Archie Goodwin

At 29 years old, Archie Goodwin has this physical status:

Archie Lee Goodwin III (born August 17, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Sigortam.net ITÜ BB of the Basketball Super League.

He played basketball for Kentucky in college.

Personal life

Datron Humphrey, Goodwin's stepfather, introduced him to basketball as a youth. In addition, his father, Archie Goodwin II, played college basketball for Arkansas State University.

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High school career

Goodwin played for coach Kevin Davis and coached his team in Sherwood, Arkansas, where he competed for them in the back-to-back state finals. When his team lost to Alma High School from Alma, Arkansas, he fell short as a junior. Goodwin led the Bears to the Arkansas Class 5A state championship in 2011–12, scoring 27 points and seven rebounds in the championship game; also winning championship and tournament MVP awards along the way. Goodwin was named twice as the Gatorade Player of the Year for Arkansas and the McDonald's and Parade All-American teams, as well as the McDonald's and Parade All-American teams.

Goodwin was rated as the number 15 player in the ESPNU 100 class of 2012, the highest player by Scout.com, and Rivals.com's number 12 player.

Among other items, Goodwin preferred Kentucky over Arkansas, Memphis, Connecticut, and Kansas.

College career

Goodwin was the leading scorer for the 2012-13 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team. After leading Kentucky with 14.1 points per game in 33 appearances (33 starts), he was named Freshman All-SEC. In addition, he averaged 4.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.1 steals to help the Wildcats beat the Wildcats to a 21-12 record. On November 21, he recorded a career-high 28 points on 8-of-13 shootings and 12-of-17 free throws against Morehead State. He barely missed his second triple-double against LIU-Brooklyn with 22 points and career highs of nine rebounds and nine assists in less than two days.

Goodwin and Kentucky lost 73–60 in his only game against his home-state Arkansas Razorbacks.

Goodwin declared the 2013 NBA draft on April 1, 2013. He was the second youngest player to request for the 2013 draft behind Greece's Giannis Antetokounmpo and the youngest-overall American college player.

Professional career

Goodwin was selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 29th overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft on June 27, 2013. His rights were then transferred to the Golden State Warriors and then to the Phoenix Suns, eventually on draft night. On July 12, 2013, he began his rookie scale with the Suns and joined them for the 2013 NBA Summer League. Goodwin had 13 points and 3 rebounds against the Portland Trail Blazers in his first Summer League game.

Goodwin made his NBA debut against the Portland Trail Blazers on October 30, 2013. Goodwin fired three shots and got one offensive rebound in 8 minutes of action. Goodwin, who is known as a prolific scorer in college, went scoreless in his NBA debut. However, he scored his first NBA field goal in Goodwin's second game against the Utah Jazz on November 1, 2010. Goodwin fired 2-of-5 from the field and finished with 4 points in 11 minutes of action; he also had two blocks. In a loss to the Sacramento Kings on November 19, 2013, he scored his first double-digit-scoring game with 16 points.

Goodwin was assigned to the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Development League on January 23, 2014. He was recalled on January 26, recalled on February 5, and recalled again on February 10. Goodwin scored a career-high 29 points in a 104–99 victory over the Sacramento Kings in the Suns' final game of the season.

Goodwin was reassigned to the Bakersfield Jam on December 25, 2014, after only ten games for the Suns to begin the season. He was recalled six days later. He was later reassigned to the Jam several times throughout the season, helping the Jam win the inaugural D-League Showcase Championship and winning the Showcase Tournament's MVP award on January 19. In a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, he had an outstanding regular season finale for the Suns.

Goodwin saw little court time in the team's season opener, which saw the Suns defeated by the Dallas Mavericks at home. Goodwin played for 6.9 minutes per game over the next seven games, including new additions to the team in Devin Booker and Sonny Weems, who were awaiting court time. He then played in two 12-point games in mid-November, both of which he played in over 24 minutes. Following Eric Bledsoe's injury, he did not get regular court time for the Suns until early January. In a loss to the San Antonio Spurs on January 21, 2016, he scored a season-high 20 points as a starter. He set a record against the Atlanta Hawks two days later, scoring 24 points. Goodwin led the Suns over the Hawks 98-95, snapping a six-game losing streak. In a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on January 26, he scored 26 points in his third game in a row. In a 104-97 loss to the Toronto Raptors, he scored 18 points and had a career-high 12 assists. Goodwin and teammate Markieff Morris became involved in a physical altercation on the bench on February 10, and the pair were seen arguing during a timeout. As teammates stepped in and separated the two teams, the discussion erupted into a shoving match between the two guys.

Goodwin was released by the Suns on October 24, 2016, before the 2016--17 regular season, a move that was considered unexpected by some in the NBA. It was reported that the Suns already had plenty of guards who needed some playing time as it was, but that there wasn't enough time for Goodwin to be completely satisfied with the process. However, general manager Ryan McDonough later announced that Goodwin had initially asked the team to try to trade him if it were possible, but the Suns couldn't find a team to help him out before the regular season.

Goodwin signed with the New Orleans Pelicans on November 7, 2016. In a 126–99 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, he made his Pelicans debut five days later, scoring seven points off the bench. Since appearing in three games, he was suspended by the Pelicans on November 20, according to him.

The Greensboro Swarm of the NBA Development League acquired Goodwin on November 30, 2016. In a 121-106 loss to the Texas Legends, he made his Swarm debut on the next day, with 18 points, six rebounds, and one assist in 29 minutes.

Goodwin signed a 10-day deal with the Brooklyn Nets on March 15, 2017. On March 25, he began a second 10-day job, and a multi-year contract on April 4. Goodwin had a season-high 20 points in a 112–73 loss to the Chicago Bulls in the Nets' season finale on April 12, 2017. He was waived by the Nets on July 28, 2017.

Goodwin signed a training camp with the Portland Trail Blazers on September 11, 2017. Since playing in five preseason games, he was waived by the Trail Blazers on October 13, 2017.

Goodwin split time between the Greensboro Swarm and the Northern Arizona Suns in the 2017-18 season.

On October 19, 2018, he was drafted to the Maine Red Claws in exchange for Daniel Dixon's rights, but he did not make the team's final roster. Goodwin re-signed with the Red Claws on January 3, 2019.

Goodwin signed with Sigortam.net TÜ BB of the Turkish Basketball Super League on September 30, 2019.

Goodwin signed with Ratiopharm Ulm of the German Basketball Bundesliga on February 6, 2020. Before the season was suspended, he averaged 7.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.

Goodwin signed the LNB Pro A with Metropolitans 92 on November 25, 2020. He had 8.7 points and 2.0 rebounds per game.

Goodwin joined Budivelnyk of the Ukrainian Basketball Super League on January 8, 2022. He departed the team in February 2022 due to the Russo-Ukrainian crisis.

Goodwin signed with Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the Israeli Premier League on February 23, 2022.

He joined BC Budivelnyk of the European North Basketball League on July 31, 2022.

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