Archie Goodwin (basketball)

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Archie Goodwin

Goodwin in a Kentucky Wildcats game in 2012.
No. 20 – Phoenix Suns
Position Shooting guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1994-08-17) August 17, 1994
Little Rock, Arkansas
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school Sylvan Hills (Sherwood, Arkansas)
College Kentucky (2012–2013)
NBA draft 2013 / Round: 1 / Pick: 29th overall
Selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder
Playing career 2013–present
Career history
2013–present Phoenix Suns
2014–2015 →Bakersfield Jam (D-League)
Career highlights and awards

Archie Lee Goodwin III (born August 17, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 2012 graduate of Sylvan Hills High School led his team to its first state basketball championship and was one of the top rated basketball players in the class of 2012.

High school career

Goodwin attended Sylvan Hills High School in Sherwood, Arkansas where he played for coach Kevin Davis and led his team to back-to-back state finals. As a senior in 2011–12, Goodwin led the Bears to the Arkansas Class 5A state championship, scoring 27 points and seven rebounds in the title game; winning championship and tournament MVP honors along the way. Goodwin was twice named the Gatorade Player of the Year for Arkansas and named to the McDonald's and Parade All-American teams.

Goodwin was rated as the number 13 player in the class of 2012 in the ESPNU 100,[1] the number 9 player by Scout.com,[2] and the number 12 player by Rivals.com.[3]

Goodwin chose Kentucky over offers from Arkansas, Memphis, Connecticut, and Kansas, among many others.

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Archie Goodwin
SG		 Sherwood, AR Sylvan Hills HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Sep 20, 2011 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 97

Awards/honors

College career

Goodwin was the leading scorer for the 2012–13 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team. He was named Freshman All-SEC[4] after leading Kentucky with 14.1 points per game in 33 appearances (33 starts). He also averaged 4.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.1 steals to help the Wildcats to a 21–12 record. He tallied a career-high 28 points on 8-of-13 shooting and 12-of-17 free throws against Morehead State on November 21. Two days later, he narrowly missed the second triple-double in UK history against LIU-Brooklyn with 22 points and career-highs of nine rebounds and nine assists.

On April 1, 2013, Goodwin declared for the 2013 NBA draft. He was the second youngest player to declare for the 2013 draft behind Greece's Giannis Antetokounmpo and the youngest overall American college player.[5]

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Kentucky 33 33 31.8 .440 .266 .637 4.6 2.7 1.1 .5 14.1

Professional career

Phoenix Suns (2013–present)

2013–14 season

Goodwin was chosen by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the 29th overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft.[6] His rights were then traded to the Golden State Warriors, before finally to the Phoenix Suns, all on draft night. On July 12, 2013, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Suns and joined them for the 2013 NBA Summer League.[7] In his first Summer League game, Goodwin recorded 13 points and 3 rebounds against the Portland Trail Blazers.[8]

On October 30, 2013, Goodwin made his NBA debut against the Portland Trail Blazers. In 8 minutes of action, Goodwin attempted three shots and grabbed one offensive rebound. Goodwin, known as an aggressive scorer in college, went scoreless in his NBA debut. However, in Goodwin's second game against the Utah Jazz on November 1, he scored his first NBA field goal. In 11 minutes of action, Goodwin shot 2-of-5 from the field and ended with 4 points; he also recorded 2 blocks. On November 19, 2013, he recorded his first double-digit scoring game with 16 points in a loss to the Sacramento Kings.[9]

On January 23, 2014, Goodwin was assigned to the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Development League.[10] He was recalled on January 26,[11] reassigned on February 5,[12] and recalled again on February 10.[13] In the Suns' final game of the season, Goodwin scored a career-high 29 points in a 104–99 win over the Sacramento Kings.

