'''Andrew (Drew) Melvin Gooden'''http://www2.kusports.com/stats/nba_hawks/drew_gooden/ (born September 24 1981 in Oakland, California) is an NBA basketball player currently a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers. His position is power forward and previously played for the Orlando Magic and Memphis Grizzlies. He was a 2002 1st round draft pick out of University of Kansas by the Memphis Grizzlies.

Gooden played the center position at El Cerrito High School (El Cerrito, California), where as a senior, he led his Gauchos to the 1999 California Interscholastic Federation Boys Division III championship game. Washington Union High School won the championship game over El Cerrito HS by a score of 77-71. http://www.socalhoops.tierranet.com/archive/prepnotes/0399/washingtonunion0320.htm

Gooden was a dominant College Player at the University of Kansas, where he averaged 19.8 points and 11.4 rebounds per game in 2001-2. Besides being a key contributed to Kansas' Final Four run, he also garnered individual honors including Sporting News First-Team All America and Basketball America Player of the Year honors.

As a professional, Gooden has established himself as a solid power forward, consistently bringing down double digit numbers in points and rebounds.

Drew is half Finnish; Drew's father, Andrew Gooden, met Drew's mother, Ulla, while playing pro basketballhttp://www.mixedmediawatch.com/2006/04/14/more-mixed-athletes-in-sports-illustrated/ in Äänekoski, Finland. http://6news.kusports.com/basketball/nba/gooden.html Drew's parents divorced later on, and Drew stayed with his father in California.

References

External links

*NBA.com Profile - Drew Gooden
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