The question would have been, could you have held on to a school like Grand Canyon? You can make your bones as a potential at large team in the WCC simply by competing at a high level against Gonzaga and St. Mary’s. That’s a tough ask, but the league rules pretty much mandate they have to come in and play on your home court, another huge selling point to be in that conference. Bryce Drew’s getting paid a lot of bank to coach there. Basketball wise, there’s no real reason to play in the BW if WCC is an option.