At the end of the season Xavier fans were well aware of who was leaving. Trevon Bluiett was going to try his hand at the NBA, and JP Macura was going that way as well. Kerem Kanter may find a place as a big who can stretch defenses, and Sean O’Mara’s back to the basket game will undoubtedly lead to him getting paid to play somewhere. Four seniors, four departures, four big holes to fill.
This week, that math changed. A cryptic tweet saying Xavier fans would be “surprised” by one of the names that had hired an agent but wasn’t invited to the NBA combine initially scoffed at the notion.