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Coaching vs coachability: Evaluating Mark Lyons to Arizona
When Mark Lyons takes the floor he doesn't feel apprehension, he's not uncomfortable, he's not shy. Mark Lyons likes to shoot. A lot. These days, when young basketball players head to the gym they often say that they're going "to put up shots." Mark Lyons means it. From December 7th to February 1st - a span this year of 14 games - Mark Lyons only once failed...
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Mark Lyons Will Visit Kansas, Arizona, Kentucky
Mark Lyons is set to visit Kansas, Arizona, and Kentucky after being released from Xavier.
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April 25, 2012
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April 25, 2012
Mark Lyons Kansas: Former Xavier guard Lyons to visit Kansas
Mark Lyons is looking for a new home for his senior season of collegiate basketball after his decision to leave Xavier. Kansas may be on the radar for the former Musketeers star who averaged 15.1 points per game, second-best behind Tu Holloway. Lyons shot 39 percent from long-distance this past season. Source: KansasCity.com
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April 24, 2012
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April 24, 2012
Xavier Musketeers announce Mark Lyons won’t return to school
Mark Lyons won’t be returning to Xavier for his senior season, according to sources. “After our end-of-the-season meeting with Mark, it became apparent that a change for both parties was the right thing moving forward,” Mack said in a statement. “During our meeting, expectations were outlined for his fifth and final season, areas in which (More)…
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April 24, 2012
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April 24, 2012
Mark Lyons not returning to Xavier
Redshirt junior guard Mark Lyons won't return to Xavier, which is now missing four of its starters from the team that reached the round of 16 in the NCAA tournament last season.
Coach Chris Mack announced the mutual decision on Monday, after they'd talked about how the shooting guard needed to change. Mack and Lyons were at odds during the season, when the guard repeatedly...
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April 23, 2012
Xavier announces junior Lyons will not return
CINCINNATI --- Xavier University head basketball coach Chris Mack announced today that redshirt junior guard Mark Lyons will not be returning for the 2012-13 season.
After our end of the season meeting with Mark it became apparent that a change for both parties was the right thing moving forward, said Mack. During our meeting expectations were outlined for his fifth and final season...
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April 23, 2012
Mark Lyons To Leave Xavier
Xavier guard Mark Lyons will not return to Xavier, according to a source.
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April 22, 2012
Dezmine Wells starting for Xavier against Baylor
Xavier forward Dezmine Wells is starting in Friday night's NCAA South Regional semifinal against Baylor.
Wells' status was in question after he sprained his right big toe in Sunday's 70-58 win over Lehigh.
Wells moved without signs of apparent discomfort in Thursday's practice at the Georgia Dome, but coach Chris Mack said after the session Wells' status would...
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March 23, 2012
Frease leading the way to his 3rd Sweet 16
Xavier's Kenny Frease was a power of strength in the lane and Lehigh couldn't match up with the 7-foot, 275-pounder in a third-round game of the NCAA Tournament's South Region on Sunday night at the Greensboro Coliseum.
Frease, a senior, scored a career-high 25 points as the Musketeers overcame Lehigh 70-58.
Tenth-seeded Xavier (23-12) is in the Sweet 16 for the fourth...
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March 19, 2012
'Huge weight' lifted with Xavier's tourney bid
Prior to this season Xavier fully expected to hear its name called on Selection Sunday. What it didn't anticipate was the detour it would take en route to a seventh consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance.
The Musketeers also didn't expect to be sweating out the selection process after beginning the season 8-0 and ranked in the top 10 in both major polls. But the team hit...
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March 12, 2012
Frease ready for one last run
In a literal sense, Marge Frease has been looking up to her son since he was in middle school.
As Kenny Freases imperfect but impactful college career at Xavier winds down, she remains proud of the player and person he's become.
Kenny Frease seems to be in a good place, too, as the stretch run begins in one of the strangest seasons a major college basketball program has ever...
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March 07, 2012
Rant Sports March Madness Bubble Watch: Xavier Musketeers
Over the course of the next seven days, Rant Sports will feature eight teams which sit atop the March Madness bubble.
Some of these teams control their own destiny, and with strong finishes can make their way into the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, while others will need intervention from other teams similarly situated.
Tonight’s focus is the Xavier Musketeers...
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March 04, 2012
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March 04, 2012
Riding Tu, Xavier scores a big one vs. Dayton
CINCINNATI - An overtime game for the story books -- and, potentially, one for an NCAA Tournament bid -- extended a streak of Xavier home-court dominance over longtime rival Dayton Saturday night.
Much more importantly, it revealed that Tu Holloway can still be Tu Holloway.
Xavier's senior point guard never left the floor in his team's 86-83 win Saturday night. Holloway...
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February 19, 2012
Sat. Jan. 28th channel information
Saturday, January 28, 2012 University of Cincinnati @ Rutgers 6pmXavier @ Charlotte 7pm pregame show at 6:30pmLake Erie Monsters v. Hamilton 7:30pmFOX Sports Ohio features an exciting lineup this Saturday, Jan. 28th including the FOX Sports Ohio production of Xavier Musketeers @ Charlotte, the Big East production of the UC Bearcats @ Rutgers at 6pm, and the Lake Erie Monsters...
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January 26, 2012
Xavier's Holloway saves the best for last
Tu Holloway is making the clich "saving best for last" appear absurd.
A few days after the All-American senior guard rallied Xavier to an overtime win over Vanderbilt, Holloway overcame another sluggish first half to lead the Musketeers to a thrilling 66-63 come-from-behind win over Purdue.
Holloway drained a trio of 3-point shots and two free throws during the final...
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December 03, 2011
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