Why the Dave Wojcik hire is so critical

In a San Jose State University men's basketball version of Ripley's Believe-It-Or-Not, one has to go back to Stu Inman and Walt McPherson to find basketball coaches with overall winning records.

Inman went 77-68 in six seasons from 1961-1966 as a head man for the Spartans and, just prior, Walt McPherson finished 264-208 in 17 seasons.

That's close to 50 years ago!

Is there any other D-I program in this country that has to reach back so far to find coaches with winning SJSU histories?

Amazingly pathetic.

No, men's basketball isn't going away, certainly not with a move into the much-lauded Mountain West Conference.

But really, how much longer should it survive unless prosperity is experienced?

It's a fair and valid good-money-after-bad question.

That's why the hire of Dave Wojcik is pivotal. 

It is going to continue to be tough sledding, at least initially. There's no reason to sugarcoat.

But this is a time to do it right in order to get it right.

Coach Wolcik is going to need every degree and dollar of support Spartan basketball fans and the SJSU administration can provide. Make this time the one where the resources are finally there for success. Do what you can. Demand what you can.

Let's break this past as prologue cycle.