Let’s set the scene: it’s November 21, 2008 and the Muskies are playing Virginia Tech in the Puerto Rico Tip-off holiday tournament. This team includes Dante Jackson, Derrick Brown, BJ Raymond, CJ Anderson, Jason Love, Jamel McLean, Kenny Frease, Brad Redford and oh you remember some guy named Terrell Holloway? This was long before he would be called Tu… gosh it’s fun to look back. My current self is wondering if I’ve ever loved a Xavier team more just peaking back at this one. Anyways, I digress…
The starters of this game are Brown, Raymond, Anderson, Love, and a sophomore guard named Dante Jackson who is, at least in the early stages of this season, our point guard.