Adrienne Goodson

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Adrienne Goodson also known as “Goodie” or “Goody” (Born: October 19, 1966 in Bayonne, New Jersey) is an American former WNBA basketball player. She started her career at Bayonne High School where yshe was a top performer. She later graduated from Bayonne High School and later studied at Old Dominion University and graduated with a degree in secondary education. She became interested in basketball at the age of seven and her professional career spanned over 10 years.

[edit] WNBA CAREER

In her seven-year WNBA career with the Utah Starzz (1999-2002), San Antonio Silver Stars (2002-04) and Houston Comets (2005) and finished her career with the Charlotte Sting. She averaged 12.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists and was selected in the third round (27th overall) in the 1999 WNBA Draft. In 1999, she started in all but one game with Utah and averaged 14.9 points. In 2002, she was selected to the WNBA All-Star Team. She is only the third Woman in the history of the WNBA to score over 4000 pts with over 1500 rebounds. She has been named by far the best six foot and under rebounder in the world by several basketball experts. Adrienne received the 2003 WNBA Off-Season Community Assist Award and she continues to give back to her community. Goodson believes the strongest assets she brings to a team are her leadership ability, work ethic and dedication. [[1]] Adrienne Goodson picks up her second consecutive WNBA Offseason Community Assist Award. Source:Silver Stars Photo

[edit] College Career

During her career at Old Dominion, Goodson was a two-time second team All-Star performer and was also on the Sun-Belt All-Tournament squad in 1987. As a junior in 1987, she was named the Sun Belt Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player and as a senior in 1988, she was named the Sun Belt Player of the Year. In addition, named high school All-American by Parade, Adidas, Coach, Converse, AAU and USA Today.

During her freshman season, Goodson was a member of the 1985 NCAA National Championship squad. She averaged 9.5 points per game as she scored 323 points, which is the seventh most points scored in Lady Monarch history for a freshman. In the NCAA title game, Goodson scored nine points and hauled in six rebounds to help the Lady Monarchs defeat Georgia, 70-65 in Austin, Texas as Old Dominion rolled to a 31-3 record.

With Goodson on the floor, the Lady Monarchs won the Sun Belt Conference title in 1985 and in 1987 and helped lead Old Dominion to three NCAA tournaments. Goodson closed out her career with 1,574 career points and 863 career rebounds. She ranks 11th all-time in scoring at Old Dominion. She was a member of the 1985 Old Dominion University women’s basketball team that won the NCAA Championship. She was also inducted into the Old Dominion University Hall of Fame in 1999. Following her graduation in 1988, Goodson captained the 1993 USA National Basketball Team and was a two-time All-Star in the American Basketball League for the Richmond/Philadelphia Rage, and later for the Chicago Condors.

[edit] After WNBA Career

Adrienne Goodson left behind a successful career in Brazil in 1996 to join the Richmond Rage for the inaugural season of the American Basketball League. And, while she says she wants to return to Brazil to play her final season of pro ball, she hopes that's a few years away. Goodson won five championships in the run-and-gun Brazilian league, learned to speak Portuguese and left many friends behind at the end of her five-year career there, but the lure of playing back home was too good to pass up, even with the pay cut she took. Back on American soil, Goodson continued her winning ways, helping lead the Rage to the ABL finals against the Columbus Quest. She finished her first U.S. pro season with averages of 17.7 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. In her second year with the Rage, which by then had moved to Philadelphia, she posted averages of 17.4 points and 8.7 rebounds, both tops on the team. The 6-foot All-Star forward earned the league's Player of the Week honors several times after averaging 21.5 points, 11 rebounds and 2.5 assists.

Source: http://www.odu.edu/webroot/orgs/IA/university_news.nsf/articles/11152004080332AM.
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