Last season, Xavier basketball had their best year ever. They won the Big East, one of the best conferences in the nation, they were ranked in the top 10 for thirteen weeks and finished ranked #3 in the AP poll, and they won 29 games and earned a 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The amount Xavier lost in both players and coaches has been well documented, but the fact remains there has been a steep decline in the team’s performances this season from last. The best win thus far is an Illinois squad that is not regarded as a team with even an outside shot at the NCAAs and last weekend’s Crosstown Shootout saw the second largest defeat for Xavier since 2002.
Backs to the wall, back to our roots
