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New donation supports head coach position

By: Nick McGill ~Sports Editor~ The Xavier University athletic department is set to receive a large gift to endow the men’s basketball coach position. Tom and Genny Sedler are giving Xavier the largest donation ever to its athletic department. The donation will go exclusively to funding the head coaching position, and this is the first endowed coaching position at Xavier. Endowment of coaching positions has become somewhat of a trend in college sports, first seen in college football. Tom Sedler is president and CEO of Home City Ice, a Cincinnati-based ice manufacturer and deliverer. He took over the company in the 1980s from his father, who started the company in 1924. The company has since grown to be a wide … Continue reading New donation supports head coach position

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Interim coach Brian Neal preps women’s team for season

By: Kyle Isaacs In basketball, one of the toughest tasks to accomplish is effectively transitioning from offense to defense, and vice versa, over the course of a game. If done properly, a team will garner better results and win more games than expected. While the on-court transition may be tough, transitioning from one coach to another can be just as difficult. Yet that is what the Xavier women’s basketball team must do this season as it welcomes its newest head coach to the fold. In his third season with Xavier as an assistant coach, Brian Neal will take over the … Continue reading Interim coach Brian Neal preps women’s team for season

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Hawkes and Wanninger lead young Xavier team

By: Tim Wilmes The Xavier women’s basketball team will face many new challenges this season. The Musketeers will dip their toes into the new Big East current of competition and adjust to a last-minute change of head coach. One of the biggest challenges for Xavier, however, will be the youth-filled roster of this year’s team. As the roster currently stands, XU has eight freshmen, three sophomores and two seniors. The Musketeers will need to lean on their two seniors — guards Ashley Wanninger and Shatyra Hawkes — if they are to overcome the major challenges that have been placed before … Continue reading Hawkes and Wanninger lead young Xavier team