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History shows Travis Steele is in a uniquely difficult position

Those are the first five guys Chris Mack recruited out of high school to come play under him as a head coach. Robinson was the star (only member) of his first class. Canty, Latham, McKenzie, and Martin came a class later, but Martin was a partial qualifier and didn’t suit up until Robinson was a junior.

By the time Robinson was a senior and team team was finally devoid of players who came in under Sean Miller, Xavier staggered to a 17-14 record, hamstrung by the staff’s inability to immediately refresh the well of talent.

Prior to that, though, were some dang good years.