Those Central Fidelity Classic tournaments we hosted in the '90s were pretty wild. I remember going to see us play UVA in that '94 game and sitting in one of the last rows in the arena because it was legit packed. And even then it was hard to believe we could get a program like Tennessee in our building.
As for 97's question, I know that about a decade or so ago, Maine hired its head women's coach to be its men's coach. As I recall it didn't go that well, but maybe the second time will be the charm...