Oscar Goodman (born February 7, 2005) is a New Zealand basketball player. He has represented New Zealand in several international youth basketball competitions, earning first team all-tournament honors for the New Zealand men's national under-17 basketball team in 2022, 2023 and 2024 as well as MVP of the 2023 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship. He has committed to play college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines 2025 entering class.
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| Born | 5 February 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||
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History
editGoodman is the eldest of five sons born to former rowers Matt and Andie Goodman.[1] At age 12, his family moved from Coromandel to South Taranaki, where basketball resources made it possible for him to become serious about the sport. By the time he was in Under-14 competition he was noticed in New Zealand.[1] He represented the silver medal New Zealand team at the 2022 FIBA Under-15 Oceania Championship, where he was the team's leading scorer and one of the all-tournament first team honorees.[2][3] Goodman averaged 11 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.4 blocks playing 19.9 minutes in 5 games.[4] He was then selected for an NBA Academy development camp.[5] At the 2023 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship, he earned tournament MVP honors for the silver medal New Zealand team.[6] Over the course of 6 games, Goodman averaged 14 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.2 blocks in 22.5 minutes.[7] It was the first time New Zealand had reached the championship game of the FIBA Under-16 Asia Cup.[8]
In 2024, played semi-professional basketball for the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence team of the NBL1 in the NBL1 East. The team is under the Basketball Australia and run by the Australian Institute of Sport.[9] He had also seen action for the Taranaki Airs of the National Basketball League in 2023.[10]
He earned 2024 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup All-Tournament first team honors.[11] In 7 appearances, Goodman averaged 17 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.4 steals in 26.6 minutes.[12] Goodman was the first basketball player from New Zealand to earn All-tournament first team honors in a worldwide international basketball competition since 2002 (when Pero Cameron did so at the 2002 FIBA World Championship).[1] After achieving this honor in July, he had short term aspirations of representing New Zealand in the 2025 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup and long-term visions of playing for the open men's New Zealand men's national basketball team (known as the Tall Blacks) and in the National Basketball Association.[1] His 2024 World Cup performance solidified his blue chip status as a top college basketball recruit.[1] Then, he led the NBA Global Academy to victory in the fifth annual 2024 NBA Academy Games a few days after the World Cup with a 6–0 record.[13] With several major basketball programs expressing interest, Goodman elected to commit to the Michigan basketball program on October 23, 2024, over offers from several programs including Ohio State, Texas Tech, and Georgetown, whom he visited before visiting Michigan.[14][15]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d e Harvey, Helen (July 22, 2024). "6'7 Kiwi teen named in World Cup All Star Five". Stuff. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ "New Zealand". FIBA. 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ "All-Star Five Announced". FIBA. November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ "#12 Oscar Goodman". FIBA. 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ "Five Kiwis Selected For NBA Academy Asia Development Camp in Singapore". Basketball New Zealand. May 3, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ Garcia, Tony (October 23, 2024). "Michigan basketball lands class of 2025 small forward Oscar Goodman from New Zealand". USA Today. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ "#12 Oscar Goodman". FIBA. 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ "Australia complete FIBA U16 Asian Championship three-peat after exciting Final win". FIBA. September 24, 2023. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ "Oscar Goodman basketball profile". Eurobasket. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ "Oscar Goodman". Proballers.com. 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ Givony, Jonathan (October 23, 2024). "Michigan lands top international hoops prospect Oscar Goodman". ESPN. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ "#12 Oscar Goodman". FIBA. 2024. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ "Kiwis Halaifonua And Goodman Dominate At NBA Academy Games". Nz.basketball. July 18, 2024. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ Garcia, Tony (October 23, 2024). "Michigan basketball lands class of 2025 small forward Oscar Goodman from New Zealand". USA Today. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ Hole, Isaiah (October 23, 2024). "Michigan basketball gets a highly-coveted foreign-born 2025 four-star forward". USA Today. Retrieved November 2, 2024.