Gail Goodrich

Gail Goodrich
	Goodrich in 2001
Personal information
Born	April 23, 1943; Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	John H. Francis Polytechnic; (Los Angeles, California)
College	UCLA (1962–1965)
NBA draft	1965: territorial pick
	Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career	1965–1979
Position	Shooting guard
Number	11, 25
Career history
1965–1968	Los Angeles Lakers
1968–1970	Phoenix Suns
1970–1976	Los Angeles Lakers
1976–1979	New Orleans Jazz
Career highlights and awards
	NBA champion (1972); 5× NBA All-Star (1969, 1972–1975); All-NBA First Team (1974); No. 25 retired by Los Angeles Lakers; 2× NCAA champion (1964, 1965); Helms Foundation Player of the Year (1965); Consensus first-team All-American (1965); 2× First-team All-AAWU (1964, 1965); No. 25 retired by UCLA Bruins;
Career statistics
Points	19,181 (18.6 ppg)
Rebounds	3,279 (3.2 rpg)
Assists	4,805 (4.7 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
	Basketball Hall of Fame as player
	College Basketball Hall of Fame; Inducted in 2006

Gail Charles Goodrich Jr. (born April 23, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is best known for scoring a then record 42 points for UCLA in the 1965 NCAA championship game vs. Michigan, and his part in the Los Angeles Lakers' 1971–72 season. During that season the team won a still-record 33 consecutive games, posted what was at the time the best regular season record in NBA history, and also won the franchise's first NBA championship since relocating to Los Angeles. Goodrich was the leading scorer on that team. He is also acclaimed for leading UCLA to its first two national championships under the legendary coach John Wooden, the first in 1963–64 being a perfect 30–0 season when he played with teammate Walt Hazzard. In 1996, 17 years after his retirement from professional basketball, Goodrich was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Goodrich is the leader in most minutes played in Suns franchise history with 39.9.

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