2014–15 season

After managing just 10 games for the Suns to start the season, Goodwin was reassigned to the Bakersfield Jam on December 25, 2014.[14] He was recalled six days later.[15] He was later reassigned to the Jam several times during the season[16] as he helped the Jam win the inaugural championship of the D-League Showcase and won the Showcase Tournament's MVP award on January 19.[17] He once again had an impressive regular season finale, scoring a season-high 18 points in a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.[18]

2015–16 season

To begin the 2015–16 season, Goodwin saw limited court time aside from a 12-point, 17-minute outing in the team’s dismal season opener, which saw the Suns routed by the Dallas Mavericks at home. Over the next seven games, Goodwin averaged just 6.9 minutes per game, competing for court time with Devin Booker and Sonny Weems.[19] He later had two 12-point games in mid-November, both of which he played over 24 minutes in. He did not see regular court time for the Suns until early January following the injury to Eric Bledsoe.[20] On January 21, 2016, he scored a season-high 20 points as a starter in a loss to the San Antonio Spurs.[21] Two days later, he topped that mark with 24 points against the Atlanta Hawks. In that game, Goodwin hit a three-pointer from atop the arc with 0.1 seconds left to lift the Suns over the Hawks with a 98–95 win, ending a six-game losing streak.[22] He topped his season-high mark for a third game in a row on January 26, scoring 26 points in a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.[23] On February 2, he recorded 18 points and a career-high 12 assists in a 104–97 loss to the Toronto Raptors.[24] On April 9, he'd tie his season-high of 24 points, but injure his left ankle during a blowout 121–100 win over the New Orleans Pelicans.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Phoenix 52 0 10.3 .455 .139 .673 1.7 .4 .4 .2 3.7
2014–15 Phoenix 41 2 13.0 .393 .293 .735 1.8 1.1 .4 .2 5.6
Career 93 2 11.5 .421 .221 .710 1.7 .7 .4 .2 4.6

Personal life

Goodwin's stepfather, Datron Humphrey, introduced him to basketball as a youth. In addition, his father, Archie Goodwin II, played college basketball for Arkansas State University.[25]

References

  1. ↑ "2012 College Basketball Recruiting Rankings - ESPNU 100". espn.go.com. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "Scout.com College Basketball Team Recruiting Prospects". Scouthoops.scout.com. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "The Rivals150 2012 Prospect Rankings". Rivalshoops.rivals.com. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  4. ↑ "2013 SEC Men's basketball awards announced". local8now.com. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  5. ↑ Archie Goodwin: Declaring for the NBA Draft Was Only Option for Kentucky Guard
  6. ↑ "Thunder select Kentucky's Goodwin at No. 29". Sports Illustrated. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  7. ↑ Phoenix Suns sign draft pick Archie Goodwin
  8. ↑ Recap: Suns 82, Trail Blazers 69
  9. ↑ Notebook: Kings 107, Suns 104
  10. ↑ Phoenix Suns assign Archie Goodwin to D-League
  11. ↑ Suns recall Archie Goodwin from D-League
  12. ↑ Suns re-assign Archie Goodwin to D-League
  13. ↑ Suns Recall Goodwin from Bakersfield
  14. ↑ Suns Assign Three to Bakersfield
  15. ↑ Suns Recall Ennis, Goodwin, Warren from Bakersfield
  16. ↑ 2014-15 NBA Assignments
  17. ↑ Archie Goodwin named NBA D-League Showcase Cup Championship MVP
  18. ↑ Archie Goodwin 2014-15 Game Log
  19. ↑ Phoenix Suns: Archie Goodwin Earning Coach Hornacek's Trust
  20. ↑ Archie Goodwin 2015-16 Game Log
  21. ↑ Spurs cruise to 12th straight win, 117-89 win over Suns
  22. ↑ Goodwin hits 3 with 0.1 seconds left, Suns beat Hawks 98-95
  23. ↑ Smith, Covington lift suddenly decent 76ers past Phoenix
  24. ↑ Lowry, Raptors hold off Suns, spoil Watson's coaching debut
  25. ↑ "Rookie Archie Goodwin may be long-term answer for the growing Phoenix Suns". AZCentral.com. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.

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