Sometimes, a coach takes over a program after it has experienced unprecedented success. That’s pressure.
Sometimes, a coach takes over a program after it graduated its best players. That’s challenging.
And sometimes, a coach takes over a program only to watch its best returner transfer and several core players retire due to injury.
Put all of the scenarios together — and that’s Washington women’s basketball coach Jody Wynn.
Almost a year after Kelsey Plum broke the NCAA all-time women’s scoring record, and nearly two years after the Huskies stormed to their first Final Four, Wynn is learning how merciless Pac-12 hoops can be.