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Published by the students of Xavier University since 1915 Fiat justitia, ruat coelum Volume CI Issue 10

October 28, 2015

Xavier releases Clery Report BY JESSICA GRIGGS Campus News Editor

Police follows in certain situations. Also included is a log of The Jeanne Clery Act Report every single educational profor the 2015-16 school year was gram, along with the dates and released earlier this month. locations, that was provided by As required by the Higher the university during the previEducation Opportunity Act ous academic year. and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure 2QH RI WKH Ă€QDO VHFWLRQV RI of Campus Security Policy and the report details the crime staCampus Crime Statistics Act, tistics on campus from 2012the Xavier Police must publish 14. There was a combined toDQ DQQXDO VHFXULW\ DQG Ă€UH VDIH- tal of eight reported rapes and ty report. sexual assaults in 2013 and nine “The Clery Report gives a in 2014. general report of campus safeStatistically there has not ty not just crime statistics,â€? Lt. EHHQ D VLJQLĂ€FDQW FKDQJH LQ Ken Grossman said. “It talks the numbers from this year’s about the reporting structure report. Grossman acknowlnot just through the police de- edged that reports of rape may partment but also through the seem to be higher than previ7LWOH ,; RIĂ€FH DV ZHOO :KHQ ous years, but he attributes this students read it, they can see increase to the safety students exactly what we are doing to feel in reporting these crimes. provide for their safety. They “I think students feel more can see what we do the things comfortable reporting crimes we do and why we do them.â€? OLNH UDSH EHFDXVH RIĂ€FHV KDYH Included in the report are been established that can various policies and regula- help victims in these speciftions such as the alcohol policy ic situations,â€? Grossman said. and the timely warning notices “Students aren’t as afraid to restudents receive when there is port these crimes as they may a safety threat. These sections have been in the past, so that detail the procedures Xavier is one possible explanation for

the increase in the number of reports.â€? A section of the report that is somewhat open to interpretation is the section about dating violence. Xavier Police is required to include in the report the number of dating violence incidences, but under Ohio law, dating violence does not exist. “Under Ohio law there is no such thing as dating violenceâ€? Grossman said. “It’s either assault or in one of the assault categories, so we have to read WKURXJK WKH UHSRUW DQG Ă€JXUH out whether an incident meets the requirements for dating violence. The dating violence is the one that requires some interpretation on our part.â€? The report listed two instances of dating violence in 2014 and one instance of domestic violence. This year’s report is available online at www.xavier.edu/ clery/documents/ASR201516.pdf, or a hard copy can be obtained in the Clery &RPSOLDQFH DQG 6DIHW\ RIĂ€FH in Flynn Hall.

CQK wins SGA executive election

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The Student Government Association (SGA) executive ticket consisting of Caleb Mickler for president, Kiana Salazar for administrative vice president and Michael Quigley for legislative vice president won last week’s election. Because they were the sole ticket running, the Board of Election’s McMoran Clause dictated that the ticket had to receive more than 50 percent of votes in order to win. About eight percent of the student population voted, with 378 votes cast.

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BY ERICA LAMPERT Staff Writer The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (NURFC) partnered with Xavier to present the special exhibition “Mascots,â€? located on the secRQG Ă RRU RI *DOODJKHU 6WXGHQW Center (GSC). The collection of art and photography was curated by Xavier director for photography, marketing and communications Greg Rust. It juxtaposes the lived experience of Native Americans with their portrayal as sports mascots. NURFC will host a panel discussion on Nov. 7 about how stereotypes affect Native American communities. The main topic will be sports mascots and team names. “It won’t be a discussion back and forth. It will be a discussion of why these mascots, the Indians, the Redskins, are offenVLYH WR SHRSOH :H ZDQW WR PDNH others aware of the issues Native Americans are facing right now,â€? Rust, who is coordinating the event, said. “Around here, we almost think of (Native Americans) as a thing of the past, and what I want to try to do is let people know that they are still struggling, and they still have their issues — unemployment, suicide, drug abuse. They’ve been my friends and I

Cahuilla Indian Tribe are both friends of Rust and were friends throughout their childhood. Rust will also hold a discussion on campus at 3 p.m. on Nov. 6 in GSC 280. The main purpose of the event is to create dialogue surrounding the challenges Native American communities face. This discussion is one of three events Xavier will host in November in honor of Native American History Month. “There is more to it than just a mascot. I use the mascot issue, that other people are aware of, to let them become more aware of other issues on the reservations,â€? Rust said. The NURFC panel discussion will begin at 1 p.m. on Nov. 7 in the Freedom Center’s Everyday Freedom Heroes Gallery, and anyone can attend. Any student who attends can show a student ID at the door and receive a discount on his or her admission. “There are a lot of issues that Native Americans are facing right Newswire photo by Adam Spegele now. A lot of people have stereo“Mascots,â€? on display at Xavier, explores the history of sports mascots and logos depicting caricatures of Native Americans. types and think of them still living in Teepees, wearing war paint want people to be aware of that,â€? :HWWHUDX ZLOO DOVR FRQWULEXWH WR Natives,â€? Rust said. 'U 5RVH :HWWHUDX LV D FOLQLFDO DQG FKDQWLQJ Âľ 5XVW VDLG ´:KDW he said. the discussion. The panel will consist of four “Dusty Baker being an African psychologist at Xavier who will I am trying to do is to make it speakers. Dusty Baker, former American with Native blood, was speak about psychological effects aware to people that they are manager of the Cincinnati Reds really embraced because of the of stereotypes and cultural ap- alive now and they are just like and MLB player, will be the main fact he was an All-Star player propriation. Cheyenne elder Alex you and I. These people are still speaker. Dennis Limberhand, and the manager of the year and Tortes and Dennis Limberhand out there and they are no longer Alex Tortes and Dr. Rose actually took interest with the of the Torres Martinez Desert mascots.â€?

