beat my guy.”

Off the court Woodbury is a soft-spoken man, who has yet to use a painful ankle injury this season as a crutch. X-rays have shown Woodbury has bone spurs, which have reminded him with every step he’s taken that he’s not 100 percent healthy. But you’d have to bring up the agony in conversation, because Woodbury has yet to serve up a quick scapegoat following an off-night.

“I’ve had one cortisone shot in each ankle,” Woodbury said. “It’s always there, I feel like I’m probably going to have surgery after the season … I can’t really worry about it, I’m always in pain, but I try to keep that to myself.”

This is Woodbury’s final season coming out of the tunnel in Stegeman, and yes, the agenda has been torn to shreds. Head coach Dennis Felton is gone. The number 17 is not going away, with the potential to increase. And the tent shrouded around a post-season run has all but folded.

“As much hope as we had after the SEC championship last year, I feel like we still have that hope but its slowly diminishing because of the fact we keep losing,” Woodbury said. “I know guys want to win as much as I do, but its hard.”

Added Herrmann: “The competitor that he is, he’s concerned about winning and losing. He’s the same way when he’s playing one-on-one with a teammate. I’m sure its more bothersome because he’s a senior.”

Regardless of the outcome this season, Woodbury will remain married to the game, with plans to continue to find the bottom of the net to further his career.

“I’m going to keep playing, see how everything goes after the season and see how camps work out,” Woodbury said. “I’ll play until my feet fall off, hopefully they don’t go anywhere too fast. Whatever I have to do to get to play, whether its here or overseas, I think you should go.”

Georgia’s season has been forgettable, but the instances Woodbury provided this year, dropping 32 points in the victory over Florida, and notching 1,000, will remain encoded in the DNA of the basketball program forever.