The Sports Bank

Football. Soccer. Basketball. Gaming and Much More

xavier basketball

#78 Xavier Musketeers: College Basketball 111 in 111

By

Welcome to The Sports Bank’s third annual college basketball season preview series.  Two years we looked at 99 teams in 99 days.  Last year, we were slightly more aggressive and expanded to 111 teams in 111 days and will do so again as we look ahead to the 2012-2013 season. We will rank the 75 power conference teams and top 36 mid-majors in reverse power ranking order. … [Read more...] about #78 Xavier Musketeers: College Basketball 111 in 111

College Basketball’s Most Disappointing Teams This Season

By

Since we have reached the unofficial midway point of the 2011-2012 college basketball season, we can begin to dissect which teams have gotten off to rather disappointing starts and are struggling as conference play has begun.  Here are some teams who have drastically underachieved and what has been the root of their problems. … [Read more...] about College Basketball’s Most Disappointing Teams This Season

Analyzing all 9 Undefeated College Basketball Teams

By

Nine undefeated teams left in all of college basketball. And none of them are named Kentucky, Duke, North Carolina, Duke (I listed them twice because ESPN loves them so much), Ohio State, Florida or Kansas. In other words, if you're still undefeated at this point of this season, you are legit- at least to some extent. By mid December, pretty much everyone has played in a … [Read more...] about Analyzing all 9 Undefeated College Basketball Teams

#12 Xavier Musketeers: College Basketball 111 in 111

By

Welcome to The Sports Bank’s second annual college basketball season preview series.  Last year we looked at 99 teams in 99 days.  This year, we are being slightly more aggressive and expanding to 111 teams in 111 days.  We will rank the 74 power conference teams and top 37 mid-majors in reverse power ranking order.  We’ll break down rosters, non-conference schedules, and pick … [Read more...] about #12 Xavier Musketeers: College Basketball 111 in 111

Big East On The Way To Becoming Hoops Only Conference?

By

With Syracuse and Pitt selling out and heading to the ACC, the Big East is in serious jeopardy of disbanding as a football conference; especially if the rumors are true that UConn and Rutgers will soon follow suit.  With football being at the forefront of these super conference realignments, the most competitive basketball conference in the country is losing elite programs, but … [Read more...] about Big East On The Way To Becoming Hoops Only Conference?

99 in 99: #26 Xavier Musketeers

By

Xavier is in that Memphis/Gonzaga/Butler category of technically being a mid-major, but not really being a mid-major.  Year-in and year-out, they are a Top 25 team and despite having to replace dynamic scorer Jordan Crawford, this season should be no different for the Musketeers. The Sports Bank’s “99 in 99” ranks the 72 power conference college basketball teams and top 27 … [Read more...] about 99 in 99: #26 Xavier Musketeers