You can apparently become “rich as s***” by being a mediocre basketball coach. | Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports Xavier goes to Georgetown in a what needs to be another win in an ongoing streak When the schedule came up it’s not likely as anyone marked this as anything other than a trap game. With respect to Georgetown, the only reason they aren’t winless in the Big … [Read more...] about Xavier v. Georgetown: preview, matchups, keys to the game
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Have a game, Des Claude
Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports Xavier’s unfairly maligned sophomore exploded in the second half of a must win game for Xavier. Desmond Claude is a polarizing player. To the unwashed Twitter masses he’s an unrepentant gunner who shoots too much and is a disappointing player in his freshman year. To the people who know the game he’s a guy flashing major upside and hampered … [Read more...] about Have a game, Des Claude
Class of 2025 four star guard Jaylen Harrell down to six schools
By CHARLIE PARENT Jaylen Harrell, a four-star shooting guard in the class of 2025 and the No. 1 player out of Massachusetts, has cut his list to six schools: Alabama, Providence, Rutgers, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest and Xavier, On3 Sports first reported Thursday. The 6-foot-6 three-level scorer has taken an official visit to Rutgers and an unofficial to Providence. He … [Read more...] about Class of 2025 four star guard Jaylen Harrell down to six schools
Xavier delivers a perfunctory beating of DePaul in a game that only matters if you lose
Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK This would have been an epitaph for the season. Instead it was just a loud speed bump. For a spell there, this looked like it might be a nightmare developing. Xavier closed the first half by scoring just 4 points in 6 minutes, shooting 2-9 from the floor and committing a turnover. DePaul had their only decent offensive stretch … [Read more...] about Xavier delivers a perfunctory beating of DePaul in a game that only matters if you lose
Finding the Good
Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK This team has long since drifted away from contention, that doesn’t mean the great moments are gone. In almost any normal circumstance Brad Colbert would be the best basketball player in the area. In any open run at your local Y or the courts where you play he would dominate. He finished a HS career that started at Moeller at … [Read more...] about Finding the Good