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Vladislav Goldin

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
C
Height:
7-1
Weight:
250
Hometown:
Voronezh, Russia
High School:
Putnam Science Academy

Who is Vlad Goldin?
• One of the most productive post players over the last three seasons
• Solid low-post anchor; excels in the ability to catch, roll, and cut
• Strong back-to-basket game; elite finisher around the rim
• Variety of post moves and shots around the rim; can score with either hand
• Relentless defender and excellent shot-blocker
• Brings leadership and experience to the Wolverines

Career: Collegiate
• Played in 154 career games, with 143 starts
   • Started final 113 straight games of career
   • Michigan: 37 games, with 37 starts
   • Florida Atlantic: 107 games, with 106 starts
   • Texas Tech: 10 games
• Points: 1,796 (11.7 ppg): 87 double figure games, 23 of 20-plus, two of 30-plus
• Rebounds: 925 (6.0 rpg): 19 double figure games
• Blocks: 194 (1.3 bpg)
• Double Doubles: 17; Florida Atlantic (10), Michigan (7)
• Helped Florida Atlantic to the Conference USA regular season & tournament (2023)
        • FAU's first conference tournament championship
        • Earned automatic bid to NCAA Tournament
• Helped Michigan to the Big Ten Tournament title (2025)
        • U-M's fourth conference tournament championship
        • Earned automatic bid to NCAA Tournament
• Helped Florida Atlantic to the NCAA Tournament (2023)
        • Awarded No. 9-seed in East Regional; FAU's first Final Four; and program-record 35 wins (35-4)
        • Defeated No. 8-seed Memphis (66-65) in first round
        • Defeated No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson (78-70) in second round
        • Defeated No. 4 Tennessee (62-55) in Sweet 16
        • Defeated No. 3 Kansas State (79-76) in Elite Eight
        • In the Final Four, lost to No. 5-seed San Diego State (72-71) on a buzzer-beating jump shot
• Helped Florida Atlantic to the NCAA Tournament (2024)
        • Awarded No. 8 seed in East Regional
        • In First Round, lost to No. 9-seed Northwestern (77-65, OT)
• Helped Michigan to the NCAA Tournament (2025)
        • Awarded No. 5 seed in South Regional
        • Defeated No. 12-seed UC San Diego (68-65) in first round
        • Defeated No. 4-seed Texas A&M (91-79) in second round
        • In Sweet 16, lost to No. 1-seed Auburn (78-65)

Honors & Awards
• All-Big Ten first team by media; second team by coaches (2025)
• All-Big Ten second team (2025; Associated Press)
• NABC Great Lakes District first team (2025)
• Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2025)
• All-Big Ten Tournament team (2025)
• (2x) Big Ten Player of the Week: Dec. 9, 2024 & Jan. 13, 2025 (co)
• Finalist for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award for Nation's Top Center (2025, Top 5)
• All-AAC second team (2024)
• NABC All-District second team (2024)
• All-Conference USA third team (2023)

