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Russian basketball player

Vladislav Goldin
Goldin in 2024 with Florida Atlantic
No. 50 – Michigan Wolverines
PositionCenter
LeagueBig Ten Conference
Personal information
Born (2001-05-12) 12 May 2001 (age 23)
Nalchik, Russia
Listed height7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High schoolPutnam Science Academy
(Putnam, Connecticut)
College
Career highlights and awards

Vladislav Goldin (Russian: Владислав Голдин; born 12 May 2001) is a Russian college basketball player for the Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for the Texas Tech Red Raiders and Florida Atlantic Owls.

Early life and high school career

Goldin grew up in Nalchik, Russia. He was a competitive wrestler until age 15 and then began playing basketball after a significant growth spurt. Goldin played for PBC CSKA Junior for three seasons. He averaged 8.3 points, five rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game in his final season with the team.

Goldin moved to the United States for high school and enrolled at Putnam Science Academy in Putnam, Connecticut. He was rated as a four-star recruit and committed to play college basketball for Texas Tech.

College career

Texas Tech and Florida Atlantic

Goldin began his college career at Texas Tech. He played in ten games during his freshman season and averaged 1.9 points and one rebound per game. Following the end of the season, Goldin entered the NCAA transfer portal.

Goldin transferred to Florida Atlantic University (FAU) in 2021. He averaged 6.8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game in his first season with the Owls. In his second season with the Owls, Goldin was named third-team All-Conference USA, averaging 10.2 points per game, 6.5 rebounds and 1.2 blocked shots. He scored 14 points and 13 rebounds in FAU's 79–76 win over Kansas State in the Elite Eight of the 2023 NCAA tournament, leading the owls to the NCAA Final Four. In his third season with the Owls, fourth total, Goldin averaged 15.7 points per game, 6.9 rebounds and 1.6 blocked shots, leading FAU back to the NCAA tournament. After the season, he was named second-team All-American Athletic Conference (AAC) following the Owls change in conference.

Michigan

On April 29, 2024, Goldin withdrew from the NBA draft process, instead transferring to the University of Michigan to join his former FAU head coach, Dusty May, in Ann Arbor. Goldin and current Michigan guard Nimari Burnett were both teammates and roommates, as members of Texas Tech’s 2020 recruiting class. Goldin started the 2024 season earning the starting center position for the Michigan Wolverines. On December 3 against No. 11 Wisconsin, Goldin had a game and then career-high 24 points, adding five rebounds and three blocked shots. On December 7 against Iowa, he scored a game-high 20 points and 11 rebounds for his first double-double of the season. During that week he averaged 22.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and shot 62.5 percent (15-for-24) from the field. He was subsequently named the Big Ten Player of the Week on December 9. On December 18 against Oklahoma, Goldin scored a career-high 26 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots. He had 16 points, seven rebounds and two blocks in the first half.

National team career

Goldin played for the Russia men's national under-19 basketball team in the 2018 FIBA U18 European Championship, and the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020–21 Texas Tech 10 0 4.7 .353 – 1.000 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 1.9
2021–22 Florida Atlantic 34 33 17.6 .554 – .593 4.9 0.3 0.4 1.1 6.8
2022–23 Florida Atlantic 39 39 20.9 .625 – .591 6.5 0.4 0.4 1.2 10.2
2023–24 Florida Atlantic 34 34 25.0 .673 – .663 6.9 0.7 0.5 1.6 15.7
2024–25 Michigan 11 11 25.1 .651 .500 .679 6.3 0.9 0.5 2.0 13.7
Career 128 117 20.2 .624 .500 .639 5.7 0.5 0.4 1.3 10.4

References

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  15. "FAU center Vladislav Goldin reuniting with Dusty May on Michigan basketball". Detroit Free Press.
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  17. "7-footers lift Michigan basketball after brutal start to 67-64 upset of No. 11 Wisconsin". Detroit Free Press. December 3, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  18. Wywrot, Tom (December 7, 2024). "Michigan Holds Off Iowa to Close Early Big Ten Slate". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  19. Wywrot, Tom (December 9, 2024). "Awards and Honors: Goldin Earns B1G Player of the Week". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  20. Garcia, Tony (December 18, 2024). "Michigan basketball loses 87-86 to Oklahoma on crushing 4-point play in Jumpman Invitational". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 18, 2024.

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