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Arts&Entertainment

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Putnam Spelling Bee charms many

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The cast and crew for Putnam County Spelling Bee opened the show last weekend at Gallagher Student Center Theater. The show pleased audiences with its engaging cast and outstanding performance.

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2015-16 Basketball Preview

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Men’s Breakdown Musketeers primed to take next step Edited by: Brent Raines rainesb@xavier.edu

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Staff Writer Xavier made its transition from an 18-season tenure in the Atlantic-10 Conference to the newly aligned Big East Conference in 2013. The Big East removed the schools with a focus on football and welcomed Xavier to its new home, becoming a true contender. The Musketeers’ inaugural Big East season found the team with a 21-13 overall record and a 10-8 record in conference play. Xavier received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where WKH 0XVNHWHHUV ÀQDOL]HG WKHLU season in nearby Dayton, Ohio, with a disappointing loss to North Carolina State. Xavier got a little more comfortable in the conference during the 2014-15 season. Even though ;DYLHU ÀQLVKHG VL[WK LQ WKH FRQference with a 9-9 conference record (23-14 overall), it reached the %LJ (DVW ÀQDOV ZKHUH WKH\ ORVW WR 9LOODQRYD LQ DQ H[FLWLQJ PDWFK DW Madison Square Garden. Its Big East performance

HDUQHG WKH 0XVNHWHHUV D VL[ VHHG LQ WKH 1&$$ 7RXUQDPHQW D GHÀnite step up from the previous season. Xavier carried momentum in the big dance with wins against Ole Miss and Georgia State, carrying the Musketeers to the Sweet 16. Xavier put forth a YDOLDQW HIIRUW DJDLQVW WKH $UL]RQD Wildcats in a matchup that sealed the Musketeers’ season. With Xavier comfortable in the conference and fully assimilated into Big East play, the Musketeers are prepared to take on the 2015-

16 season. The Sweet 16 appearance proved that Xavier’s basketball program deserves attention. Xavier fans have already completely sold out of upper baseline season tickets for the new season, as supporters are yearning to see what the Musketeers can do this year. The Musketeers are building off their recent tournament appearance and are fully capable of breaking past program barriers. Redshirt freshman guard (GPRQG 6XPQHU LV ÀQDOO\ KHDOHG

after a season-ending bout with WHQGLQLWLV 7KH JXDUG H[SHULHQFHG H[FUXFLDWLQJ NQHH SDLQ DIWHU SHriods of growth that took him from 5-foot-9 to 6-foot-6. His last appearance was in game four of the previous season. Sumner has spent the recent months putting in work to develop his body in an effort to avert injury and become a stronger player. Junior forward Jalen Reynolds made the Preseason All-Big East First Team earlier in October. Reynolds was a standout performer long before this recognition. The forward displayed strong athleticism, impressive dunks and improved consistency this past season. Reynolds is a reliable component of the Xavier squad who will help the Musketeers compete in the upcoming season. With more eyes focused on Xavier and momentum from the tournament, the Musketeers are ready to take the program to the QH[W OHYHO An Elite Eight or Final Four Appearance may be in the cards for Xavier in the near future.

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St. John’s

2/6

Marquette

2/9

at Creighton

2/13

at Butler

2/17

Providence

2/20

at Georgetown

2/24

Villanova

2/28

at Seton Hall

3/5

Creighton

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Reynolds (1) and Farr (2) will have expanded leadership roles this year.

Bearcats, Wolverines and Tigers, Oh My! Staff Writer Despite coming off a Sweet 16 appearance last spring, Xavier men’s basketball will certainly have its hands full with non-conference opponents this upcoming season in a few marquee matchups. The Musketeers open their VHDVRQ XQRIÀFLDOO\ LQ DQ H[KLbition against the Northwood Timberwolves on Nov. 11. The VHDVRQ RIÀFLDOO\ EHJLQV RQ 1RY 13 against Miami University of Ohio. 7KH ÀUVW WUXH WHVW IRU WKH Musketeers comes earlier than years past against the University of Missouri. As a product of the Southeastern Conference, Missouri is a threat to win any game. Playing in front of a home crowd, Xavier will hope to gain momentum before the heavy-

weight matchup that will ensue just three days later. Against what can be considered the most highly touted nonconference opponent (not named UC) in recent years, Xavier will make the trek up I-75 to play the University of Michigan as part of this year’s new Big East vs. Big Ten matchup. Michigan will be hungry this year after not making the NCAA tournament this past March. Northern Kentucky will then make its annual visit to the Cintas Center on Nov. 23 in what should be a stress-relief game for Xavier after the last grueling week. As is tradition for the team in late November, Xavier will travel for a Thanksgiving weekend tournament. This year’s Advocare Invitational, in Orlando, Fla., will IHDWXUH ;DYLHU LQ WKH ÀUVW URXQG

against the University of Alabama. Classic when it travels down to Depending on their success, the Winston-Salem, N.C., to face off QH[W RSSRQHQWV ZLOO EH GHWHU- against Wake Forest University. mined by that game’s outcome. The Musketeers start December with two easier games against Western Kentucky on Dec. 5 and Wright State University on the Dec. 8. ,Q WKH PLGVW RI ÀQDOV WKH KLJKlight of every season for Xavier basketball returns to Cintas &HQWHU IRU WKH ÀUVW WLPH LQ IRXU years as archrival University of Cincinnati comes to play as part of the Crosstown Shootout on Dec. 12. Auburn University arrives a week later. The Tigers bring in a WRS UHFUXLWLQJ FODVV DQG ÀJXUH to improve in their second season under Bruce Pearl. Men’s basketball rounds out its non-conference schedule on Dec. 1HZVZLUH ÀOH SKRWR 22 as part of the Skip Prosser Xavier hosted the Crimson Tide last year.

