It has been a frustrating start to transfer portal season for Illinois and coach Brad Underwood, who missed out on star guards Josh Dix (Creigton) and Jaylin Sellers (Providence).
Fifth-year guard Dante Maddox Jr. tied a career-high with 26 points off the bench to lead visiting Xavier to a 91-82 win over Providence on Wednesday night.
Xavier needs to do something to save the season, why not give the keys to the offense to a crazy person? Coaches do not teach basketball the way Dante Maddox plays it.
Your team isn’t playing, our team isn’t playing, so let’s talk Xavier. Brad: What a game. Did a Husky have illicit congress with Dante Maddox’ mother? What a game he had.
Dante Maddox Jr. poured in 14 points, including three 3-pointers, to lead the Xavier Musketeers to a 76-72 win over the 19th-ranked UConn Huskies in a highly charged Big East contest Saturday night in Cincinnati.
Xavier added another dynamic scoring guard from the portal as the roster reshape continues. First the news: Maddox will be using his final year of eligibility at Xavier after spending two years apiece at Cal State Fullerton and, most recently, Toledo.
The sharpshooting guard has several high-major suitors, but Michigan is among his top options. Dante Maddox Jr., a point guard formerly from the University of Toledo, has narrowed his transfer options down to five schools: Creighton, Illinois, Louisville, Michigan and Xavier.
Michigan is in the running for one of the best players in the MAC this past season. The Michigan Wolverines are gaining steam with former Toledo guard Dante Maddox Jr.
Toledo graduate transfer guard Dante Maddox Jr. included Michigan on his top eight list today. The Wolverines made the cut along with Illinois, TCU, Kansas, Louisville, Creighton, Oklahoma and Xavier.