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Drew Gooden

ドリュー・グッデン　/　どりゅー・ぐっでん

American basketball player

September 24, 1981 (age 44)　・　Oakland, California, United States

California
basketball player

My Take

What strikes me about Drew Gooden is the durability. Fourteen seasons in the NBA is not the stuff of headlines, but it is the stuff of a real career. A consensus All-American at Kansas in 2002, he never quite became a marquee name, yet he kept finding a role, team to team, year after year. I respect that kind of professional persistence far more than a brief flash of stardom. His move into broadcasting after retirement feels earned and natural. To me, Gooden represents the quiet backbone of the league, the player who lasts because he adapts. That is a story worth telling.

Overview

Andrew Melvin Gooden III (born September 24, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player who is currently a broadcaster for Monumental Sports Network. The power forward played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Gooden played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks, where he was a consensus first-team All-American in 2002.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Drew Gooden
Name (Japanese): ドリュー・グッデン
Reading: どりゅー・ぐっでん
Born: September 24, 1981 (age 44)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Rooster
Origin: Oakland, California, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 208 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: basketball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of Kansas

Awards & achievements

2002 Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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