The Enquirer/Patrick Brennan
It was a night of hugs, choking back tears and fond recollections at the 2017 Xavier University Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony – and that was before the ceremony even officially started.
Xavier's Athletic Hall of Fame welcomed on Friday its 2017 class during a dinner and induction ceremony at Cintas Center. The class, which included Stanley Burrell ('08, men's basketball), Amber Harris ('10, women's basketball), Ta'Shia Phillips ('11, women's basketball), Andy MacWilliams (media) and Lou Witte ('99, baseball), will also be honored during Saturday's men's basketball game against St. John's.
To the casual Xavier fan, Burrell was probably the headliner of the 2017 class.