Goudelock attended Stone Mountain High School under coach William Johnson, leading the Pirates to a 24–7 record as a senior while averaging 22.7 points per game and hitting 42.4 percent of his three-point attempts. He was named Georgia 4A Player of the Year.[1]
College career
Goudelock played college basketball for the College of Charleston. As a senior, he averaged 23.4 points and was the fourth-highest-scoring player in the nation.[2] Goudelock's 40.7 percent three-point average was the nation's second highest; he scored 131 of his 322 three-point attempts.[3] He was voted an All-America honorable mention by the Associated Press.[1] On March 15, 2011, he scored 39 points, including shooting 8-of-15 on three-pointers, in front of a sellout crowd in the first round of the NIT Tournament. The Cougars were playing the Dayton Flyers in the first round of the 2011 NIT Tournament. The game, which the Cougars won 94–84, was Goudelock's last game at home in Carolina First Arena (now TD Arena).[4]
Goudelock became known for his tremendous range and his ability to hit three-pointers well beyond the college (and NBA) three-point line. One of Goudelock's breakout games came on January 4, 2010, against the defending national champions UNC, in which he hit a game-tying three with less than 3 seconds left and led the Cougars to an eventual 72–69 win in overtime at Carolina First Arena.[5]
Goudelock was the fifth-leading scorer in NCAA Division I for his senior year.[6] During his four-year career, Goudelock appeared in 140 games, averaging 18.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game.[7]
Professional career
Los Angeles Lakers (2011–2012)
Goudelock was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round as the 46th overall pick of the 2011 NBA Draft.[8] Goudelock was also drafted by the Harlem Globetrotters.[9] On December 17, he was assigned to the Los Angeles D-Fenders by the Lakers and was recalled the next day.[7][10] While Steve Blake was injured he became the back up point guard, averaging 20 minutes a game. In his rookie season, Andrew Goudelock averaged 4.4 points in 10.5 minutes per game.[11] Goudelock was waived by the Lakers on October 27, 2012.[12]
On April 14, 2013, Goudelock re-signed with the Los Angeles Lakers after Kobe Bryant suffered a season-ending Achilles tendon injury.[17][18] He had just signed with Puerto Rico'sCangrejeros de Santurce,[19] but turned around with the Lakers' offer. Goudelock afterwards played 6 minutes in the Lakers' final game of the season against the Houston Rockets, and another 6 in the second game of the playoffs against the San Antonio Spurs.[20]
On April 25, Goudelock was named the 2012–13 NBA Development League Most Valuable Player Award for his earlier play with Rio Grande Valley and Sioux Falls.[21] With Lakers guards Steve Nash, Steve Blake, and Jodie Meeks also out with injuries, Goudelock started with fellow second-year guard Darius Morris in game 3 of the first round of the 2013 playoffs against the San Antonio Spurs.[22] In his first playoff start, Goudelock scored a career-high 20 points, but the Lakers lost 120–89 for their worst home playoff loss in franchise history.[23] In game 4, Goudelock scored 14 points in an 82–103 defeat that eliminated the Lakers.[24] The guard said, "We basically threw a team together", but considered his NBA call-up a learning experience.[25]
UNICS Kazan (2013–2014)
On July 26, 2013, Goudelock signed a one-year deal with UNICS Kazan.[26] On April 27, 2014, he was named the VTB United League MVP, after he averaged 20.1 points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game in the VTB United League regular season.[27] For the entire VTB United League season, regular season and playoffs combined, he averaged 19.8 points, 2.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 0.7 steals per game in 22 games played.[28]
In May 2015, he was selected to the All-EuroLeague Second Team for the performances he put up over the season.[39] Fenerbahçe also advanced to the EuroLeague Final Four for the first time in the team's history.[40] On May 15, 2015, however, they lost in the 2015 Euroleague Final Four semifinal game to Real Madrid, by a score of 87–96.[41] Goudelock led his team with 26 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists in the semifinal. Eventually, Fenerbahçe finished the Final Four in 4th place, after losing in the third-place game to CSKA Moscow, by a score of 80–86.[42] In the third-place game, Goudelock once again led his team in scoring, with 24 points on 10 of 15 shooting from the field. Goudelock finished his first EuroLeague season with the averages of 17 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game, over 29 games played. Being the team's leader in scoring, he scored 20 or more points eleven times during the Euroleague 2014–15 season.
On June 17, 2015, Fenerbahçe's team manager, Ömer Onan, confirmed that Goudelock would not play for the Turkish team in the next season.[43] Goudelock later stated to the media that he had personally wanted to stay with Fenerbahçe, and play with them in the next season, but that the team did not want him back, and declined to pick up the option for another year in his contract.[44]
On March 9, 2016, Goudelock signed with the Houston Rockets.[47] Three days later, he made his debut with the Rockets in a 125–109 loss to the Charlotte Hornets, recording two points and one steal in five minutes.[48] On July 9, 2016, Goudelock was waived by the Rockets.[49][50]
On July 23, 2018, Goudelock returned to China for a second stint, signing with the Shandong Golden Stars.[55] In 19 games played for Shandong, he averaged 23.2 points and 3.3 assists per game, while shooting 44.3 percent from three-point range.
Umana Reyer Venezia (2019–2020)
On October 21, 2019, Goudelock returned to Italy for a second stint, signing with Umana Reyer Venezia for the 2019–20 season,[56] even though he was officially registered to the league only three months later, on January 23, 2020.[57] The team parted ways with him on June 16, 2020.[58]
Rytas Vilnius (2020–2021)
On August 12, 2020, Goudelock signed with Rytas Vilnius for a one-year deal.[59] On February 14, 2021, Goudelock won the 2021 Lithuanian League Three-Point Contest.[60] He averaged 14.6 points, 2.4 assists and 1.8 rebounds per game.
