The Xavier Musketeers team is the basketball team that represents Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school's team currently competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2008. The Musketeers were formerly coached by Sean Miller, who left the program to coach at Arizona.
The Musketeers first post season appearance was in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (...
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The Xavier Musketeers team is the basketball team that represents Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school's team currently competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The team played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2008. The Musketeers were formerly coached by Sean Miller, who left the program to coach at Arizona.
The Musketeers first post season appearance was in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) during the 1948 NAIA National Basketball Tournament, the national tournament for small colleges. Xavier finished in 4th place, losing to Hamline University in the National 3rd Place Game, 58–59. 1948 was the only year Xavier would appear in the NAIA Tournament.
In 1958, Xavier won the NIT Tournament. This was the first National Championship by any Ohio Division I school.
In 1979, Xavier was one of the charter members of the Midwestern City Conference (nicknamed the MCC or Midwestern City 6) which initially included members Butler...
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