Drew Gooden

Not to be confused with Drew Gordon.
Drew Gooden

Gooden with the Wizards in 2014
No. 90 – Washington Wizards
Position Power forward / Center
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1981-09-24) September 24, 1981
Oakland, California
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school El Cerrito (El Cerrito, California)
College Kansas (1999–2002)
NBA draft 2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall
Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies
Playing career 2002–present
Career history
2002–2003 Memphis Grizzlies
2003–2004 Orlando Magic
2004–2008 Cleveland Cavaliers
2008–2009 Chicago Bulls
2009 Sacramento Kings
2009 San Antonio Spurs
2009–2010 Dallas Mavericks
2010 Los Angeles Clippers
2010–2013 Milwaukee Bucks
2014–present Washington Wizards
Career highlights and awards

Andrew Melvin "Drew" Gooden III (born September 24, 1981) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 6'10", 250 lb power forward played previously for the University of Kansas.

High school career

As a senior at El Cerrito High School, Gooden led his Gauchos to the 1999 California Interscholastic Federation Boys Division III championship game. Washington Union High School (led by future NBA guard DeShawn Stevenson) won the championship game over El Cerrito HS by a score of 77–71.[1]

College career

Gooden joined fellow freshmen Nick Collison and Kirk Hinrich for the 1999–2000 season. Although at times Gooden was frustrated with the way things were going his freshman year, he finally adjusted to coach Roy Williams' system.

In his freshman year, KU went 24–10 and lost to Duke in the Round of 32 during the 2000 NCAA Basketball Tournament. The next season, the Jayhawks went 26–7 and fell to Illinois in the 2001 NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen.

In 2002, he led the nation in rebounding and was named NABC national player of the year. The Jayhawks went 33–4, including 16–0 in Big 12 Conference play to win Kansas its first conference championship since 1998. The Jayhawks advanced to their first Final Four in the 2002 NCAA Tournament since 1993; however, they lost to the eventual national champion Maryland in the semifinal.

For being named NABC Player of the Year for 2002, Gooden's jersey (#0) was retired in 2003. The ceremony occurred at halftime of a Kansas home game with Kansas State in what would have been Gooden's senior year had he not foregone his senior year for the NBA.

Professional career

Gooden declared himself for the draft after his junior year. Out of Kansas, Gooden was selected as the 4th overall pick by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2002 NBA draft. In March 2003, Gooden and Gordan Giricek were traded to the Orlando Magic for Mike Miller, Ryan Humphrey, and two draft picks.[2]

Cleveland Cavaliers

On July 23, 2004, the Cleveland Cavaliers acquired Gooden, Anderson Varejão, and Steven Hunter for Tony Battie and two second-round draft picks from the Orlando Magic via trade.[3]

Gooden re-signed with the Cavaliers for three more years on August 14, 2006.[4] He agreed to a three-year, $23 million contract.[5]

In the 2006–07 NBA season, he averaged 11.1 points per game and 8.5 rebounds per game.[6]

Chicago Bulls

On February 21, 2008, at the 2007–08 season's trade deadline, Gooden was traded by the Cavs (along with Larry Hughes, Cedric Simmons, and Shannon Brown) to the Chicago Bulls as a part of a three-team, 11-player deal involving the Seattle SuperSonics.[7]

Sacramento Kings

On February 18, 2009, at the 2008–09 season's trade deadline, Gooden was traded to the Sacramento Kings in a six-player deal that included Andres Nocioni and Cedric Simmons.[8]

On March 1, Gooden was bought out of his contract making him a free agent after playing just one game for the Kings.[9]

San Antonio Spurs

On March 5, 2009, Gooden signed with the San Antonio Spurs for the remainder of the season.[10]

Dallas Mavericks

On July 25, 2009, Gooden posted a message on his Twitter page that said "Dallas Here I Come!!!" Dallas Mavericks owner, Mark Cuban, reposted Gooden's tweet, adding "Welcome Drew.. !". On July 30, Gooden officially signed with the Mavericks.[11]

