Xavier upset at buzzer Despite loss, future looks bright for the Musketeers

23 Mar 201631 Mar 2016

By: Brent Raines ~Sports Editor~ When Bronson Koenig’s fall-away heave somehow found the bottom of the net on Sunday night, what was once Xavier’s most successful and promising season ended in bitter disappointment. With nothing but the Reds to hold Cincinnati sports fans until football season, we might as well take a way-too-early look at the 2016-17 Musketeers. Next year should be promising, as the Musketeers should return most of their players and coaches from this year’s top-five team. Chris Mack is turning into college basketball’s version of Jon Gruden and will likely be mentioned for every power conference opening, … Continue reading Xavier upset at buzzer Despite loss, future looks bright for the Musketeers

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Meet the freshmen: A look at the newcomers

30 Oct 2014

By: Brendan Burris ~Staff Writer~ By the end of the 2014 college basketball recruiting period, the Xavier men’s basketball team had what some have called the best recruiting class in the program’s history. During the previous season, ESPN even ranked Xavier’s recruiting class no. 4 in the country. Before the season begins, let’s take a look at the six newest Musketeers and how they might fight in to Xavier’s program. Larry Austin Jr. — The last player of the 2014 class to commit was Austin Jr., a 6-foot-2 point guard from Springfield, Ill. Austin withdrew his initial commitment to the … Continue reading Meet the freshmen: A look at the newcomers