New Mexico Lobos March 26 Xavier hires Richard Pitino from New Mexico Richard Pitino, the son of St. John's head coach and Hall of Famer Rick Pitino, is leaving New Mexico to take the same position at Xavier, sources confirmed to Fox Sports on Tuesday night.
March Madness March 23 Texas hires Sean Miller, who led Xavier past Longhorns in NCAA Tournament, as next head coach: report Sean Miller will reportedly be joining Texas as its next head basketball coach after leading Xavier past the Longhorns in the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
Xavier Musketeers March 20 Xavier rallies past Texas in First Four for its biggest comeback win this season Xavier overcame a 13-point deficit to beat Texas 86-80 in the First Four at Dayton. The Musketeers will move on to face No. 6 seed Illinois.
Indiana Hoosiers March 16 Bubble Watch: Where things stand with 12 NCAA Tournament hopefuls With Selection Sunday looming, some bubble teams boosted their résumé while others have left their fate up to the committee.
Auburn Tigers March 16 2025 NCAA Tournament projections: Indiana, UNC, Xavier all in play for final bids Selection Sunday is here! Will UNC, Xavier and Indiana find their way into the tourney? Mike DeCourcy answers that and more with his latest NCAA Tournament projections.
Tennessee Volunteers February 28 College basketball weekend preview: Top five games to watch Saturday The college basketball regular season is winding down, and each game is key to March hopes. Here are the five best games to watch Saturday.
Creighton Bluejays January 31 Big East basketball reset: What's wrong with UConn? Key to success for Marquette? Dan Hurley's UConn team has lost three of its last six, while Shaka Smart's Marquette squad is humming heading into a showdown against the Huskies. John Fanta breaks down the Big East ahead of a loaded weekend.
Tennessee Volunteers January 24 College basketball weekend preview: Top five games to watch Saturday College basketball has an eye-popping slate scheduled for this weekend. Here are the top five games and what to watch for!
Connecticut Huskies November 4, 2024 2024-25 Best college basketball players and coaches: Top 50 rankings FOX Sports college basketball reporter John Fanta reveals his list of the top 50 names — players and coaches – to watch throughout the road to March.
Marquette Golden Eagles October 24, 2024 Big East Media Day: Rick Pitino's NIL thoughts, Ryan Kalkbrenner chases history, more FOX Sports' John Fanta offers up five takeaways from Big East Men's Basketball Media Day, including Rick Pitino's thoughts on NIL.
West Virginia Mountaineers May 10, 2023 Xavier president rips Bob Huggins for calling university's fans 'Catholic f--s' Xavier University President Colleen Hanycz called out West Virginia University men's basketball coach Bob Huggins for his homophobic comments about the school's fans.
College Basketball May 8, 2023 West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins directs homophobic slur at Xavier fans during live radio show West Virginia men's basketball head coach Bob Huggins is under fire after directing homophobic slurs at Xavier University fans during a live radio show on Monday morning.
Texas Longhorns March 25, 2023 Texas advances to Elite 8 after dominating 83-71 win over Xavier The second-seeded Texas Longhorns cruised to an 83-71 win over the the third-seeded Xavier Musketeers to advance to the Elite 8 for the first time in more than 15 years.
March Madness March 19, 2023 Xavier dominates Pitt to advance to Sweet 16 in March Madness The Xavier Musketeers didn't have the underdog give them a scare in their Second Round matchup against the Pitt Panthers. They dominated to move on to the Sweet 16.
Xavier Musketeers March 17, 2023 Xavier teammates get into on-court shouting match during comeback win over Kennesaw State in NCAA Tournament Xavier teammates Souley Boum and Adam Kunkel got into a shouting match during the Musketeers' first-round NCAA Tournament game against Kennesaw State on Friday.
March Madness March 17, 2023 Xavier stages furious rally to beat Kennesaw State in Owls' first-ever NCAA Tournament game Xavier staged a furious rally in the second half of an NCAA tournament game to beat Kennesaw State, 72-67. It was the first tournament appearance for the Owls.
College Basketball April 1, 2022 Xavier edges Texas A&M for 1st NIT title since 1958 If this was the last NIT championship game at Madison Square Garden, it certainly was a thriller.
College Basketball February 24, 2022 Jared Bynum's 27 points lift No. 11 Providence over Xavier in 3 OT Providence coach Ed Cooley has been hearing a lot about how lucky his team has been to keep winning close games.
College Basketball February 20, 2022 Ex-UConn star James Bouknight tossed from game, gets back into student section Former UConn basketball star James Bouknight was ejected from the Huskies’ game against Xavier on Saturday but then was seen seated in the student section.
College Basketball January 15, 2022 No. 10 UConn beats Xavier for 165th straight conference win Geno Auriemma believes his UConn team has begun to push aside the excuses of injuries to their star players and COVID-19-related problems to once again concentrate on playing good basketball.
College Basketball January 13, 2022 No. 14 Villanova holds off No. 17 Xavier Collin Gillespie scored 21 points, Justin Moore had 16 and No. 14 Villanova held off No. 17 Xavier 64-60 on Wednesday night.
College Basketball November 18, 2021 Xavier leads wire to wire, beats No. 19 Ohio State 71-65 Jack Nunge had 14 points and 14 rebounds, Paul Scruggs also scored 14 points and Xavier led wire to wire in knocking off No. 19 Ohio State 71-65 on Thursday night.
College Basketball October 28, 2021 Villanova's Collin Gillespie heads list of notable seniors Villanova’s Collin Gillespie is ready to make the most of his second chance at a senior season.
College Basketball March 16, 2021 Big East Conference women's basketball championship history The Big East Conference holds an annual women’s basketball tournament with the winner getting an automatic bid to the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament
College Basketball March 16, 2021 Big East Conference men's basketball championship history The Big East Conference holds an annual men’s basketball tournament, with the winner getting an automatic bid to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.
March Madness March 14, 2021 2021 Big East men's basketball tournament: Matchups, players to know & more The 2021 Big East men’s basketball tournament will determine which team gets an automatic bid to the NCAA men's Basketball Tournament.
College Basketball March 10, 2021 Harris sinks game-winning FTs, Butler ousts Xavier in OT Chuck Harris was clutch for Butler, drilling a straightaway 3-pointer and then sinking the game-winning free throws with three seconds left in overtime as the tenth-seeded Bulldogs ousted Xavier 70-69 in the Big East tournament on Wednesday night.
March Madness March 9, 2021 2021 Big East Conference women's basketball tournament: Matchups, players to know & more The 2021 Big East Conference women’s basketball tournament will determine which team gets an automatic bid to the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament.
College Basketball February 26, 2021 Win $1,000 on Creighton/Xavier with FOX Super 6 The Musketeers need to keep winning to stay on the right side of the NCAA bubble while the Bluejays look for a Top 4 seed
America Together February 23, 2021 Ohio universities’ tipping rivalry spreads to Florida with $2,800 left for restaurant’s staff An escalating rivalry among college basketball fans in Ohio to leave big tips at restaurants has spilled over to Florida, where generous patrons have started a tipping challenge of their own.
