Kevin O'Neill Letter 1989

[MU82]

His post Marquette tenure tells a different story.

Like Donna the Prima Donna, KO had a pair of roving eyes.

[BLWarrior91]

I think Marquette (our facilities, pay scale, etc.,) wore on him not the other way around.

Losing KO for these reasons combined with Mike Deane trying to claim that the NIT was something we should aspire to play in was the wake up call to Father Wild and Bill Cords to completely change their approach to financing the program.  Crean making the Final Four further cemented the importance of the basketball program to the powers that be.  The fact they fired Deane and Wojo shows how expectations had changed.  KO is part of that legacy.

[Jay Bee]

The NIT run was amazing. Held hands with a girl at the Annex during the VT game. Ace custis effd my game up