Naji Marshall was supposed to be Xavier’s star this season. Last year he showed flashes as a rotation player in the best team the school has ever had. There was certainly enough to make a lot of people, including most of us here, think he would be the bell cow for the Musketeers this season. Right from the start, though, things didn’t go to plan. Naji started the season injured, then sick, then injured again. All of the sudden it was the end of January, and Naji was officially struggling.
On January 31st, something changed. For one, Naji looked free of the back injury that had slowed him for most of the year.