Coach Roy Danforth told Mike Waters in 2005 that the team 's goal was only to reach the NCAAs .
Senior Jim Lee said he wanted to avoid the NIT and be the team that ended the school 's modest two - year NCAA streak .
Coach Roy Danforth told Mike Waters in 2005 that the team 's goal was only to reach the NCAAs , and senior Jim Lee said he wanted to avoid the NIT and be the team that ended the school 's modest two - year NCAA streak .