ASUN Basketball: Ranking of 25 best players from last decade (2013-23)
By Joey Loose
![Liberty Flames guard Darius McGhee (2) celebrates with teammate after scoring a game-high 48 points to defeat the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 78-75 in a ASUN men’s basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, at Alico Arena in Fort Myers, Fla.Liberty at FGCU ASUN men's basketball, Jan. 15, 2022 Liberty Flames guard Darius McGhee (2) celebrates with teammate after scoring a game-high 48 points to defeat the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 78-75 in a ASUN men’s basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, at Alico Arena in Fort Myers, Fla.Liberty at FGCU ASUN men's basketball, Jan. 15, 2022](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/eea12452ba379fd535478f40e02728bb74d45c751637525a2dcb1b73724c28e2.jpg)
4. Brandon Goodwin
A talented and explosive guard originally from Norcross, Georgia, Goodwin began his collegiate career back in 2013 at UCF. He played point guard for the Knights, serving as their full-time starter as a sophomore, but decided to transfer after that season. He had a pretty decent season, but found a new home at Florida Gulf Coast, playing under Joe Dooley for his final two seasons leading the Eagles.
Florida Gulf Coast was a pretty great program for much of the last decade and Goodwin was a big reason between 2016 and 2018. In each of those seasons, he averaged at least 18.5 points and 4 assists per game, helping lead the Eagles to 49 total wins. He powered the Eagles to the ASUN Tournament title in 2017 and had a 28-point effort in a first round Tourney loss to Florida State. Most of his numbers were even better as a senior.
Earning First Team All-ASUN honors for both years in the conference is already pretty impressive, but Goodwin was also Tournament MVP as a junior and Player of the Year as a senior. He showed his potential at UCF but really came into being as a top-flight scorer and ball distributor, finishing Top 4 in the conference in points and assists in each season. That trip in 2017 also remains Florida Gulf Coast’s most recent NCAA Tournament appearance.