The Utes finishing 4th in the Pac-12 should be a B, if you say the Top-3 were the “A” performers. Especially given the handicap of only 2 returning starters I think that is good. However, the drop-off from the top 3 was quite precipitous and hard to give a B to a team that failed to make the NCAA Tourney. The loss to OSU and their last game vs Cal were pretty disappointing. B-
Except the expectation from rational, in the know Ute fans was not an NCAA tournament appearance this season.
B for me, my expectation going into the season was 18-20 wins and an NIT invite. They were so so close to eclipsing that and getting to the NCAA tournament. Hopefully next season, with a little more experience playing together, games like Oregon St, UCLA, Xavier, USF, 2ot Cal etc. are Ws not Ls.