Oscar Goodman

Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Position:
F
Height:
6-7
Weight:
235
Hometown:
Opunake, New Zealand
High School:
NBA Global Academy

Who is Oscar Goodman?
• Physical and not afraid of contact
• Strong finisher at the rim, playmaking hybrid forward
• Developing shooter
• Instinctive off-ball defender
• Strong court vision with passing abilities
• International experience with New Zealand's National Team

Career: Michigan
• Member of the 2026 National Championship Team
   • Defeated No. 2-seed Connecticut (69-63) to claim Michigan’s second national title
• Helped Michigan to a program-best 37-3 record
• Helped U-M advance to the 2026 Final Four (Indianapolis)
   • Defeated No. 1-seed Arizona in the semifinal, 91-73
• Helped U-M to NCAA Tournament (2026)
   • Awarded No. 3 overall seed, No. 1-seed in Midwest Regional
   • Defeated No. 16-seed Howard (101-80) in first round
   • Defeated No. 9-seed Saint Louis (95-72) to advance to consecutive Sweet 16 appearances
   • Defeated No. 4-seed Alabama (90-77) in Sweet 16
   • Defeated No. 6-seed Tennessee (95-62) in the Elite Eight, advancing to the Final Four
• Helped Michigan to 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)
• Helped Michigan to an outright Big Ten regular-season title (2025-26)
   • U-M’s first regular-season title since 2020-21
   • Helped Michigan to a program and Big Ten-best 19-1 conference record
• Helped Michigan to the Big Ten Tournament title (2025)
   • U-M's fourth conference tournament championship
   • Earned automatic bid to NCAA Tournament

Season: 2025-26
• Played in 16 games off the bench
• Made collegiate debut against Oakland (Nov. 3)
   • Scored three points and recorded an assist
• Averaged 1.4 points per game
   • Scored a season-best six points against Penn State (Feb. 5)
• Averaged 1.3 rebounds per game
   • Recorded a season-high three rebounds twice:
       • vs. San Diego State (Nov. 24)
       • vs. Rutgers (Dec. 6)
• Averaged 5.3 minutes per game
   • Played a season-best 11 minutes against Penn State

Season: 2024-25
• Early enrollee following his graduation in November; joined U-M for the winter semester
• Ineligible to participate in games, however, was valuable practice/scout team member

Career: International Play (New Zealand)
• Attended the NBA Global Academy, a basketball development program for top high school-age prospects; located at Basketball Australia's Centre of Excellence at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, Australia
• Competed with the New Zealand National program (U15, U16, U17)
• 2024 FIBA U17 World Cup (Turkey): helped New Zealand (4-3) to fourth-place finish
• Named to the All-Star 5 team; posted 17.0 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game
• In group play, defeated Turkey, 114-94 (26 points, five rebounds, seven assists), Argentina, 89-81 (19 points, five rebounds) before falling to Italy, 95-69 (13 points, seven rebounds, four assists); in bracket play, defeated Egypt, 85-64, in Round of 16 (11 points, seven rebounds, three assists), Lithuania, 73-65, in quarterfinal (19 points, 10 rebounds, three assists) before falling to United States, 145-65, in semifinal (six points, two rebounds)
• In consolation vs. Turkey, lost 101-78; finished with 25 points and eight rebounds
• 2023 FIBA U16 Asian Championship (Qatar): helped New Zealand (5-1) to silver medal
• Named MVP and to the All-Star 5 team; posted 14.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game
• In group play, helped New Zealand go 3-0 with wins over Korea, 83-81 (eight points, 12 rebounds), Jordan, 119-45 (12 points, five rebounds), and Bahrain, 117-43 (15 points, three rebounds); in bracket play: had wins over Qatar, 110-33, in quarterfinal (23 points, nine rebounds) and China, 86-69, in semifinal (14 points, eight rebounds); in championship vs. Australia, lost 79-76 in a game that featured 17 lead changes; finished with 12 points and 13 rebounds
• 2022 FIBA U15 Oceania Championship (Guam): helped New Zealand to silver medal
• Named to the All-Star 5 team; posted 11.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game
• In group play: helped New Zealand go 2-1 with wins over Samoa, 104-44 (20 points, nine rebounds, four assists) and Guam, 125-54, (eight points, five rebounds, three assists) before falling to Australia, 100-89 (22 points, seven rebounds); in bracket play: defeated Guam, 116-70, in semifinal (two points, one rebound); in championship vs. Australia lost, 85-74; finished with 13 points and seven rebounds

Personal Notables
• Son of Matt and Andie Goodman