Angel Goodrich facts for kids
Goodrich playing for the Seattle Storm in 2015
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | February 24, 1990 Glendale, Arizona, U.S. |
| High school | Sequoyah (Tahlequah, Oklahoma) |
| Career information | |
| College | Kansas (2009–2013) |
| NBA Draft | 2013 / Round: 3 / Pick: 29th overall |
| Selected by the Tulsa Shock | |
| Pro career | 2013–2015 |
| League | WNBA |
| Career history | |
| 2013–2014 | Tulsa Shock |
| 2014 | Chevakata Vologda (RPL) |
| 2015 | Seattle Storm |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Angel Goodrich (born February 24, 1990) is a former American professional basketball player. She played the guard position for the Tulsa Shock and Seattle Storm in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Goodrich is a member of the Cherokee Nation and is known for her amazing passing skills on the court.
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Early Life and Family
Angel Goodrich was born in Glendale, Arizona. Her mother, Fayth, is a member of the Cherokee Nation, and her father, Jonathan, is African-American. Angel is an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation.
She has an older brother named Zach and a younger sister, Nikki. Her sister Nikki also played college basketball.
High School Stardom
Goodrich went to Sequoyah High School in Oklahoma. This school is operated by the Cherokee Nation. She was a star athlete there, playing basketball, softball, and running track.
She was so good at basketball that she became the first student in her school's history to get a Division I athletic scholarship. This is a special scholarship for top college athletes. She led her team, the Sequoyah Lady Indians, to win the state championship three years in a row.
College Basketball Career
Goodrich played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks at the University of Kansas. Her college career had a tough start. She had serious injuries to both of her knees in her first two years, which meant she missed a lot of games.
Despite these challenges, she made an incredible comeback. Goodrich scored over 1,000 points during her time at Kansas. She also set a new record for the most assists in the school's history, with 771. An assist is when a player passes the ball to a teammate who then scores a basket.
By her senior year, she was recognized as one of the best college players in the country. She was a finalist for many major awards, including the Naismith Award and the Nancy Lieberman Award, which is given to the top point guard.
Kansas Statistics
This table shows Angel Goodrich's performance each season she played for the University of Kansas.
| GP | Games 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 |
| TO | Turnovers per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | * | Led all of Division I |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2008–09 | Kansas | Redshirt (Did not play due to injury) | |||||||||
| 2009–10 | Kansas | 15 | 102 | 34.1% | 20.0% | 50.0% | 2.7 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 6.8 |
| 2010–11 | Kansas | 27 | 203 | 35.8% | 28.4% | 64.0% | 3.0 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 7.5 |
| 2011–12 | Kansas | 34 | 476 | 43.1% | 38.5% | 65.9% | 4.1 | 7.4* | 2.4 | 0.4 | 14.0 |
| 2012–13 | Kansas | 34 | 481 | 36.5% | 31.5% | 73.0% | 3.5 | 7.2 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 14.1 |
| Career | 127 | 1262 | 42.3% | 33.3% | 62.0% | 9.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 9.9 | |
Professional Career
In the 2013 WNBA draft, Angel Goodrich was chosen by the Tulsa Shock. She was the 29th player picked overall. At that time, she was the highest-drafted Native American player in WNBA history.
She played for the Tulsa Shock for two seasons. During the off-season in 2014, she also played professionally in Russia. In 2015, she joined the Seattle Storm. While playing for Seattle, she had her first "double-double," which is a special achievement in basketball. She scored 12 points and got 10 rebounds in a single game.
After her time in the WNBA, Goodrich played basketball in Russia and Poland. She then decided to focus on coaching. She now helps teach Native American youth at basketball camps, preparing them for college-level sports.
WNBA Career Statistics
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| 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 |
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| 2013 | Tulsa | 31 | 16 | 21.9 | .423 | .250 | .545 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 4.4 |
| 2014 | Tulsa | 28 | 0 | 6.5 | .500 | .500 | .571 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| 2015 | Seattle | 23 | 5 | 15.8 | .408 | .300 | .500 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Career | 3 years, 2 teams | 82 | 21 | 14.9 | .426 | .273 | .538 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.9 |
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