CINCINNATI --- Xavier University first-year head coach Travis Steele has hired Xavier graduate and former Musketeer basketball standout Dante Jackson as an assistant coach. Jackson, who was a graduate assistant coach on the Xavier staff from 2012-14, won 107 games and played in four NCAA Tournaments as a Musketeer player, including an Elite Eight and two Sweet 16s.
"I love the passion that Dante has for basketball in general and Xavier basketball in particular," said Steele. "I had a chance to work with Dante for three years when he was a player (2008-11) and two years when he was a graduate assistant (2012-14).