Xavier Muskies 2025/2026

[Xville]

From my understanding, Pozzato cost 7 figures. When the #69 cost that, it makes sense why Pitino was not really targeting anyone else in that top 100 area. His strategy is clear...get young guys that cost less right now with lots of upside, and hope that two things happen...1.) they can make the jump to BE and 2.) we can retain most of them if they do blossom.

Will that work? I dunno....but with the way things are right now with zero cap, I think that's the best chance at success in the short and long term at Xavier.

The other part about this offseason is that Pitino had to replace almost the entire roster so the dollars had to be spread out. Hopefully next year, we can retain quite a bit and maybe X has the dollars available to go fishing in the deep pond to fill out a gap or two.

[paulxu]

F2.) we can retain most of them if they do blossom.

If Possato blossoms, I'm sure there is someone out there will to pay $2 million.

This may not end well.

[GIMMFD]

This is just a fun season of "I have zero clue what is going to happen". Tournament or bust, beat UC, I would love to see these things. In the end, I have no clue what we are going to see on the court.

Same, and honestly I'm okay with that, it's becoming the new norm I think where we're not going to know how good we are coming into the year with the new found roster turnovers, it'll be fun to learn about the team, and hopefully we watch them grow and get better as the year progresses, that's all I can ask for. Looking forward to the Pitino years, however long they may last.

[94GRAD]

If Possato blossoms, I'm sure there is someone out there will to pay $2 million.

This may not end well.

If he blossoms and leaves, that would probably mean we had a good year. I'm ok with that.

[paulxu]

With all the discussions about other sports not being able to do well (after football and basketball), I see where Texas Tech paid their star girls softball pitcher a million dollars in NIL.

[94GRAD]

With all the discussions about other sports not being able to do well (after football and basketball), I see where Texas Tech paid their star girls softball pitcher a million dollars in NIL.

They paid her a million dollars to convince her to leave Stanford

[drudy23]

Whatever happened to Mario? Is he still at XU?

[94GRAD]

Whatever happened to Mario? Is he still at XU?

Yes, but they are still figuring out his role moving forward.

[xukeith]

Was assistant coach Dante Jackson ever an assistant under Mack while Mack was at X? or just an assistant at X under Steele?

[kane79]

Was assistant coach Dante Jackson ever an assistant under Mack while Mack was at X? or just an assistant at X under Steele?

I believe he was a grad asst under Mack