Aleah Goodman

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Aleah Goodman
Duke Blue Devils
PositionDirector of Recruiting and Player Personnel
LeagueACC
Personal information
Born (1998-11-24) November 24, 1998 (age 25)
Tualatin, Oregon, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight152 lb (69 kg)
Career information
High schoolLa Salle (Milwaukie, Oregon)
CollegeOregon State (2017–2021)
WNBA draft2021: 3rd round, 30th overall pick
Selected by the Connecticut Sun
Career history
2021Connecticut Sun

Aleah Goodman (born November 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]

Early life and College[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

WNBA[edit]

Source[10]

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 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

College[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2017–18 Oregon State 31 0 16.6 43.9 46.2 52.9 1.8 2.1 0.5 0.3 1.3 6.3
2018–19 Oregon State 34 3 25.2 41.0 39.4 93.5 2.4 2.6 0.5 0.2 1.4 10.7
2019–20 Oregon State 32 18 29.0 45.4 44.0 74.2 2.4 3.4 0.9 0.2 1.8 8.8
2020–21 Oregon State 20 20 34.9 47.9 49.0 85.0 3.2 4.9 1.2 0.2 2.4 16.2
Career 117 41 25.6 44.4 43.7 82.9 2.4 3.1 0.7 0.2 1.6 9.9
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Steve Gress (14 November 2018). "Growth on the court". Corvallis Gazette-Times. pp. B1, B4. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Lawson Adds Goodman to Women's Basketball Staff". goduke.com. Duke Athletics. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  3. ^ 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. Open access icon
  4. ^ Steve Gress (25 October 2020). "Looking to the future". Albany Democrat-Herald. pp. B1, B4. Retrieved 11 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Griffen, Ned. "Sun waive Fraser, Goodman". autos.yahoo.com. The Day, New London. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Aleah Goodman WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Aleah Goodman College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 14, 2024.

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