BIG EAST Basketball Media Day Is Today At Madison Square Garden

NEW YORK --- The BIG EAST Conference is holding its annual Basketball Media Day today at Madison Square Garden. Head coach Richard Pitino is here representing Xavier along with student-athletes Filip Borovićanin, Tre Carroll, Malik Messina-Moore and Anthony Robinson.

Xavier is picked to finish eighth by the league coaches in the preseason poll announced today. XU, which finished tied for fourth last season at 13-7, has no returning scholarship letterwinners from last season's NCAA Tournament team. This is the first time a Xavier head coach has not had a single returning scholarship letterwinner in program history. All 12 of XU's MBB scholarship players are newcomers, including one freshman and 11 transfers.

Xavier, which opens the regular season on Nov. 3 vs. Marist at Cintas Center, tips off BIG EAST play against Creighton on Wednesday, Dec. 17 at Cintas Center. XU visits Georgetown on Saturday, Dec. 20 before returning home to close out 2025 with Connecticut on Wednesday, Dec. 31.

Five of the 11 BIG EAST teams made the 2025 NCAA Tournament, including Xavier, Creighton, UConn, Marquette and St. John's. UConn (4), St. John's (5) and Creighton (23) are all ranked in the Associated Press "Top 25" Preseason Poll.

2025-26 BIG EAST Men's Basketball Coaches' Preseason Poll
1. St. John's (7) 97
2. UConn (4) 94
3. Creighton 80
4. Providence 64
5. Marquette 60
6. Georgetown 57
7. Villanova 50
8. Xavier 33
9. DePaul 29
10. Butler 26
11. Seton Hall 15
First place votes in parentheses

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BIG EAST Basketball Media Day Is Today At Madison Square Garden

Players Mentioned

Filip Borovicanin

Tre Carroll

Malik Messina-Moore

Anthony Robinson

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