Xavier as currently comprised consists of about seven players, plus the ghost of Kyky Tandy and an occasional cameo from Cesare Edwards or Kam Craft. The starting five of Souley Boum, Adam Kunkel, Colby Jones, Zach Freemantle, and Jack Nunge is etched in stone. Desmond Claude spells the guards, Jerome Hunter offers relief to the big men. That’s it. Xavier is 309th in the nation in bench minutes.
It’s working. Over their last 9 games, Xavier is 9-0, which is the best you can be in a 9-game stretch. Despite playing at a tempo that basically equates to a dead sprint, Xavier’s seven iron men have been clicking together into a formidable unit.