As Oklahoma State lost in the second round of the Big 12 Conference Tournament last season, it was hard to stop some from looking to the future.
Only a year after making an NCAA Tournament in her first season as the Cowgirls' head coach, Jacie Hoyt’s squad went through a miserable season. After multiple season-ending injuries and dismissals, a below-.500 record in Big 12 play and a soul-crushing two-point loss in the conference tournament, what was once a program happy to be back in the NCAA Tournament conversation became one that was unsettled after a disappointing season.
After the success she found in her first season, Hoyt still has plenty of support from those who follow Cowgirl basketball, but with a retooled roster and her first top-100 recruit coming in (Jadyn Wooten), the expectations for a bounce-back season are there.