Drew Gooden
Gooden with the Wizards in 2014
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| Free agent | |
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| Position | Power forward / Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
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 |
| 2014–2016 | Washington Wizards |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Andrew Melvin "Drew" Gooden III (born September 24, 1981) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 6'10", 250 lb power forward played college basketball for the University of Kansas.
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.
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.
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