With the basketball season officially over and Connecticut's utter domination now complete - at least until November - we can finally set our sights on the next season of Iowa State women's basketball. It was a long March and an even longer season for Iowa State.
Immediately following their defeat to Texas Tech in the opening round of the Big 12 Tournament, the Cyclones appeared ready to turn the page on a season that yielded just 13 wins. Iowa State didn't qualify for postseason play for the first time since 2003. Was this season simply an anomaly, or could more trouble lurk ahead for the program?