As the offseason rolled on last year, it quickly became clear that something special was brewing in the West Coast Conference.
Gonzaga’s run to the NCAA Championship game was exceptional, but even more intriguing was the amount of talent that would be on the floor for the other WCC contenders.
BYU’s Alex Barcello, San Francisco’s Jamaree Bouyea, Loyola Marymount’s Eli Scott and Santa Clara’s Josip Vrancic — four First Team All-WCC players in 2020-21 — all took advantage of their extra season of eligibility due to the COVID waiver.
Those four schools boasted veteran-laden squads that figured to challenge Gonzaga at the top of the conference — sadly LMU has faltered and sits at 9-16 overall and a mere 2-11 in the loaded league.
Perhaps the most important announcement though came amid the 2021 NCAA Tournament, when Tommy Kuhse revealed he was returning to Saint Mary’s for his sixth season with the Gaels (just his fifth season seeing minutes as he was a full…
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