Samari Curtis left Xavier. When that happened, the Musketeers were looking at a serious exodus of talent from the program. Even with the transfers coming in this year, there were rightful questions that could be asked as to whether Steele could retain talent. Curtis had joined Elias King as top tier talent on the way out the door.
Yesterday, Steele finished (maybe) an answering salvo by landing Dekeyvan “Kyky” Tandy over schools like Kentucky, Ole Miss, Oklahoma, and mid-majors like UC and Saint Louis. While Tandy comes with the added benefit of having his dad having clowned on UK, it’s his basketball talent that makes him a significant get.