Courtesy of GoXavier.com BROOKLYN, N.Y. --- Former Xavier University guard Edmond Sumner was selected by the New Orleans Pelicans in the second round of the 2017 NBA Draft. Sumner was the 22nd pick of the second round and the 52nd pick overall. New Orleans then traded the draft rights to Sumner to the Indiana Pacers in a draft night trade. Sumner will see some familiar … [Read more...] about Xavier’s Edmond Sumner headed to Indiana Pacers after draft night trade
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Xavier sophomore Trevon Bluiett named USA TODAY Sports Third Team All-American
Courtesy of GoXavier.com CINCINNATI --- Xavier University sophomore guard Trevon Bluiett has been named as a USA TODAY Sports Third Team All-American. Bluiett, the leading scorer for the No. 5 team in the nation, was named to the BIG EAST Conference First Team on Sunday. Bluiett is the first Musketeer to earn a major All-America honor since Tu Holloway for the 2011-12 … [Read more...] about Xavier sophomore Trevon Bluiett named USA TODAY Sports Third Team All-American
Wake Forest-Xavier: Tale of the Tape
By Paul Casey Gotham Setting: Batten down the hatches as Jeff Bzdelik brings his Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-4) north to the Cintas Center for a tilt with Chris Mack and his Xavier Musketeers (7-2). Plot: Atlantic Coast Conference meets Atlantic 10 in the second annual Skip Prosser Classic. The late Prosser coached both programs. After starting 2-3, Wake Forest has … [Read more...] about Wake Forest-Xavier: Tale of the Tape
Xavier and Kansas State: The Way The Game Was Intended
By Paul Gotham Thursday night's west regional semi-final at Energy Solutions Arena lacked the sex appeal offered by so many of the games in this year's NCAA Tournament. Fans looking for magnetic story lines about a shepherd boy and a Philistine giant need not bother. The game offered not a one or a double digit seed. Instead, Frank Martin's Kansas State Wildcats and … [Read more...] about Xavier and Kansas State: The Way The Game Was Intended
Xavier – Kansas State: Tale Of The Tape
By Paul Gotham Setting: Energy Solutions Arena in Salt Lake City is the site for the West Regional semi-final tilt between Chris Mack's No. 6 seed Xavier Musketeers (26-8) and Frank Martin's No. 2 seed Kansas State Wildcats (28-7). Plot: Atlantic 10 clashes with the Big 12 for a spot in Saturday's regional final. Sub-plot: Revenge is in the air. K-State thumped Xavier, … [Read more...] about Xavier – Kansas State: Tale Of The Tape