Coming off a magical Sweet 16 appearance in 2019, the Lady Bears were left without a head coach after Kellie Harper followed her heart and left for her alma mater.
No one could blame her for taking one of the elite coaching jobs in all of women's basketball but it left the Lady Bears when they captured a championship window that could leave the proud program back into its glory days.
The 2018-19 Lady Bears played with one senior on the roster. A young group of underclassmen still had the potential to establish itself as a team that was recognized nationally.