With the Mike Hopkins era underway for the Washington men’s basketball team, a major determinant of the Huskies’ long-term success will be patience from the fanbase and administration.
The Washington Basketball team ended the 2016-2017 season at 9-22. As a result, Athletic Director Jen Cohen named Mike Hopkins the new men’s basketball head coach at the University of Washington. Still, the move was towards a turn to the positive, and not a temporary bandage to halt years of bleeding. Hopkins wants to build a legacy of his own in Seattle. Will he get the chance to do so?
With the Mike Hopkins era underway for the Washington men’s basketball program, a major determinant of the Huskies’ long-term success will be patience from the fanbase and administration.
Legacy
The call to any coach about to embark on his first head coach assignment, does so from a position of self-confidence and in desire to carve his own legacy into the sport.
Mike Hopkins introduced at Washington: 'I had a chance to go build my own legacy' https://t.co/2Zzm5rrbnh pic.twitter.com/g7x7rdP1i3
— syracuse.com (@syracusedotcom) March 22, 2017
But patience is not as easy as it sounds. When a college sport program has a tradition of winning, that is a tough addiction to break. And with so much talent inherited from the previous coaching staff, the fans have some reason to expect results.