“First off, I would like to start off by saying it’s a great opportunity our guys have to play for a championship.” Those were the first words from Jonas Hayes in his first press conference as Xavier’s interim head coach on March 18th. Tonight, that rallying cry became a reality as Hayes led a Xavier team that refused to quit on this season into Madison Square Garden to try to secure that championship. Xavier had put the clamps on Florida to pull away, survived a Scotty Pippen Jr buzzer beater against Vandy, and seen off a late charge from St.
Xavier battles Texas A&M to the wire to win the 2022 NIT
