Banners On The Parkway Mar 7, 2023
Xavier has, somehow, kept its stride without Zach Freemantle
Is he flexing? Is he angry? Does it matter? | Albert Cesare / The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK Sean Miller is low on cards to play, but he has been making all the right calls with a diminished bench. At the end of January, it looked like the sky was the limit for Xavier. At 17-5 and 9-2 in conference, they looked like they were poised to make a run at the league title and in contention for some kind of protected seed in the NCAA tournament, maybe even one close to home in Columbus. Then something akin to disaster struck, as a team that went 7 deep lost a vital piece in...
Banners On The Parkway Mar 5, 2023
Good news for people who love bad news: Zach Freemantle's season is over.
Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports The foot injury that plagued last season for Big Frosty has ended this one. There's no spinning this, Freemantle was a huge part of what made Xavier a team that battled toward the top of the Big East this season and was playing at a level that merited all-Big East consideration before missing the final 9 games. Now he will have season ending surgery on Tuesday as the Musketeers prepare for the Big East Tournament and hope to make a run this postseason without a key piece. Freemantle came into this season off a Junior year in which he...
Cincinnati Enquirer Mar 5, 2023
Xavier's Zach Freemantle to have season-ending foot surgery
Zach Freemantle's 2022-23 season is over
