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High School: Attended Houston Klein Collins where he was named to the All-Greater Houston Team as a senior...averaged 16.7 ppg, 7.7 assists/game and 1.4 steals/game in leading Tigers to 31-5 record...shot 51 percent from field and 38 percent from 3-point range...Klein Collins lost in regional quarterfinal...scored 11 points and had 5 assists in late-season matchup between Klein Collins, ranked fourth in the state in 5A, and third-ranked Houston Klein Forest in game won 54-47 by Klein Collins...helped lead Klein Collins to Region 2 title game as junior while averaging 16.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg and 7.0 assists/game while earning first team All-State 5A, the largest classification in Texas...Klein Collins eliminated in Region 2 semifinals as sophomore and he was named to All-District team...ranked as high as 135th ranked player in country by one scouting service.
Demteri Goodson's Collegiate Career
FRESHMAN (2008-09): Made collegiate debut in season opener against Montana State-Billings, playing 18 minutes off the bench, scoring 6 points and handing out 3 assists...came off the bench in every game, averaging 13.4 minutes/game...played season-high 25 minutes at San Francisco and scored season-high 13 points...4 assists at home against Texas Southern...matched season/career high with 4 assists against San Francisco...scored 11 points in WCC Tournament title game against Saint Mary's for his second double-digit game of season...had season-high 5 assists against Santa Clara in WCC Tournament semifinal...averaged 17.0 minutes in two WCC Tournament games, averaging 7.5 ppg, while going 6-for-8 from field...also averaged 4.0 assists in tournament and had 2.67 assist/turnover ratio...made perhaps biggest shot in Gonzaga NCAA annals when he drove length of court for floater from the left side with 0.9 seconds remaining to give Gonzaga 83-81 second-round win over Western Kentucky, two of his four points in the game...played 19 minutes against North Carolina in NCAA Sweet 16, going 1-for-3 from the field, 1-for-2 from the line for three points...grabbed 2 rebounds...averaged 14.0 minutes/game in NCAA Tournament, went 3-for-5 from field for 60.0 percent, 3-for-4 from free throw line, grabbed 3 rebounds, had 2 assists and non turnovers...scored 9 points for 3.0 ppg.
Misc.: Brother, Mike Goodson, former running back for Texas A&M football team...Mike led team in rushing with 406 yards in 2008 with five touchdowns, starting 7-of-10 games with two 100-yard performances...missed two games with sprained knee...drafted by Carolina Panthers in fourth round - 111th overall pick - in 2009 NFL Draft.
