David West isn’t walking through that door. We’ve all been eagerly awaiting the moment when Thad Matta, supposedly the latest in a long string of successful Xavier coaches, would have his own players in and ready to go. Well, Matta is off Skip Prosser’s apron strings now, and these guys have torpedoed a season. Xavier’s chances of making the NCAA tournament are hanging on a win over Alabama and... Louisiana Lafayette? Pull back those requests for time off in March and get ready for spring training.
As you are all aware, it’s the start of February, 2004. On Tuesday, Xavier is playing #10 UC in the Crosstown Shootout.