# Kenny Goins
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{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1996)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Kenny Goins
| image = Kenny Goins (cropped).jpg
| caption = Goins with [Trapani](/source/Pallacanestro_Trapani) in February 2020
| position = [Power forward](/source/Power_forward_(basketball))
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 7
| weight_lbs = 230
| league = [PLK](/source/Polish_Basketball_League)
| team = Energa Trefl Sopot
| number = 33
| nationality = American
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|9|11}}
| birth_place = [Troy, Michigan](/source/Troy%2C_Michigan)
| high_school = [Warren Mott](/source/Warren_Mott_High_School)
([Warren, Michigan](/source/Warren%2C_Michigan))
| college = [Michigan State](/source/Michigan_State_Spartans_men's_basketball) (2015–2019)
| draft_year = 2019
| career_start = 2019
| years1 = 2019–2020
| team1 = [Trapani](/source/Pallacanestro_Trapani)
| years2 = 2020–2021
| team2 = [Kolossos Rodou](/source/Kolossos_Rodou_B.C.)
| years3 = 2021
| team3 = [Lavrio](/source/G.S._Lavrio_B.C.)
| years4 = 2021–2022
| team4 = [Atomerőmű SE](/source/Atomer%C5%91m%C5%B1_SE)
| years5 = 2023
| team5 = [Correbasket UAT](/source/Correbasket_UAT)
| years6 = 2023–2024
| team6 = [Limoges CSP](/source/Limoges_CSP)
| years7 = 2025
| team7 = [Manawatu Jets](/source/Manawatu_Jets)
| years8 = 2025–present
| team8 = [Trefl Sopot](/source/Trefl_Sopot)
| highlights =
* [Polish Cup](/source/Polish_Basketball_Cup) winner ([2026](/source/2026_Polish_Basketball_Cup))
| medal_templates =
}}
'''Kenny Goins''' (born September 11, 1996) is an American professional [basketball](/source/basketball) player for [Trefl Sopot](/source/Trefl_Sopot) of the [Polish Basketball League](/source/Polish_Basketball_League) (PLK). He played [college basketball](/source/college_basketball) for the [Michigan State Spartans](/source/Michigan_State_Spartans_men's_basketball).
==High school career==
Goins played basketball for [Warren Mott High School](/source/Warren_Mott_High_School) in [Warren, Michigan](/source/Warren%2C_Michigan). As a senior, he averaged 21.1 points, 14.8 rebounds and 4.8 blocks per game.[{{cite web |last1=Sprague |first1=Hanna |title=Kenny Goins: Strength In Family |url=https://msuspartans.com/news/2014/12/19/Kenny_Goins_Strength_In_Family.aspx |publisher=Michigan State University Athletics |accessdate=August 23, 2020 |date=December 19, 2014}}] Goins led his team to the Class A state quarterfinals and earned First Team All-State honors from the [Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press).[{{cite web |last1=Austin |first1=Kyle |title=Report: Warren Mott's Kenny Goins to join Michigan State as preferred walk-on |url=https://www.mlive.com/spartans/2014/04/report_warren_motts_kenny_goin.html |website=MLive |accessdate=August 23, 2020 |date=April 14, 2014}}] He played [football](/source/American_football) for Mott as a [tight end](/source/tight_end) and had originally intended to play football in college, rather than basketball.[{{cite web |last1=Wheeler |first1=Grace |title=Kenny Goins: Living A Dream |url=https://msuspartans.com/news/2016/12/30/Kenny_Goins_Living_A_Dream.aspx |publisher=Michigan State University Athletics |accessdate=August 23, 2020 |date=December 30, 2016}}]
==College career==
Goins turned down multiple [NCAA Division I](/source/NCAA_Division_I) basketball scholarship offers to play for [Michigan State](/source/Michigan_State_Spartans_men's_basketball) as a [walk-on](/source/Walk-on_(sports)), despite the financial burden, in his freshman season.[{{cite web |last1=Quinn |first1=Brendan |title=Forever in debt: The improbable, impossible story of Kenny Goins |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/899544/2019/04/01/forever-in-debt-the-improbable-impossible-story-of-kenny-goins/ |website=[The Athletic](/source/The_Athletic) |access-date=August 23, 2020 |date=April 1, 2019}}] His family took out a [loan](/source/student_loan) of $17,000.[{{cite web |last1=Diamond |first1=Jared |title=The Final Four Star Who Is Also Paying Off His Student Loans |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-final-four-star-who-is-also-paying-off-his-student-loans-11554465646 |website=[The Wall Street Journal](/source/The_Wall_Street_Journal) |accessdate=August 23, 2020 |date=April 5, 2019}}] Goins [redshirted](/source/redshirt_(college_sports)) his first year with the team and earned a scholarship in his following season.