When Fred Glass took the job as Indiana athletic director in 2009, the men’s basketball program was taking outfielders off the baseball team to dress for games and practices.
Now 10 years later, on Monday afternoon, as Glass sat in the Henke Hall of Champions inside Memorial Stadium announcing his retirement for May 2020, he reflected on the progress the team has made since he arrived.
“As we sit here today, it’s hard to think about how bad it was when I got here,” Glass said.
It’s no secret to him or anyone that taking the AD job at a school like Indiana, no matter how much the “24 sports 1 team” mantra is preached, the flagship program in Bloomington is men’s basketball.