Watch: Michigan basketball player Vlad Goldin reunited with parents after five years

Vlad Goldin has been special for Michigan basketball this season but got to share a special moment with his family on Saturday.
University of Michigan basketball center Vlad Goldin poses for a photo in the practice gym at the Player Development Center near Crisler Center on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor on Thursday, January 23, 2025.
University of Michigan basketball center Vlad Goldin poses for a photo in the practice gym at the Player Development Center near Crisler Center on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor on Thursday, January 23, 2025. | Ryan Garza / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

It's been an exciting few weeks for Michigan basketball star Vlad Goldin.

Following the Michigan State game last week against Michigan State, Goldin proposed to his fiance, who said yes.

Goldin then helped Michigan basketball get two straight wins -- one at Nebraska on Monday, as well as Thursday's win over Rutgers that came on a buzzer beater.

On Saturday, Goldin got to experience another special moment as he was reunited with his parents for the first time in five years ahead of Michigan basketball's Senior Day.

Goldin, who is from Russia, is playing his fifth season of college basketball. He's spent the past few seasons with Dusty May and followed his head coach from Florida Atlantic to Michigan basketball.

The move has worked out beautifully for both sides. The 7-footer is averaging 15.9 points per game and leads the Big Ten in field goal percentage (66.3 percent). He's also averaging 6.4 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 26.5 minutes per game.

Goldin has even started shooting 3-pointers this season. He didn't attempt any in his previous four seasons but is 9-of-23 from deep (39.1 percent). Thanks to the stellar play of Goldin and others such as Danny Wolf or Nimari Burnett, who knocked down the game-winner against Rutgers, Michigan basketball is 22-6 and controls its destiny for the Big Ten championship.

The Wolverines need to go 3-0 assuming Michigan State doesn't lose. That stretch starts at home on Sunday against Illinois, which will be the first college basketball game that Goldin's parents have attended.

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