Vladislav Goldin (; born 12 May 2001) is a Russian

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player for the

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of the

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. He previously played for the

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and

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. He has earned all-conference honors three times in his collegiate career, including a first-team All-Big Ten selection in 2025.

Early life and high school career

Goldin grew up in

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, 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

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and enrolled at Putnam Science Academy in

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. He was rated as a four-star recruit and committed to play

for

Texas Tech Texas Tech University (Texas Tech, Tech, or TTU) is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and called Texas Technological College until 1969, it is the flagship institution of the five- ...

College career

Texas Tech

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

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Florida Atlantic

Goldin transferred to

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(FAU) in 2021. He averaged 6.8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game in his first season with the

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. In his second season with the Owls, Goldin was named third-team All-

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, 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

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. 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-

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(AAC) following the Owls change in conference.

Michigan

On April 29, 2024, Goldin withdrew from the

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process. Instead, he transferred to the

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to join his former FAU head coach,

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, in

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. Goldin and current Michigan guard Nimari Burnett were both teammates and roommates as members of Texas Tech’s 2020 recruiting class. Goldin earned the starting center position for the Michigan Wolverines. On December 3, 2024, against

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, Goldin had 24 points, adding five rebounds and three blocked shots. On December 7 against

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, 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

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Player of the Week on December 9. On December 18 against

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, Goldin scored a then career-high 26 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots. On January 7, 2025 against

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, Goldin scored a career-high 36 points with seven rebounds. Against the four ranked teams Michigan played to date, Goldin averaged 26.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.25 blocks and shot 70.9 percent from the floor. In doing so, he became the first NCAA division 1 player in the last 25 years to average over 25.0 points and shoot at least 70 percent from the field in a four-game span against ranked opponents. The 36 points were the most by a Wolverine since Daniel Horton posted 39 on February 21, 2006 for the 2005–06 Wolverines. For the week, he averaged 27.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 2.5 assists while shooting 76%, to earn Co-Big Ten Player of the Week on January 13. On January 19 against Northwestern, Goldin had 31 points, eight rebounds and four blocks; his second career game scoring over 30 points. On March 5 against

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, he had 20 points and a career-high 15 rebounds, his fifth double-double of the season. In March, Goldin was named a finalist for the

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, given to the nation’s best

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each season. He also earned first-team All-Big Ten honors, selected by the media. Along with being awarded the

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of the 2025 Big Ten tournament after leading Michigan to a Big Ten championship. On March 22, in the Second Round of the 2025 NCAA tournament against No. 4 seed

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, Goldin had 23 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks; earning his seventh double-double of the season and leading the Wolverines to the Sweet Sixteen.

National team career

Goldin played for the Russia men's national under-19 basketball team in the

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, and the

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Career statistics

College

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, style="text-align:left;", Florida Atlantic , 39 , , 39 , , 20.9 , , .625 , , – , , .591 , , 6.5 , , 0.4 , , 0.4 , , 1.2 , , 10.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , style="text-align:left;", Florida Atlantic , 34 , , 34 , , 25.0 , , .673 , , – , , .663 , , 6.9 , , 0.7 , , 0.5 , , 1.6 , , 15.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2024–25 , style="text-align:left;",

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Career
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References

External links

Michigan Wolverines bioFlorida Atlantic Owls bioTexas Tech Red Raiders bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Goldin, Vladislav 2001 births Living people 21st-century Russian sportsmen Centers (basketball) Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball players Michigan Wolverines men's basketball players Russian expatriate basketball people in the United States Russian men's basketball players Sportspeople from Nalchik Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball players