Drew Gooden

07/23/2010 – Gooden (right) and Shawn Marion – Shawn Marion Poker Tournament Kickoff Party at TAO Nightclub In Las Vegas – TAO Nightclub at the Venetian Hotel and Casino – Las Vegas, NV, USA – Keywords: Orientation: Portrait – 0 – Photo Credit: PRN / PR Photos

Birth Name: Andrew Melvin Gooden III

Place of Birth: Oakland, Alameda, California, United States

Date of Birth: September 24, 1981

Ethnicity:
*African-American (father)
*Finnish (mother)

Drew Gooden is an American professional basketball player. A power forward, he played fourteen seasons with the National Basketball Association (NBA), with the Memphis Grizzlies, the Orlando Magic, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Chicago Bulls, the Sacramento Kings, the San Antonio Spurs, the Dallas Mavericks, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Milwaukee Bucks, and the Washington Wizards. He is a broadcaster for NBC Sports Washington. He is 6′10″.

Drew is the son of Ulla and Andrew Gooden, a basketball player. His father is African-American. His mother is Finnish. His parents met while his father was playing professional basketball in Finland.

Drew’s maternal grandfather’s surname was Pellinen.

Source: https://www.espn.com