When UB fans think back to last basketball season they remember winning the MAC championship, they remember player of the year Justin Moss and they remember the bright future of guys like Shannon Evans. You might even remeber giving West Virginia everything they could handle in the NCAA tournament.
What they don't tend to remember is a 6-6 start, some late game collapses, and some question about Danny White's decision to fire Witherspoon and Hire Hurley.
"And when you’ve set your goals as an athletic department to be the ‘next big-time college athletics brand,’ it’s hard to explain being 6-6 in a mid-major conference.