Jay Alter (SAN JOSE, CA) – Since taking over the Xavier Men’s Basketball program, Chris Mack, has led the Musketeers to four Sweet 16’s in just eight years. The last of those trips to the Sweet 16 came in 2015 and it was under very similar circumstances – with Xavier traveling out to California to take on former Head Coach, Sean Miller, and the Arizona Wildcats. The Musketeers seek revenge from a 68-60 loss that came 360 miles south of SAP Center (at the Staples Center) in 2015. Chris Mack, who spent five years on Sean Miller’s staff at Xavier, says the game is not about the head coaches but about the players, “I think that storyline (between the head coaches) worked last time around but now it’s about Xavier and Arizona.
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