Xavier and men’s basketball coach Travis Steele have agreed to mutually part ways after four seasons, according to Rick Broering of 247Sports. CBS Sports’s Jon Rothstein is also reporting the news.
The timing of the move is curious. On Tuesday, the Musketeers—a No. 2 seed in the NIT—beat Cleveland State 72–68. They advanced to face the winner of Wednesday’s Florida vs. Iona game in Gainesville.
Steele was promoted to head coach in 2018 after working as an assistant under coaches Sean Miller and Chris Mack. He began his tenure with the program as director of basketball operations in 2008 before being promoted to assistant coach in ’09.