They made the sweet 16 last year. Before that, they hadn’t done so since 2016. And barring an upset, I don’t see them getting there this year, either.
By this program’s standards, I would definitely call that being a “has been”. The Kennesaw States of the world may be satisfied with regular 1st and 2nd round NCAAT exits, but we ain’t Kennesaw State.
Well, we did make the Sweet 16 last year, so that's progress. I agree it can and should be better.
Regular trips to the FF is indeed the standard here, but as you point out the standard is high.
In addition to our issues I just think the entire brand of WNCAA bball has more quality and quantity than previously and its harder to compete.
Personally I would like to see us sustain trips to the Sweet 16 and then build on that for more FF appearances.
What it translates into in practical terms is that we need to compete in the SEC with Junior I think. They are the standard bearer for teh SEC at this time, unfortunately.