Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports Xavier is in a bad spot, but it’s not all over just yet. I was listening to Dayton’s own Guided by Voices the other day when I heard Robert Pollard plaintively sing everybody’s got a hold on hope/ it’s the last thing that’s holding me. I don’t know whether Pollard is a Xavier fan or not (I certainly hope he doesn’t cheer for the Flyers), … [Read more...] about Should I still be hopeful?
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Xavier v. St. John’s: preview, matchups, keys to the game
He definitely seems healthy and not like a vampire at all. | Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports The non-conference season was brutal to Xavier, but the beauty of the Big East is that opportunities for redemption abound. The climb back to relevance can start today. A season, as the old adage goes, is a marathon, not a sprint. It is also a trilogy of non-conference, … [Read more...] about Xavier v. St. John’s: preview, matchups, keys to the game
Xavier 66-81 SJU: Big East play starts with a comprehensive beating
Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports Xavier is down to very little margin for error with 19 games still to go. Rarely is a game over after three minutes, but it happens. In this one, Xavier trailed 8-0 early. That was the game. The Musketeers never wrestled back level, didn’t get back within one possession for nearly eight minutes, and never overcame the damage they had done … [Read more...] about Xavier 66-81 SJU: Big East play starts with a comprehensive beating
Xavier closed non-conference play with a resume on life support; here’s how they can revive it in the Big East
I, too, was angry enough to strike the advertising boards at points this season. | Carter Skaggs/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK Making the tournament is the ground floor for expectations around this program. They've left themselves some work to do to get there this season. It's no secret: Xavier had a bad non-conference season this year. And by a bad season I mean … [Read more...] about Xavier closed non-conference play with a resume on life support; here’s how they can revive it in the Big East
Xavier v. Winthrop: preview, matchups, keys to the game
The man himself. | The Enquirer/Michael E. Keating via Imagn Content Services, LLC Coaching legend Skip Prosser is never too far from Xavier minds. They honored his memory first with a series against Wake Forest, the team he was coaching when he passed, and now against Winthrop, which is coached by his son Mark. Skip was a repository of basketball and life wisdom, and … [Read more...] about Xavier v. Winthrop: preview, matchups, keys to the game