Rory Glynn, Xavier Nation Magazine
When Danny O'Malia (Xavier '69) was an undergraduate, the men's basketball program was mired in a 22-season NCAA Tournament drought; by the time his brother, David ('73), was a senior, the Musketeers were 3-23. "We almost certainly would have been last in the RPI, had there been one," Danny O'Malia says.
So Danny and a friend from high school and Xavier, Charlie Brunette, made a pact: Whenever, wherever, Xavier made the NCAA men's basketball tournament, they would go.
From 1983-2016, Xavier played in the NCAA Tournament 25 times. O'Malia and Brunette made good on their vow.