Xavier within range of A-10 title, NCAA berth
Coach Chris Mack refused to apply too much significance to the Musketeers' missed opportunity Feb. 4 at Memphis.
"We win a game like this and we lose the next seven, nobody cares," he said.
Still, with Xavier's NCAA Tournament prospects teetering on the bubble, the Musketeers needed to close out the Tigers. Xavier had an 11-point lead with less than seven minutes...
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4 days ago
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Xavier needs better defense down the stretch
The Atlantic 10 conference is much improved this year. It's also a more balanced league, which bodes well for Xavier heading into the season's final month. Despite the Musketeers' recent struggles, they entered February just a half-game out of first place.
Rhode Island's stunning win at Dayton created a three-way tie at the top of the A-10 standings with UMass, La...
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12 days ago
With Xavier faltering, who’s the new A-10 favorite?
It requires only two short sentences to sum up the chaos in the Atlantic 10 in the wake of an unpredictable opening three weeks of conference play.
Five teams are tied for first place with matching 4-2 records. None of them is Xavier.
Saint Louis' 73-68 victory at Xavier on Wednesday night suggests the arrival of a new era in the Atlantic 10, one in which at least for this season...
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17 days ago
Saint Louis snap's Xavier's home streak
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Brian Conklin scored 10 of his 19 points during Saint Louis' decisive second-half spurt, and the Billikens ended the longest home-court winning streak in Atlantic 10 history, beating Xavier 73-68 on Wednesday night.
Xavier (13-7, 4-3) had its 43-game home winning streak in A-10 play snapped by a team it had beaten seven times in a row. The last visiting A...
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18 days ago
Saint Louis 73, Xavier 68
Brian Conklin scored 10 of his 19 points during Saint Louis' decisive second-half spurt, and the Billikens ended the longest home-court winning streak in Atlantic 10 history, beating Xavier 73-68 on Wednesday night.
Xavier (13-7, 4-3) had its 43-game home winning streak in A-10 play snapped by a team it had beaten seven times in a row. The last visiting A-10 team to win at the Cintas...
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18 days ago
Xavier's home streak snapped by St. Louis
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Brian Conklin scored 10 of his 19 points during Saint Louis' decisive second-half spurt, and the Billikens ended the longest home-court winning streak in Atlantic 10 history, beating Xavier 73-68 on Wednesday night.
Xavier (13-7, 4-3) had its 43-game home winning streak in A-10 play snapped by a team it had beaten seven times in a row. The last visiting A...
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18 days ago
Chris Mack questions Musketeers' desire
When Xavier plays defense well, even for limited periods, it wins, as evidenced by impressive comeback victories over Purdue and Vanderbilt. When it doesn't, events such as the 87-72 loss at Dayton on Jan. 21 will occur.
The solution appears to be simple: play harder. The Musketeers did just that during a four-game winning streak that was snapped in the loss at Dayton. But Xavier...
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19 days ago
Recruiting Analysis
Xavier's recent struggles have me thinking about recruiting, specifically front court recruiting, in Miller's last year and Mack's first few years. Here is a breakdown of each recruiting class
2008
Frease - Very highly rated recruit that has underperfomed somewhat. Know for inconsistent effort. Still a decent center though.
Holloway - Decommit from IU. Great...
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21 days ago
Examining the Xavier Musketeers
The Xavier Musketeers have had a tumultuous season to say the least. They came out of the gate 8-0 with wins over Vanderbilt, Georgia, Purdue and Cincinnati. A brawl against the Bearcats sent Tu Holloway, Mark Lyons, Dez Wells and the winning streak to the bench. Xavier got blown out against Oral Roberts at home, dominated by Long Beach State and upset by horrible Hawaii before...
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23 days ago
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23 days ago
Examining the Xavier Musketeers
The Xavier Musketeers have had a tumultuous season to say the least. They came out of the gate 8-0 with wins over Vanderbilt, Georgia, Purdue and Cincinnati. A brawl against the Bearcats sent Tu Holloway, Mark Lyons, Dez Wells and the winning streak to the bench. Xavier got blown out against Oral Roberts at home, dominated by Long Beach State and upset by horrible Hawaii before...
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23 days ago
Game Notes: St. Joseph’s at Xavier
by Rodger Bohn / @rodgerbohn
While St. Joe‘s vs Xavier may not pop off as “game of the week” to most college hoops observers, it was a very crucial game in the eyes of NBA decision makers. You see, Xavier and St. Joe’s bring the two best point guards that the A-10 has to offer to the table and they were set to go head to head.
St. Joe’s brought Carl...
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24 days ago
Dangerous Xavier chasing redemption
CINCINNATI - Xavier coach Chris Mack isn't ready to shout it from the nearby mountaintops, but his team is still here.
Xavier is still not on your computer, fancy phone screen or newspaper ranked in the Top 25, but that's OK. It's an absence that's well earned, frankly, but one that's just wrong.
