The at-large dream is dead. The only way that Xavier can now accumulate enough good wins to earn a bid to the big dance would be winning out all the way through the Big East tournament. Do that and you’re in anyway. This isn’t a familiar place for Xavier Nation. Not since Sean Miller’s first team dipped to 3-4 in conference with a loss to St. Joe’s has Xavier been done for so early.
That team featured a freshman named Stanley Burrell who played a lot, and another by the name of Josh Duncan who played about as much as Keonte Kennedy does now.