Andre Iguodala

Lore & Background

Iguodala played college basketball with the Arizona Wildcats. After earning first-team all-conference honors in the Pac-10 (known now as the Pac-12) as a sophomore in 2004, he was selected in the 2004 NBA draft with the ninth overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers. Iguodala played for Philadelphia until the summer of 2012 when he joined the Denver Nuggets in a four-team trade. He was acquired by Golden State in 2013.

In 2014–15, Iguodala became a reserve for the first time in his career, but played a major role. He captured the Finals MVP after returning to the starting lineup in the middle of the championship series. After three championships and five trips to the Finals with the Warriors, Iguodala had a two-year stint with the Miami Heat, with whom he reached his sixth straight Finals in 2020. Iguodala returned to Golden State in 2021 and won his fourth NBA championship that season. He spent another season with the Warriors before retiring from playing in 2023.

Reader's Guide

Iguodala was born in Springfield, Illinois. He attended Lanphier High School in Springfield, Illinois. As a senior in 2002, he led Lanphier's basketball team to a runner-up finish at the Illinois High School Association Class AA state tournament. He averaged 23.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game that season.

Iguodala was named Chicago Sun-Times Player of the Year as well as a second-team Parade All-American and Nike All-American. He was also a finalist for the Illinois Mr. Basketball award. Iguodala's Lanphier jersey is now retired. During the summer of 2000, Iguodala hit a game-winning buzzer-beater to give his team the 17-and-under AAU national title and was named tournament MVP.

In 2002, he played in the Jordan Brand Classic. Considered a four-star recruit by Scout.com, Iguodala was listed as the No. 6 small forward and the No. 26 player in the nation in 2002. Iguodala initially signed a National Letter of Intent to play at Arkansas, but after coach Nolan Richardson was fired in 2002, he decided to attend Arizona instead. At Arizona, he joined future NBA players Channing Frye, Luke Walton, Mustafa Shakur, Salim Stoudamire and Hassan Adams.

Iguodala was named to the Pac-10 All-Freshmen team for 2002–03. As a sophomore in 2003–04, he was named team MVP after leading his team in rebounds, assists and steals. He also made the All-Pac-10 First Team and was named Honorable Mention All-America by The Associated Press. Iguodala collected three triple-doubles that season, joining Jason Kidd as the only two players in Pac-10 history to post two or more triple-doubles in a season.

During his career at Arizona, the Wildcats made it to the NCAA Tournament both seasons. After posting career totals of 594 points (9.6 ppg), 409 rebounds (6.6 rpg) and 95 steals (1.53 spg) in 62 games (34 starts), Iguodala left to enter the NBA draft.

Did You Know?

• In his rookie season, Iguodala was the only 76er to record a triple-double, doing it against the defending champion Detroit Pistons.
• Iguodala won MVP honors at the 2006 Rookie Challenge for his 30-point performance.
• Iguodala served as vice-president of the National Basketball Players Association from February 2019 to February 2023, and on November 9, 2023, the NBPA executive committee appointed him as acting executive director.