November 14, 2014
WOOHOO! We are here! Xavier vs Northern Arizona tonight! Time to chop down the Lumberjacks!
HERE WE GO MUSKIES!
Posted by Josh. Posted In : Game Recaps, Notes, Previews, etc.
November 14, 2014
Tu Holloway's last year at Xavier was 2012 so we all remember the greatness of #52. When a guy is a part of 4 tournament appearances out of 4 years, that speaks for itself. Tu was A-10 Player of the Year his Junior year and got snubbed in earning the same reward his Senior year (Andrew Nicholson of St. Bonaventure won).
His stats were some of the best in school history; 6th all-time in scoring, 3rd in assists; best career FT% of all time at 85.2%, and most career FTs made.
Of course we all remember Tu (26 pts) and Jordan Crawford (32 pts) fighting to the end against Kansas State in the 2010 Sweet 16...my personal favorite memory of Tu though was the Xavier/Purdue game at Cintas Center his Senior year. The Muskies were playing awful, down big all game. They were down 19 points with less than 11 minutes to go in the 2nd half, seemingly throwing in the towel when Tu took them on a furious comeback. He hit three straights three-pointers in the last 2 minutes of the game en route to beating Robbie Hummel and the Boilermakers.
Thanks for 4 great seasons at XU, Tu!
(if you're scoring at home, 4 of the 5 "Favorite Muskies of the last 10 seasons" have been named - Jason Love, Brian Thornton, Justin Cage, and Tu Holloway....stay tuned for the last Muskie!)
Posted by Josh. Posted In : Muskie Recognition
November 13, 2014
Kaiser Gates, a 6'8" forward out of Georgia, has committed to Xavier for next year. He's in most recruiting top 150 rankings. Welcome to the Xavier family, Kaiser!
http://scouthoops.scout.com/story/1479756-gates-signs-with-xavier?s=75
Posted by Josh. Posted In : Recruiting/Roster Updates
November 12, 2014
The Muskies rolled Northwood in the exhibition game at Cintas Center on Saturday. Lots of points but on the board for X but we all know exhibitions don't mean much. The real fun start Friday night when Xavier opens the regular season, hosting Northern Arizona.
Edmond Sumner, one of the many talented newcomers this year, is not expected to play, as he's still resting his knee (tendinitis).
Bring on the regular season!!!
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November 7, 2014
It's ALMOST here! As photo-shopped kittens know everywhere, basketball is back!!!
Muskies exhibition game vs Northwood (who?) is Saturday night at 8PM.
Projected Starting 5:
PG - Dee Davis
SG - Remy Abell
SF - Trevon Bluiett
PF - Jalen Reynolds
C - Matt Stainbrook
See you at Cintas Center!
Posted by Josh. Posted In : Game Recaps, Notes, Previews, etc.
