Xavier’s 2017-18 season was a huge success. Xavier’s 2017-18 season was a failure of the highest order. Such are the vagaries of college basketball. Depending on how you want to parse it, Xavier was either incredible, or an incredible letdown. A rousing success, or memorable only for heartache. On different days, maybe even in different hours, the season takes on vastly different lights.
The regular season was almost an unqualified success. Xavier lost early to an Arizona State team that couldn’t lose (and later couldn’t win), but crushed UC in the Shootout, and finished the non-conference slate at 12-1.