Jordan Goodwin

About

Jordan Goodwin (born October 23, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Saint Louis Billikens.

Goodwin attended Althoff Catholic High School in Belleville, Illinois. As a junior, he averaged 19 points, nine rebounds and 3.2 assists, leading his team to a 32–2 record and the Class 3A state title. He repeated as the Belleville News-Democrat Class 3A-4A Player of the Year. On January 24, 2017, Goodwin posted 26 points and 10 rebounds in a 74–64 win over Mount Vernon High School, passing Kevin Lisch as Althoff’s all-time leading scorer. After the game, he underwent season-ending surgery for a partially torn labrum in his left shoulder, which had been occasionally bothering him for two years. Goodwin played for the St. Louis Eagles on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit and had success at the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League. A consensus four-star recruit, he committed to playing college basketball for Saint Louis over offers from Alabama, Butler, Creighton, Illinois, Missouri and Northwestern. Goodwin played football for Althoff as a tight end and…