Love him (which I did) or hate him (which a bunch of extremely vocal, extremely wrong people on Twitter did), there was really no denying that Naji Marshall was a key player for Xavier last season. The numbers have been hashed and rehashed here breaking down what a uniquely talented player Marshall was during his three years at Xavier, but there is a simple fact that rate stats overlook: Marshall was the man for the big moment for Xavier. Last season Marshall hit huge shots against Missouri, UCONN, Marquette, and Georgetown with time waning that either tied or won each game, and looked to have hit a game winner against Butler before Kamar Baldwin’s lead blocker cleared Marshall out for the Bulldog to grab the headlines.
How does Xavier replace Naji Marshall?
