Cincinnati Enquirer Jun 14, 2018
XU hoops adds Columbia transfer Myles Hanson to fill walk-on role
Now-former Columbia University rising freshman forward Myles Hanson announced via Twitter Thursday he planned to transfer to the Musketeers program.
Banners On The Parkway Jun 12, 2018
Steele my soldiers' hearts
Xavier is going to need some massive efforts from the top of the depth chart to make up for what is shaping up to be a thin roster. This is going to be a transitional year for Xavier basketball. To paraphrase former Boston Celtics coach Rick Pitino (what ever happened to that guy?), Trevon Bluiett isn't walking through that door. Neither are JP Macura, Sean O'Mara, or Kerem Kanter, or the guy who coached and recruited them all. To add to that, Xavier has lost grad transfer big Evan Boudreaux, who decommitted to go to Purdue, and has an incoming freshman class that looks to be devoid of...
Banners On The Parkway May 30, 2018
This is not good: Samari Curtis decommits
Losing people is never an ideal situation. Losing a top flight scorer is even less so. There have now been some hiccups for Travis Steele in his first offseason as head coach. First It was Evan Boudreaux, then it was Keonte Kennedy, and now Samari Curtis has decommitted from Xavier. Curtis hails from an hour north of campus in Xenia, and is a highly regarded scorer. From our original piece on him “A top-150 player nationally, Curtis is a three or four-star recruit, depending upon whom you ask. Xavier beat Ohio State, Dayton, Cincinnati, and Arizona to Curtis. He comes into the program...
Banners On The Parkway May 29, 2018
Kaiser Gates works out for Cavs, not likely to be signed before NBA Finals
Gates has started making the rounds, as have Trevon Bluiett, and JP Macura. Tongue in cheek headline aside, Kaiser Gates has worked out for the Eastern Conference champions. Kaiser profiles as a swingman in the NBA, and there’s nowhere he would get more time to release his shot than from running with the best player of all time. The upgrade from Cincinnati to Cleveland would probably also play a significant role in Gates decision making process. As would actually being drafted by the Cavs. More seriously, Trevon Bluiett has hit the circuit to get ready for the draft as well. Bluiett was...
