Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports Xavier is down to very little margin for error with 19 games still to go. Rarely is a game over after three minutes, but it happens. In this one, Xavier trailed 8-0 early. That was the game. The Musketeers never wrestled back level, didn’t get back within one possession for nearly eight minutes, and never overcame the damage they had done … [Read more...] about Xavier 66-81 SJU: Big East play starts with a comprehensive beating
Xavier closed non-conference play with a resume on life support; here’s how they can revive it in the Big East
I, too, was angry enough to strike the advertising boards at points this season. | Carter Skaggs/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK Making the tournament is the ground floor for expectations around this program. They've left themselves some work to do to get there this season. It's no secret: Xavier had a bad non-conference season this year. And by a bad season I mean … [Read more...] about Xavier closed non-conference play with a resume on life support; here’s how they can revive it in the Big East
Xavier v. Winthrop: preview, matchups, keys to the game
The man himself. | The Enquirer/Michael E. Keating via Imagn Content Services, LLC Coaching legend Skip Prosser is never too far from Xavier minds. They honored his memory first with a series against Wake Forest, the team he was coaching when he passed, and now against Winthrop, which is coached by his son Mark. Skip was a repository of basketball and life wisdom, and … [Read more...] about Xavier v. Winthrop: preview, matchups, keys to the game
Xavier closes out non conference play with a win over Winthrop
Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports The Musketeers struggled to score at times, but were able to hold serve on the glass to see off Mark Prosser’s charges. Coming off a high intensity win in the Crosstown Shootout and a week off, Xavier opened this game picking up where they left off with their rivals. Once Winthrop got their bearings and started trying to control the pace … [Read more...] about Xavier closes out non conference play with a win over Winthrop
Quincy Olivari is on an historic heater
Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK If you feel like you've never seen a Xavier guard going off like Quincy is, you're not far from right. This season isn't off to the kind of start that makes you think it's going down in Xavier lore. The Muskies are 5-5 so far and just recently snapped a three-game losing streak at home. Their resume is pretty sketchy at … [Read more...] about Quincy Olivari is on an historic heater