- Drew Gooden
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Drew Gooden 
No. 0 Milwaukee Bucks Power forward/center Personal information Date of birth September 24, 1981 Place of birth Oakland, California Nationality American High school El Cerrito Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Listed weight 250 lb (113 kg) Career information College Kansas NBA Draft 2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies Pro career 2002–present Career history Memphis Grizzlies (2002–2003)
Orlando Magic (2003–2004)
Cleveland Cavaliers (2004–2008)
Chicago Bulls (2008–2009)
Sacramento Kings (2009)
San Antonio Spurs (2009)
Dallas Mavericks (2009-2010)
Los Angeles Clippers (2010)
Milwaukee Bucks (2010-present)Stats at NBA.com Andrew Melvin "Drew" Gooden (born September 24, 1981) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA who plays for the Milwaukee Bucks. Gooden is a 6'10", 250 lbs. power forward who played collegiately at the University of Kansas.
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High school
Before Gooden played the center position at El Cerrito High School, he attended Bloomington High School in Bloomington, Illinois for a half semester in his freshman year. After going back to California, he, as a senior, led his Gauchos to the 1999 California Interscholastic Federation Boys Division III championship game. Washington Union High School (led by NBA guard DeShawn Stevenson) won the championship game over El Cerrito HS by a score of 77–71.[1]
College
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 the Duke in the Round of 32 during the 2000 NCAA Basketball Tournament. The next season, the Jayhawks went 26–7 and fell to the 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, at halftime of a Kansas home game with Kansas State in what would have been his senior year had he not foregone his senior year for the NBA.
NBA Draft
Gooden declared himself for the draft after his impressive junior year. Out of Kansas, Gooden was selected as the 4th overall pick by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2002 NBA Draft.
Professional career
As a professional, Gooden has established himself as a solid power forward, consistently bringing down double digit numbers in points and rebounds. He was named a "Good Guy in Sports" by The Sporting News.
Cleveland Cavaliers
After the Carlos Boozer controversy, the Cleveland Cavaliers needed another power forward. On July 23, 2004 Cleveland obtained Gooden, Anderson Varejao, and Steven Hunter for Tony Battie and two second-round draft picks from the Orlando Magic via trade.[2]
Gooden re-signed with the Cavaliers for three more years on August 14, 2006.[3] He agreed to a three-year, $23 million contract.[4]
In the 2006–07 NBA season, he averaged 11.1 points per game and 8.5 rebounds per game.[5]
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.[6]
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.[7]
On March 1, Gooden was bought out of his contract making him a free agent after playing just one game for the Kings.[8]
San Antonio Spurs
On March 5, 2009, Gooden signed with the San Antonio Spurs for the remainder of the season.[9]
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.[10]
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.[11] 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 Cleveland 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.[12]
Milwaukee Bucks
On July 1, 2010, Gooden agreed to a 5 year/$32 million dollar 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.[13]
Personal
Gooden is half Finnish; his father, Andrew Gooden, met Drew's mother, Ulla, while playing pro basketball[14][15] in Äänekoski, Finland. Gooden's parents divorced later on, and he stayed with his father in California, US. Gooden enjoys playing the piano.[2]
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."[16] 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."[17]
Honors
- 2003 Cover athlete for EA Sports' NCAA March Madness 2003.[18]
- 2007 NBA Eastern Conference Champions with the Cavaliers
- Big 12 Conference Player of the Year
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 .8 .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 .3 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 .4 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 LA 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 Career 615 447 27.6 .469 .206 .750 7.8 1.1 .7 .7 11.9 Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2002–03 Orlando 7 7 33.4 .400 .000 .722 12.7 .6 .4 .9 14.0 2005–06 Cleveland 13 13 21.7 .529 .000 .944 7.5 .6 .2 .2 8.2 2006–07 Cleveland 20 20 30.3 .493 .000 .769 8.0 1.0 .5 .4 11.4 2008–09 San Antonio 4 0 17.8 .333 .000 1.000 3.8 .3 .2 .2 7.3 Career 44 40 27.1 .467 .000 .800 8.2 .8 .4 .4 10.5 References
- ^ "SoCalHoops High School News". Southern Cal Hoops. http://www.socalhoops.tierranet.com/archive/prepnotes/0399/washingtonunion0320.htm. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
- ^ a b "Drew Gooden Bio Page". NBA.com. http://www.nba.com/playerfile/drew_gooden/bio.html. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
- ^ "Gooden signs three-year, $23M deal with Cavaliers". Sports.espn.go.com. September 11, 2006. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2549112. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
- ^ Stein, Marc (September 11, 2006). "Gooden signs three-year, $23M deal with Cavaliers". ESPN.com: ESPN website. The Walt Disney Company. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2549112. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
- ^ "Drew Gooden: Season Averages". NBA.com. http://www.nba.com/playerfile/drew_gooden/index.html. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
- ^ "Cavaliers Acquire Ben Wallace, Wally Szczerbiak in Three-way Trade With Chicago, Seattle". Sports.myway.com. http://sports.myway.com/news/02212008/v8855.html. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
- ^ "Kings acquire four players in three-team trade". NBA.com. February 18, 2009. http://www.nba.com/kings/news/kings_press_release0209.html. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
- ^ "Final year of Drew Gooden's deal bought out by Sacramento Kings". Sports.espn.go.com. March 2, 2009. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3944959. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
- ^ "Forward Gooden joins Spurs for playoff run". NBA.com. February 27, 2009. http://www.nba.com/2009/news/03/05/spurs.gooden.ap/index.html. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
- ^ Mavericks sign Gooden
- ^ "Wizards Acquire Howard, Gooden, Singleton, and Ross From Mavericks". NBA.com. February 13, 2010. http://www.nba.com/wizards/news/trade_100213.html. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
- ^ "Wizards Acquire Ilgauskas, Thornton and First-Round Pick In Three-Team Deal". NBA.com. February 17, 2010. http://www.nba.com/wizards/news/trade_100217.html. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
- ^ "Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Milwaukee Bucks - Recap - April 09, 2011 - ESPN". espn.go.com. 2011 [last update]. http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=310409015. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
- ^ Jemele Hill. "Riding with Drew Gooden". ESPN. October 5, 2007. Retrieved on December 30, 2008.
- ^ Chris Mannix. "First Person: Drew Gooden" Sports Illustrated. April 10, 2006. Retrieved on December 30, 2008.
- ^ "Garbage Time". NBA.com. http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/features/garbagetime_061204.html. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
- ^ "Drew defends that patch of hair on neck". InsideBayArea.com. http://origin.insidebayarea.com/sports/ci_6081929. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
- ^ "Former Kansas star Drew Gooden takes it to the hoop with EA Sports in NCAA March Madness 2003". Gamezone.com. September 10, 2008. http://ps2.gamezone.com/news/11_04_02_05_23PM.htm. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
External links
Milwaukee Bucks current roster 0 Gooden | 3 Jennings | 5 Jackson | 6 Bogut | 8 Sanders | 9 Livingston | 10 Delfino | 12 Mbah a Moute | 15 Harris | 17 Douglas-Roberts | 19 Udrih | 40 Brockman | 55 Dooling
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