The task now for Lynne Roberts' team is finding a way to do more, go further in the NCAA Tournament, and not get complacent based on the success the team has already had.
SALT LAKE CITY — Standing off to the side of the practice court in a gray sweatshirt, former BYU basketball coach Jeff Judkins quietly observed the Utah women's basketball team as it opened up its first practice of the season.
"It's a luxury, Roberts said. "He's got so much experience and he's such a good coach. ...
It's a roster that returns the entire starting unit from a team that shared the regular season Pac-12 championship and was a couple free throws away from beating eventual national champion LSU in the Sweet 16. That, alone, makes Utah the expected favorite to top the Pac-12 preseason poll when it's released in two weeks.
"We haven't achieved our goals and they're not content," Roberts said. "They have been almost concerningly ticked off since that loss to LSU. It has really galvanized their motivation. So, if anything, I have to pull them back a little bit, like let's pace ourselves; March is a long ways away and we've got a lot of things to get better at, but their motivation is so high.
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