- Barry Goheen
Introduction
Barry Goheen is a former American collegiate
basketball player and present practicingattorney and partner at theAtlanta, Georgia law firm King & Spalding .Goheen played guard for the
Vanderbilt Commodores from 1985-1989 and is one of the most clutch college basketball players in NCAA History.He won a total of nine (9) games during his career on last-second shots, often in some of the most important games of each season.
Originally from
Kentucky , Goheen was an outstanding student in college and is now a successful attorney.ESPN once created and aired a half-hour special documentary summarizing Goheen's last-second basketball game-winning heroics. This special documentary is believed to be the only ESPN special ever created about one specific college player's last-second game-winning shots.
Highlights from Basketball Career
Goheen was a solid all-around player and was a 3rd-team All-SEC Selection (AP and UPI) in his Senior season.
In his junior year, Vandy finished 20-11 and made it to the NCAA Sweet 16. One of his teammates was All-SEC star and future NBA player Will Perdue, who won several World Championships with the
Chicago Bulls .In his senior year, Vandy finished 19-14 and finished tied for 2nd in the SEC.
Clutch Performances
One of his greatest performances was in the 1988 NCAA Tournament 2nd Round, when Vandy played heavily-favored
Pittsburgh . Goheen hit two 3-point shots in the last 12 seconds to tie the game in regulation and send it to overtime. Vandy won the game 80-74.In his senior year, in the fourth game of the season, Goheen hit a half-court shot at the buzzer to beat Louisville 65-62.
Also in his senior year, Goheen hit a 3-point shot at the buzzer to beat Georgia 76-75.
In his freshman year, Goheen accomplished one of his most amazing feats, a foreshadowing of his future game-winning heroics at Vanderbilt. Against Vanderbilt's arch-rival
Tennessee at Memorial Gym in Nashville, Vanderbilt trailed 59-53 with only 12 seconds left in the game. Goheen individually scored 7 points in the last 12 seconds of the game, including the game-winning shot at the buzzer, to beat Tennessee 60-59. Goheen was carried off the court by fans.External links
* [http://www.kslaw.com/bio/Barry_Goheen King & Spalding Law Firm Profile]
* [http://vanderbilt.scout.com/2/331616.html Article Detailing Barry's Collegiate Exploits]
* [http://vucommodores.cstv.com/genrel/012407aaa.html Description of some of Barry's game-winning shots.]
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