Xavier played Florida last season as well. Things have changed more than a little since then. On March 20th, 2022 Xavier played Florida. Jonas Hayes was going to be the head coach, Paul Scruggs was the senior captain, and Travis Steele had just been fired.
Xavier’s super senior never gave anything but his very best effort. For that he should be loved forever. Paul Scruggs: 151 games, Per game: 10.8/3.9/3.4 Shooting: .452/.740/.345 Paul Scruggs deserved to go out so much better than he did.
Surprisingly, there are a lot of reasons. Look, none of us wanted to be here right now. It would be disingenuous to proclaim that making the NIT is some sort of accomplishment for which Xavier should be proud.
Xavier wins a game it couldn’t afford to lose and it’s on to MSG. With 1:44 left on the clock, Travis Steele called timeout to empty the bench and give the Cintas faithful one last chance to let Paul Scruggs and Nate Johnson know how appreciated their contributions to the program have been.
The Xavier Musketeers (17-7, 7-6 Big East) are home in Big East action against the Saint John's (NY) Red Storm (14-11, 5-8 Big East) on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at 6:30 PM ET.
Familiar issues that have been trying to cost Xavier a game finally did. Whatever is your least favorite thing about this Xavier team was on full display Saturday against DePaul.
With 28 seconds left Xavier had the ball and a chance to tie. What should Travis Steele have done? 00:29 TURNOVER by DIXON,ERIC 00:29 TIMEOUT TEAM by TEAM 00:17 MISS JUMPER by SCRUGGS,PAUL — REBOUND DEF by MOORE ,JUSTIN 00:16 FOUL by NUNGE,JACK Those are the 13 seconds that decided the game last night.
Xavier spotted Villanova an enormous lead and then nearly came all the way back. That was so very close. Xavier had their senior point guard with a layup at the rim to tie the game with 16 seconds left.
Xavier’s turnover issues are not as clear cut as they seem at first glance. The Xavier Musketeers turn the ball over too much. Through 12 games this season they have thrown it out of bounds or to the wrong team 170 times.
Well... That was something Izaiah Brockington is left handed I just thought someone associated with Xavier should mention that. Moving on. Xavier cannot win when Paul Scruggs has a bad night Scruggs was 1-14 from the floor and turned the ball over five times.
Like days of yore, Xavier took on a ranked opponent and turned the game over to their closer late. Are you not entertained? The self-styled college of
Scruggernuts has been putting the "super" in "super senior" this year, and it has him leading the most illustrious power rankings in the nation. We're back!
Paul Scruggs is tougher than old nails and smoother than a millpond. Somehow he still flies under the national radar. Rather than a full on preview for each player on the roster this year we will be attempting to focus on one question that will determine how the player might fit on the team.
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