Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images Xavier snapped their losing streak by taking the bragging rights in the Queen City for the fifth straight season. Throughout the history of the Crosstown Shootout various players have placed their stamp of authority on different renditions of the rivalry. Lenny Brown, Kevin Frey, Lloyd Price, David West, Dee Davis, Edmond Sumner, and … [Read more...] about The Quincy Olivari Game
Up, men, and to your posts!
Carter Skaggs/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK It’s backs to the wall time, and what better way to start it Xavier is in trouble. Each day brings a successive new all-time low in the NET. The Musketeers now sit 91st, well adrift of the “cut line” of 38. Well adrift, even, of teams Duquesne, Cornell, Drake, and St. Bonaventure. There is no simple way to make this better, … [Read more...] about Up, men, and to your posts!
Xavier v. Delaware: preview, matchups, keys to the game
Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports It’s time for one last buy game before the Shootout, and Xavier will welcome the Blue Hens of Delaware tonight. Xavier is off to a weird start to the season. They’ve played at the number two team in the KenPom and hosted the number one and played them both reasonably well. The performances they put on the floor against Purdue and Houston … [Read more...] about Xavier v. Delaware: preview, matchups, keys to the game
What’s in the NET: First edition
It’s a net. Get it? | Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK Xavier’s got a bit of work to do to get where they need to be. It is somehow that time already. The first set of NET rankings is out for college basketball. No undefeated teams will be left out, no teams from a conference that drives TV ratings will get in. Ohio State won’t somehow be in the … [Read more...] about What’s in the NET: First edition
I wish I didn’t care so much
Travis Steele never lost two games this bad. Just saying. | Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK God in heaven, this is bad. Xavier isn’t done this year, but you can be forgiven for wishing they were. Tonight’s game makes this season the have the worst set of losses since either 2011 or 2013, pick your actual poison. Xavier is under .500 for the first time … [Read more...] about I wish I didn’t care so much