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Boston Globe
27-04-2025
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- Boston Globe
Sunday Sitdown: After four college stops, New Bedford's Brycen Goodine offers unique insight on the transfer portal
A New Bedford native, Goodine spent two years at Stang before transferring to St. Andrew's in Barrington, R.I., where he was named the state's Gatorade Player of the Year. In 2017, after heavy recruiting from Gerry McNamara, Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Brycen Goodine stands in front of the Whaleman Statue in downtown New Bedford, his hometown. Brendan Kurie Advertisement He played in 23 games as a freshman at Syracuse, but averaged less than nine minutes per game. After transferring to Providence in 2020, he played in 37 games over two seasons, but averaged just 7.0 minutes. He was on the move again, to Fairfield, where he began earning more playing time before a torn meniscus ended his 2022-23 season after just four games, leading to a medical redshirt, which coupled with his extra Covid year, meant he had six years of eligibility. Related : Finally, in 2023-24, he Advertisement We sat down with Goodine, now 25, at a New Bedford taqueria this week to discuss his journey, the transfer portal, and the current state of college sports. When you were signing with Syracuse, I'm sure you never imagined it would be four stops in six years? It was my first time looking for a school and you don't know what it's like being a student-athlete in college. You don't know what you're looking for. The things I was looking for — I'm not saying it was a poor decision — but I didn't know my focal points. It was fairly close to home and I wanted to play at the top, top level. When Brycen Goodine arrived at Syracuse as a freshman, it didn't turn out to be everything he had hoped. Nick Lisi/Associated Press When you got there, was it different than your expectations? It was. A lot. I thought I was ready, but you're not until you get there and see the stuff the coaches are looking for and how consistent they want you to be every single day. I was young and you're also learning how to be a student at the same time. Then Covid happened and I wanted to be closer to my family. So you went in the portal for the first time? When I made my move, I thought that was going to be it. I wasn't trying to go to more than one school. I wanted my story to be one school. Related : Did you enjoy your time at Providence? I learned a lot. It was a different perspective of coaching. It was more plays than Syracuse had. It was a very different style of basketball. Coach [Jim] Boeheim was more fast-paced, we were always pressing and trying to play through the game without calling many plays. Whereas coach [Ed] Cooley liked to slow it down, play hard-nosed man-to-man defense . . . I came in and I was a year behind on man concepts. All the little things about man-to-man defense I was being taught like I was a freshman. Advertisement Brycen Goodine spent two years at Providence, but struggled to get consistent playing time as he caught up on defensive concepts. Rich Schultz/Getty You thought Providence was going to be your last stop. What made you look for a different opportunity? I thought I played pretty well toward the end of my first year at Providence, but they recruited over me and I didn't want to see if they were going to do it again. How did Fairfield get on your radar? I decided I was going to figure out the best decision for myself this time. I made that decision completely on my own for the first time. It didn't have to do with anyone else. Related : I probably had my most fun at Fairfield. I developed the most because the coaches were patient. That was true at Oklahoma, too. At Fairfield, I was able to get the game reps I wasn't getting. You can only get so much opportunity in practice. Brycen Goodine shot better than 46 percent on 3-pointers during his final season at Fairfield. Olivia Frzop/Fairfield Athletics Looking back, would it have been wise to start at a mid-major school like that? I've thought that. But there also could have been a better high-major situation for me somewhere. Oklahoma was an example of a good fit for me. Do you wish you had been able to spend more time at Oklahoma? Advertisement I did, because of the support system they had. That's why I chose the school. I remember having a conversation with coach [Porter] Moser and at that point I wasn't even going to go back to college. I thought I was done playing or I thought I would go play in Europe. But I had one more year of eligibility so I figured I might as well use it and start grad school. It ultimately came in a loss, but let us not forget the unbelievable night last night from Brycen Goodine 34 points on 10/14 shooting (9/11 from 3-point range) off the bench - a true all-time heater — Josh Callaway (@JoshMCallaway) What's the transfer portal like? You put your name in and then what happens? It's a frustrating and stressful time. Everyone is asking you what you're going to do or where you're about to go and you don't know yet. You don't even know if you can trust what the coaches are telling you. That's why I said 'Alright, I need to make this decision myself because I'm going to be mad at you if you tell me to go somewhere and I don't like it.' Brycen Goodine scored in double figures seven times during his lone season at Oklahoma. Gerald Leong/Associated Press Are you waiting to see who is going to contact you or do you already have an idea where you're going? There's different situations. There's kids who move because their coaches tell them it's not going to work out and you have to go somewhere else and transfer. Some of the coaches abuse the transfer portal, too. Then there's kids who are playing really well at their school and it's a smaller school and they want to make a leap to a bigger school to get more exposure or more NIL. Or maybe they're at a school that doesn't have NIL and they deserve it. I feel like there's no problem transferring