5  Shaq Goodwin
	Class: Freshman Hometown: Atlanta, Ga. High School: Southwest DeKalb Height / Weight: 6-9 / 246 Position: Forward Experience: HS Awards: Tiger 3.0 Club (Fall 2012)

Summer 2012
Played for Team USA at the 2012 FIBA Americas U18 Championship in Sao Sebastiáo do Paraiso, Brazil ... Helped lead the U.S. to the gold medal with a perfect 5-0 mark ... Squad defeated the U.S. Virgin Islands, Mexico and Brazil in the preliminary rounds and then posted wins over Argentina (semifinal) and Brazil (championship) to take the gold ...

Came off the bench in all five contests ... Team's third-leading scorer with a 12.4 average ... Squad's fourth-leading rebounder with a 4.8 average ... Tops on the team in field goal percentage (80 percent) and free throw percentage (77.8 percent) ... Had five assists, two blocks and two steals ...

In opening game vs. the U.S. Virgin Islands, had a perfect shooting game with 12-of-12 FG and 6-of-6 FT for a game-high 30 points ... Grabbed six boards ... His 30-point performance was the third-highest, single-game scoring effort in USA Basketball U18 history ... His 12-of-12 shooting performance set a U.S. mark for highest field goal percentage in a U18 game ...

Followed his record-setting opening game with 13 points, seven boards and three assists in the win over Mexico ... Had two points and four rebounds while playing in foul trouble in the preliminary-round win over Brazil ...

In the semifinal victory over Argentina, scored 13 points and grabbed two boards ... Netted his 13 points on 4-of-5 FG and 5-of-6 FT ... Had four points and five boards in Team USA's championship-game win over Brazil.

High School
A 2012 McDonald's All-American ... Played in the McDonald's All-America Game in Chicago, Ill., in late March ... Scored eight points (4-of-7 FG) and grabbed four boards in the contest ... Also played in the All-American Championship in New Orleans, La., on Apr. 1 ... Had five points and seven rebounds in the game ...

Played four seasons at Southwest DeKalb High School, where he led the Panthers to back-to-back state title games in his final two seasons ... Won the 2012 Atlanta Journal-Constitution slam dunk contest championship ... Named to the Georgia Class AAAA All-State and 6AAAA All-Region first teams in 2011-12 ... Selected All-Metro first team by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2011-12 ... As a senior, averaged 21.2 points, 12.3 rebounds and 3.3 blocks ... Shot 74 percent from the field ... Posted 26 double-doubles ... Helped lead Southwest DeKalb to its second-straight Georgia Class AAAA state title game and a 22-10 record ... Scored 12 points with seven boards and three blocks in the title game ...

Received Class AAAA All-State first team honors following the 2010-11 season ... As a junior, averaged 18.0 points, 10.1 rebounds and 3.2 blocks ... Shot over 70 percent from the field ... Helped the Panthers to a 24-6 record before losing in the Georgia Class AAAA state championship game ... His best game as a junior was a 41-point performance in a playoff win over Lakeside ...

As a sophomore in 2009-10, averaged 14.0 points and 11.0 rebounds to help Southwest DeKalb to a 19-8 record ... As a freshman in 2008-09, started 14 games and averaged 7.0 points and 7.0 rebounds as the Panthers went 13-14 ...

Played AAU ball with the Atlanta Celtics ... The program has produced current NBA stars Dwight Howard, Josh Smith, Derrick Favors, Joe Johnson and Amare Stoudemire ...

Also was an all-state football player at tight end/wide receiver for Southwest DeKalb ... Helped the Panthers to an 8-3 record as a senior.

Personal
Son of Persephone and William Goodwin ... Has five sisters ... Birthday is September 1 ... Major is undeclared.