When No. 2 Xavier and No. 3 Florida meet on Sunday afternoon (1 p.m., ESPN) at Cintas Center in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament, both teams will do so led by interim head coaches.
Mike White left Florida for the head coaching job at Georgia, leaving interim head coach Al Pinkins to lead the Gators.
Travis Steele and Xavier parted ways on Wednesday and associate head coach Jonas Hayes will serve as the Musketeers' interim head coach.
"When you love somebody as much as we love Travis, when our guys love a coach as much as they love Travis this is an emotional time," Hayes said Friday during a pre-game press conference.