picture by: Kim North
Linsly's D'arrae Goodwin, middle, is flanked by my mother, April Schrump, left, and pop, Durran Goodwin. D'arrae signed his NCAA Nationwide Letter of Intent on Wednesday to attend the College of San Diego on a basketball scholarship.
WHEELING – Basketball has taken Wheeling's D'arrae Goodwin many locations throughout his AAU profession. Now he's taking it to San Diego.
The 6-6 Linsly senior introduced his intentions to attend the College of San Diego on a basketball scholarship Wednesday. Goodwin signed his NCAA Nationwide Letter of Intent within the foyer of Banes Corridor, surrounded by relations, mates, teammates and classmates.
“To begin with, it's a terrific alternative. It's a terrific place. I’ve a variety of confidence in Coach Lav (Steve Lavin) and what he has happening,” Goodwin stated. “AAU ball has allowed me to see the world and see all of the wonderful gamers on the market.”
When requested what different schools or universities he checked out or checked out, Goodwin was open along with his reply.
“It doesn't actually matter now. I discovered my residence and that's all that issues to me,” he emphasised. “None of this could be doable with out my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. It's a tremendous alternative.
“My expertise at Linsly was invaluable, not solely making ready me to be a superb basketball participant, but additionally making ready me as a person for the remainder of my life.”
As for what he'll have to work on to play on the DI stage, he stated, “Every little thing. For me, I'm all the time making an attempt to enhance each facet of my sport. Perfecting my craft is one thing that’s actually necessary to me. I’ll play any place. Wherever they want me, I'll play it.
He talked about his relationship along with his head coach at Linsly.
“He's like one other dad to me,” Goodwin stated of Dave Wojcik. “Not solely did he assist me develop on the basketball courtroom, however he helped me develop as an individual off the courtroom.”
Goodwin was a double-double machine for the Cadets.
“I'm very completely satisfied for D'arrae. He needed to play school basketball on the highest stage and now he has the chance to just do that,” Wojcik stated.
“In my thoughts, he's going to be enjoying for a Corridor of Fame coach in Steve Lavin.
“It's a terrific day for D'arrae. He deserves it as a result of he labored laborious. It's enjoyable to see that occur to him.”
Wojcik stated it's a shot within the arm for his Linsly program.
“If children are severe about basketball and need to play on the subsequent stage, I'm fairly assured that we can assist make these goals come true right here at Linsly. It's a big day for our program, as it’s for him.”
The Toreros are members of the West Coast Convention and play their residence video games within the 5,100-seat Jenny Craig Pavilion.
Head coach Steve Lavin has been with San Diego for 3 seasons. He was an assistant coach at Purdue and UCLA earlier than taking up the reins of the Bruins from 1996-2003. He was additionally the pinnacle coach on the College of St. John from 2010-2015.
Goodwin is the son of April Schrump and Durran Goodwin.