Brad Penner-Imagn Images The best conference tournament in college basketball kicks off Wednesday. We tend to focus on Xavier here. That is, after all, what our reason for existence is. Starting this week, though, college basketball tips over the top of the hill and starts a down hill sprint to the Final Four. It’s worth taking a quick breath here at the start to see … [Read more...] about Big East Tournament Preview
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Xavier is too good to leave out of the NCAA Tournament
Let this guy have a Sweet 16 run. | Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Muskies have shown their strength over the last 15 games. There might be teams with better resumes near the bubble, but there isn't a better team there than Xavier. Sure, the Muskies are 1-9 in Q1 games this year, but there are plenty of reasons to ignore that mark. X … [Read more...] about Xavier is too good to leave out of the NCAA Tournament
Xavier v. Providence: preview, matchups, keys to the game
He walk around like Teezo. | Eric Canha-Imagn Images The hard work is done, but even the lowest hurdle can be stumbled over. When these two teams met in the middle of February, I led the preview by saying the game didn't matter. In fact, I asserted that none of Xavier's remaining games mattered except home to Creighton, and that one only mattered if it was a win and all … [Read more...] about Xavier v. Providence: preview, matchups, keys to the game
When will I see you again?
Photo by Darryl Oumi/Getty Images Xavier shed a lot of players over the last couple of years. Will any of them make March? NIL and Covid changed the face of college basketball. Players transfer now more than ever and they have an added year to do it. Where a four year player was once the standard, they are now something of a rarity. Gone are the days of Jason Love … [Read more...] about When will I see you again?
Xavier swats aside lifeless Butler, 91-78
Christine Tannous/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Xavier went into Cintas West and did what they needed to do. One down, one to go. 40 full minutes of basketball? If not, it was certainly close. In the first half of this game Xavier couldn’t quite put the game away. It turned out it was a classic case of playing with your food. Butler shot a frankly … [Read more...] about Xavier swats aside lifeless Butler, 91-78