Brandon Goodwin (basketball)

Brandon Goodwin (born October 2, 1995) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UCF Knights and the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles, being named the 2018 ASUN Conference Player of the Year with the latter.

Brandon Goodwin
Goodwin with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2022
Free agent
PositionPoint guard
Personal information
Born (1995-10-02) October 2, 1995
Norcross, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolNorcross (Norcross, Georgia)
College
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018Memphis Hustle
2018–2019Denver Nuggets
2019→Iowa Wolves
2019–2021Atlanta Hawks
2019–2020→College Park Skyhawks
2021Westchester Knicks
2021–2022Cleveland Cavaliers
2022→Cleveland Charge
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

College career

Goodwin, a 6’0” point guard, committed to UCF from Norcross High School. He played for the Knights in the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons. He left UCF after being caught taking (though later returning) a bike on campus the summer after his freshman year.[1][2]

Goodwin landed at Florida Gulf Coast (FGCU) after leaving UCF. After sitting out a season as a transfer, he averaged 18.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game and was named ASUN Conference Newcomer of the Year.[3] He then led the Eagles to an NCAA Tournament berth after earning Atlantic Sun tournament MVP honors.[4]

Following his junior season, Goodwin declared for the 2017 NBA draft without signing with an agent, ultimately deciding to return to FGCU for his senior year.[5]

In his senior year, Goodwin led the Eagles to a regular season Atlantic Sun championship and was named first-team All-Atlantic Sun and the Atlantic Sun Player of the Year.[6] He averaged 18.6 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.4 steals per game as a senior.[7]

Professional career

Memphis Hustle (2018)

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Goodwin signed with the Memphis Grizzlies for the 2018 NBA Summer League. On September 4, he joined the Grizzlies for training camp.[8] He was waived on October 13, as one of the final roster cuts before opening night.[9] Goodwin was subsequently added to the roster of the Grizzlies’ NBA G League affiliate, the Memphis Hustle.[10] In nine appearances with the Hustle, Goodwin averaged 23.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4 assists per game.

Denver Nuggets (2018–2019)

On November 29, 2018, Goodwin was signed by the Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets were granted an injury hardship relief exception from the NBA, allowing them to add Goodwin to their otherwise full roster.[11] He was waived on December 10, without appearing in any games.[12]

On December 13, 2018, the Memphis Hustle announced that Goodwin had returned to their team.[13] Three days later the Nuggets re-signed Goodwin to a two-way contract.[14]

Atlanta Hawks (2019–2021)
Goodwin with the Hawks in 2020

On August 6, 2019, Goodwin signed a two-way contract with the Atlanta Hawks.[15] On February 12, 2020, the Atlanta Hawks announced that they had re-signed Goodwin to a multi-year contract.[16] Goodwin missed the 2021 NBA playoffs due to a respiratory condition. On October 3, 2021, with his season having ended early, Goodwin reported severe fatigue coupled with extreme back pain, and a formal diagnosis of blood clots followed. Goodwin initially blamed a COVID vaccination for his condition but later indicated he wasn't sure.[17]

A study led by the University of Buffalo in February 2023 showed blood clots are more likely to be from COVID itself rather than any vaccination.[18]

Westchester Knicks (2021)

On October 14, Goodwin was signed by the New York Knicks,[19] who waived him the next day.[20] In October 2021, he joined the Westchester Knicks as an affiliate player.[21] He averaged 15.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 1.9 steals per game.[22]

Cleveland Cavaliers (2021–2022)

On December 31, 2021, Goodwin signed a 10-day contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers via the hardship exemption.[22] On January 9, 2022, his deal was converted to a two-way contract.[23]

On October 19, 2023, Goodwin signed with the New York Knicks,[24] but was waived two days later.[25]

NBA 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

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 Denver 1603.6.261.333.818.2.9.0.01.4
2019–20 Atlanta 34112.6.400.299.9332.11.5.4.16.1
2020–21 Atlanta 47513.2.377.311.6511.52.0.4.04.9
2021–22 Cleveland 36513.9.416.345.6321.92.5.7.04.8
Career 1331112.1.390.315.7301.61.9.4.04.7

