The Broncos came into the season after struggling the year before. Under coach Hawkins, it was a rare blip on an otherwise impressive resume. When discussing the 2016-17 version of the Broncos, I kept hearing the phrase, “Work in progress.”
This seemed a little funny to me, because they had a solid core of three returning players. Thomas Wilder was a MAC Player of the Year candidate. Tucker Haymond was already over 1000 points on his career, and averaged 15.9 the year before. The Broncos also had Drake LaMont, a 6’10 center who averaged 7.