The Most Important Player for Each Men’s Sweet 16 Team What each program, and its most valuable athlete, needs to do to keep dancing. Sports Illustrated · Mar 21, 2023
No. 15 Xavier rallies to beat DePaul, reach Big East semis Umoja Gibson had 22 points and six assists as the 10th-seeded Blue Demons (10-23) gave Xavier all it could handle, leading by 13 in the second half. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 10, 2023
DePaul snaps No. 8 Xavier’s 11-game winning streak Umoja Gibson scored 22 points, Javan Johnson added 16 and DePaul surprised Xavier 73-72 on Wednesday night at Wintrust Arena. Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 19, 2023
Cam Whitmore drops season-high 26 points, but Villanova falls to No. 18 Xavier, 88-80 VILLANOVA, Pa. — Every time it seemed like Villanova might be coming, Xavier had an answer. Which checks out: there are only a few teams more efficient on offense than No. 18 Xavier, while Villanova has struggled to find consistency on the defensive end. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jan 8, 2023
Tang Leads Five Hoops Coaches Overperforming in Year 1 Early success has been a common theme at these schools in 2022–23. Sports Illustrated · Jan 6, 2023
No. 2 UConn struggles late, suffers first loss of season to No. 22 Xavier, 83-73 Attempting to enter the New Year with a perfect record, the No. 2 UConn men’s basketball team (14-1) dropped its first game of the season to No. 22 Xavier in a hostile road environment at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati. Tribune News Service · Dec 31, 2022
Dan Hurley Has Built a Title Contender at UConn The Huskies have had an impressive start to the season, leveling up from the program’s recent teams. Sports Illustrated · Nov 29, 2022