References
  1. Forgrave, Reid (November 17, 2017). "FGCU's Brandon Goodwin trades troubled past for bright future at Dunk City". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  2. Soffian, Seth (February 14, 2017). "Alpha dog: Brandon Goodwin the star FGCU almost didn't have". The News-Press. Archived from the original on October 14, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  3. Hays, Chris (March 15, 2017). "UCF transfer Brandon Goodwin returns to Orlando with Florida Gulf Coast". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  4. Caldwell, Dana (March 11, 2017). "Time of his life: Interesting journey of FGCU's Goodwin". The News-Press. Archived from the original on October 14, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  5. "College basketball: FGCU's Brandon Goodwin takes name out of NBA Draft". Naples Daily News. May 24, 2017. Archived from the original on January 11, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  6. "FGCU's Goodwin grabs @ASUNMBB top honor; postseason awards announced" (Press release). Atlantic Sun Conference. February 25, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  7. "Grizzlies' Brandon Goodwin: Gets camp deal from Grizzlies". CBS Sports. September 4, 2018. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  8. "Grizzlies sign Brandon Goodwin". NBA.com. September 4, 2018. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  9. "Memphis Grizzlies finalize 2018-19 regular season roster". NBA.com. October 13, 2018. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  10. "Memphis Hustle announce 2018-19 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. October 20, 2018. Archived from the original on October 26, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  11. "Denver Nuggets Sign Brandon Goodwin". NBA.com. November 29, 2018. Archived from the original on October 14, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  12. "Denver Nuggets Sign Nick Young, Waive Brandon Goodwin". NBA.com. December 10, 2018. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  13. Langham, Geoff (December 13, 2018). "Brandon Goodwin returns to Memphis Hustle". NBA.com. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  14. "Denver Nuggets Sign Brandon Goodwin, Waive DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell". NBA.com. December 16, 2018. Archived from the original on December 17, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  15. "Hawks Sign Brandon Goodwin To Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. August 6, 2019. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  16. "Atlanta Hawks Sign Brandon Goodwin to Multi-Year Contract". NBA.com. February 12, 2020. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  17. Kertscher, Tom (October 22, 2001). "How rare are blood clots associated with the COVID-19 vaccine?". PolitiFact. Retrieved August 11, 2023 – via Austin American-Statesman. Goodwin, who is not currently with an NBA team, said himself in an October video that he blamed the vaccine "a thousand percent" for clots that cut short his 2020-21 season with the Hawks. He seemed to walk back his claim when he later tweeted: "I got sick. Maybe it was the vaccine maybe it was covid (i don't know) I'm not a expert."
  18. Elkin, Peter L.; Brown, Steven H.; Resendez, Skyler; McCray, Wilmon; Resnick, Melissa; Hall, Kendria; Franklin, Gillian; Connors, Jean M.; Cushman, Mary (February 1, 2023). "COVID-19 vaccination and venous thromboembolism risk in older veterans". Clinical and Translational Science. 7 (1): e55. doi:10.1017/cts.2022.527. PMC 10052419. PMID 37008615.
  19. "Knicks Sign Brandon Goodwin". NBA.com. October 14, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  20. NY_KnicksPR [@NY_KnicksPR] (October 15, 2021). "Knicks waive Brandon Goodwin" (Tweet). Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021 – via Twitter.
  21. "Westchester Knicks Announce Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. October 25, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  22. "Cavaliers Sign Brandon Goodwin". NBA.com. December 31, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  23. "Cavaliers Convert Brandon Goodwin to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. January 9, 2022. Archived from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  24. NY_KnicksPR [@NY_KnicksPR] (October 19, 2023). "Knicks sign Mamadi Diakite and Brandon Goodwin" (Tweet). Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via Twitter.
  25. NY_KnicksPR [@NY_KnicksPR] (October 21, 2023). "Knicks waive Mamadi Diakite, Brandon Goodwin, Isaiah Roby and Duane Washington Jr" (Tweet). Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Twitter.
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