LEXINGTON — The first practice of the 2017/2018 season for the Washington and Lee University Men’s basketball team was a momentous start to a new era of Generals basketball. Newly hired Head Coach Chris McHugh could hardly sleep the night before and could barely contain his excitement.      He was about to begin leading his alma mater and former team to compete in a strong Old Dominion Athletic Conference. W&L ’s Michael F. Walsh Director of Athletics, Jan Hathorn, knew McHugh had already fallen in love with the job.     “He was wired. The man was so excited,” Hathorn said. “ It’s the job of his dreams. He always wanted to come back and be the head coach at his alma mater.”     As an alumnus of W&L , a certain pride comes with the head coaching position for McHugh. Having experienced playing on the basketball team as a student-athlete and later returning to coach creates an unmatched passion that has translated into a successful...