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'A beautiful relationship': Xavier's Jack Nunge on balancing marriage, college basketball

There's a rhythm that comes with being a college basketball player. A repetition that revolves around classes, schoolwork, practices, workouts, and, of course, the games.

It's a cadence Jack Nunge, now in his sixth college season, knows well.

Although there is one significant difference between this season and the others.

Xavier's 7-foot center married his longtime girlfriend in May.

'He's kind of nerdy and sweet'

Jack was a freshman on Iowa's basketball team.

Gabrielle Orr was a freshman on Iowa's volleyball team.

The student-athletes enroll early to start their summer workout programs.