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Aaron Goodman Position: Assistant Coach Experience: Fourth year at Navy Alma Mater: Boston U. (1997)

Aaron Goodman enters his fourth season as an assistant coach for the Navy men's basketball program.

Goodman spent the previous five years as the top assistant at Marymount University in Arlington, Va.

Last year, Goodman helped the Midshipmen to a 19-11 overall record, equaling the most wins for the Navy program since the 1999-00 season. On the court, the team continued to flourish, leading the league in scoring again and ranking high nationally in field goal percentage defense and free throw percentage while starting essentially a four-guard lineup for the second straight season.

Two years ago, Navy finished second in the Patriot League with a 16-14 record, the program's best mark since 2001. With its four-guard lineup that flourished offensively, the Mids were the top-scoring team in the Patriot League, while forcing the most turnovers and creating the most steals in the conference defensively. He has helped shape guards Kaleo Kina and Chris Harris into all-Patriot League performers, while helping Romeo Garcia earn all-Patriot League Rookie Team accolades. The Mids set school records a year ago in three-pointers made and free throw percentage, and forced the third-most turnovers in school history. Navy finished the year ranked in the top 50 nationally in scoring offense, three-pointers made, free throw percentage and steals per game.

In 2006-07, the Mids finished last season with a 14-16 record, their best record in six years. Navy accomplished that with a strong freshman class and talented upperclassmen. Under Burke's guidance, guards played a huge role in Navy's turnaround, as the Mids set school records for three-pointers made and attempted, as well as free throw percentage (all have since been broken). Navy was also one of the most-improved teams in the country on the defensive end, ranking in the top 50 nationally in scoring defense.

In Goodman's first season, the Mids continued their rebuilding process, posting a 10-18 record for the second consecutive year, despite the majority of the team being freshman and sophomores. The squad continued its offensive improvement, leading the Patriot League in points per game in all games played.

While at Marymount, Goodman was the lead recruiter for the Saints, who competed in the NCAA Division III Capital Athletic Conference. Goodman was also in charge of scouting, scheduling and managed the fundraising account that recorded a 300 percent growth from the previous year. Goodman was also in charge of player development with an emphasis on post play, managing an operating budget and team travel and oversaw an academic program that resulted in the highest team GPA in school history.

Prior to his time at Marymount, Goodman was the head junior varsity and assistant varsity basketball coach at Sandy Spring Friends School in Olney, Md., as well as a junior high PE teacher. During his time at Sandy Springs, he helped guide the squad to the most wins in five years and planned and implemented a new PE / health cirriculum.

Before that, Goodman was a results manager at Ntercept Communications in Washington, D.C., in 2000-01 and was a field representative from 1998-99 for Congresswoman Connie Morella.

Goodman has also been active in basketball camps in the region, serving as the assistant director at Marymount's camps from 2002-2006, and worked at the Eastern Invitational (2002-present), Coach Morgan Wootten's Basketball Camp (2004-present), the Chuck Driesell Basketball Academy (2002) and a camp at Catholic University (2002).

Goodman is a 1997 graduate from Boston University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations. He sported a 3.1 GPA and spent the fall of 1995, studying overseas at Schiller International University in Heidelberg, Germany, focusing on German language studies.

"Aaron comes to us as a highly-recommended and well-respected coach in the metropolitan area," said Navy head coach Billy Lange. "He comes to Navy from a long list of people that molded their careers with a lot of hard work and energy. He has a very bright future as a coach and he will provide our staff with an immediate impact."

Goodman resides in Annapolis.

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