Season: 2024-25 (Michigan)
• One of four Wolverines to play, and start, in all 37 games
• Averaged a team-best 16.6 points per game
   • Posted second straight 500-plus, and first 600-plus point season (615)
   • Posted 30 games in double-figures, with 13 of 20-plus, two of 30-plus
       • Scored in double figures in 29 of final 30 games
   • Scored a career-high 36 points at UCLA (Jan. 7)
   • Scored 31 points against Northwestern (OT, Jan. 19)
• Averaged 7.0 rebounds per game
   • Posted third straight 200-plus rebound season (260)
   • Posted 31 games of five-plus rebounds, with eight of 10-plus
   • Grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds against Maryland (March 5)
• Averaged 1.1 assists per game
   • Had season-high four assists at Southern California (Jan. 4)
• Posted seven double doubles:
   • 20 points, 11 rebounds: vs. Iowa (Dec. 7)
   • 26 points, 11 rebounds: vs. Oklahoma (Dec. 18)
   • 29 points, 10 rebounds: at Ohio State (Feb. 16)
   • 24 points, 11 rebounds: Rutgers (Feb. 27)
   • 20 points, 15 rebounds: Maryland (March 5)
   • 25 points, 10 rebounds: vs. Maryland (March 15) in Big Ten Tournament
   • 23 points, 12 rebounds: vs. Texas A&M (March 22) in NCAA Tournament
• Shot 60.7 percent from the field (222-for-366)
   • Posted second straight 200-plus field goal season (222)
   • Posted 24 games with five-plus field goals, with three of 10-plus
   • Made a career-best 13 field goals at UCLA
• Attempted and made first career three-pointers
   • Finished 11-for-33 (33.3 percent) from long range
   • Made career-high three three-pointers against Northwestern
• Shot a career-high 73.1 percent at the free throw line (160-for-219)
   • Posted 16 games of five-plus free throws, with two of 10-plus
   • Made a career-best 11 free throws at Michigan State (March 9)
• Averaged 1.4 blocks per game
   • Posted second straight 50-plus block season (51)
   • Posted seven games of three-plus blocks
   • Had a season-best four blocks against Northwestern
• Averaged 27.6 minutes per game
   • Posted 34 games of 20-plus minutes, with 16 of 30-plus
   • Played a career-best 37 minutes against Northwestern

Season: 2023-24 (Florida Atlantic)
• One of two Owls to play, and start, all 34 games
• Averaged 15.7 points per game
   • Posted first 500-plus point season (534)
   • Posted 27 double-figure games, with 10 of 20-plus
   • Scored a season-best 23 points (3x): Illinois (Dec. 5), at South Florida (Feb. 18), Temple (March 16)
• Averaged team-best 6.9 rebounds per game (235 total)
   • Posted second straight 200-plus rebound season (235)
   • Posted 26 games with five rebounds, with eight of 10-plus
   • Grabbed a season-best 12 rebounds (3x): Charleston (Dec. 2), Tulane (March 2), Memphis (March 9)
• Recorded eight double-doubles
   • 19 points, 10 rebounds: Loyola Chicago (Nov. 8)
   • 19 points, 11 rebounds: Butler (Nov. 23)
   • 17 points, 12 rebounds: College of Charleston (Dec. 2)
   • 11 points, 11 rebounds: East Carolina (Jan. 2)
   • 19 points, 11 rebounds: at Tulane (Jan. 11)
   • 21 points, 12 rebounds: Tulane (March 2)
   • 21 points, 12 rebounds: Memphis (March 9)
   • 21 points, 10 rebounds: North Texas (March 15)
• Shot career-best 67.3 percent from the field (204-for-303)
   • Set the FAU record for field goal percentage in a single season
   • Posted 23 games with five-plus field goals, 10 of eight-plus and two of 10-plus
   • Had season-best 10 field goals two times: Illinois (10-for-15) and Temple (10-for-12)
• Shot 66.3 percent (126-for-190) at the free throw line
   • Made season-best nine free throws (4x)
• Averaged 1.6 blocks per game
   • Posted first 50-plus block season (56)
   • Posted seven games with three-plus blocks
   • Had a career-best five blocks vs. Loyola-Chicago (Nov. 8)
• Averaged 24.9 minutes per game
   • Posted 32 games of 20-plus minutes, with five of 30-plus
   • Played a season-best 33 minutes vs. Northwestern

