We lost on a buzzer beater in OT at the end of the season to a team tied for #1 in the conference. We did it without our leading scorer and without Pointer. Anybody who thinks the future isn't bright is crazy.
As far as the new Big East Conference, our "death" is going to disappoint many. We will have s very strong conference even next year with Georgetown, Marquette, SJU, Xavier and Providence very strong tourney contenders at minimum, if not Butler and Creigton too(I don't know who they lose). League will be strong from the outset and will not be s weak basketbsll conference by any means.