Shaq Goodwin
Shaq Goodwin will never forget the conversation. It occurred during his sophomore season, just before the University of Memphis was to play Gonzaga at FedExForum in a nationally televised meeting of ranked teams.
Goodwin asked ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas why Memphis doesn’t get the recognition that some other programs get. The Tigers had won 31 games the year before, advancing to the third round of the NCAA tournament. Had they not won enough to be considered one of the nation’s top-tier programs?
“We had just come off the 31-win season, so we asked him, and he was like, ‘Y’all don’t get impressive wins.