up. The ones that kind of confuse me — I guess it's not confusing if it's for money — but there are kids at Duke and they're playing well, and then they transfer to, like, UNC. Maybe that's for a paycheck. Of course, coaches do the same thing. Related : Advertisement Do you hear from hundreds of coaches or is it a select few? It depends on how you're transferring . . . After your first offer in the portal, usually you get similar offers. You'll get Fairfield, and then Siena, Manhattan, and Marist will call you. But then if St. John's calls you, then Georgetown or Butler might call. When I was in the portal last year, I got reached out to by New Mexico, then UNLV reached out, a similar school. Related : Is this system good for college basketball? I don't see anything wrong with it. It's still early in it. A lot of people don't like it. It helped me, although it took longer to graduate. You go to one school and the credits don't always transfer. I should have been finished in four years and already have my master's. Are you done with basketball? Maybe international ball? I don't know. I'm still training as if I'm playing, but I don't know. I don't want to end up somewhere random. I want to be in a good situation. Brendan Kurie can be reached at
USA Today
29-01-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Oklahoma 2025 college basketball national championship odds and futures
Data Skrive Oddsmakers have assigned the Oklahoma Sooners (15-5) the 33rd-ranked odds in all of college basketball to win the national championship at the end of the 2024-25 season, at +15000 on the moneyline. Last time out, Oklahoma lost 75-68 to Texas A&M on Tuesday. In the loss, Brycen Goodine led the Sooners with 24 points. Among the matchups on Saturday's schedule, the Sooners host the Vanderbilt Commodores at 3:30 p.m. ET. As of now, no odds are available for this game. Check out: USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll Oklahoma college basketball futures odds College basketball odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 5:43 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Odds to win the national championship: +15000 (Bet $100 to win $15000) +15000 (Bet $100 to win $15000) Pre-new year national championship odds: +8000 +8000 Odds to win the SEC: +25000 (Bet $100 to win $25000) Oklahoma's best 2024-25 wins Oklahoma's top win of the season came on November 29, defeating the Louisville Cardinals (No. 22 in Coaches Poll) 69-64. In the win over Louisville, Jalon Moore had 24 points and added seven boards and zero assists. Other notable wins 87-86 over Michigan (No. 16/RPI) on December 18 82-77 over Arizona (No. 26/RPI) on November 28 65-62 on the road over Arkansas (No. 106/RPI) on January 25 82-62 at home over South Carolina (No. 111/RPI) on January 18 79-77 over Providence (No. 127/RPI) on November 27 Oklahoma stat leaders Jeremiah Fears puts up a team-best 4.3 assists per game. He is also putting up 15.9 points and 3.9 rebounds, shooting 45.7% from the floor and 27.1% from beyond the arc with 1.0 made 3-pointers per game. Moore leads his team in both points (18.2) and rebounds (6.1) per contest, and also puts up 0.6 assists. Defensively, he delivers 0.6 steals and 0.7 blocked shots. Duke Miles posts 10.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists per contest. At the other end, he delivers 1.5 steals and 0.1 blocked shots. Sam Godwin posts 6.0 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game, shooting 57.0% from the field. Kobe Elvis is averaging 8.6 points, 3.4 assists and 1.9 rebounds per contest. Oklahoma 2024-25 stats Oklahoma is 69th in the nation with 79.4 points per game so far this season. At the other end of the court, it ranks 158th with 70.7 points allowed per contest. The Sooners have a 9-2 record at home and a 1-3 record on the road while going 5-0 in neutral-site games. Oklahoma averages 83.3 points per game at home, compared to 68.5 points per game in away games, a difference of 14.8 points per contest. The Sooners are 11-2 when playing as favorites, with four victories (4-3) when listed as the underdog. Oklahoma has seen a decrease in scoring lately, racking up 77.2 points per game in its last 10 contests, 2.2 points fewer than the 79.4 it has scored this season.
USA Today
29-01-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Oklahoma Sooners fall again to Texas A&M 75-68
The Oklahoma Sooners led early in the first half in their matchup with Texas A&M, but the Aggies once again proved a bad matchup for the Sooners. Oklahoma fell to 15-5 and 2-5 in SEC play with their loss to Texas A&M. Despite holding the Aggies under 40% shooting for the game and just 17% from three, Oklahoma struggled to take advantage of a strong defensive effort. The Aggies outrebounded Oklahoma 47-19, including a 21-2 edge on the offensive glass. Brycen Goodine had another strong effort against the Aggies. In the first matchup, Goodine was 9 of 11 from three and had 34 points. He led the way in another losing effort for the Sooners with 24 points and was 5 of 7 from three. Jalon Moore had 22 points on 6 of 8 shooting and was 9 of 10 from the free throw line. True freshman Jeremiah Fears had a rough night in the loss, going 0 for 5 from the field and had zero points. But it was a rough night all the way around. Outside of Moore and Goodine, no other Sooner had more than five points in the game. Fears, Duke Miles, Kobe Elvis, and Sam Godwin combined for seven points on the night. Dayton Forsythe once again provided energy off the bench, leading the Sooners with four rebounds. He had three points and three assists in 22 minutes of action. The Sooners have to find a way to win some of these games against ranked teams if they're going to assert themselves as a tournament team. Their next opportunity comes on Saturday when they take on the No. 24 Vanderbilt Commodores in Norman. Contact/Follow us @SoonersWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Oklahoma news, notes, and opinions. You can also follow John on X @john9williams.
