Bill Fennelly has never been Big 12 Coach of the Year. It’s almost always given to the coach of the first-place team. The one time Iowa State was top seed in the conference tournament (2000), the award went to Oklahoma’s Sherri Coale, because ISU shared the regular-season championship with the Sooners.
But with one of the best Iowa State women’s basketball teams we’ve had in a while — including, and this is a good thing, being the only Big 12 team that didn’t lose to Baylor by more than 20 this season — the time is right for an Elite Eight run.
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It’s simple math, right?