April 14, 2009 | AP Press CINCINNATI – Top assistant Chris Mack will succeed Sean Miller as Xavier’s head basketball coach, a university spokesman said Tuesday. The formal announcement will be made at a news conference on Wednesday, Xavier spokesman Tom Eiser said. Eiser declined any ad...

AP Photo April 6, 2009 | AP Press Sean Miller of Xavier has accepted the head coaching job at Arizona, ending the Wildcats’ sometimes frustrating search for a high-profile replacement for Hall of Famer Lute Olson. The university announced the hiring on Monday after a confusing few hours in wh...

AP Photo March 26, 2009 | AP Press BOSTON, MA – Levance Fields pointed Pittsburgh in the right direction just in time — as usual. For the second straight game, the orchestrator of the offense took the big shots himself, hitting a 3-pointer with 50.9 seconds left, then scoring off his s...

AP Photo BOSTON (AP) — Xavier should have outgrown the stigma of being a “mid-major” team with its success in NCAA tournaments. Right, coach Sean Miller? “How would you define that?” he asked. Good question. With the impressive NCAA tournament showings by Xavier, Memp...

 vs March 23, 2009 | Andy Katz – ESPN EAST REGIONAL (BOSTON) No. 1 Pitt vs. No. 4 Xavier, Thursday, 7:27 p.m. ET No. 1 Pitt How did the Panthers get here? Pitt had the most trouble of any of the favorites. The Panthers were dangerously close to becoming the first No. 1 seed to lose to a No. ...

AP Photo March 22, 2009 | AP Press BOISE, Idaho — B.J. Raymond scored 15 points and Xavier finally broke through Wisconsin’s defense midway through the second half, pulling away to a 60-49 victory Sunday in the second round of the East Regional. The Musketeers (27-7) struggled as the Ba...

AP Press March 20, 2009 | AP Press BOISE, Idaho — Xavier countered Portland State’s usual barrage of 3-pointers with a much more efficient attack. The Musketeers shot 54 percent from the field and were 8-for-19 from 3-point range while rolling past Portland State 77-59 Friday in the ope...

AP Photo March 13, 2009 By John Lamb | A10CollegeHoops.com ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Dionte Christmas may have finally found the shot that has been eluding him for much of the season. The senior guard scored six big points down the stretch as the Owls toppled the top seeded Xavier Musketeers 55-53 at B...

AP Photo March 12, 2009 | AP Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — B.J. Raymond had 18 points to lead No. 19 Xavier to a 66-47 victory over Saint Louis in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 championship on Thursday. C.J. Anderson added 15 points and Jason Love had 10 for top-seeded Xavier (25-6, 13-4...

AP Photo March 7, 2009 | AP Press RICHMOND, Va. — Kevin Anderson scored a career-high 29 points to lead Richmond to an 80-75 upset of No. 17 Xavier Saturday. Justin Harper had 20 points for the Spiders (17-14, 9-7 Atlantic 10), who shot 50.9 percent and were 19-of-23 from the line. Jarhon Gid...