[{{cite magazine |last1=Rollins |first1=Khadrice |title=Elite Eight Hero Kenny Goins Still Paying Back Loan for Freshman Year at Michigan State |url=https://www.si.com/college/2019/04/02/kenny-goins-family-paying-17000-loan-michigan-state |magazine=[Sports Illustrated](/source/Sports_Illustrated) |accessdate=August 23, 2020 |date=April 2, 2019}}] He was sidelined for six weeks as a freshman after undergoing surgery to repair a [sports hernia](/source/Athletic_pubalgia).[{{cite web |title=Michigan State's Kenny Goins has sports hernia surgery |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/13782274/michigan-state-spartans-forward-kenny-goins-sports-hernia-surgery |website=[ESPN](/source/ESPN) |publisher=[Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press) |accessdate=August 23, 2020 |date=September 30, 2015}}] Goins posted 3.4 points and 4.5 rebounds per game as a sophomore and made 14 starts.[{{cite news |last1=Solari |first1=Chris |title=MSU's Kenny Goins adds range in quest for more playing time |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state/spartans/2017/06/30/michigan-state-basketball-kenny-goins/442407001/ |accessdate=August 23, 2020 |work=[Detroit Free Press](/source/Detroit_Free_Press) |date=June 30, 2017}}] As a junior, Goins averaged 2.1 points and 2.8 rebounds per game, shooting 45.8 percent from the field.[{{cite news |last1=Austin |first1=Kyle |title=Kenny Goins could be in for bigger role as Michigan State frontcourt clears out |url=https://www.mlive.com/spartans/2018/05/kenny_goins_could_be_in_for_bi.html |accessdate=August 23, 2020 |work=MLive |date=January 30, 2019}}] A reserve for his first three years, Goins became a regular member of the starting lineup in his senior season.[{{cite web |last1=Austin |first1=Kyle |title=Kenny Goins walked on, fought through injuries and became an unlikely starter for MSU |url=https://www.mlive.com/spartans/2018/12/kenny-goins-walked-on-fought-through-injuries-and-became-an-unlikely-starter-for-msu.html |website=MLive |accessdate=August 23, 2020 |date=December 7, 2018}}] In his senior season debut, Goins scored a then-career-high 17 points and led the Spartans with 11 rebounds against top-ranked [Kansas](/source/Kansas_Jayhawks_men's_basketball).[{{Cite news|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state/spartans/2018/11/07/michigan-state-basketball-kenny-goins-kansas/1917364002/|title=MSU basketball's Kenny Goins scores career high to stay close vs. Kansas|work=Detroit Free Press|date=November 7, 2018|access-date=August 23, 2020|language=en}}] On November 27, 2018, he grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds in an 82–78 overtime loss to [Louisville](/source/Louisville_Cardinals_men's_basketball).[{{cite web |last1=Hall |first1=Erik |title=Michigan State vs. Louisville basketball: Kenny Goins with 17 rebounds, 0 points, 1 eye |url=https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/sports/2018/11/27/msu-louisville-basketball-kenny-goins-rebounds-eye-injury/2104448002/ |website=[Lansing State Journal](/source/Lansing_State_Journal) |accessdate=August 23, 2020 |date=November 27, 2018}}] On March 5, 2019, Goins scored a career-high 24 points in a 91–76 win over [Nebraska](/source/Nebraska_Cornhuskers_men's_basketball).[{{cite web |title=Kenny Goins scores career-high 24 as Michigan State tops Nebraska 91-76 |url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/other/kenny-goins-scores-career-high-24-as-michigan-state-tops-nebraska-91-76 |website=Fox Sports |publisher=[Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press) |accessdate=August 23, 2020 |date=March 6, 2019}}] On March 31, he made a go-ahead three-pointer with 34.5 seconds left in an [Elite Eight](/source/Elite_Eight) victory over first-seeded [Duke](/source/Duke_Blue_Devils_men's_basketball) at the [NCAA tournament](/source/2019_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_tournament).[{{cite web |last1=Hall |first1=Erik |title=Duke vs. MSU basketball: See Kenny Goins' 3-point shot to send MSU to the Final Four |url=https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/sports/2019/03/31/duke-msu-basketball-see-kenny-goins-3-point-shot-final-four/3327738002/ |website=[Lansing State Journal](/source/Lansing_State_Journal) |accessdate=August 23, 2020 |date=March 31, 2019}}] As a senior, Goins averaged 7.9 points and a team-high 8.9 rebounds per game.[{{cite web |last1=Brooks |first1=Stephen |title=MSU basketball: Kenny Goins signs with Italian pro team |url=https://247sports.com/college/michigan-state/Article/MSU-basketball-Kenny-Goins-signs-Italy-pro-team-Pallacanestro-Trapani-133770687/ |publisher=[247Sports.com](/source/247Sports.com) |accessdate=August 23, 2020 |date=July 18, 2019}}] He was an All-[Big Ten](/source/Big_Ten_Conference) Honorable Mention selection.[{{cite web |last1=Solari |first1=Chris |title=Michigan State basketball's Kenny Goins joining Denver Nuggets for Summer League |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state/spartans/2019/06/22/michigan-state-basketball-kenny-goins-denver-nuggets-nba-summer-league/1535416001/ |website=[Detroit Free Press](/source/Detroit_Free_Press) |accessdate=August 23, 2020 |date=June 22, 2019}}]
