Angel Goodrich

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Angel Goodrich
Angel Goodrich at 2 August 2015 game cropped.jpg
Goodrich playing for the Seattle Storm in 2015
Personal information
Born (1990-02-24) February 24, 1990 (age 33) [1]
Glendale, Arizona, U.S.
Career information
High school Sequoyah (Tahlequah, Oklahoma)
College Kansas (2009–2013)
WNBA draft 2013: 3rd round, 29th overall pick
Selected by the Tulsa Shock
Playing career2013–2015
Position Guard
Career history
2013–2014 Tulsa Shock
2014 Chevakata Vologda (RPL)
2015 Seattle Storm
Stats at WNBA.com

Angel Goodrich (born February 24, 1990) is an American former professional basketball player, who played for the Tulsa Shock and Seattle Storm in the WNBA.

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Background and family

Goodrich was born in Glendale, Arizona to Jonathan and Fayth (Goodrichard) Lewis. Jonathan is African-American; Fayth is Native American (Cherokee). Goodrich herself is an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Goodrich has two siblings, an older brother Zach Goodrich, and a younger sister Nikki Lewis. Lewis played college basketball for the Tabor Bluejays. [6]

High school

Goodrich attended Sequoyah High School in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, where she was the first Division I athletic scholarship recipient in the school's history. During her 4 years at the Cherokee-operated school, she lettered in basketball, softball and track and field, and earned All-State honors as a sprinter. She also led the school's basketball team, the Sequoyah Lady Indians, to three consecutive Class AAA state titles. [7] [8]

College

Goodrich played her college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks at the University of Kansas. In her freshman year, she tore the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her left knee, causing her to miss the entire season. The following year she tore the ACL in her right knee after only 15 games. Despite these setbacks, she still scored over 1,000 career points for KU, and became the Jayhawks' all-time career assists leader. Her assists total of 771 ranks as the third-highest in Big 12 Conference history. [7] [9] [10]

In her senior year, Goodrich was a finalist for the Naismith Award, Wade Trophy, Wooden Award, Nancy Lieberman Award, and the USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale Award. She also earned First Team All-Big 12 honors, and was a member of the WBCA All-Region 5 Team. [10]

Kansas statistics

Source [11]

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
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2008–09Kansas redshirt
2009–10Kansas1510234.1%20.0%50.0%2.77.11.10.16.8
2010–11Kansas2720335.8%28.4%64.0%3.06.31.70.17.5
2011–12Kansas3447643.1%38.5%65.9%4.17.42.40.414.0
2012–13Kansas3448136.5%31.5%73.0%3.57.22.80.214.1
Career127126242.3%33.3%62.0%9.60.50.80.89.9

Professional career

In 2013, Goodrich was selected in the third round of the WNBA draft (29th pick overall) by the Tulsa Shock. At the time she was the highest-drafted Native American player in the history of the WNBA. [12] During the 2013–14 off-season, she played for Chevakata Vologda in the Russian Premier League. [13] In 2014, she completed her second and final season for the Shock. In 2015, she was picked up on waivers by the Seattle Storm. [4] [14] [15] In September 2015 Goodrich registered the first double-double (12 points, 10 rebounds) in her three-year WNBA career. [16] Angel then went on to play half a season in Russia and a full season in Poland after she was let go from Seattle in 2016. [17] Goodrich then turned her attention to teaching Native American youth at a basketball camp to help prepare them for playing at a collegiate level. [17]

Angel Goodrich vs Kristi Toliver Goodrich vs Toliver 22.JPG
Angel Goodrich vs Kristi Toliver

WNBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2013 Tulsa 311621.9.423.250.5451.82.91.20.11.74.4
2014 Tulsa 2806.5.500.500.5710.40.80.30.00.71.0
2015 Seattle 23515.8.408.300.5001.73.00.60.01.23.0
Career3 years, 2 teams822114.9.426.273.5381.32.20.70.01.22.9

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  2. ↑ "Cherokee Citizen, Kansas point guard Angel Goodrich inspires Cherokee teens". Cherokee Nation. December 5, 2012. Archived from the original on August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
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  5. ↑ Gyasi Ross (2015). "Black History Month: An Honest Conversation With Yawna Allen on Being Native and Black". Indian Country Today Media Network . Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Tabor College: 2013–14 Women's Basketball Roster: #1 Nikki Lewis". Tabor College. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
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  9. ↑ "Goodrich becomes 26th to join 1,000-point scoring club". kansan.com. January 23, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
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  17. 1 2 Keegan, Tom (June 30, 2017). "An Angel's journey from superstar player to camp instructor". KU Sports. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
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