ISO Spotlight: What went wrong for Houston WBB?

Houston's transition to the Big 12 was supposed to be rough. The Cougars were coming off a final season in the AAC in which they finished under .500, so no one really thought they could contend in a tough Big 12.

But the Coogs returned a whole lot of talent plus made some big additions out of the transfer portal, so they were expected to be competitive. And after going 9-2 in non-conference play and posting some of the best offensive numbers in program history, it looked like UH would have an outside shot to make it to postseason play if the team could just manage to tread water in the Big 12.