SEATTLE (AP) — For all the firsts Lorenzo Romar has experienced in his decade-plus tenure at Washington, this was one he didn’t want his program associated with.
Last March, after the Huskies captured the Pac-12 Conference regular season title, Washington flamed out in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament and left its postseason fate in the hands of the NCAA tournament committee. When the Huskies were bypassed for the NCAAs and forced to accept an NIT bid as a consolation prize, they became the first regular season champion of one of the six power conferences to not get an NCAA bid
Embarrassing as it was hearing that fact repeated constantly, it’s now become motivation for the Huskies entering a new season rife with questions.