Season: 2022-23 (Florida Atlantic)
• Only FAU player to play, and start, in all 39 games
• Averaged 10.2 points per game
   • Scored 300-plus points (397)
   • Posted 19 double-figure games
   • Scored a season-best 19 points (2x): at Ole Miss (Nov. 11) and Rice (Feb. 9)
• Averaged a team-best 6.5 rebounds per game
   • Posted first 200-plus rebound season (255)
       • Most rebounds for a sophomore in a single season (255)
   • Posted five-plus rebounds in 31 games, with two games of 10-plus
   • Grabbed a season-best 13 rebounds (2x): at North Texas (Dec. 29), Kansas State (March 25)
• Posted two double doubles
   • 11 points, 13 rebounds: at North Texas (Dec. 29)
   • 14 points, 13 rebounds: vs. Kansas State (March 25) in NCAA Tournament
• Shot 62.5 percent from the field (158-for-253)
   • Third-best field goal percentage in a single season
   • Posted 15 games with five-plus field goals
   • Made a season-best nine field goals at Ole Miss (9-for-13)
• Averaged 1.2 blocks per game
   • Had 40-plus blocks (47)
   • Had a season-best four blocks (2x): at Louisiana Tech (March 4), UAB (March 11)
• Averaged 21.0 minutes per game
   • Posted 22 games with 20-plus minutes, two of 30-plus
   • Played a season-best 32 minutes vs. Louisiana Tech (Feb. 11)

Season: 2021-22 (Florida Atlantic)
• Played in all 34 games, with 33 starts
• Averaged 6.8 points per game
   • Scored 200-plus points (231)
   • Posted 11 double-figure games
   • Scored a season-best 19 points at UTEP (Jan. 27)
• Averaged 4.9 rebounds per game
   • Grabbed 150-plus rebounds (165)
   • Posted 17 games with five-plus rebounds
   • Grabbed a season-best 11 rebounds against Miami (Nov. 16)
• Shot 55.4 percent from the field (98-for-177)
   • Made five-plus field goals (8x)
   • Made a season-best nine field goals at UTEP
• Averaged 1.1 blocks per game
   • Had 35-plus blocks (39)
   • Had a season-best three blocks (3x): UAB (Jan. 15), Western Kentucky (Jan. 20), Louisiana Tech (Feb. 3)
• Averaged 17.6 minutes per game
   • Posted 12 games of 20-plus minutes, one of 30-plus
   • Played a season-best 30 minutes at UTEP

Season: 2020-21 (Texas Tech)
• Played limited minutes in 10 games
• Averaged 1.9 points per game and 1.0 rebounds per game
   • Had a season-best six points and four rebounds against Grambling State (Dec. 6, 2020)
• Went a perfect 7-for-7 on free throws
• Averaged 4.7 minutes per game
   • Played a season-best nine minutes vs. Grambling State

Career: International
• A member of the Russian National Team
• Played in the 2019 U18 European Championship (July 27-August 4 in Greece)
   • Played in six games, all off the bench
   • Averaged 5.0 points, 2.8 rebounds, while shooting 57.9 percent from the field in 10.1 minutes per game
   • After a Round of 16 win over Germany (76-65), lost to eventual champion Spain (84-77) in quarterfinal
   • Helped Russia (4-3) to a sixth-place finish; had a consolation win over Lithuania and a loss to France
• Played in the 2019 U19 World Cup (June 29-July 7 in Greece)
   • Played in six games, all off the bench
   • After a Round of 16 win over China (96-83), fell in the quarterfinals to eventual champion USA (95-80)
   • Helped Russia (5-2) to a fifth-place finish; had consolation wins over Serbia and Puerto Rico

Career: Prep
• Played one season (2019-20) at prep school after coming over to the United States from Russia
• Played at Putnam Science Academy (Putnam, Conn.) for Coach Tom Espinosa
• Helped the Mustangs share the National Prep Championship with Brewster Academy after the championship game was canceled due to COVID-19; advanced to the title game after a quarterfinal win over Mount Zion Prep (74-68) and a semifinal win over Northfield Mount Hermon (79-71)

Notables
• Player three seasons (2021-24) for Coach Dusty May at Florida Atlantic
• Former teammate, and freshman-year roommate, of Nimari Burnett at Texas Tech (2020-21)