After a strong showing in an amateur summer festival, he was signed by John A. Logan College and played the 1991–92 season, earning NJCAA All-American honors.
He opted to sign with coach Bruce Pearl at Southern Indiana and, after sitting out the 1992–93 season due to injury, began his USI career the next year.
[1] Gouard led the Screaming Eagles to consecutive Division II championship games as a sophomore and junior, earning Tournament Most Outstanding Player honors in a close loss to Cal State Bakersfield in 1994.
Gouard was named NABC Division II Player of the Year in both his junior and senior seasons, as well as a first-team All-American.
[4] On April 7, 2020, Gouard was named head coach of his alma mater, Southern Indiana, replacing the retiring Rodney Watson.