Washington Wizards / Los Angeles Clippers

On February 13, 2010, Gooden was traded to the Washington Wizards along with Josh Howard, James Singleton and Quinton Ross for Caron Butler, Brendan Haywood, and DeShawn Stevenson.[12] Four days later, he was traded again, this time to the Los Angeles Clippers as part of a three-team, six-player trade that sent Antawn Jamison from Washington to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Žydrūnas Ilgauskas, a 2010 first round pick and the rights to Emir Preldžič from the Cavaliers to Washington, Al Thornton from Los Angeles to Washington, and Sebastian Telfair from Los Angeles to Cleveland. Gooden changed his number from #90 to #0 during his tenure with the Clippers.[13]

Milwaukee Bucks

On July 1, 2010, Gooden agreed to a 5 year/$32 million contract with the Milwaukee Bucks, which would make the Bucks his ninth team in as many seasons in the league.

On April 9, 2011, he recorded his first career triple double in a win over the Cavaliers with 15 points, 13 rebounds, and 13 assists.[14]

On March 14, 2012, he recorded his second career-triple-double in a win over the Cavaliers with 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 13 assists.[15]

On July 16, 2013, the Bucks waived Gooden using the NBA's amnesty clause.[16]

Washington Wizards

On February 26, 2014, Gooden signed a 10-day contract with the Washington Wizards.[17][18] On March 8, 2014, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Wizards.[19] On March 18, 2014, he signed with the Wizards for the rest of the season.[20]

On July 18, 2014, Gooden re-signed with the Wizards.[21] In the team's season opener on October 29, 2014 against the Miami Heat, Gooden was named the starting power forward in what was his first of just seven starts for the season. He subsequently scored a season-high 18 points and did not top that mark for the rest of the season.[22]

On July 13, 2015, he again re-signed with Washington.[23]

Personal

Gooden is half Finnish; his father, Andrew Gooden, met Drew's mother, Ulla, while playing pro basketball[24][25] in Äänekoski, Finland. Gooden's parents divorced later on, and he stayed with his father in California, US. Gooden enjoys playing the piano.[3] He is also the nephew of former National League all star pitcher and rookie of the year Dwight Gooden.

In August 2014, Gooden attempted to get Finnish citizenship in order to play for their national team, but he failed to do so before the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[26]

At the beginning of the 2006–07 season, Gooden appeared with a patch of hair on the back of his head. He refers to this hair style as a "duck tail."[27] Gooden said, "It is drawing a lot of attention...One thing I've found out is even negative publicity is good publicity. At least I had the (guts) to do it." He claims women love it: "I went from getting compliments to now being sexy."[28]

In 2012, Gooden opened a Wingstop restaurant franchise in Altamonte Springs, Florida.

Honors

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
2002–03 Memphis 51 29 26.1 .443 .304 .697 5.8 1.2 .7 .4 12.1
2002–03 Orlando 19 18 28.6 .498 .000 .738 8.4 1.1 .8 .7 13.6
2003–04 Orlando 79 17 27.0 .445 .214 .637 6.5 1.1 .8 .9 11.6
2004–05 Cleveland 82 80 30.8 .492 .179 .810 9.2 1.6 .9 .9 14.4
2005–06 Cleveland 79 79 27.5 .512 .333 .682 8.4 .7 .7 .6 10.7
2006–07 Cleveland 80 80 28.0 .473 .167 .714 8.5 1.1 .9 .4 11.1
2007–08 Cleveland 51 51 30.7 .444 .000 .728 8.3 1.0 .7 .6 11.3
2007–08 Chicago 18 14 31.0 .461 .000 .813 9.3 1.7 .7 1.3 14.0
2008–09 Chicago 31 27 29.6 .457 .000 .866 8.6 1.4 .8 .5 13.1
2008–09 Sacramento 1 0 26.0 .556 .000 1.000 13.0 2.0 .0 .0 12.0
2008–09 San Antonio 19 1 16.8 .490 .000 .789 4.4 .2 .2 .2 9.8
2009–10 Dallas 46 11 22.4 .467 .167 .809 6.9 .6 .6 1.1 8.9
2009–10 L.A. Clippers 24 22 30.2 .492 .000 .921 9.4 .9 .6 .3 14.8
2010–11 Milwaukee 35 18 24.6 .431 .150 .794 6.8 1.3 .6 .5 11.3
2011–12 Milwaukee 56 46 26.2 .437 .291 .846 6.5 2.6 .8 .6 13.7
2012–13 Milwaukee 16 0 9.4 .328 .200 .688 1.9 .4 .3 .4 3.3
2013–14 Washington 22 0 18.0 .531 .412 .889 5.2 .7 .5 .3 8.3
2014–15 Washington 51 7 16.9 .399 .390 .773 4.4 1.0 .4 .2 5.4
2015–16 Washington 30 0 10.2 .320 .171 .643 2.8 .4 .3 .4 2.7
Career 790 500 25.5 .462 .257 .760 7.1 1.1 .7 .6 11.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2003 Orlando 7 7 33.4 .400 .000 .722 12.7 .6 .4 .9 14.0
2006 Cleveland 13 13 21.7 .529 .000 .944 7.5 .6 .2 .2 8.2
2007 Cleveland 20 20 30.3 .493 .000 .769 8.0 1.0 .5 .5 11.4
2009 San Antonio 4 0 17.8 .333 .000 1.000 3.8 .3 .3 .3 7.3
2014 Washington 10 0 14.6 .368 .000 .750 4.3 .4 .3 .4 3.4
2015 Washington 10 0 17.8 .377 .462 .769 5.5 .8 .2 1.0 6.8
Career 64 40 23.7 .449 .324 .793 7.2 .7 .5 .3 9.2

