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Report: Washington Huskies part ways with Lorenzo Romar as head basketball coach

By Jack Crosby

Feb 26, 2017; Pullman, WA, USA; Washington Huskies head coach Lorenzo Romar looks on against the Washington State Cougars during the first half at Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 26, 2017; Pullman, WA, USA; Washington Huskies head coach Lorenzo Romar looks on against the Washington State Cougars during the first half at Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Lorenzo Romar era for the Washington Huskies has come to an end, as the school has finally parted ways with the head coach

The Washington Huskies suffered through a very disappointing 2016-17 college basketball season, which had many under the assumption that longtime head coach Lorenzo Romar would not be back to head up another season. That appears to be exactly the case.

On Wednesday, ESPN’s Jeff Goodman is reporting that the school out west is parting ways with Romar after 15 seasons at the helm in Seattle.


This is hardly the surprising announcement, especially seeing how the last season went for Romar and his team. This past season the Huskies boasted the probably No. 1 pick in the upcoming NBA Draft on their team in Markelle Fultz. While one person certainly doesn’t make a basketball team great, having such a talent should have made the Huskies better than 9-22 on the year — their final record when the season ended.

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Romar will be remembered in Washington as someone who was always able to recruit rather well, but just could never seem to put all the pieces together to get the job done in the eyes of many. During his 15 seasons as the head coach of the Huskies, Washington made the NCAA Tournament out of the Pac-10/12 just six times, and hasn’t been in the field of 68 since the 2010-2011 season, where they were bounced on opening weekend.

There should be a place for Romar somewhere, as again, he is rather good at recruiting the young men to come play for him. For a little while, though, it might be time to step away from the big-time program scene and maybe see what magic he might be able to work with a mid-major program.

Romar exits as the Washington head coach with a record of 298-195.