Senior Year – 2019-20
Named to the MEAC All-Academic Team … Made 18 appearances throughout the year … Went 20-of-39 (51.3 percent) from the field and averaged 2.9 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.1 steals in 14.4 minutes per game … Averaged 19.4 minutes the last five games of the season … Scored six points in the last game of the year, a win over Howard in the MEAC Tournament quarterfinals on March 11 … Also had five points against the Bison on Senior Day on Feb. 29 with two boards and two steals in the victory … Scored a season-high eight points on 4-of-5 shooting in a win over FAMU on Jan. 27 with three rebounds and two steals … Tallied seven points on 3-of-6 shooting with a season-high three steals at Richmond on Dec. 30 … Totaled six points with two steals and season highs of four rebounds and three assists in a comeback victory over North Carolina Central on Feb. 3.
Junior Year – 2018-19
Appeared in 29 games, making six starts … Averaged 4.5 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game on 41.8-percent shooting in 16.8 minutes per game … Ranked third on the team in both total assists (52) and total steals (47) … Sat fourth on the team and 10th in the MEAC in steals per game … Named to the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters … Received MEAC Defensive Player of the Week honors on Jan. 15 … Led the team in assists four times and was NSU’s leader in steals in seven games … Dished out a career-best six assists along with a pair of steals and a block against Old Dominion on Nov. 9 … Made four out of five shot attempts in an eight-point, two-assist, two-steal outing against Cheyney on Nov. 13 … Came away with four steals and three assists vs. Longwood on Dec. 15 … Had three steals at Wake Forest on Dec. 30 … Broke double figures in scoring for the first time with 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting with a trey and three assists at Coppin State on Jan. 12 … Started four-straight conference tilts between Jan. 14 and Jan. 26 and averaged 8.0 points, 2.0 assists and 3.3 steals during that stretch … Filled the stat sheet with four points, five rebounds, five assists and a season-best five steals in a win over Bethune-Cookman on Jan. 14 … Followed that game with 12 points, three rebounds, two assists and four steals at Savannah State … Had seven points, three assists and a pair of steals at Howard on Feb. 2 … Helped NSU into the semifinals of the MEAC Tournament with nine points, five rebounds and two steals against Howard in the quarterfinals … Scored seven points alongside three rebounds and four steals as the Spartans knocked off top-seeded North Carolina A&T in the MEAC Tournament semis.
At Odessa College (Sophomore Year – 2017-18)
Appeared in 30 games for Odessa College, averaging 4.4 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game … Scored 11 points and grabbed five rebounds for the Lady Wranglers in the Region V championship game against New Mexico Junior College … Topped double digits in scoring four times, including a season-high 18 points against Palo Alto College.
At Winthrop (Freshman Year – 2016-17)
Played in 24 games as a freshman, starting 16 times and averaging 8.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists … Earned Big South Conference Freshman of the Week honors on Dec. 19, 2016 after scoring 10 points against No. 3-ranked Baylor and adding a team-high 15 points and seven rebounds against Mercer.
High School
Was a four-year letterwinner and three-time Virginia High School League (VHSL) Group 5A state champion at Princess Anne High School … Served as team captain as a senior in 2015-16 and earned first team All-Atlantic Conference (AAC) honors … Received All-5A South Region accolades as a senior and made the 2016 Virginia-Pilot All-Tidewater Second Team … Selected as the AAC’s defensive player of the year in 2015-16 … Led Princess Anne to their third-straight state championship as a senior … Received second team All-AAC honors as a junior in 2014-15.
Personal
Full name is Danyael Freedom Goodhope, but likes to go by Dany … Born on March 28, 1998 … Daughter of Veronica Jackson and former Norfolk State and Dallas Cowboys running back Orlando Goodhope … Has three siblings, Rachael, Cory and former Old Dominion and VCU women’s basketball player Galaisha … Majoring in political science … Wants to join the FBI … Enjoys shopping, sleeping, bowling and listening to music.
| CAREER HIGHS |
| Points |
15, vs. Mercer (12-18-16) * |
| FG Made |
7 (2x), last: vs. Mercer (12-18-16) * |
| FG ATT. |
17, at High Point (1-3-17) * |
| 3Pt. FG Made |
3, vs. South Carolina State (11-14-16) * |
| 3Pt. FG ATT. |
5, vs. South Carolina State (11-14-16) * |
| FT Made |
6 (2x), last: vs. Longwood (1-24-17) * |
| FT ATT |
9, vs. Longwood (1-24-17) * |
| Rebounds |
7 (3x), last: at Presbyterian (2-27-17) * |
| Assists |
6, at Old Dominion (11-9-18) |
| Steals |
7 (2x), last: at Campbell (1-17-17) * |
| Blocks |
2, at ETSU (11-20-16) * |
| Minutes |
38, at High Point (1-3-17) * |
* Career highs attained at Winthrop