2015-16 Men’s Team Roster Number 10 0 20 5 3 32 15 2 35 22 13 55 54 1 21 4

Name Remy Abell Larry Austin Jr. Alex Bergen Trevon Bluiett Ashanti Burgess Kevin Coker Myles Davis James Farr RaShid Gaston Kaiser Gates Makinde London J.P. Macura Sean O’Mara Jalen Reynolds Tim Stainbrook Edmond Sumner

Year Senior (RS) Sophomore Junior Sophomore Freshman Senior Junior (RS) Senior Senior (Trans.) Freshman Freshman (RS) Sophomore Sophomore Junior (RS) Junior Freshman (RS)

Position Guard Guard Guard Guard Guard Forward Guard Forward Forward Forward Forward Guard Forward/Center Forward Forward Guard

Height 6-4 6-2 6-5 6-6 6-1 6-6 6-2 6-10 6-9 6-8 6-10 6-5 6-10 6-10 6-6 6-6

Hometown Louisville, Ky. 6SULQJÂżHOG ,OO Cincinnati, Ohio ,QGLDQDSROLV ,QG Louisville, Ky. 3ODLQÂżHOG ,OO 3ODLQÂżHOG 1 - (YDQVWRQ ,OO Warren, Ohio Alpharetta, Ga. 1DVKYLOOH 7HQQ Lakeville, Minn. *OHQ (OO\Q ,OO Detroit, Mich. Bay Village, Ohio Detroit, Mich.

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Chris Mack Associate Head Coach: Travis Steele Assistant Coach: Luke Murray Assistant Coach: Mike Pegues Director of Basketball Administration: Mario Mercurio Director of Basketball Operations: Jeremy Growe

Xavier Newswire

Women’s Breakdown

Edited by: Brent Raines rainesb@xavier.edu

7 October 28, 2015

Women’s basketball schedule breakdown

BY ADAM PURVIS

Staff Writer After the kickoff of this upcoming basketball season with Muskie Madness, the women’s basketball team is getting ready for LWV Ă€UVW PDWFKXSV RI WKH VHDVRQ 7KH WHDP Ă€QLVKHG ODVW VHDVRQ 18-15, defeating Georgetown in WKH Ă€UVW URXQG RI WKH %LJ (DVW Tournament, and had a narrow YLFWRU\ GXULQJ WKH Ă€UVW URXQG RI WKH :RPHQ¡V %DVNHWEDOO ,QYLWDWLRQDO 7KH 0XVNLHV DUH VHW to play 29 games total, 11 nonconference and 18 conference, EHIRUH WKH %LJ (DVW 7RXUQDPHQW The start of the season this time around is happening in a speFLDO ZD\ 7KH Ă€UVW JDPH RI WKH \HDU LV

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the prior season along with their WRS VL[ UHERXQGHUV Their leading scorer, senior IRUZDUG %ULDQD *ORYHU ZDV UHFHQWO\ QDPHG SUHVHDVRQ $OO %LJ (DVW DW %LJ (DVW 0HGLD 'D\ :KLOH the preseason award was acknowledged by her coach, he expressed FRQĂ€GHQFH WKDW ELJJHU WKLQJV ZLOO FRPH ´,W LV FHUWDLQO\ DQ KRQRU IRU %UL and our program, but to be quite honest I think both of us will be more impressed when it comes at the conclusion of the regularVHDVRQ Âľ &RDFK 1HDO VDLG While the program was picked WR Ă€QLVK VL[WK LQ WKH FRQIHUHQFH DW %LJ (DVW 0HGLD 'D\ LW LV FOHDU that Coach Neal is returning this program to the height of its glory, RQH VWHS DW D WLPH

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Evansville

11/19

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11/22

Maryland-E. Shore

11/25

SE Louisana

11/28

Binghampton

12/3

Tennessee Tech

12/6

Middle Tennessee

12/9

Radford

12/13

Cincinnati

12/19

Howard

12/21

Kennesaw State

12/29

Georgetown

12/31

Villanova

1/5

at Butler

1/8

at Creighton

1/10

at Providence

1/15

Marquette

1/17

DePaul

1/22

at Seton Hall

1/24

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1/29

Butler

2/5

Providence

2/7

Creighton

2/12

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2/14

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2/19

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2/21

Seton Hall

2/26

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2/28

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Opinion: Neal getting Xavier back on track BY BRENT RAINES

2015-16 Schedule

2015-16 Women’s Team Roster Number 25 21 12 35 5 22 1 31 30 14 45 23 24 0 15

Name Anniina Ă„ijänen Maddison Blackwell Jada Byrd Jenna Crittendon Kayla Davis Erica Dawson Kindell Fincher Tierra Floyd Raeshaun Gaffney Briana Glover Imani Partlow Leah Schaefer Martha Thompson Marquia Turner Aliyah Zantt

Year Sophomore Junior Sophomore Senior Sophomore (RS) Sophomore (RS) Sophomore Freshman Junior (RS) Senior Freshman (RS) Junior Sophomore (RS) Sophomore Senior

Position Forward Forward Guard Guard Guard Guard Guard Forward Guard Forward Forward Forward Guard Guard Guard

Height 6-2 5-11 5-9 5-9 5-6 5-8 5-9 6-1 5-8 6-1 6-1 6-1 5-8 5-6 5-6

Hometown Coaching Staff Tampere, Finland Gahanna, Ohio Head Coach: Brian Neal Lithonia, Ga. Assistant Coach: Kate Achter Union, Ky. Brampton, Ontario Assistant Coach: Mark Ehlen Marietta, Ohio Fort Wayne, Ind. Toledo, Ohio Assistant Coach: Carla D. Morrow )DLUÂżHOG 2KLR Mason, Ohio Director of Basketball Operations: Cincinnati, Ohio Netta Smith Alexandria, Ky. Solon, Ohio Video Coordinator: Derek Liebert North Canton, Ohio Reynoldsburg, Ohio

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Our writers’ predictions for the upcoming season

Newswire photo by Adam Spegele

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We asked our sports writers to give their bold predictions for the upcoming season. Here’s what they said: Donnie Menke: Xavier makes a run in March and wins the Big East tournament, but ultimately falls in

the Sweet 16 for the second straight season. Paul Fristchner: Pending the point guard and defensive issues being resolved, this could be quite the year for Xavier basketball. There is so much

potential on this roster, especially with the addition of redshirt freshmen Edmund Sumner and Makinde London. Assuming nobody goes into a drastic decline but rather improves from last year, this could be the year Xavier once again ascends the rankings of college basketball. David Woeltz: Both Cincinnati and Xavier are ranked for the Shootout and midmajor makes the Final Four. Andrew Utz: Xavier Sweet 16 run, Part 2.

