Joey Goodson began his second term at Saint Francis University in 2012-13 after spending three seasons at Missouri University of Science and Technology. The 2013-14 campaign will be his fifth as a coach for the Red Flash.
Goodson graduated from Saint Francis in 2005 after helping the Red Flash to three-consecutive trips to the Northeast Conference Tournament (2002-05). Following his time as a player, he served on the SFU coaching staff from 2005-08 under then-head coach Bobby Jones and along side current head coach (then an assistant) Rob Krimmel.
Following the 2007-08 season, Goodson, a four-year captain of the Red Flash, accepted a job as the top assistant at division II Missouri University of Science and Technology under head coach Jim Glash. In 2011-12 with the Miners, Goodson, the Preseason NEC Defensive Player of the Year in 2004-05, helped Missouri S&T upset then-No.2 ranked Southern Indiana while also helping guard Carlton Westbrook earn a spot on Great Lakes Valley Conference defensive team.
“Coach Goodson's energy and enthusiasm will be key not only with the players but for the program as a whole,” Krimmel said. “He not only adds a high character personality to the program but he also brings a defensive mentality and a commitment to defense that I want our program to have.”
Goodson, a native of Reston, Va., averaged 6.1 points and 2.5 rebounds during his senior season with the Red Flash. He earned his bachelor's degree in marketing in 2005 before joining the university's coaching staff. Goodson played his prep basketball at Gonzaga College High School, where he was also a team captain and named one of the top five players in the Washington, D.C. area by Lindy's Basketball magazine for the 2000-01 season.
