Adam Baum, abaum@enquirer.com
It's not difficult to understand why Xavier University's men's basketball team has garnered positive attention ahead of the 2019-2020 season-opener Nov. 5 at the Cintas Center.
Consider four experienced returning starters – Quentin Goodin, Tyrique Jones, Naji Marshall, Paul Scruggs – two experienced additions in graduate transfers Jason Carter and Bryce Moore, and a nationally-ranked recruiting class that brings KyKy Tandy, Dahmir Bishop, Zach Freemantle, Dieonte Miles and Daniel Ramsey now in the fold.
Pair that with the fact that the Musketeers seemed to find a winning formula at the end of last season and you have a team that was picked to finish third in the Big East Conference preseason coaches' poll and ranked No.