Xavier University announced March 31 that Travis Steele would be the head coach successor to former head coach Chris Mack. The Enquirer / Pat Brennan
Plenty of people had a personal stake in the hiring process for Xavier basketball's next head coach, but few more so than the Musketeers' committed recruits.
Few people would be more relevant and important to that hiring process, too.
After Xavier finalized its plans for the future – that Travis Steele was hired as the 18th head coach in program history – two key 2018 recruits indicated their satisfaction, as did current players.