Jordan Goodwin

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Jordan Goodwin
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Goodwin in the 2015 IHSA Class 3A Championship game
No. 0South Bay Lakers
Position Point guard
League NBA G League
Personal information
Born (1998-10-23) October 23, 1998 (age 26)
Centreville, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Althoff Catholic
(Belleville, Illinois)
College Saint Louis (2017–2021)
NBA draft 2021: undrafted
Playing career2021–present
Career history
20212023 Capital City Go-Go
20212023 Washington Wizards
2023 →Capital City Go-Go
2023–2024 Phoenix Suns
2024 Memphis Grizzlies
2024–present South Bay Lakers
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-Atlantic 10 (2020, 2021)
  • 2× Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team (2020, 2021)
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Jordan Goodwin (born October 23, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Saint Louis Billikens.

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High school career

Goodwin attended Althoff Catholic High School in Belleville, Illinois. As a junior, he averaged 19 points, nine rebounds and 3.2 assists, leading his team to a 32–2 record and the Class 3A state title. [1] He repeated as the Belleville News-Democrat Class 3A-4A Player of the Year. [2] On January 24, 2017, Goodwin posted 26 points and 10 rebounds in a 74–64 win over Mount Vernon High School, passing Kevin Lisch as Althoff's all-time leading scorer. After the game, he underwent season-ending surgery for a partially torn labrum in his left shoulder, which had been occasionally bothering him for two years. [3] Goodwin played for the St. Louis Eagles on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit and had success at the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League. [4] A consensus four-star recruit, he committed to playing college basketball for Saint Louis over offers from Alabama, Butler, Creighton, Illinois, Missouri and Northwestern. [5] Goodwin played football for Althoff as a tight end and wide receiver, helping his team achieve a Class 4A runner-up finish as a sophomore, and received football scholarship offers from Iowa and New Mexico. [6]

College career

On January 13, 2018, Goodwin recorded the first triple-double in Saint Louis history, with 13 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists in a 76–63 win over Duquesne. [7] On February 10, he scored a career-high 28 points along with nine rebounds in a 70–62 victory over La Salle. [8] Goodwin was suspended for the remainder of his freshman season for a violation of university policy after he was one of four players accused of sexual assault, although no charges had been filed and he was later cleared. [9] As a freshman, he averaged 11.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and four assists per game. [10] In his sophomore season, Goodwin averaged 10.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. He recorded 66 steals, the fifth-most in a season in program history. [11]

He assumed a leading role as a junior, describing himself as a player-coach. [12] On December 19, 2019, Goodwin grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds while contributing 14 points and four assists in a 69–60 win over Southern Illinois. [13] In his junior season, he averaged 15.5 points, 10.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.1 steals per game, earning First Team All-Atlantic 10 and Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team honors. Goodwin led all NCAA Division I guards in double-doubles, with 15, and was the only Division I player standing under 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) to rank in the top 100 nationally in rebounding. He and Hasahn French were the only teammates in the nation to average double-doubles. [14] Goodwin declared for the 2020 NBA draft before withdrawing his name and opting to return to Saint Louis. [15] As a senior, he averaged 14.5 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and 2 steals per game. [16] Goodwin was named to the first-team All-Atlantic 10 and Atlantic 10 All-Defensive team after breaking Saint Louis's record for steals. [17]

Professional career

Washington Wizards / Capital City Go-Go (2021–2023)

After going undrafted in the 2021 NBA draft, Goodwin joined the Washington Wizards for the 2021 NBA Summer League. [18] On September 21, 2021, he signed with the Wizards. [19] Goodwin was waived on October 16. [20] In October 2021, he joined the Capital City Go-Go as an affiliate player. [21] He averaged 15.8 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.

On December 27, 2021, the Washington Wizards signed Goodwin to a 10-day contract. [22] He played for the Wizards on December 28 and 30 that year, but did not play any further games during that time. After his contract expired, he returned to the Go-Go.

Goodwin joined the Wizards during the 2022 offseason for training camp and had his deal converted to a two-way contract on October 15, 2022. [23] On February 24, 2023, the Wizards signed him to a multi-year contract. [24]

Phoenix Suns (2023–2024)

On June 24, 2023, the Wizards traded Goodwin, along with Isaiah Todd and Bradley Beal, to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for a package that included four first-round pick swaps, six second-round picks, Landry Shamet, and Chris Paul. [25]

On February 8, 2024, Goodwin was traded to the Brooklyn Nets in a three-team trade involving the Memphis Grizzlies, [26] but was waived the next day. [27]

Memphis Grizzlies (2024)

On February 13, 2024, Goodwin signed a 10-day contract with the Memphis Grizzlies [28] and on February 24, he signed a two-way contract with the Grizzlies. [29]

South Bay Lakers (2024–present)

On September 6, 2024, Goodwin signed with the Los Angeles Lakers, [30] but was waived on October 18. [31] On October 26, he joined the South Bay Lakers. [32]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

NBA

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2021–22 Washington 203.0.000.000.5.0.0.0.0
2022–23 Washington 62717.8.448.322.7683.32.7.9.46.6
2023–24 Phoenix 40014.0.389.288.8622.92.0.6.25.0
2023–24 Memphis 171229.3.349.311.6338.04.51.5.510.0
Career1211917.9.405.308.7583.82.7.9.46.4

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 Saint Louis 262633.4.372.235.6917.54.02.0.611.5
2018–19 Saint Louis 363534.2.403.263.5117.53.41.8.310.5
2019–20 Saint Louis 313135.9.473.282.53810.43.12.1.215.5
2020–21 Saint Louis 212133.1.430.314.64310.13.92.0.214.5
Career11411334.3.423.271.5808.83.52.0.312.8

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