NEW YORK --- The Xavier University Musketeers were picked to finish third in the 2021-22 BIG EAST Conference race in the preseason poll of league coaches. The announcement was made as part of the annual BIG EAST Basketball Media Day at Madison Square Garden in New York.
In addition to the preseason poll, the coaches selected both fifth-year senior Paul Scruggs and junior Zach Freemantle to the 2021-22 preseason All-BIG EAST First Team. Scruggs was a unanimous first-team selection. Both Scruggs and Freemantle earned 2020-21 BIG EAST Second Team honors.