# Vladislav Goldin

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. 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 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

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.

### Florida Atlantic

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, he transferred 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 earned the starting center position for the Michigan Wolverines. On December 3, 2024, against Wisconsin, Goldin had 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 then career-high 26 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots.
On January 7, 2025 against UCLA, 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 Maryland, 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 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award, given to the nation’s best center each season. He also earned first-team All-Big Ten honors, selected by the media. Along with being awarded the MVP of the 2025 Big Ten tournament.

## 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
### 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 | 34 | 34 | 27.3 | .623 | .367 | .727 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 16.7 |
| Career | Career | 151 | 140 | 21.5 | .622 | .367 | .664 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 11.6 |