Xavier has played in the NCAA Tournament 27 times since the tournament began in 1939. 2018 will be their 28th appearance. The Enquirer/Mike Nyerges
DAYTON – Xavier basketball will face the unlikeliest of opponents in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Texas Southern University Tigers famously started the 2017-18 season 0-13, but on Wednesday night advanced from an NCAA Tournament's First Four and will meet the top-seeded and 28-win Musketeers Friday at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
The Mike Davis-coached Tigers (16-19 overall) defeated North Carolina Central, XX-XX, to advance from their First Four game on the University of Dayton campus as the No.