Brent Raines: &RXOG LW ÀQDOO\ KDSpen? Can Xavier make a Final Four? Xavier breaks through the Sweet 16 barrier and gives one of the blueblood programs a run for its money in the Elite Eight. Trevon Bluiett and

-DOHQ 5H\QROGV ÀQLVK All- Big East, while Sumner delivers on the hype and is Big East Freshman of the Year. Remy Abell and James )DUU ÀQLVK WKHLU FDUHHUV strong while Myles Davis emerges as the team’s leader and most clutch player.

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Newswire’s Sweet 16 Predicitions PAUL FRITSCHNER

ANDREW UTZ

BRENT RAINES

DAVID WOELTZ

ADAM TORTELLI

1. North Carolina 2. Duke 3. Virginia 4. Villanova 5. Xavier 6. Iowa State 7. Indiana 8. Mich. State 9. Arizona 10. Notre Dame 11. Gonzaga 12. Wichita State 13. Cincinnati 14. Wisconsin 15. Butler 16. Maryland

1. Duke 2. North Carolina 3. Kentucky 4. Wisconsin 5. Villanova 6. Michigan State 7. OSU 8. Virginia 9. Oklahoma 10. Notre Dame 11. Baylor 12. Indiana 13. Arizona 14. Maryland 15. Providence 16. Xavier

1. Kentucky 2. Maryland 3. Iowa State 4. Xavier 5. North Carolina 6. Virginia 7. Utah 8. Gonzaga 9. Vanderbilt 10. Villanova 11. Mich. State 12. Wichita State 13. Kansas 14. Oklahoma 15. SF Austin 16. Butler

1. Kentucky 2. Villanova 3. Gonzaga 4. North Carolina 5. Maryland 6. Duke 7. Kansas 8. Butler 9. Arizona 10. Indiana 11. Belmont 12. Mich. State 13. Wichita State 14. Arizona 15. Columbia 16. LSU

1. Xavier 2. Kentucky 3. Mich. State 4. Duke 5. LSU 6. Michigan 7. North Carolina 8. USC 9. Ohio State 10. Providence 11. Wichita State 12. California 13. Maryland 14. Arizona 15. Wofford 16. Gonzaga

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Basketball Preview

9 October 28, 2015

Musketeer Madness brings big recruits to Cintas

Photo courtesy of 247sports.com

Jones, thought to be a UCONN lean, committed to the Musketeers in June.

BY JOSH BOZZICK

Guest Writer Mignight Madness tip-off events are a tradition to kicking off the season for college basket-

ball teams. Getting lost in all the chaos of 3-point shootouts, dunk contests and intrasquad scrimmages is the amount of recruits these events draw. Madness events

also serve the purpose of hosting many recruits on campus at the same time. It’s typical for schools to host anywhere from 10 to 30 recruits at these events. For Xavier that is no different. On Friday night, Xavier hosted a number of prospects who come from the 2016, 2017 and 2018 high school graduating classes. Two of the three commitments in the 2016 class made an appearance. Kentucky pre-season Mr. Basketball Quentin Goodin and Vermont Academy’s Tyrique Jones were at the event. Four-star recruit Goodin is a 6-foot-4 point guard and is ranked as the no. 92 prospect according to ESPN. Connecticut native Jones is also a four-star recruit. The power forward is 6-foot-8 and ESPN has him as the No. 88 prospect in the 2016 recruiting class. The third member of Xavier’s highly ranked and anticipated 2016 class was not able to attend. That

member is 6-foot-8 power forward Eddie Ekiyor, who is from Canada. Rivals.com tabs him as a four-star prospect while Scout.com sees him as a three-star. Ekiyor will be enrolling at Xavier next semester as a redshirt freshman. The move will give him an extra semester to preSDUH IRU KLV ÀUVW VHDVRQ QH[W \HDU DW the collegiate level. Scout.com currently has Xavier’s 2016 class No. 23 in the country. Of course it is still early in the recruiting season, and all commits are verbal. November is when national letters of intent will be signed and WKH FRPPLWPHQWV VROLGLÀHG It looks like the 2016 class will be only Goodin, Jones and Ekiyor. However, highly touted ESPN four-star point guard and No. 30 ranked Bruce Brown was part of the Madness on Friday. Brown and Jones are teammates at Vermont Academy. There is a small chance Brown teams up with Jones for Xavier. Originally from Massachusetts, Brown is

speculated to be leaning toward the Indiana Hoosiers. The biggest recruit Xavier hosted was 2017 big man Ikey 2ELDJX 2ELDJX LV D ÀYH VWDU prospect and 7-foot tall center. A Nigerian native, Obiagu lives in Georgia and attends Greenforest Christian Academy. ESPN has him as ranked as the No. 10 ranked prospect in its 2017 top 60. That puts him as the No. 2 center in the entire class. Other 2017 recruits included 6-foot-9 point guard Abayomi Iyiola, 6-foot-7 point guard Victor Enoh, 6-foot-7 shooting guard Jamal Cain and 6-foot-5 small forward Jalen Adaway. Like Obiagu, Iyida is from Nigeria. Both he and Enoh are high school teammates with Obiagu. The 2018 recruits were 6-foot10 and 300 pound center E.J. Williams, 6-foot-7 point guard Darius Bazley and 6-foot-5 small forward Jerome Hunter. All three are from Ohio.

concussion protocol. The highlight of the introductions was head coach Chris Mack dressing up himself and his children to the theme of the song

