All the changes in that time frame came at a terrible time for UD. We were bad at everything except football and were not an attractive addition to any conference. Leadership during that period was lacking. The ingrained desire to remain independent for so long was the wrong idea at the wrong time.
In my view there were three watershed moments in UD basketbll history, 1. Hiring Tom Blackburn, 2. NCAA runnerup in '67 leading to the Arena, 3. the mismanagenent in the late 80's- early 90's.
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