The Xavier men’s basketball team will be making it’s return to the NCAA Tournament Friday when the No. 3 seed Musketeers will face 14th-seeded Kennesaw State in Greensboro. It will be Xavier's first trip to the tournament since 2018.
It will be the 29th appearance in program history.
Among the highlights in the Musketeers’ history are the first tournament win, beating Missouri in 1987, a now-legendary upset of mighty Georgetown in 1990, Elite Eight runs in 2004, 2008 and 2017 and its first No. 1 seed in 2018.
Along the way Xavier has faced off with notable players such as Danny Manning, Glen Rice, Dikembe Mutombo, Alonzo Mourning, Allen Iverson, J.