Chevez Goodwin
| File:Chevez Goodwin (cropped).jpg Goodwin with Wofford in 2019 | |
| No. 1 – Kolossos Rodou | |
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| Position | Center / power forward |
| League | Greek Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 27, 1998 Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| College |
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| NBA draft | 2022: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2022–present |
| Career history | |
| 2022–2023 | Aris Thessaloniki |
| 2023–2024 | Rostock Seawolves |
| 2024 | New Taipei CTBC DEA |
| 2024–2025 | Força Lleida |
| 2025–present | Kolossos Rodou |
| Career highlights | |
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Chevez Brandford Goodwin (born February 27, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basketball League. He played college basketball with the USC Trojans of the Pac-12 Conference, as well as for the College of Charleston Cougars and the Wofford Terriers.
High school career
[edit | edit source]Goodwin began his high school career at A. C. Flora High School in Columbia, South Carolina. For his sophomore season, he transferred to Hammond School in Columbia. As a junior, Goodwin helped lead his team to the SCISA 3A state championship. In his senior season, he averaged 18.9 points, 12.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks, and shared The State Midlands Player of the Year honors with his teammate Seventh Woods.[1]
College career
[edit | edit source]As a freshman at the College of Charleston, Goodwin averaged 2.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per game off the bench.[2] For his sophomore season, he transferred to Wofford, and averaged 4.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game after sitting out for a year as a redshirt due to transfer rules.[3] He helped get the Terriers to the NCAA tournament and win the first NCAA tournament game in school history over Seton Hall. On February 5, 2020, Goodwin scored a career-high 27 points in a 79–73 win against VMI.[4] In his junior season, he averaged 11.9 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. Goodwin then moved to USC as a graduate transfer, choosing the Trojans over offers from Arkansas, Georgia, Houston and Xavier.[5] As a senior, he averaged 5.6 points and 3.5 rebounds per game off the bench. Goodwin returned to USC for his additional year of eligibility, granted by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] In his last year at USC he started every game averaging 11 points and 6.4 rebounds while helping lead the Trojans back to the NCAA tournament for a second year in a row.
Professional career
[edit | edit source]On August 3, 2022, Goodwin signed his first professional contract overseas with Greek club Aris Thessaloniki. In 22 domestic league matches, he averaged 12.1 points and 7.8 rebounds, playing around 23 minutes per contest. During his time with club he won the 2022 Greek Slam Dunk Contest and was named an All-Star in the league as a rookie.
In the 2023/2024 season, the American center played 30 BBL games for the Rostock Seawolves, averaging 12.4 points and 6.5 rebounds. With 2.9 offensive rebounds per game, he ranked second in the league. On November 25, 2023, against Göttingen, Goodwin set a team record with ten offensive rebounds in a single game.[7]
On August 1, 2024, Goodwin signed with the New Taipei CTBC DEA of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).[8] On November 4, his contract was terminated.[9] On December 6, he joined the Força Lleida of the Liga ACB.[10] On February 12, 2025, he parted ways with the team.[11] On February 17, he signed with the Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basketball League (GBL).[12]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]| 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
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2016–17 | College of Charleston | 35 | 5 | 9.8 | .515 | .000 | .379 | 2.9 | .1 | .2 | .5 | 2.3 |
| 2017–18 | Wofford | Redshirt Redshirt | ||||||||||
| 2018–19 | Wofford | 35 | 0 | 13.3 | .585 | – | .333 | 4.3 | .2 | .2 | .3 | 4.3 |
| 2019–20 | Wofford | 35 | 35 | 21.8 | .642 | .000 | .512 | 6.2 | .9 | .3 | 1.1 | 11.9 |
| 2020–21 | USC | 33 | 1 | 14.9 | .538 | .000 | .534 | 3.5 | .5 | .3 | .3 | 5.6 |
| 2021–22 | USC | 34 | 34 | 24.5 | .570 | .000 | .471 | 6.4 | .6 | .4 | .5 | 11.0 |
| Career | 172 | 75 | 16.8 | .585 | .000 | .474 | 4.7 | .5 | .3 | .6 | 7.0 | |
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Goodwin's father, Charles, played college football for South Carolina State. Since high school, Goodwin has worn the No. 1 basketball jersey to honor his mother, Ronee Berry-Goodwin, who died when he was three years old.[13]
See also
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 1998 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- A.C. Flora High School alumni
- American men's basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American expatriate basketball people in Taiwan
- Aris B.C. players
- Basketball players from Columbia, South Carolina
- Centers (basketball)
- Charleston Cougars men's basketball players
- Força Lleida CE players
- Kolossos Rodou B.C. players
- Liga ACB players
- New Taipei CTBC DEA players
- Rostock Seawolves players
- Taiwan Professional Basketball League imports
- USC Trojans men's basketball players
- Wofford Terriers men's basketball players