Early shaky ground in the WCC

Yes, it's very early but this is Greg Newell, someone who is a member of one of the first families of basketball, writing about coaching situations in the West Coast Conference -- he carries a higher degree of stature than most of us wretches:

The West Coast Conference is heading into an interesting direction, as the season progresses. Several Head Coaches are looking down the barrel of the proverbial gun with how their season's turn out and it don't look particularly good for some of them...

 

USF and Rex Walters (above) is one program in a state of flux. With the recent departure of Cody Doolin; one of USF's longest standing starter the past three years and having another consistent scoring year, up until this past Monday; USF BB suffered another blow and set back. Over the past five years, 22 scholarship players have left the program; not to mention seven Assistant Coaches leaving and a total of 12 "staff" members have also left the Program; as well...

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However, LMU currently stands 6-2 with a trio of winnable games, minus Pittsburgh and BYU, upcoming before conference play and that's called doing well. But any coaching question is going to be all about the finish in league.