1 0 ▁players ▁at ▁various ▁times . ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 0 – 9 1 ▁team ▁appeared ▁po ised ▁to ▁repeat ▁as ▁champions ▁after ▁running ▁their ▁record ▁to ▁ 3 4 – 0 ▁while ▁winning ▁by ▁an ▁average ▁margin ▁of ▁ 2 7 . 3 ▁points . ▁However , ▁a ▁rem atch ▁against ▁Duke ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁semif inals ▁saw ▁the ▁Blue ▁Dev ils ▁prev ail ▁ 7 9 – 7 7 ▁after ▁the ▁Reb els ' ▁Anderson ▁H unt ▁missed ▁a ▁ 2 2 - foot ▁shot ▁at ▁the ▁bu z zer . ▁ ▁T ark an ian ▁had ▁been ▁under ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁constant ▁scr ut iny ▁from ▁the ▁NCAA ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁career , ▁but ▁managed ▁to ▁weather ▁the ▁pressure ▁until ▁he ▁signed ▁Lloyd ▁Daniel s , ▁a ▁tal ented , ▁but ▁trouble d ▁shooting ▁guard ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 — just ▁months ▁before ▁he ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁campus — Dan iels ▁was ▁caught ▁bu ying ▁crack ▁c oca ine ▁from ▁an ▁under cover ▁polic eman . ▁ ▁While ▁T ark an ian ▁had ▁been ▁known ▁for ▁taking ▁in ▁trouble d ▁players , ▁this ▁was ▁too ▁much ▁even ▁for ▁him , ▁and ▁he ▁announced ▁shortly ▁after ward ▁that ▁Daniel s ▁would ▁never ▁play ▁for ▁UN L V . ▁ ▁Not ▁long ▁after ▁Daniel s ' ▁arrest , ▁it ▁emer ged ▁he ' d ▁been ▁led ▁to ▁UN L V ▁by ▁Richard ▁Perry , ▁a ▁prominent ▁g amb ler