XAVIER MUSKETEERS NEWS

Forward Kaiser Gates leaves Xavier for pro basketball

CINCINNATI (AP) Forward Kaiser Gates has decided to forego his senior season at Xavier and enter professional basketball, leaving the Musketeers without five top players from the...

MAY 5, 2018

Steele knows Xavier's next goal: Reach a Final Four

CINCINNATI (AP) Travis Steele knows the clear expectation as Xavier's next basketball coach.

APRIL 4, 2018

Xavier promotes Travis Steele to coach, replacing Mack

CINCINNATI (AP) Xavier stuck to custom and promoted from within to replace coach Chris Mack, hiring top assistant Travis Steele on Saturday...

MARCH 31, 2018

Louisville promotes Tyra to permanent athletic director

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Louisville has filled one opening, naming Vince Tyra its permanent athletic director and removing the interim tag from...

MARCH 26, 2018

Florida State rallies to beat top-seeded Xavier in 2nd round

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) PJ Savoy made a 3-pointer with 1:08 left to give Florida State its first lead of the second half, and the Seminoles r...

MARCH 19, 2018

The Latest: Day 2 starts with Texas A&M putting up zeros

The Latest on the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):

MARCH 17, 2018

Heated rivals Cincinnati, Xavier open NCAA play at same site

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Xavier coach Chris Mack jokes that LaRosa's pizza, Skyline Chili and Graeter's ice cream should add locations in Nashville this week for all the Cincinnati r...

MARCH 16, 2018

No. 1 seed Xavier plays Texas Southern coming off 1st win

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) No. 1 seed Xavier (28-5) vs. No. 16 seed Texas Southern (16-19)

MARCH 15, 2018

A look at the best to come in the NCAA Tournament

A look at the best to come in the NCAA Tournament

MARCH 14, 2018

The Alamo means a lot in minds of No. 1s for NCAA Tournament

Kansas, Villanova, Virginia and Xavier -- the No. 1 seeds in this year's NCAA Tournament -- should remember the Alamo.

MARCH 12, 2018

NCAA Tournament to start, but it's not business as usual

March Madness will provide a three-week break from the troubling headlines that have consumed college basketball.

MARCH 12, 2018

Things to know about NCAA tourney: No. 1s remember the Alamo

Things to know about NCAA tourney: No. 1s remember the Alamo

MARCH 12, 2018

Seniors set for pivotal roles for high seeds in NCAA tourney

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina's Joel Berry II - last year's Final Four most outstanding player for the reigning national champions - is...

MARCH 12, 2018

Xavier gets No. 1 in NCAA Tournament West Region

LAS VEGAS (AP) Xavier came up just short of the Final Four a year ago, losing to eventual finalist Gonzaga in the Elite Eight.

MARCH 12, 2018

The Latest: NCAA selection show to start with teams revealed

The Latest on NCAA Tournament selection Sunday (all times Eastern):

MARCH 12, 2018

Virginia earns No. 1 overall seed in NCAA Tournament; other top seeds are Villanova, Kansas and Xavier

NEW YORK (AP) Virginia earns No. 1 overall seed in NCAA Tournament; other top seeds are Villanova, Kansas and Xavier.

MARCH 11, 2018

Co-champions? Nope! No. 3 Xavier wants trophy all to itself

CINCINNATI (AP) Coach Chris Mack lifted the trophy that's topped by a silver basketball and realized he'd underestimated its weight. He sta...

MARCH 1, 2018

No. 3 Xavier beats Providence 84-74 for 1st Big East title

CINCINNATI (AP) Trevon Bluiett grabbed the scissors in his right hand, climbed the stepladder and started hacking at the net, grimacing as...

MARCH 1, 2018

No. 3 Xavier reaches new heights, can win 1st Big East title

CINCINNATI (AP) Xavier reached a new height when it moved up to No. 3 in the latest Associated Press poll, and that was just the start of one of the biggest weeks in the school's...

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Virginia firms No. 1 poll ranking, Xavier moves up to No. 3

A second blowout loss to Villanova didn't stop Xavier from notching the program's highest AP Top 25 ranking a week ago. The Musketeers are r...

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

AP POLL ALERT: Xavier moves up to program-high No. 3 in AP Top 25 men's hoops poll; Virginia solidifies hold at top

NEW YORK (AP) AP POLL ALERT: Xavier moves up to program-high No. 3 in AP Top 25 men's hoops poll; Virginia solidifies hold at top.

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

No. 1 Virginia wraps up ACC regular-season title

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Ty Jerome scored 18 points and top-ranked Virginia held off depleted Georgia Tech 65-54 on Wednesday night, clinching the regular season title and top se...

FEBRUARY 22, 2018