Less than two months stand between the start of the 2022-23 college basketball season, and in many ways, the setting surrounding Xavier University's men's basketball team is quite different than this time last year.
A new head coach, who's actually Xavier's old head coach. New assistant coaches. A new strength coach. Some players graduated, many returned, and three new scholarship players joined the roster of a team that won the National Invitation Tournament six months ago.
Here are 10 thoughts on the upcoming season.
The return of Sean Miller
When Xavier parted ways with Travis Steele in March, Miller quickly emerged as the top candidate, and it only took a few days for both sides to agree to a deal.