References

  1. ↑ "SoCalHoops High School News". Southern Cal Hoops. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
  2. ↑ "ESPN.com: NBA - Gooden acquires sunny disposition in Orlando". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Drew Gooden Bio Page". NBA.com. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Gooden signs three-year, $23M deal with Cavaliers". Sports.espn.go.com. September 11, 2006. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
  5. ↑ Stein, Marc (September 11, 2006). "Gooden signs three-year, $23M deal with Cavaliers". ESPN.com: ESPN website. The Walt Disney Company. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Drew Gooden: Season Averages". NBA.com. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Cavaliers Acquire Ben Wallace, Wally Szczerbiak in Three-way Trade With Chicago, Seattle". Sports.myway.com. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
  8. ↑ "Kings acquire four players in three-team trade". NBA.com. February 18, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
  9. ↑ "Final year of Drew Gooden's deal bought out by Sacramento Kings". Sports.espn.go.com. March 2, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
  10. ↑ "Forward Gooden joins Spurs for playoff run". NBA.com. February 27, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
  11. ↑ Mavericks sign Gooden
  12. ↑ "Wizards Acquire Howard, Gooden, Singleton, and Ross From Mavericks". NBA.com. February 13, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
  13. ↑ "Wizards Acquire Ilgauskas, Thornton and First-Round Pick In Three-Team Deal". NBA.com. February 17, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
  14. ↑ "Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Milwaukee Bucks - Recap - April 09, 2011 - ESPN". espn.go.com. 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Milwaukee Bucks - Box Score - March 14, 2012 - ESPN".
  16. ↑ "Bucks Designate Gooden As Team's Amnesty Player". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 16, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  17. ↑ Wizards Sign Drew Gooden to 10-Day Contract
  18. ↑ WIZARDS NEW POST OPTION: DREW GOODEN
  19. ↑ Wizards sign Drew Gooden to second 10-day contract
  20. ↑ Wizards Sign Gooden for Remainder of Season
  21. ↑ Wizards Re-Sign Drew Gooden
  22. ↑ Drew Gooden 2014-15 Game Log
  23. ↑ "WIZARDS RE-SIGN DREW GOODEN". MonumentalNetwork.com. July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  24. ↑ Jemele Hill. "Riding with Drew Gooden". ESPN. October 5, 2007. Retrieved on December 30, 2008.
  25. ↑ Chris Mannix. "First Person: Drew Gooden" Sports Illustrated. April 10, 2006. Retrieved on December 30, 2008.
  26. ↑ Report: Wizards' Drew Gooden won't play for Finland at FIBA World Cup
  27. ↑ "Garbage Time". NBA.com. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
  28. ↑ "Drew defends that patch of hair on neck". InsideBayArea.com. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
  29. ↑ "Former Kansas star Drew Gooden takes it to the hoop with EA Sports in NCAA March Madness 2003". Gamezone.com. September 10, 2008. Retrieved March 6, 2009.

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