Bored right now and just thinking out loud........
First off UK and BBN NEEDS at least ONE tournament title THIS year, or at least long runs in both tourneys to get this ship redirected back to the early Cal years.....
Hypothetical choices/ which do you choose........
UK Scenario #1:
Win four of last six, finish at 22-9.
UK probably plays SEC Thursday,
Go 2-1 in SEC tourney, finish at 24-10,
NCAA tourney 6-seed,
Beat an 11-seed, beat a 3-seed, lose to a 2-seed, go 2-1 in tourney, out in second weekend, finish year 26-11.
2024/25 Returnees (??): UGO, Thierro, Burks, Hart, and one of (Wagner, Edwards).
UK Scenario #2:
Win five of last six, finish at 23-8,
UK plays SEC Friday,
Go 2-0 on Friday and Saturday in SEC tourney (because Sunday SEC tourney results rarely if ever mean anything with selection Sunday) and be 25-8, lose SEC tourney final, 2-1 to start NCAA at 25-9,
NCAA tourney 3-seed,
Beat an 14-seed, beat a 6-seed, beat a 2-seed, lose to a 1-seed, go 3-1 in tourney, out in Elite-8, finish year 28-10.
2024/25 Returnees (??): Thierro, Burks, Hart.
UK Scenario #3:
Win two of last six, finish at 20-11.
UK plays SEC Thursday,
Go 1-1 in SEC tourney, finish at 21-12,
NCAA tourney 9-seed,
Beat an 8-seed, lose to a 1-seed, go 1-1 in tourney, out after first weekend, finish year 22-13.
2024/25 Returnees (??): UGO, Thierro, Burks, Hart, Shep, Z and one of (Wagner, Edwards).
First off UK and BBN NEEDS at least ONE tournament title THIS year, or at least long runs in both tourneys to get this ship redirected back to the early Cal years.....
Hypothetical choices/ which do you choose........
UK Scenario #1:
Win four of last six, finish at 22-9.
UK probably plays SEC Thursday,
Go 2-1 in SEC tourney, finish at 24-10,
NCAA tourney 6-seed,
Beat an 11-seed, beat a 3-seed, lose to a 2-seed, go 2-1 in tourney, out in second weekend, finish year 26-11.
2024/25 Returnees (??): UGO, Thierro, Burks, Hart, and one of (Wagner, Edwards).
UK Scenario #2:
Win five of last six, finish at 23-8,
UK plays SEC Friday,
Go 2-0 on Friday and Saturday in SEC tourney (because Sunday SEC tourney results rarely if ever mean anything with selection Sunday) and be 25-8, lose SEC tourney final, 2-1 to start NCAA at 25-9,
NCAA tourney 3-seed,
Beat an 14-seed, beat a 6-seed, beat a 2-seed, lose to a 1-seed, go 3-1 in tourney, out in Elite-8, finish year 28-10.
2024/25 Returnees (??): Thierro, Burks, Hart.
UK Scenario #3:
Win two of last six, finish at 20-11.
UK plays SEC Thursday,
Go 1-1 in SEC tourney, finish at 21-12,
NCAA tourney 9-seed,
Beat an 8-seed, lose to a 1-seed, go 1-1 in tourney, out after first weekend, finish year 22-13.
2024/25 Returnees (??): UGO, Thierro, Burks, Hart, Shep, Z and one of (Wagner, Edwards).