After 15 seasons as head coach — a tenure that included six NCAA Tournament appearances but ended with six consecutive seasons without one — Lorenzo Romar’s once-charmed run at the University of Washington is over.
The school announced Romar’s firing on Wednesday, one week after the conclusion of the worst men’s basketball season at UW in 23 years.
Yahoo! reported last week that the school had decided to retain Romar — a source close to the program also indicated that he was expected to return — but athletic director Jen Cohen instead “determined that a change in leadership is necessary,” according to a statement released by the school.