Oscar Goodman (born 5 February 2007) is a New Zealand basketball player. He has represented the New Zealand men's national under-17 basketball team in several international youth competitions, earning first team all-tournament honors in 2022, 2023 and 2024; as well as MVP of the 2023 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship. He attends New Plymouth Boys' High School in New Plymouth, New Zealand and trains at the NBA Global Academy in Canberra, Australia. Goodman has committed to play college basketball in the United States for the Michigan Wolverines in 2025.
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| Born | 5 February 2007[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 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.[3] 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.[3] Goodman attends New Plymouth Boys' High School.[2]
He represented the silver medal New Zealand team at the November 21–26, 2022 FIBA Under-15 Oceania Championship, where he was the team's leading scorer and one of the all-tournament first team honorees along with teammate Hayden Jones.[4][5] Goodman averaged 11 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.4 blocks playing 19.9 minutes in 5 games.[6] He was then selected for an NBA Academy development camp.[7] He has since adapted to training in Canberra for months at a time away from his New Zealand home.[3]
Goodman saw action for the Taranaki Airs of the National Basketball League in April and May 2023.[8] At the September 21–27, 2023 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship, he earned tournament MVP honors for the silver medal New Zealand team.[9] Despite the 79–76 championship game loss to Australia, he and teammate Lachlan Crate outnumbered the sole Australian selectee to the all-tournament team.[10][11] 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.[12] It was the first time New Zealand had reached the championship game of the FIBA Under-16 Asia Cup.[13]
In 2024, Goodman played semi-professional basketball for the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence team of the NBL1 in the NBL1 East from April to June. The team is under the Basketball Australia and run by the Australian Institute of Sport.[1] Then, he earned June 29–July 7, 2024 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup All-Tournament first team honors.[14] In 7 appearances, Goodman averaged 17 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.4 steals in 26.6 minutes.[15] 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).[3] 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.[3] His 2024 World Cup performance solidified his blue chip status as a top college basketball recruit.[3] A few days after the World Cup, he, along with Julius Halaifonua, led the NBA Global Academy to victory in the fifth annual 2024 NBA Academy Games with a 6–0 record in mid-July.[16]
Goodman visited Ann Arbor during the October 12 weekend and was leaning toward Michigan by October 15.[17] With several major basketball programs expressing interest, Goodman elected to commit to the Michigan basketball program on 23 October 2024, over offers from several programs including Ohio State, Texas Tech, and Georgetown, whom he visited before visiting Michigan.[18][19] He expects to graduate high school in December 2024 and train at the NBA Global academy until it is time to go to Michigan.[3] At the time of his commitment, he was listed at between 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) and 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) and between 225 pounds (102 kg) and 230 pounds (100 kg).[20][21][22][23]
Notes
edit- ^ a b "Oscar Goodman basketball profile". Eurobasket. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ a b Ockhuysen, Stephanie (24 September 2023). "Young Taranaki basketballer gets MVP on the world stage". Stuff. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g Harvey, Helen (22 July 2024). "6'7 Kiwi teen named in World Cup All Star Five". Stuff. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "New Zealand". FIBA. 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "All-Star Five Announced". FIBA. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "#12 Oscar Goodman". FIBA. 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Five Kiwis Selected For NBA Academy Asia Development Camp in Singapore". Basketball New Zealand. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Oscar Goodman". Proballers.com. 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ Garcia, Tony (23 October 2024). "Michigan basketball lands class of 2025 small forward Oscar Goodman from New Zealand". USA Today. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Goodman named MVP to headline All-Star Five of Sewell, Crate, Zhang, Alas". FIBA. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "Australia complete FIBA U16 Asian Championship three-peat after exciting Final win". FIBA. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "#12 Oscar Goodman". FIBA. 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Australia complete FIBA U16 Asian Championship three-peat after exciting Final win". FIBA. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ Givony, Jonathan (23 October 2024). "Michigan lands top international hoops prospect Oscar Goodman". ESPN. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "#12 Oscar Goodman". FIBA. 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Kiwis Halaifonua And Goodman Dominate At NBA Academy Games". Nz.basketball. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ Balas, Chris (23 October 2024). "International basketball standout Oscar Goodman commits to Michigan". On3. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ Garcia, Tony (23 October 2024). "Michigan basketball lands class of 2025 small forward Oscar Goodman from New Zealand". USA Today. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ Hole, Isaiah (23 October 2024). "Michigan basketball gets a highly-coveted foreign-born 2025 four-star forward". USA Today. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ Branham, Travis (22 October 2024). "Skilled international forward Oscar Goodman commits to Michigan". 247Sports. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ Knoop, Trent (23 October 2024). "Michigan basketball lands another 4-star commit in 2025 class". Si.com. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ Kahn, Andrew (23 October 2024). "Michigan basketball adds commitment from New Zealand standout". MLive.com. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ Givony, Jonathan (October 2024). "Michigan lands top international hoops prospect Oscar Goodman". MSN. Retrieved 13 November 2024.