“Bad to the Bone.â€? Trevon Bluiett, J.P. Macura, Myles Davis and Makinde London all participated in the 3-point contest. It was a close contest, but in the end, Bluiett beat Macura during the tiebreaker round after Davis and London were eliminated in the round prior. The dunk contest included Jalen Reynolds, Macura and London. Macura was actually a late addition to the dunk contest, as he was put in minutes before Madness began. The contest also had surprise guest judges Dee Davis and Andrew Mitchell. Macura was a great addition, VFRULQJ D SHUIHFW LQ WKH Ă€UVW round to guarantee a spot in the Ă€QDOV Next was Reynolds, who scored a 42 for his efforts. London had a

chance, but he could only manage a 37, sending Reynolds to the ÀQDOV ,Q WKH ÀQDOV 0DFXUD KDG DVsistance from Edmund Sumner, as he took the lob and slammed it home for a score of 46. Reynolds took the ball off the bounce and did a reverse dunk, but it was not quite enough as he scored a 45, making Macura the champion. In the scrimmage, it was Reynolds, Davis, Macura, London, Ashanti Burgess, Alex Bergen, Larry Austin Jr. and RaShid Gaston for Xavier White. Bluiett, Remy Abell, Sumner, Sean O’Mara, James Farr, Tim Stainbrook and Kevin Coker played as Xavier Blue. Xavier Blue won the scrimmage 28-19. Sumner, eight points, and Davis, seven points, both led their teams in scoring.

Musketeer Madness kicks off new season of Xavier basketball BY DONNIE MENKE

Staff Writer Musketeer Madness kicked off the new basketball season last Friday for both the men’s and women’s teams. It included team introductions, a 3-point contest for both teams, a dunk contest for the men, team scrimmages and appearances by former players. During the women’s introductions, Leah Schaefer hoisted a stuffed animal Simba as she was introduced, and Jenna Crittendon wore boxing gloves. Crittendon also defeated Martha Thompson, Marquia Turner and Kindell Fincher in the 3-point contest. The scrimmage for the women’s team included Turner, Kayla Davis, Erica Dawson, Schaefer, Thompson, Anniina Aijanen, Crittendon and Imani Thompson on Xavier White.

Fincher, Jada Byrd, Brianna Glover, Aliyah Zantt, Maddison Blackwell, Reashuan Gaffney and Tierra Floyd played on Xavier Blue. Xavier White won the scrimmage 19-14, as both Crittendon and Zantt led their WHDPV LQ VFRULQJ ZLWK ÀYH SRLQWV each. Between the women’s scrimmage and men’s introductions, there were a few events to get the fans involved with the madness, beginning with a ball toss. Next, there was an announcePHQW RI WKUHH OXFN\ UDIà H ZLQners. Finally, there was the halfcourt shot contest to win free books for next semester. All three attempts failed. After this came the introductions for the men’s team, which had a notable absence, Kaiser Gates, who was sitting out due to

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Bluiett rises to shoot the “money ball.�

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Staff Writer I never heard of Xavier before I applied in high school. Even ZKLOH , ZDV ÀOOLQJ RXW P\ ÀUVW March Madness bracket my senior year, I still knew little about the basketball culture surrounding the Jesuit university in Cincinnati. Don’t get me wrong. When I VWHSSHG RQ FDPSXV IRU P\ ÀUVW campus tour, I absolutely fell in love with it. Hence, I have been here for four years. But in 2011, I received an email from Father Graham apologizing for the unbecoming actions of the basketball team. I wasn’t a basketball fan then, so I had no idea what he was talking about. Later during school, my chemistry teacher showed me the video of the brawl at the Crosstown

Shootout and asked me if that was really the school I had chosen to attend. I begrudgingly told him it was. Just like in the college classic “Animal House,� both Xavier and Cincinnati were placed on double-top secret probation for two seasons. Neither of the schools were allowed to host the annual rivalry game, and the event was relocated to a neutral court at US Bank Arena. My freshman year, I missed the terrible loss to UC. For my sophomore year I went down with the pep band to US Bank Arena and cheered on Xavier. The game was electrifying, both student sections cheering back and forth. The pep bands played across the stadium, one trying to outplay the other. At the same time, it felt different,

having to travel to the arena and being on an unfamiliar court. Last year marked the end of the probation and the restart of having an alternating collegiate host to the Shootout. This started with UC hosting Xavier. At Xavier, students huddled in dorms around TVs to watch the game on campus. We cheered and roared together as Dee Davis put up three after three. We held our breath like it would matter to the incredible free throws of Trevon Bluiett. The victory now rolls onward into our thoughts as the game returns to Cintas Center this coming season. So for my senior year, it’s going to be UC at Xavier. Cintas Center will be like no other game throughout the year. Campus will

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be buzzing with excitement and with students sorting out tickets or deciding who is driving to get the blue body paint. Students will

rush in to get their seats. And I’ll be right there — courtside behind my drum set in Section 118.

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Conference Preview

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Xavier looks forward to a strong Big East BY BRENT RAINES Sports Editor

