Here is a fresh look to the Xavier men's basketball staff, with three new assistant coaches, two of whom are brand new to Xavier. After becoming head coach, Travis Steele surveyed the landscape across the country and interviewed a variety of candidates as he sought to build a staff. The result: assistant coaches Jonas Hayes, Ben Johnson, and former Musketeer Dante Jackson.
"The greatest thing that all three guys have going for them is that they can relate to anybody," says national recruiting analyst Brian Snow. "It is a rare thing for an assistant coach to be able to walk into any living room no matter the demographic or area and be able to relate.