Vladislav Goldin has withdrawn from the NBA draft and will join his coach from Florida Atlantic, Dusty May, as a graduate transfer at Michigan.
Goldin’s decision was first reported Monday by ESPN. The Michigan men’s basketball program reposted the news on its X account.
The 7-foot-1, 240-pound Goldin averaged 15.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game and shot 67% for the Owls last season. He had declared for the draft on April 2 but with the option to return to school. Goldin, who is from Russia, played one season at Texas Tech before transferring to FAU.
May was announced as Michigan's coach on March 24 after six seasons at FAU, which he led to the NCAA Final Four in 2023.
Goldin is the sixth player from the transfer portal to land at Michigan. The Wolverines fired fifth-year coach Juwan Howard on March 18 after an 8-24 season.
Meanwhile, Belmont's Cade Tyson announced on social media that he would transfer to North Carolina, where he will have two years of eligibility. Tyson averaged 16.2 points and 5.9 rebounds per game last season and he was second in Division I in 3-point shooting percentage at 46.5%.
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FILE - Florida Atlantic's Vladislav Goldin (50) blocks a shot by Northwestern's Brooks Barnhizer (13) during the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Friday, March 22, 2024, in New York. Vladislav Goldin has withdrawn from the NBA draft and will join his coach from Florida Atlantic, Dusty May, as a graduate transfer at Michigan. Goldin’s decision was first reported Monday, April 29, 2024, by ESPN on X, formerly Twitter. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
ROME (AP) — Tommy Paul has produced the biggest clay-court result of his career at the Italian Open. And he’s still going.
The American outlasted ninth-ranked Hubert Hurkacz 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 on Thursday to earn a spot in the semifinals at the Foro Italico, following up from a straight-set victory over defending champion Daniil Medvedev.
Paul broke the big-serving Hurkacz seven times but also dropped his own serve six times.
“My game plan coming in was, I got to get in as many of his service games as possible and try and get a couple of breaks. So on that aspect, I did very, very well today,” Paul said. “But my next match, I’m probably going to focus on holding serve a little bit more.”
Before beating Medvedev, Paul had never defeated a top-20 player on clay. Now he’s defeated two top-10 players back-to-back for the first time in his career — on any surface.
In the semifinals on Friday, the 16th-ranked Paul will face either Monte Carlo Masters champion Stefanos Tsitsipas or Nicolas Jarry, who were playing their quarterfinal later.
The other semifinal match will feature 2017 Rome champion Alexander Zverev against Alejandro Tabilo, who eliminated top-ranked Novak Djokovic in the third round.
In the women’s semifinals, top-ranked Iga Swiatek extended her winning streak to 11 matches with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over U.S. Open champion Coco Gauff. Swiatek, who is attempting to complete the “dirt double” by winning the Madrid Open and Italian Open back-to-back, will face either second-ranked Aryna Sabalenka or Danielle Collins in the final.
Paul is attempting to become the first American man to reach the Rome final since Andre Agassi won the trophy in 2002. Together with Gauff and Collins, there were three American semifinalists.
Rome is the last big warmup tournament before the French Open starts in 10 days and Paul has never been past the second round at Roland Garros.
Paul was better on the longer rallies than Hurkacz and twice came back from a break down in the deciding set.
Hurkacz eliminated record 10-time Rome champion Rafael Nadal in the second round.
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Poland's Iga Swiatek in action during her match against Coco Gauff of the United States at the Italian Open tennis tournament at Rome's Foro Italico, Thursday, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Coco Gauff of the United States serves during her match against Poland's Iga Swiatek at the Italian Open tennis tournament at Rome's Foro Italico, Thursday, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Coco Gauff of the United States in action during her match against Poland's Iga Swiatek at the Italian Open tennis tournament at Rome's Foro Italico, Thursday, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Poland's Iga Swiatek in action during her match against Coco Gauff of the United States at the Italian Open tennis tournament at Rome's Foro Italico, Thursday, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
A spectator scans with his smartphone Coco Gauff of the United States in action during her match against Poland's Iga Swiatek at the Italian Open tennis tournament at Rome's Foro Italico, Thursday, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Tommy Paul of the United States' returns the ball to Poland's Hubert Hurkazc at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Thursday, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Poland's Hubert Hurkazc serves the ball to Tommy Paul of the United States' at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Thursday, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Tommy Paul of the returns the ball to United States' Poland's Hubert Hurkazc at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Thursday, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Poland's Hubert Hurkazc returns the ball to Tommy Paul of the United States' at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Thursday, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