of skilled perimeter players such as Ryan Archiadiacono, Josh Hart It’s now year three of the new and Darrun Hilliard, but the real &DWKROLF Ă DYRUHG %LJ (DVW DQG key will be replacing the departthe 2015-16 season might repre- ing senior JayVaughan Pinkston’s sent Xavier’s best chance to make size and physicality down-low. a run at a conference title. For the Big men Daniel Ochefu and Kris second consecutive season, the Jenkins will be enough for the media picked the Musketeers to Wildcats to run through the reguĂ€QLVK IRXUWK LQ WKH FRQIHUHQFH DW lar season again, but lack of depth Big East Media Day. Here is the might result in another quick exit Newswire’s Big East conference from the Big Dance. preview and predictions. 2. Xavier (9-9, fourth) The Musketeers might be losing a lot of production from last season due to the graduations of Dee Davis and Matt Stainbrook, but they are more than equipped to replace them. Jalen Reynolds has improved markedly each season, and a slimmed down Sean 2¡0DUD VKRXOG EH UHDG\ WR Ă€OO LQ the minutes off of the bench. While they are without Davis’s steadiness and experience, Larry Austin Jr. and Edmond Sumner bring a size and athleticism to the Photo courtesy of villanovaoneup.wordpress.com frontcourt that Davis never had. Ochefu could determine ‘Nova’s tourney run. Also, keep an eye on Myles Davis. 1. Villanova (16-2 2014-15 Mack made a point to praise the conference record, Projected redshirt junior’s leadership in Ă€QLVK DW %( 0HGLD 'D\ )LUVW his interview with the Newswire. Another year, another con- Xavier’s completeness may ference championship for the make it the Big East team most Wildcats. While both James Farr likely to succeed in the NCAA and Chris Mack stressed the im- Tournament. Another run to the portance of beating Villanova Sweet 16, or beyond, might be in interviews with the Newswire, coming in March. Villanova simply has too much 3. Butler (12-6, third) talent for others to outpace them Much like Xavier, Butler is a over the course of the regular sea- program built on consistency and son. Gone is the vastly underap- player development. Losing two preciated glue-guy Dylan Ennis, key graduates in Alex Barlow and who transferred to Oregon, but Kameron Woods will hurt, but the highly recruited freshman Jalen Bulldogs’ coaches will likely mine Brunsen will help offset the loss. a few diamonds from the fringes The Wildcats return a plethora of the roster. Kellen Dunham,

Andrew Chrabascz and Roosevelt Jones return to lead the team, and NC State transfer Tyler Lewis will add an offensive burst. Butler will likely return to the tournament and might scare a heavy topseeded opponent while there. 4. Georgetown (12-6, second) Preseason allBig East Photo courtesy of theday.com D’Vauntes SmithRivera returns to 'XQQ PLVVHG PXFK RI KLV ÀUVW WZR VHDVRQV GXH WR LQMXULHV lead a young but talented team. hands too full to advance them Georgetown has had one of the any further from there. 6. Seton Hall (6-12, seventh) top-two recruiting classes in the It’s easy to forget that the talentBig East in the past two cycles, and coach John Thompson III ed Pirates were ranked in the early will look to develop his talent phases of conference play last while Smith-Rivera leads the team season. If he can get along with to wins. The Hoyas will struggle KLV WHDPPDWHV IRUPHU ÀYH VWDU more than some may think during recruit Isaiah Whitehead might the regular season, but might have make a run at Big East Player their best shot in several years for of the Year. Seton Hall’s tourney WKHLU ÀUVW UHWXUQ WR WKH 6ZHHW chances are in Whitehead’s hands. Will he rise up to the challenge? since 2007. 0DUTXHWWH VL[WK

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8. DePaul (6-12, eighth) Dave Leitao returns. The man who guided the Blue Demons to their last NCAA Tournament appearance in 2004 will take another shot at reviving the downtrodden program. He will have the wily Billy Garrett, Jr. to work with and QRW PXFK HOVH 'H3DXO ÀQLVKLQJ eighth rather than tenth says more about the last two teams than the Blue Demons, who already do not ÀJXUH WR EH WKDW JRRG 9. Creighton (4-14, ninth) Can Greg McDermott win without his son leading the team? There was a lot more talent than just Dougie McBuckets on Creighton’s most recent successful teams, but all of that talent is gone now. The elder McDermott will have Kansas State transfer Marcus Foster and highly touted local recruit Justin Patton at his disposal, but that will not be enough to contend in the Big East. The rowdy CenturyLink Center may help Creighton to a IHZ XSVHWV EXW LW ÀJXUHV WR EH D rough season in Omaha. 10. St. John’s (10-8, tenth) The Red Storm followed the Iowa State guide to success and hired a local legend with no coaching experience to invigorate the program. Hall-of-Fame player Chris Mullin hopes he can coach as well as he played. The Red Storm lost 11 players from last years’ team, so a solid recruiting class will look to showcase the future. Between the Knicks and St. John’s, Madison Square Garden probably will not be hosting much quality basketball until the Big East Tournament.

6. Xavier (8-10) Coach Brian Neal’s team looks to carry its momentum into 2015, as it has seen growing success under the third year coach. The Musketeers return all-conference selection Brianna Glover and three other starters to what should be an underrated and talented team as the season progresses. 7. Georgetown (2-16) 7KH +R\DV ZKR ÀQLVKHG ODVW in the conference in 2014, look to improve under the leadership of sophomore Dorothy Adomako. +RZHYHU WKH\ ZLOO QHHG WR ÀQG her some help, as Adomako led the team in just about every statistic last season. 8. Butler (10-8) 7KRXJK SURMHFWHG WR ÀQLVK eighth, The Bulldogs should be excited to return leading scorer Loryn Goodwin and for the arULYDO RI ÀYH VWDU UHFUXLW %ULWWDQ\ Ward, a player that has next-level scouts excited. 0DUTXHWWH Though the Golden Eagles return two of their top three leading scorers from last season, Marquette ranked dead last in the conference in defense, which they will need to improve if they want any chance of contending.

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A team that ranked at the bottom in team scoring last season, Providence adds insult to injury by losing its top scorer Alexis Harris. It could be a long season for the Friars if they cannot put the round thing in the hoop thing. Though DePaul seems to be the odds-on favorites to win the conference this season, they will ÀQG KHDY\ FRQWHQWLRQ IURP WHDPV like St. John’s and Villanova. Be sure to tune in to some Big East women’s basketball this season, as the road to the Big East championship should be an exciting one.

