CINCINNATI --- The Xavier University men's basketball team will host Kentucky Wesleyan College on Wednesday night at Cintas Center at 7 p.m. in its lone public exhibition game. The Panthers, who hail from Owensboro, Ky., play in NCAA Division II and the Great Midwest Athletic Conference.
Xavier, which was picked by the BIG EAST Conference coaches to finish second behind Creighton in the 2022-23 men's basketball race, return eight letterwinners from the 2022 team that won the NIT Championship. Sean Miller, who was the Xavier head coach for five seasons from 2004-09, returns to Xavier for his sixth season at the helm.