Wednesday morning, South Dakota State coach T.J. Otzelberger took the stage and answered a question about the job security of his old boss, Washington coach Lorenzo Romar. Otzelberger was an assistant at Washington from 2013-15, and watched from afar as the Huskies struggled to a 9-22 record.
βLorenzo Romar is a tremendous basketball coach,β Otzelberger said. βHe did an unbelievable job taking a program to new heights that have never been there before, three Sweet 16 performances in that stretch. Heβs been an unbelievable mentor to me, leader, graduation rate with young men. Everything heβs done as a head coach has been first class. I know that the wins and losses at this point in recent history arenβt where heβd like them to be.β
Washington fired Romar a few hours later.Β
