David Butler II-Imagn Images Yet another opportunity goes by the boards as Xavier can’t seal a Q1 win. You don’t even have to squint to imagine a different season for Xavier. Don’t fumble the ball against TCU, don’t throw it away against UC, hold on here. That’s three games Xavier has held a good lead late and thrown away. That turns 8-4 into 11-1. That means Xavier has … [Read more...] about Xavier 89-94 UConn: There is no such thing as a good loss
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What to think now?
David Butler II-Imagn Images Xavier battled the two time defending champs for 45 minutes last night. Does that matter? In the bleak mid-winter/Frosty wind made moan/Earth stood hard as iron/Water like a stone Mid-winter has rarely been this bleak for Xavier fans. The season started poorly when Lassina Traore did his knee. It got worse when Michigan demolished Xavier on … [Read more...] about What to think now?
Xavier v. UConn: preview, matchups, keys to the game
Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Hopefully this one doesn’t go they way it feels like it will. So... Xavier went eight deep against UC last time out, having been deprived of bench scorer Trey Green through circumstances that the program rightly didn’t feel the need to make public. Maybe in part due to that limited depth, they faded down … [Read more...] about Xavier v. UConn: preview, matchups, keys to the game
What can Xavier fix?
Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Musketeers have to turn things around, but where can they do that? I don’t think anyone disputes at this point that something is wrong with the Xavier Musketeers. They are 8-3, they have no good wins, and they are languishing 60th or below on every metric that matters. Their average win by NET ranking … [Read more...] about What can Xavier fix?
Xavier forward Zach Freemantle is out indefinitely with a lower body injury
"OUCH!" | Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The hits just keep on coming for Xavier. Per the university's own press release: Xavier University graduate student Zach Freemantle sustained a lower body injury in Saturday’s game at Cincinnati. He will be sidelined indefinitely. Freemantle, who leads the team in scoring at 16.9 ppg. (fourth in the … [Read more...] about Xavier forward Zach Freemantle is out indefinitely with a lower body injury