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This guy | Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports The Musketeers weren’t excellent, but they were good enough to win in the season opener If this was our first glimpse at Xavier this year, the impression is that things will not be easy. That’s the bad news. The good news is that, even in a struggle, the Musketeers got the win. With everything being patched together on the fly, … [Read more...] about Xavier 77-63 RMU as the Musketeers overcome a shaky start to win

Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK Basketball is back! When last we saw Xavier in intercollegiate action, they were raging against the dying of the light in a Sweet 16 game against Texas on March 24. The Longhorns got out early and, despite the best efforts of a molten Adam Kunkel, the Muskies couldn't reel them back in. A season that began in uncertainty … [Read more...] about Xavier v. Robert Morris: preview, keys to the game

Photo by Porter Binks/Getty Images Here are all the parts of our season preview in one easy to find place. Here it is, all in one place. Our season preview spreads across the front page and continues into the season. This space will be updated with every fresh article that comes out. Wonder who someone is or how they fit? This will hopefully answer those … [Read more...] about Season Preview: All in one place

With winning comes some privileges | Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images UConn won the championship last season, but they also are going through a serious roster overhaul. UConn was really good last year. (Not good enough to beat Xavier, but still pretty good.) They won 13 in Big East conference play, dropped a two point game to Marquette in the conference … [Read more...] about Know Your Big East Opponent: UConn

Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Xavier is counting on a couple of rising Sophomores to help set the tone this season. We’re back! The summer was over. It was filled with two baseball teams that flattered to deceive, an excellent Women’s World Cup, and the oppressive humid heat that comes with Ohio in the summer. That’s all in the past now. College basketball, … [Read more...] about Season Preview: The Returners