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The Xavier Musketeers are the 16 teams representing Xavier University in intercollegiate athletics, including men's and women's basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field. The Musketeers compete in the NCAA Division I and are members of the Big East Conference. [2]
According to most college basketball historians, the NIT was the elite post season tournament until the NCAA overtook it in the early 1960s. That was the first postseason championship won by any Ohio Division I school. In 1961, McCafferty led Xavier to their first appearance in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
Xavier is one of a handful of universities with two mascots. [65] D'Artagnan, the Musketeer, is the university's official mascot and is the origin of the school's nickname, The Xavier Musketeers. The Musketeer concept was suggested in 1925 by the late Reverend Francis J. Finn, S.J.
The Xavier Musketeer mascot attempts to scare the Cincinnati Bearcats mascot during Skyline Chili’s Crosstown Shootout Party on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, at Skyline Chili in Downtown Cincinnati.
The NCAA tournament boasts a variety of mascots: Hoosiers, Boilermakers, birds of all types and more. Here's a look at all of them.
Xavier Musketeers guard Desmond Claude (1) pulls in a huddle in the first half of the NCAA Big East Conference Tournament second round game between the Connecticut Huskies and the Xavier ...
Xavier is located less than 3 miles from the University of Cincinnati's main campus. The Bearcats and the Musketeers meet annually in the popular Crosstown Shootout. Cincinnati and Xavier used to have a fierce rivalry in football, before Xavier eliminated their program after the 1973 season.
The 2021–22 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big East Conference. Led by fourth-year head coach Travis Steele for the first 32 games and interim head coach Jonas Hayes for the final four games, they played their home games at ...