Aleah Goodman
Aleah Goodman (born Novemenber 24, 1998) is an American basketball player. She played college basketball for Oregon State[1] from 2017 to 2021 before briefly playing professionally for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA. She currently is the Director of Recruiting and Player Development for the Duke Blue Devils women's basketball.[2]
| Duke Blue Devils | |
|---|---|
| Position | Director of Recruiting and Player Personnel |
| League | ACC |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 24, 1998 Tualatin, Oregon |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Listed weight | 152 lb (69 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | La Salle (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
| College | Oregon State (2017–2021) |
| WNBA draft | 2021: 3rd round, 30th overall pick |
| Selected by the Connecticut Sun | |
| Career history | |
| 2021 | Connecticut Sun |
Early life and College
Goodman attended La Salle College Prep in Oregon. She was a 2-Time 5A State Champion, as well as a 3-Time Oregon 5A Player of the Year. She ended her high school career with over 1,400 points, 750 assists, 550 rebounds and 375 steals. She was named a 2017 McDonalds All-American participant. She played college basketball at Oregon State.[3][4] During her senior season, she became the 24th player in program history to pass 1,000 career points.[5] She departed the school as its career leader in three-point shooting percentage and third in made three-pointers. She was also No. 15 in program history with 1,162 career points.[6]
Professional career
Goodman was the 30th pick in the 2021 WNBA draft by the Connecticut Sun.[7] The Sun cut her in training camp in May the same year.[8] She re-joined the team 2 days later as a hardship roster addition. Goodman was released from her hardship contract on May 17 after appearing in one game.[6]
In July 2021, she was hired as the director of recruiting and player personnel for Duke Blue Devils women's basketball.[9]
Career statistics
WNBA
Source[10]
| 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 best | ° | League leader |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Connecticut | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | – | – | – | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
References
- Steve Gress (14 November 2018). "Growth on the court". Corvallis Gazette-Times. pp. B1, B4. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- "Lawson Adds Goodman to Women's Basketball Staff". goduke.com. Duke Athletics. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- Steve Gress (11 April 2021). "Ready to step out of her comfort zone". Albany Democrat-Herald. p. B1. Retrieved 11 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- Steve Gress (25 October 2020). "Looking to the future". Albany Democrat-Herald. pp. B1, B4. Retrieved 11 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- Dylan Mickanen (30 January 2021). "Aleah Goodman crosses 1,000 career points as Oregon State wins again". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- Lindsey Wisniewski (17 May 2021). "Connecticut Sun parts ways with former Oregon State star Aleah Goodman". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- Nick Daschel (15 April 2021). "Oregon State guard Aleah Goodman picked No. 30 overall by Connecticut Sun in 2021 WNBA draft". The Oregonian. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- Griffen, Ned. "Sun waive Fraser, Goodman". autos.yahoo.com. The Day, New London. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- Nick Daschel (1 July 2021). "Former Oregon State star Aleah Goodman lands recruiting, player personnel post at Duke women's basketball". The Oregonian. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- "Aleah Goodman WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved 25 April 2022.