re: Lots of chatter that Howland will retire at State end of season

I am a Big Ben Howland fan and he has done a great job of recruiting. But we have just not been able to get over the “Hump” (no pun intended). The 2020 team was a NCAA team but obviously did not get to participate so in reality he has had Two NCAA teams.
I don’t really count his first two years because his first team (2016) was a Senior(6 se laden Ray team that played over their heads but were still just average. Then in 2017, it was a brand new team.

So in fairness, I think from 2018 to the present is what Howland should be judged by.
We have two NIT teams (one went to the finals and one to the semifinals), one NCAA team (one and done-underachieved), one NCAA team that did not get to participate. And the jury is out on this team but it is trending the wrong way right now.

So his resume over the last five years is solid even if we feel he has underachieved based on the talent we have had.

So I am not ready to pull the plug on the man just yet. Let this season finish out and we will see what happens. If he retires on his volition, then that is fine but I hope it will be his decision and only his decision.