by Paul Casey Gotham Setting: The I75 rivalry is renewed tonight as Sean Miller takes his 14th ranked Xavier Musketeers north for a tangle with Brian Gregory and the Dayton Flyers. Plots: Both teams come into tonight's match off a loss: Xavier at Dusquesne (72-68) and Dayton at Charlotte (79-66). The Muskies sit atop the A10 with a conference record of 8-1. The Flyers … [Read more...] about Xavier – Dayton: Tale of the Tape
B.J. Raymond
Three Musketeers lead Xavier over UMass
by Paul Casey Gotham C.J. Anderson, Derrick Brown, and B.J. Raymond combined for 64 points as the Xavier Musketeers endured a pesky UMass Minutemen squad for an 82-80 victory Saturday at the Cintas Center. Brown’s free throws with six seconds remaining gave the Musketeers an 82-79 lead, and the Musketeers improved to 7-0 in the Atlantic 10 and 19-2 overall. Brown led all … [Read more...] about Three Musketeers lead Xavier over UMass
Xavier over Rhode Island – all in a night’s work
No doubt when Sean Miller's Xavier Musketeers answer the dinner bell, they travel to the dining hall behind the Cintas Center like the rest of the student body at the Jesuit school in southwest Ohio. From time to time the Muskies may grab a snack or two from the various eateries in the Gallagher Student Center. After watching them on the hard wood, it wouldn't be difficult … [Read more...] about Xavier over Rhode Island – all in a night’s work
NCAA Hoops – Early Returns
Once was a time when November college hoops consisted of nothing more than glorified scrimmages with fans in the bleachers. Top 25 teams looking to catch their stride would schedule games against bottom of the barrel squads in contests that would amount to nothing more than a match up resembling the one-sided affairs of the Harlem Globetrotters and Washington Generals. With … [Read more...] about NCAA Hoops – Early Returns