==Professional career==
After going undrafted in the [2019 NBA draft](/source/2019_NBA_draft), Goins joined the [Denver Nuggets](/source/Denver_Nuggets) for [2019 NBA Summer League](/source/2019_NBA_Summer_League).[{{cite web |last1=Brewster |first1=Andrew |title=Kenny Goins finally gets minutes with Denver Summer League team, plays well |url=https://spartanswire.usatoday.com/2019/07/14/kenny-goins-finally-gets-minutes-with-denver-summer-league-team-plays-well/ |publisher=Spartans Wire |accessdate=August 23, 2020 |date=July 14, 2019}}] On July 18, 2019, he signed his first professional contract with [Pallacanestro Trapani](/source/Pallacanestro_Trapani) of the [Serie A2 Basket](/source/Serie_A2_Basket).[ In 24 games, he averaged 11.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.][{{cite web |title=Kenny Goins, Basketball Player, News, Stats - Eurobasket |url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Kenny-Goins/370776 |website=Eurobasket LLC |access-date=17 December 2024 |url-access=subscription}}]
On August 22, 2020, Goins signed with [Kolossos Rodou](/source/Kolossos_Rodou_B.C.) of the [Greek Basket League](/source/Greek_Basket_League).[{{cite web |last1=Skerletic |first1=Dario |title=Kolossos Rhodes ink Kenny Goins |work=Sportando |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/kolossos-rhodes-ink-kenny-goins/ |accessdate=August 23, 2020 |date=August 22, 2020}}] In 16 games, he averaged 9.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.[{{cite web |title=Lavrio sign a second USA player |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Greece/news/691775/Lavrio-sign-a-second-USA-player |website=Eurobasket |access-date=July 1, 2021 |date=July 1, 2021}}] He averaged 4.6 points and 3.9 rebounds in eight league games, and 4.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in four [BCL](/source/Basketball_Champions_League) games.[{{cite web |last1=Gabor |first1=Winter |title=Kenny Goins (ex Lavrio) joins Atomeromu |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Greece/news/719401/Kenny-Goins-(ex-Lavrio)-joins-Atomeromu |website=Eurobasket |access-date=December 4, 2021 |date=December 4, 2021}}] In 18 games, he averaged 8.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.2 steals per game.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.limogescsp.com/actualites-details/le-limoges-csp-a-son-nouveau-poste-4.html|title=Le Limoges CSP A Son Nouveau Poste 4|last=|first=|date=November 8, 2023|website=limogescsp.com|publisher=|language=fr|access-date=January 11, 2024}}] In 22 games, he averaged 3.6 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.[{{cite news |title=Player Announcement - KG |url=https://www.thejets.co.nz/player-announcement-kg |access-date=17 December 2024 |work=Property Brokers Manawatu Jets |date=17 December 2024 |language=en-NZ}}]
On August 15, 2025, he signed with [Trefl Sopot](/source/Trefl_Sopot) of the [Polish Basketball League](/source/Polish_Basketball_League) (PLK).[{{Cite web|url=https://treflsopot.pl/posts/kenny-goins-silnym-skrzydowym-trefla-sopot/2132|title=Kenny Goins silnym skrzydłowym Trefla Sopot|last=|first=|date=August 15, 2025|website=treflsopot.pl|publisher=|language=pl|access-date=August 27, 2025}}]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://msuspartans.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/kenny-goins/8795 Michigan State Spartans bio]
{{Trefl Sopot current roster}}
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Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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Category:American men's basketball players
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Category:Lavrio B.C. players
Category:Limoges CSP players
Category:Manawatu Jets players
Category:Michigan State Spartans men's basketball players
Category:Pallacanestro Trapani players
Category:Power forwards
Category:Sportspeople from Troy, Michigan
Category:Trefl Sopot players
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