Citizen Staff Writer
Wildcat blog
Steve Rivera
If there’s a team that knows how Arizona feels, it’s Washington.
Last season, the Huskies went through the up-and-down year Arizona is experiencing in 2008-09.
Some days it looked as if Washington had everything solved, beating Arizona State and playing teams tough. But in the end, the Huskies finished 16-17 overall and 7-11 in the Pac-10. That’s not to say Arizona is headed to a subpar finish, but the Wildcats don’t play with the consistency needed to keep up with the Pac-10′s upper echelon. Time will tell how that turns out.
Last season, Washington stumbled after beating Arizona 75-66 in the final month. The Huskies lost three of their last four and finished the regular season 16-16. They were invited to the new College Basketball Invitational postseason tournament, where they lost to Valparaiso 72-71 in the first round.