Women’s conference preview: DePaul’s league to lose BY KYLE TOOLEY Staff Writer

Women’s basketball is set to kick off in a few weeks, and there is no basketball more exciting than basketball in the Big East. The Blue Demons of DePaul, for the third straight year, are the coach’s favorite to win the conference, but it will not be an easy road. Teams from all around the conference are looking to dethrone the reigning champions, so let‘s take a look at the projected standings, as outlined by the coaches from around the Big East: 1. DePaul (15-3 Big East record in 2014-15) Coming off yet another conference title, DePaul is poised to have another big season. Though they have lost their leading scorer from last season in Brittany Hrynko, the Blue Demons still boast two preseason all-conference selections in seniors Megan Podkowa and Chanise Jenkins and, as always, are led by coach Doug Bruno, whose college and Olympic coaching resume speaks for itself. Though their freshman class is not all that impressive, they still have a core of upperclassmen that look to return to the top of the

3. Villanova (12-6) Last season’s third place team out of Philadelphia looks to build off of its success from a season ago, as it returns leading scorer Carolina Coyer, but that is about it. The Wildcats will not light up the stat sheet offensively, but their league-leading defense found them wins one way or another. They will need that defense to be as good, if not better, than last year if they want to live up to this ranking. 4. Creighton (10-8) 7KH ÀIWK SODFH WHDP LQ ODVW VHDPhoto courtesy of chicagotribune.com 3RGNRZD UHMHFWV D VKRW GXULQJ ODVW VHDVRQ son’s standings, Creighton returns Big East and eventually another senior Marissa Janning, last seacrack at the NCAA tournament, son’s leading scorer, and its standwhere they were ousted in the sec- out sophomore Sydney Lamberty, who were both named to the preond round a season ago. season all-Big East team. Junior 2. St. John’s (11-7) $ WHDP WKDW ÀQLVKHG IRXUWK Brianna Rollerson also returns to in the Big East last season, St. provide some help on the boards. 5. Seton Hall (15-3) John’s returns last season’s conLast year’s regular season ference leading scorer and preseason Player of the Year Aliyyah champs, the Pirates are projectHandford, who averaged a hair ed to fall a bit this season, even more than 19 points per game for though they return the conferthe Red Storm in 2014-15. She ence’s third leading scorer in and fellow senior Danaejah Grant, Tabatha Richardson-Smith. This who herself averaged 17 points projected downfall is attributed to per game last season, look to lead the fact that they lost their second the team into the season and con- and third leading scorers from tend with DePaul as best they can. 2014.

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Xavier Newswire Edited by: Brent Raines rainesb@xavier.edu

Basketball Preview

11 October 28, 2015

New faces arrive to both programs BY PAUL FRITSCHNER

Dee Davis going for NBA dream

She will add depth to the forStaff Writer ZDUG SRVLWLRQ LQ KHU Ă€UVW \HDU RI Another season of Xavier collegiate basketball. basketball is upon us and with it “In my opinion, she is the best comes a plethora of new faces. player in Ohio because she affects Both the men’s and women’s pro- the game in every way imaginable grams are bringing in a new assis- with her size and ability to play retant coach, and each has a new re- DOO\ HYHU\ SRVLWLRQ RQ WKH Ă RRU Âľ cruit. Here is all you need to know head coach Brian Neal said at her about them. signing. Kate Achter – Achter is the Luke Murray – Son of renewest member of the women’s nowned comedian Bill Murray, basketball coaching staff after Murray joins the Xavier coaching serving as the associate head coach staff after leaving Rhode Island at St. Bonaventure University. where he spent the past two seaAs a sons. Murray also has experience player, she at Towson University, Wagner is a for- University and the University of mer All- Arizona. American Murray was part of the greatp o i n t est singleguard. As season ima coach, provement she was a in NCAA history Photo courtesy of goxavier.com member of Kate Achter, Assistant. the staff at as a staff 6W %RQDYHQWXUH IRU Ă€YH \HDUV DQG member at was a part of three postseason ap- T o w s o n . pearances, including one run to He helped the Sweet 16. transfor m Photo courtesy of Xavier Athletics Tierra Floyd – Ranked by the one- Luke Murray, Assistant. ESPN as the 16th best player in win Tigers into an 18-win Colonial the nation at her position, Floyd Athletic Association contender averaged the following season. 16.7 points “Luke is one of the top young per game assistant coaches in America,â€? to go along head coach Chris Mack said. with 5.4 reKaiser Gates – Xavier basketbounds in ball fans are likely familiar with her junior Kaiser’s cousin, Yancy Gates, who year of played for the team that wears red high school and black across town (it has been in Toledo, Photo courtesy of goxavier.com reported however that the two are Ohio. Tierra Floyd, forward. not close.)

While not as extensive as Major League Baseball’s minor league system, the NBA’s Developmental League is a place where potential NBA players can improve their talent and showcase their skills to NBA teams. Not every NBA team has a D-League team attached to them, as there are only 18 members of the D-League. One Xavier men’s basketball Photo courtesy of zimbio.com graduate recently received an in*DVWRQ ÀJKWV IRU D UHERXQG LQ D JDPH DJDLQVW 1 & 6WDWH vitation to attend the Canton The highly touted recruit from son due to NCAA transfer rules Charge training camp. Standout Alpharetta, Ga., is the only true but will practice with the team point guard Dee Davis, the corfreshman for the Musketeers this in preparation for the 2016-17 nerstone of last year’s Sweet 16 season. ESPN gave him four stars season. squad, will attend the Charge’s He will have one year of eligi- training camp in an effort to make and ranked bility remaining to play with the the squad. The Charge are the afhim 24th Musketeers. at his posiÀOLDWHV RI WKH 1%$ SRZHUKRXVH Pending a productive season, Cleveland Cavaliers. tion. The Jalen Reynolds may decide to test 6-foot-8 During his career at Xavier, his skills in the NBA after this year, Davis amassed 494 assists, 133 forward and James Farr will be gone due to steals and 874 points. The most comes in graduation, so Gaston could be a notable moment of his stellar seas another JRRG ÀW WR ÀOO RQH RI WKRVH UROHV nior season was the dagger three post player Gaston led Norfolk State with he hit against rival Cincinnati in at the alPhoto courtesy of Xavier Athletics an average of 15.5 points and 9.6 the Crosstown Shootout. ready-deep Kaiser Gates, Forward rebounds per game last season position, Davis guided the team through so it will be interesting to see how and chose Xavier in part because the NCAA tournament and nearly much playing time he earns this of how close it is to his home in orchestrated the would-be defeat Warren, Ohio. season. of Arizona in the Sweet 16. He is looking to work on variGates is yet another member Even though he does not posof the recent string of strong ous aspects of his game such as sess an enormous stature, Davis recruits that have joined the shooting and ball handling dur- held his own in the college landing his sit-out season so he can scape, and it will be interesting to Musketeers. RaShid Gaston – Gaston, a be as productive as possible see how his game translates to the 6-foot-7 transfer from Norfolk ZKHQ KH ÀQDOO\ JHWV RQ WKH FRXUW next level. State, will be sitting out this sea- in 2016-17.

