Trae Golden

{{about|American basketball player|American football safety|Robert Golden}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Trae Golden

| image = Trae Golden a.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Golden with Le Portel in 2018

| position = Point guard

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 204

| league =

| team = Free agent

| number =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|10|5}}

| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

| highschool = McEachern
(Powder Springs, Georgia)

| college =

Tennessee (2010–2013)
Georgia Tech (2013–2014)

| draft_year = 2014

| career_start = 2014

| years1 = 2014

| team1 = Lapuan Korikobrat

| years2 = 2015–2016

| team2 = ETHA Engomis

| years3 = 2016–2017

| team3 = Pallacanestro Chieti

| years4 = 2017–2018

| team4 = Le Portel

| years5 = 2018–2019

| team5 = Avtodor

| years6 = 2019–2020

| team6 = Bahçeşehir Koleji

| years7 = 2020–2022

| team7 = Fujian Sturgeons

| years8 = 2022–2023

| team8 = Beijing Royal Fighters

| years9 = 2023–2024

| team9 = Sichuan Blue Whales

| years10 = 2024

| team10 = Al-Ahly Ly

| years11 = 2024

| team11 = Fujian Sturgeons

| highlights =

FIBA Europe Cup Top Scorer (2020)
FIBA Europe Cup assists leader (2020)
3× CBA scoring champion (2021, 2022, 2024)

}}

Robert Wilson Golden III (born October 5, 1991) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Fujian Sturgeons of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) He competed in college for Tennessee and Georgia Tech.

Professional career

On July 9, 2017, he signed with ESSM Le Portel of the French Pro A league.sportando.com [http://www.sportando.com/it/europa/francia/240578/trae-golden-firma-a-le-portel.html Trae Golden firma a Le Portel], accessed on July 1, 2018 On June 10, 2018, Golden was announced by Avtodor of the Russian VTB United League.{{Cite web|url=http://avtodor.ru/en/index.php/news-events/item/732-trae-golden-is-first-newcomer|title = Trae Golden is the First Avtodor Newcomer}} He spent the 2019–20 season with Bahçeşehir Koleji, averaging 23.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 7.8 assists per game.

On September 30, 2020, Golden signed with the Fujian Sturgeons where he went on to play two seasons.{{cite web |title=Sturgeons sign Trae Golden, ex Bahcesehir |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Turkey/news/646509/Sturgeons-sign-Trae-Golden,-ex-Bahcesehir |website=Eurobasket |accessdate=October 1, 2020 |date=September 30, 2020}} On March 10, 2022, Golden scored a career-high 63 points in a regular season loss against Shandong.{{Cite web |title=Trae Golden - Career Highs |url=https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/39094/trae-goldenv |website=Proballers.com}}

Golden was the scoring champion of the 2023–24 CBA season while playing for the Sichuan Blue Whales, averaging 33.3 points per game.

In May 2024, Golden joined Al-Ahly Ly for the 2024 BAL playoffs.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-23 |title=Final Rosters for the 2024 BAL Playoffs - Who is in, Who is out |url=https://bal.nba.com/news/final-rosters-for-the-2024-bal-playoffs-who-is-in-who-is-out |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=The BAL |language=en}}

Career statistics

= CBA statistics =

| align="left" | 2020–21

| align="left" | Fujian

| 41 || 34 || 29.6 || .518 || .430 || .884 || 4.5 || 8.1 || 0.9 || 0.0 || 30.4

| align="left" | 2021–22

| align="left" | Fujian

| 20 || 20 || 39.4 || .478 || .344 || .958 || 5.7 || 9.5 || 1.1 || 0.0 || 44.1

Source: basketball-stats.de (Date: 27. March 2022){{cite web | url=https://www.basketball-stats.de/spieler/?player-id=1511 | title=Trae Golden | publisher=basketball-stats.de | language=german | accessdate=March 27, 2022}}