Maryland basketball went wild after learning it would be a No. 6 seed in the West Region of the NCAA Tournament. The team was the second-to-last program called, learning it’d face No. 11 seed Xavier in Orlando, Florida on Thursday.
The Terps have to topple the Musketeers first, but should they win, they’d face the winner of Florida State-Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday.
Besides Dez Wells, who transferred from Xavier and became a star at Maryland, these teams don’t have many connections. Let’s get to know the Musketeers:
Fun facts about Xavier
School size: 4,572 students located in Cincinnati, according to the school website.