“We won the second half-if you want to look at it that way.”
Real locker-room wall stuff there.

If you all don’t mind a supportive comment from a graduate of one of your WAC rivals…

The head coach is not only responsible for recruiting, coaching, making sure the players are taking care of business in the classroom, etc., he is also the face of the program in the community and is responsible for promoting the program to the community. You need an energetic coach who can not only get the job done on the court but is also willing and able to reach out to the community to generate excitement about the program. Even if the program is in a rebuilding mode, people will come to the games if 1) they feel a personal connection to or sense of ownership about the team, like you do with your football program (“it’s ‘our’ team”), 2) the fans have reason to believe the games will be entertaining regardless of the outcome, and 3) if fans have a reason for optimism about the long-term direction of the program. Just getting the community behind the team helps recruiting enormously (not to mention boosting the home court advantage), so that alone should be an incentive for the coach to be an active promoter of the program. I’ve seen first hand with my alma mater how much of a difference it can make in attendance when the coach actively goes out into the community to hype the program.

I wish you all the best in your search for a new coach.