Complex sentence: Like many Division I colleges, USC was wary of Goodrich's short stature (he was only 5' 8 "his junior year in high school) and even at 6' 1" he was short by college basketball standards.
Split into simpler sentences: Like many Division I colleges, USC was wary of Goodrich's short stature. He was only 5' 8 "his junior year in high school and even at his ultimate height of 6' 1", he was short by college basketball standards.