I have to say, I didn’t come into this season with high expectations for the Cougs. We lost almost every key contributor from a team that wasn’t very good last year, and after the first couple of games—including a loss to Idaho—I was genuinely worried about what this season might become.
A few encouraging flashes at the Maui Invitational, highlighted by Ace Glass dropping a WSU freshman-record 40 points, sparked some optimism. But then came a trip to a perennial “solid but unspectacular” Bradley team, where the Cougs once again snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, followed by a decisive home loss to a Nevada squad missing two starters.