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No. 11 Seed Xavier Heading to Orlando to Face No. 6 Seed Maryland
03.13.17 | Men's Basketball
Musketeers are playing in their 11th NCAA Tournament in 12 years
CINCINNATI - Xavier is headed to its fourth straight NCAA Tournament and its 11th in the last 12 years. No. 11 seed Xavier takes on No. 6 seed Maryland in Orlando, the same city where XU has won regular season tournament championships each of the last two seasons. In addition, XU's last trip to Orlando for the NCAA Tournament was successful as it included the first two wins of Xavier's 2004 Elite Eight run. The game will be broadcast on TNT, 700 WLW-AM and Westwood One Radio.
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THE MATCHUP |
No. 11 Seed Xavier University Musketeers (21-13, 9-9 BIG EAST)
No. 6 Seed University of Maryland Terrapins (24-8, 12-6 BIG TEN)
NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND
Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 6:50 p.m. ET
Amway Center in Orlando, Fla.
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TV AND RADIO |
Television: TNT with Ian Eagle (play-by-play), Steve Lavin (analysis) and Evan Washburn (reporter)
Xavier Radio: 700 WLW-AM with play-by-play from Xavier Hall of Famer and former Musketeer standout Joe Sunderman ('79). Analysis will be provided by Xavier Hall of Famer and XU all-time leading scorer Byron Larkin ('88).
National Radio: Westwood One with play-by-play from Tom McCarthy and analysis from Will Perdue.
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X FACTORS |
• Xavier has secured its fourth straight NCAA Tournament berth and its 11th in the last 12 years; only eight schools have been to at least 11 of the last 12 tourneys.
• Xavier is one of seven (out of 10 teams) in the BIG EAST Conference to make the 2017 NCAA Tournament field.
• Xavier eighth-year head coach Chris Mack has led XU to seven NCAA Tournaments in eight years, including three Sweet 16 appearances.
• Xavier, 21-13, has its fourth straight 20-win season and its 11th in 12 years.
• Xavier is 2nd in the BIG EAST and No. 20 nationally in rebound margin (+6.6 rpg.).
• Xavier junior All-America candidate Trevon Bluiett was named First Team All-BIG EAST and All-BIG EAST Tournament Team each of the last two years.
• Xavier's Trevon Bluiett, third in the BIG EAST in scoring at 18.1 ppg. and eighth in rebounding at 5.8 rpg., has 16 games with 20 points or more this season.
• Xavier junior J.P. Macura is second on the team in scoring and 16th in the BIG EAST at 14.5 ppg. He is coming off a game-high 22-point effort vs. Creighton.
• Xavier's Trevon Bluiett is 18th on XU's all-time scoring list with 1,500 points, while teammate J.P. Macura just joined the XU 1,000 Point Club at 1,002 (53rd member).
• Xavier freshman Quentin Goodin, who has started 13 straight games at point guard, has averaged 5.2 apg. for those 13 starts.
• Xavier senior RaShid Gaston ranks third in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage at 59.0 percent and fourth in the BIG EAST in rebounding at 6.4 rpg.
• Xavier senior Malcolm Bernard, who hails from Miami, Fla., has averaged 10.5 ppg. and 5.8 rpg. over the last six games.
• Xavier has a list of 100 consecutive men's basketball seniors that have graduated dating back to the 1985-86 school year.
