Angel Goodrich

Angel Goodrich
No. 10 – Tulsa Shock
Position Guard
League WNBA
Personal information
Born February 24, 1990
Glendale, Arizona
Nationality American
Listed height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Listed weight 127 lb (58 kg)
Career information
High school Sequoyah (Tahlequah, Oklahoma)
College Kansas (2009–2013)
WNBA draft 2013 / Round: 3 / Pick: 29th overall
Selected by the Tulsa Shock
Pro career 2013–present
Career history
2013–present Tulsa Shock
2014 Chevakata Vologda (RPL)
Stats at WNBA.com

Angel Goodrich (born February 24, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. She was drafted by the Shock in the 2013 WNBA draft.

Background and family

Goodrich was born in Glendale, Arizona to Jonathon and Fayth (Goodrich) Lewis. Jonathon is African-American; Fayth is Native American (Cherokee). Goodrich herself is an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation.[1][2][3]

Goodrich has two siblings, an older brother Zach Goodrich, and a younger sister Nikki Lewis. Lewis currently plays college basketball for the Tabor Bluejays.[4]

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.[5][6]

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.[5][7][8]

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.[8]

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.[9] During the 2013-14 off-season, she played for Chevakata Vologda in the Russian Premier League. In 2014, she completed her second season on the final roster for the Shock.[2][10][11]

WNBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games 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 high League leader
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2013 Tulsa Shock 31 16 21.9 .423 .250 .545 1.8 2.9 1.2 0.1 1.68 4.4
2014 Tulsa Shock 29 0 6.2 .480 .500 .571 0.4 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.69 1.0
Career 2 years, 1 team 60 16 14.3 .432 .265 .552 1.1 1.9 0.8 0.0 1.20 2.8

References

  1. ↑ "Native Daughters: Angel Goodrich". UNL College of Journalism and Mass Communications. November 24, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Angel Goodrich (Cherokee) Finishes Second Season in the WNBA for the Tulsa Shock". nativenewsonline.net. August 18, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  3. ↑ Gyasi Ross (2015). "Black History Month: An Honest Conversation With Yawna Allen on Being Native and Black". Indian Country Today Media Network. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  4. ↑ "Tabor College: 2013-14 Women's Basketball Roster: #1 Nikki Lewis". Tabor College. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "The Indomitable Cherokee: University of Kansas's Court General Angel Goodrich". indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com. April 14, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Sequoyah High’s Success Energizes Tribe". New York Times. December 18, 2007. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Goodrich becomes 26th to join 1,000-point scoring club". kansan.com. January 23, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "KU’s Angel Goodrich Selected by Tulsa in 2013 WNBA Draft". wibwnewsnow.com. April 15, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Native American Women in the WNBA; Schimmel to Join Elite Company". NDNSPORTS.com. April 8, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  10. ↑ "KU's Angel Goodrich Highest-Drafted Native Player in WNBA History". indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com. April 16, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Vologda-Chevakata signs Angel Goodrich". cherokeephoenix.org. October 16, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2015.

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