One year ago Thursday, Xavier was the number 24-ranked team in America.
That Musketeers team, already losers of five games, would lose a sixth in bitter fashion to Cincinnati on Jan. 26, 2017.
Xavier won its next game at St. John's but lost its starting point guard, Edmond Sumner, to an ACL tear.
It was the last time Sumner would play for Xavier.
And then, later in the season, there was the six-game losing streak for the Musketeers that nearly sunk their NCAA Tournament hopes.
Today, Xavier is 19-3, 7-2 in the Big East and can close out January with 20 wins at St.