Goodwin joins Atlanta Hawks on two-way deal

ATLANTA - The Atlanta Hawks have officially signed former FGCU star guard Brandon Goodwin to a two-way contract for the 2019-20 season. The news was initially reported a week ago by Shams Charania of The Athletic.

It will be Goodwin's third NBA team in just over a year after he appeared in limited minutes over 16 games with the Denver Nuggets last year on a two-way contract. He performed well with the Nuggets summer league team this summer, averaging 18.5 points and 5.5 assists over four games. In the G-League last year, he averaged 21.3 points, 6.8 rebounds and 5.1 assists over stints with the Memphis Hustle (Memphis Grizzlies) and the Iowa Wolves (Minnesota Timberwolves). He had previously signed with the Grizzlies organization after being undrafted and before being picked up by the Nuggets.

"I'm so happy for Brandon and what he's accomplished due to his tireless work ethic and competitiveness," FGCU head coach Michael Fly said. "He made history as the first FGCU player to put on an NBA uniform and now he is going to get to represent his hometown Atlanta Hawks. Our program is constantly following and supporting him, and I can't wait to see his continued growth on the court."

The Hawks are scheduled to visit Orlando and Miami twice during the 2019-20 season, so FGCU fans could have a chance to see him play in-state.

Goodwin, who was raised in Norcross, Ga - just 22 miles northeast of Downtown Atlanta, concluded his two-year career with FGCU in 2017-18 by being named an Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American, joining Sherwood Brown in 2013 as the only FGCU men's basketball players to garner the award.

The 6-2 guard dominated the ASUN and led the Eagles since becoming eligible for his junior season in 2016-17 after transferring from UCF. He was named the unanimous 2017 ASUN Newcomer of the Year and followed it up by becoming just the second FGCU product to be named ASUN Player of the Year in 2018, once again joining Brown (2013). Additionally, he became the first player in program history to be lauded as a two-time NABC District 3 First Team selection.

Goodwin led FGCU in points (18.6), rebounds (5.5) and assists (4.8) – one of only eight players nationally who paced his team in all three categories in 2017-18. He ranked second in the ASUN in scoring, third in assists, ninth in steals (1.4) and 12th in rebounding – the only player in the league to rank in the top 12 in all four categories.

With 632 points in 34 games, Goodwin surpassed his own single-season program record of 629 points established his junior year in the same amount of contests. He also broke his own single-season D-I program record for free throws made with 144, surpassing his junior year tally of 136.

In league games, the two-time ASUN Player of the Week in 2017-18 ranked fourth in scoring (19.6) and steals (1.7), fifth in assists (4.6) and eighth in rebounding (6.1) – once again the only player to rank in the top 10 in all four categories. Goodwin, who had four double-doubles as a senior, also ranked eighth in ASUN games in field-goal percentage (.538) and finished the regular season by posting scoring performances of 28, 28 and 27 points. He delivered a then Division-I program record 34-point performance in the ASUN tournament championship.

Despite playing just two years with FGCU, Goodwin's name is plastered all over the program's all-time record book, including points (7th, 1,261), assists (5th, 301), field goals made (8th, 442), field-goal percentage (7th, .490) and free throws made (3rd, 280).

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COACH FLY
Michael Fly was introduced as the fourth FGCU men's basketball head coach on April 5, 2018. He had spent the previous seven years as an assistant coach on the Eagles' staff. In that time, he helped FGCU to a 155-86 record (.643 winning percentage), including six ASUN Tournament Final appearances, three NCAA Tournament victories, three ASUN Tournament titles and three ASUN Regular Season Championships, two berths in the NIT, a CIT appearance and a run to the Sweet 16. He has coached 13 all-conference selections while with the Green and Blue, including two ASUN Player of the Year honors in Sherwood Brown and Brandon Goodwin, two ASUN Defensive Player of the Year selections in Bernard Thompson and Demetris Morant and one ASUN Newcomer of the Year in Schadrac Casimir. Of the top-10 players in career points at FGCU, Fly has helped develop eight of them, including all-time leading scorer Thompson (1,835). Additionally, the Kentucky alumnus has coached both the ASUN all-time assists leader Brett Comer (845; 24th in NCAA history) and FGCU all-time leading rebounder Chase Fieler (714).

#FEEDFGCU
FGCU Athletics sponsors events in November and April to benefit the FGCU Campus Food Pantry (www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry) and the Harry Chapin Food Bank (www.harrychapinfoodbank.org), FGCU Athletics' charities of choice. For more information, including how to make a contribution, please visit www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry and utilize the hashtag #FeedFGCU to help raise awareness.

ABOUT FGCU
FGCU teams have combined to win an incredible 78 conference regular season and tournament titles in just 12 seasons at the Division-I level. Additionally, in just eight seasons of D-I postseason eligibility, the Eagles have had a combined 36 teams or individuals compete in NCAA championships. Seven FGCU programs have earned a top-25 national ranking in their respective sport – including both men's and women's soccer again in 2018. In 2016-17, the Green and Blue posted a department-best sixth-place finish in the DI-AAA Learfield Directors' Cup and top-100 showing nationally, ahead of several Power-5 and FBS institutions. In 2018-19, the Eagles had an ASUN and state of Florida best seven teams earn the NCAA's Public Recognition Award for their Academic Progress Rate in their sport. FGCU also collectively earned a record 3.35 GPA in the classroom in the spring 2018 semester and has outperformed the general University undergraduate population for twenty consecutive semesters. The Eagles also served an all-time high 7,200 volunteer hours in 2017 – being recognized as one of two runners-up for the inaugural NACDA Community Service Award presented by the Fiesta Bowl.

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#11 Schadrac Casimir: G; 5' 10"; Redshirt Senior

Players Mentioned

#11 Schadrac Casimir
: 5' 10"; Redshirt Senior
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Players Mentioned

#11 Schadrac Casimir

Players Mentioned

#11 Schadrac Casimir