And one that's not going to last much longer.
A more reserved...
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25 days ago
Dangerous Xavier chasing redemption
CINCINNATI - Xavier coach Chris Mack isn't ready to shout it from the nearby mountaintops, but his team is still here.
Xavier is still not on your computer, fancy phone screen or newspaper ranked in the Top 25, but that's OK. It's an absence that's well earned, frankly, but one that's just wrong.
And one that's not going to last much longer.
A more reserved...
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25 days ago
Xavier 68, Saint Joseph's 55
Mark Lyons scored 17 points on Wednesday night, and point guard Tu Holloway had a season-high 12 assists in a spread-it-around offense that swept Xavier to its fourth straight victory, 68-55 over Saint Joseph's.
The Musketeers (13-5, 4-1 Atlantic 10 Conference) took control with an 18-2 run early in the second half led by their senior point guard.
Xavier extended its A-10 record...
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25 days ago
Xavier pushes winning streak to 4 (AP)
Mark Lyons scored 17 points on Wednesday night, and point guard Tu Holloway had a season-high 12 assists in a spread-it-around offense that swept Xavier to its fourth straight victory, 68-55 over Saint Joseph's. The Musketeers (13-5, 4-1 Atlantic 10 Conference) took control with an 18-2 run early in the second half led by their senior point guard.
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25 days ago
Xavier beats Saint Joseph's for 4th straight
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Mark Lyons scored 17 points on Wednesday night, and point guard Tu Holloway had a season-high 12 assists in a spread-it-around offense that swept Xavier to its fourth straight victory, 68-55 over Saint Joseph's.
The Musketeers (13-5, 4-1 Atlantic 10 Conference) took control with an 18-2 run early in the second half led by their senior point guard.
Xavier...
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25 days ago
Xavier beats Saint Joseph's, wins 4th straight
Mark Lyons scored 17 points on Wednesday night, and point guard Tu Holloway had a season-high 12 assists in a spread-it-around offense that swept Xavier to its fourth straight victory, 68-55 over Saint Joseph's.
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25 days ago
Xavier win streak bringing confidence back
Xavier appears to be regaining its confidence, although coach Chris Mack insists that's something the Musketeers never lost."Our kids are confident all the time," Mack said. "Sometimes we have to tell them not to be so confident. Guys are just playing. That's all I ask of them, to play hard. And it starts with our defensive intensity."The Musketeers stretched...
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26 days ago
Lyons leads Xavier past St. Bonaventure
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Mark Lyons scored 21 points including four 3-pointers and Xavier won its third straight game, beating St. Bonaventure 77-64 on Saturday.
Tu Holloway finished with 12 points and Jeff Robinson scored a season-high 13 for the Musketeers (12-5, 3-1 Atlantic 10).
Xavier has won 42 consecutive games at home against Atlantic 10 opponents and is 11-0 versus the Bonnies...
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29 days ago
Strong first-half defense leads Xavier's rout
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Freshman Dez Wells dunked his way to 16 points with nine rebounds, and Xavier's defense was back in form for the first time in a month, steadying the Musketeers to a 78-50 victory over Duquesne on Wednesday night.
Xavier (11-5, 2-1 Atlantic 10 Conference) got back-to-back wins since a brawl against rival Cincinnati on Dec. 10 resulted in suspensions and left...
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January 11, 2012
Slump over, Xavier starting to have fun again
Xavier coach Chris Mack tried hard to maintain his composure, even as he calmly addressed the myriad questions pertaining to his team's recent slide. But following a stunning 10-point loss at La Salle, the Musketeers' fifth defeat in six games, Mack had seen enough. He banished his players to the team bus following the game and called the performance, particularly on offense...
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January 10, 2012
HE BELIEVED HE COULD FLY
Xavier coach injures knee dunking
Xavier head basketball coach Chris Mack, after joining his players in the layup line on Friday, hurt his knee after coming down awkwardly after dunking..
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January 09, 2012
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January 09, 2012
The Halfway Post- Satanic Verses
This my 6666th post on this board. Call it the Satanic Verses because I believe that for the last month, we've been through Hell and back. I cannot remember a rougher month for XU in the last 30 years. But, it's over and if this is the worst that my school ever has to go through, it's tolerable.
Time to "reflect" errrr, ahhhh... move on to the second half...
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January 08, 2012
Xavier gets back on track, downs Fordham 67-59
Mark Lyons' 20 points and Andre Walker's 14 rebounds were just what the doctor ordered as Xavier posted a 67-59 win over a much improved Fordham Ram squad Saturday afternoon in Manhattan. The win evened the Muskies' Atlantic 10 record to 1-1 and saw them start to get back to the brand of basketball that helped them start the season 8-0. Continue reading.
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January 07, 2012
THE MUSKETEERS HOT 7
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