Both the men's and women's Husky hoops squads come into their respective Pac-12 tournaments on opposite ends of the spectrum. One the one hand you have the men who ended the season on a high, with senior Andrew Andrews capping his Washington career by netting a career high 47 points against in-state rival Washington State. However they were swept the weekend previous on their road trip through Oregon.

On the other hand there's the women's side. Coach Kevin Neighbors and company ended the season 13-7 in conference play and started out their Pac-12 conference tournament with a bang, upsetting the no. 11 ranked Stanford Cardinal at Key Arena. The Cardinal had beaten them previously when the Huskies went down to Palo Alto.

The reward for Kelsey Plum and her crew? A second round matchup against the no. 8 ranked Oregon State Beavers.

Speaking of Plum, the UW superstar enjoyed a nuber of individual highlights the last month. Once the season ended she made the list of 15 honorees for the Wooden Award national ballot, going to the best player in the country. In addition, Plum broke Jazmine Davis' school scoring record before the end of the regular season. And to top it all off she added the title of all-time leader in made free throws in Pac-12 history.

Meanwhile on the men's side, yes they beat their rival in the season finale, but their youth and inexperience showed in the homestretch. they finished 3-7 in their final 10 games. The tournament kicks off on the ninth, but their draw is yet to be announced. No matter who they draw to make the NCAA tournament Lorenzo Romar needs to get his team to the championship. At 17-13 overall the only way this team makes the tournament is via the automatic conference championship bid.

Without the automatic bid, this Husky team probably does not even make the NIT. If they can make a run in the tournament that ends in an appearance in the championship game at least, they might get consideration. But right now this team looks more destined for the CBI if anything. 

Though this team is young, which we touch on a lot in this piece., and that should bode well for the future. As good as their youngsters are, none are projected to be early entrants in the NBA Draft this year. Maybe a couple make a name for themselves next year and enter, but the core group of freshman likely is in tact for at least another two years after 2016. Which should make for an exciting future that could return the program back to its glory days.

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