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Syracuse, N.Y. - Le Moyne College head men's basketball coach Steve Evans announced on Thursday, April 30 that high school seniors Michael Goodman (Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy) and Jim Janson (Scotia, N.Y./Scotia-Glenville) have signed national letters of intent to play basketball for the Dolphins in 2009-10.

"We are very excited that Michael Goodman and Jim Janson have decided to join the Le Moyne basketball program," said Evans, whose 2008-09 team advanced to the Northeast-10 Conference Championship for the first time under his guidance. "Both are outstanding individual talents on the court, but more importantly, they are great character guys as well. The thing that excites our staff about each of them is their work ethic and that they both hail from New York State Sectional Championship high school programs. Mike and Jim are winners who want to get better every day, both as people and as basketball players."

Goodman, a four-year varsity player for the Brothers, became the first athlete in CBA basketball history to produce more than 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in a high school career. The six-foot, six-inch senior averaged 14.3 points and 13.2 rebounds per game and helped lead the Brothers to a Section III title, while his team posted a 21-5 record. Goodman finished his four-year career with 1,282 points and 1,023 rebounds. Goodman, named to the Syracuse Post-Standard All-CNY first-team, earned fourth-team All-State Class AA recognition by the New York State Sportswriters Association (NYSSWA).

"Signing the all-state local player was our top recruiting priority," Evans added about Goodman. "Mike is a combination forward who can make an immediate impact in our program with his skill, athleticism and rebounding ability, not to mention the positive local attention he brings to our program. In the same recruiting class, the addition of Jim Janson's inside presence alone will provide us with a size advantage at both ends of the floor. However, Jim's greatest strength is his improvement potential. As a senior, he shot nearly 60 percent from the field and scored 413 points, after collecting 274 as a junior and 62 as a sophomore."

Janson, a six-foot, 10-inch center, transformed himself from a solid contributor into a dominant force and propelled Scotia-Glenville to a share of the Foothills Council championship, its first Section II title in 34 years and a school-record 21 victories. Janson scored 20 or more points nine times and scored in double figures in all but two games, including a 23-point outing to go with 15 rebounds in the Section II title game. The Schenectady Daily Gazette All-Area first team selection averaged 17.2 points, 14.2 rebounds and 5.6 blocked shots in his third varsity season with the Tartans. Janson also earned ninth-team All-State Class A acknowledgment by the NYSSWA, first-team league all-star for the second time, as well as the Section II Class A tournament MVP.

2009-10 Le Moyne College Men's Basketball Signings
Name                          Pos.    Cl.       Ht.       Hometown/High School
Michael Goodman        F          Fr.        6-6       Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy
Jim Janson                   C         Fr.        6-10     Scotia, N.Y./Scotia-Glenville