I keep seeing people say this, but it is so objectively wrong. Charlie Strong never came anywhere near any championships of any kind. He did win a few big games, i.e. Notre Dame, ou (once), and did beat Baylor more often than not, at a time when Baylor was still flying high. However, his teams were, with very rare exception, completely outmanned, outcoached, and outplayed on the field. At the very least, the basketball team did just do something that hasn't been done at Texas in about a quarter century in winning a conference tournament championship. I know the NIT is not what people expect, but it does give the team a championship (of sorts), and hangs another banner in the rafters. Charlie's teams never even had a single season where they won more games than they lost. At the very worst, Shaka's teams were treading water; at best, Charlie's teams were sinking fast. Please stop with the "Shaka was basketball Charlie Strong".