Andrew Melvin "Drew" Gooden
(born September 24, 1981 in Oakland, California
) is an American professional basketball player with the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA. Gooden is a 6'10", 250 lbs. power forward from the University of
Kansas
.
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.
College
Gooden joined
Nick Collison and
Kirk Hinrich in a trio of fabulous
freshmen 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 Blue Devils in the second round of the
2000 NCAA
Basketball Tournament. The next season, the Jayhawks went 26–7
and fell to the
Illinois
Fighting Illini, coached by future KU coach
Bill Self, in the
2001 NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen.
His most successful season was 2002, where 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 KU 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 Terrapins 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 KU 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 the University 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 is considered a good guy on and off the court, and
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.
Gooden re-signed with the Cavaliers for three more years on August
14, 2006. He agreed to a three-year, $23 million contract.
In the
2006–07 NBA
season, he averaged 11.1 points per game and 7.9 rebounds per
game.
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.
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.
On March 1, Gooden was bought out of his contract making him a free
agent after playing just one game for the Kings.
San Antonio Spurs
On March 5, 2009, Gooden signed with the
San Antonio Spurs for the remainder of the
season.
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.
Personal
Gooden is
half Finnish; his father, Andrew
Gooden, met Drew's mother, Ulla, while playing pro basketball in
Äänekoski
, Finland. Gooden's parents divorced later on, and he
stayed with his father in California
, US. Gooden enjoys playing the piano.
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." 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."
Honors
NBA career statistics
Regular season
|
| 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 |
|
| Career |
|
| 510 |
396 |
28.1 |
.471 |
.219 |
.732 |
7.9 |
1.1 |
.8 |
.6 |
12.0
Playoffs
|
|
| 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
Notes
- Mavericks sign Gooden
- 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.
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