Jordan Goodwin

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Jordan Goodwin
20150321 IHSA Class 3A championship game Jordan Goodwin (1) cropped.jpg
Goodwin in the 2015 IHSA Class 3A Championship game
No. 4–Memphis Grizzlies
Position Point guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1998-10-23) October 23, 1998 (age 25)
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
2021–2023 Capital City Go-Go
2021–2023 Washington Wizards
2023 →Capital City Go-Go
2023–2024 Phoenix Suns
2024–present Memphis Grizzlies
2024–present→Memphis Hustle
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 Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Memphis Hustle 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 / Hustle (2024–present)

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]

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 171229.2.349.311.6338.04.51.5.510.0
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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