After one of the worst seasons in program history, the Colorado women's basketball team began its offseason on Friday.
It's an offseason that is sure to be busy for a team that went 7-23 overall (2-16 in the Pac-12) and will lose its best player — forward Jamee Swan — to graduation.
Yet before the Buffaloes start working on the 2016-17 season, the CU administration has a big decision on its hands.
Head coach Linda Lappe has posted a 105-92 record during her six seasons with the Buffs, but her program is in the midst of a three-year decline that has taken them from the NCAA Tournament to the bottom of the Pac-12 barrel.