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Xavier outplays St. Joe's but loses in final second

Posted by Josh Bobinger on Saturday, March 16, 2013, In : Game Recaps, Notes, Previews, etc.

That game was just too painful for us Muskie faithful. I can't remember a game where that many good shots were in and out. Very hard to take that loss. As the A10 tourney continues, I can't even watch any of the games. I know that Xavier is capable of beating every team in the conference which is really frustrating.

The Muskies are not NCAA tourney bound for the first time since 2005! I forgot how crappy it feels to not be in the tourney. March Madness is not fun without our Muskies.

X will alm...
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Mark Lyons to AZ, Summer League, other notes

Posted by Josh on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, In : Recruiting/Roster Updates

Some various Muskies notes for you...

Mark Lyons has told Sean Miller and Arizona he'll be heading there this fall. Best of luck to him.

Chris Mack has been out recruiting and likely trying to decide who's going to fill the 2 assistant coach vacancies. We'll update as soon as we hear more.

Summer is coming and Musketeer Madness seems so far away. It's nowhere near as exciting, but at least the summer leagues will be in June and July. Saturday, June 16th will be the first sets of games. It's...
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It's official. Lyons will not be back

Posted by Josh on Tuesday, April 24, 2012, In : Recruiting/Roster Updates

Well, with all the rumors and media clownery the last 2 days, we could see this coming.

GoXavier.com released a statement today saying that Lyons will not be back for his Senior year. We are sure going to miss his scoring ability and tenacity. I hope it's the best move in the long run.

Reports are that Arizona, Kansas, and Kentucky have already expressed interest in Lyons. If he graduates as expected in May, he will be eligible to enroll in grad school at another school and play immediately....
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Ummmm, is Lyons gone or not?

Posted by Josh on Monday, April 23, 2012, In : Recruiting/Roster Updates

In what has been a year swirling out of control with XU's PR, we will continue that trend today.

News broke yesterday that Lyons was asked to not return to Xavier for this Senior season....ummm, yeah but others have now written that that may not in fact be the case. Or, maybe not yet. There's other articles that he could transfer to Arizona and Sean Miller. There have been no statements from the coaching, AD, or Xavier. In my opinion, his has been handled absolutely horribly.

My thoughts at...
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NOOOOO! Mark Lyons is gone!

Posted by Josh on Sunday, April 22, 2012, In : Recruiting/Roster Updates

That is according to this article posted today:
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/blog/eye-on-college-basketball/18760052/xaviers-mark-lyons-not-returning-for-senior-season

This sucks! It's a surprise to me. Holloway, Lyons, and Frease were the top 3 scorers last year and all will be gone.

More on this to come. Not good.
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2011-2012 Xavier Season Wrap-up

Posted by Josh on Tuesday, April 10, 2012, In : Muskie Recognition

Well, I kept putting this off...I was trying to forget about the loss to Baylor and probably trying to avoid coming to the realization that the season is over.

The season certainly was a rollercoaster. Seven games into the season, I didn't think the optimism could be any higher for Muskies fans....then as we watched Xavier build a huge lead against UC at Cintas, an 8-0 record and a 20 point win over our rival was undoubtedly going to be boost our confidence even more…

Then of course, the fig...