class, which was the deepest and most talented class signed by head coach Chris Mack in his tenure. Sumner was sidelined with tendinitis in his knees after playing only one game, and London was redshirted. The former fourstar recruit Sumner may make the biggest splash for the Musketeers, who are IDFHG ZLWK WKH GLIĂ€FXOW\ of replacing Dee Davis at point guard. Sumner will likely compete for the starting point guard position with fellow second-year player Larry Austin Jr., although junior shooting 1HZVZLUH Ă€OH SKRWR guard Myles Davis may /RQGRQ ULVHV IRU D VODP GXULQJ ODVW \HDU¡V H[KLELWLRQ be tasked with the role as well. BY DAVID WOELTZ Staff Writer Sumner is not only healthy, but When Cintas Center opens its he gained 25 pounds in the offseadoors for college basketball in a son. At 6-foot-6 and 183 pounds few weeks, some familiar faces his size can cause matchup probZLOO EH ORRNLQJ WR PDNH WKHLU Ă€UVW lems for opposing guards, somecontributions to the Musketeers. thing Xavier didn’t have with Dee Edmond Sumner and Makinde Davis last year. London both sat out last year, but In addition to his size, Sumner they will be able to add to Xavier’s is one of the quickest players on depth and contribute immediately. Xavier’s roster, and his develSumner and London were opment will be key for Xavier’s both part of the 2014 recruiting success.

“While he’s going to have his challenges, being slow-footed isn’t one of them, and that’s a blessing. He’s really, really gifted in keeping the ball in front of him,� Mack said. Makinde London is a 6-foot10 forward who adds to Xavier’s depth at the forward position. Coach Mack will have a good depth problem if London can play meaningful minutes behind Jalen Reynolds and James Farr. Similar to Farr, London is a stretch forward and has the ability to knock down long jumpers. London entered the 3-point contest at Musketeer Madness and showed he has a good touch from beyond the arc. London’s role with the 2015-16 team is uncertain, but with his size and shooting ability he is an intriguing player. For Xavier women’s basketball, Imani Partlow will be eligible after she redshirted last year. Partlow is a 6-foot-1 forward from Winton Woods High School in Cincinnati. The redshirt freshman saw action in the Musketeer’s four exhibition games in Canada this summer and demonstrated her ability to be a double-double threat. While the Musketeers return last year’s leading scorer Briana Glover at the forward position, Partlow will give head coach Brian Neal another option off the bench.

BY PAUL FRITSCHNER Staff Writer

Redshirts ready to step up Big East Media Day recap BY MEGAN LUX

me and Remy being seniors, we have been around Matt for about The Big East Media Day was three years, and I’ve been around held on Oct. 14 at Madison Square Dee for about three years, so I’ve Garden for the second year in a learned so much in seeing how row. The event kicked off with the they lead the team. How they lead opening introduction from com- our team to the Sweet Sixteen.â€? Both Remy Abell and Farr missioner Val Ackerman. “I can report to you that the were the representatives for the conference is strong and stable men’s basketball team for Big East and fully committed to nothing Media Day. Representing the women’s basshort of a national title in basketketball team were redshirt junior ball,â€? Ackerman said. Out of the Big East teams, guard Raeshaun Gaffney and seVillanova has again been picked nior forward Briana Glover. The as the favorite to win the con- women’s team is ranked numference and will start the season ber six in the preseason coaches’ ranked in the top 25. Last year the poll above Georgetown, Butler, Musketeers were runners-up to Marquette and Providence. This Villanova in the Big East tourna- LV D VLJQLĂ€FDQW SROO FOLPE IRU WKH ment championship game but are women’s team as it was ranked fully prepared to put that behind ninth in the past two seasons. Glover made a spot on the them and focus on the upcoming preseason All-Big East team, and season. ;DYLHU ZDV YRWHG WR Ă€QLVK coach Brian Neal is perhaps more fourth in the Big East conference optimistic about this season. “That’s why hopefully this year coaches’ poll. Both Jalen Reynolds and Trevon Bluiett made pre- with our experience we should be season All-Big East teams, which able to have more energy, more is promising for coach Chris engagement. If we can do that through the long part of the seaMack. “I think Jalen Reynolds has the son, hopefully we can climb the opportunity to be one of the best ladder,â€? Neal said. The Big East will start league bigs in our league,â€? Mack said. Echoing Mack’s sentiments play on Dec. 29 and 31. Xavier about this upcoming season is se- men’s team will play at Villanova on Dec. 31 and the women’s team nior James Farr. “Oh yeah, we have a great will take on Georegtown on Dec. core,â€? Farr said. “You know, with 29 at Cintas Center. Staff Writer

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Newswire Photo by Adam Spegele

James Farr (2), from Evanston, Ill., displays his athleticism while guarding an Ole-Miss player. Farr averaged an impressive 4.2 points per game during the 2014-15 season in addition to 5.3 rebounds per game and 29 blocks.

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Coach Chris Mack served as the assistant coach at Xavier from 1999 until 2001 and then again from 2004 until 2009. He has served as the head coach ever since. Before beginning his career on the Xavier coaching staff, however, Mack played on the Xavier basketball team for three years.

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