Xavier men's basketball opens season with 97-52 win over Mount St. Mary's
The gist
Xavier beat Mount St. Mary's 97-52 in its opener, extending the nation's best win streak in openers to 37 games.
The rebuilt roster of 11 newcomers next hosts Eastern Michigan.
How it unfolded
- Sep 3, 2026Pitino said in the BIG EAST Summer Check-In Series that Braden Appelhans, Tru Washington and Jovan Milicevic wanted to return, saying "I feel like I've got the band back together."
- Oct 2, 2026Xavier men's mini-packs went on sale, with four-game packages starting at $125 and six-game packages at $200, including matchups with Iowa, St. John's and UConn.
- Nov 2, 2026Xavier beat Mount St. Mary's 97-52 at Cintas Center in Cincinnati in its regular season opener, extending the nation's best win streak in openers to 37 games.
Key terms
- BIG EAST
- A collegiate athletic conference competing in NCAA Division I, mainly in the northeastern and midwestern United States.
- transfers
- An NCAA database that lets student-athletes publicly signal their desire to transfer between member schools.
Source: Wikipedia