{"id":71864,"date":"2023-03-14T14:42:18","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T14:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/?p=71864"},"modified":"2023-03-14T14:42:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T14:42:21","slug":"can-xavier-win-the-national-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runyourpool.com\/articles\/2023\/03\/14\/can-xavier-win-the-national-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Xavier Win the National Championship?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Xavier reached the Big East Tournament Final before bowing down to Marquette, but the Musketeers amassed a five-straight positive streak prior, flexing their muscles at the most important time. Xavier boasts victories against Marquette, West Virginia, Providence, Creighton, and UConn twice each in the regular season, enough to earn it the No. 3 seed in the Midwest Regional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">??? ?????????? ???? ??? 3\ufe0f\u20e3 ???? ?? ??? ??????? ??????! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vr14wlsVSZ\">pic.twitter.com\/vr14wlsVSZ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Xavier Basketball (@XavierMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/XavierMBB\/status\/1635042503027232768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Musketeers have to play the NCAA Tournament<a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/xavier-basketball-news-zach-freemantle-undergo-season-ending-foot-surgery\"> without Zach Freemantle<\/a>, one of their best all-around players, but they\u2019ve grown more accustomed to his absence since he injured his foot in late January. This team has four players scoring in double-figures and loves to spread the wealth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Last National Championship:<\/strong> None<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Last Final Four:<\/strong> None<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2023 Title Odds: <\/strong>+5000 (as of March 13, 2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why Xavier Will Make a Run<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This team plays some of the best offense you\u2019ll see in the country. They share the ball beautifully \u2013 Xavier is atop Division I in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/stats\/basketball-men\/d1\/current\/team\/216\"> assists per game<\/a> (19.9) \u2013 and have players who can hit from anywhere on the court. The Musketeers are first in the Big East in<a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/conferences\/statistics\/team\/_\/id\/4\/stat\/3-points\/sort\/scoringEfficiency\"> points per shot<\/a> (1.33) and lead the league in<a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/conferences\/statistics\/team\/_\/id\/4\/stat\/3-points\/sort\/threePointFieldGoalPct\"> three-point percentage<\/a> (39.5). Any Xavier game that\u2019s played to the tempo that this team prefers will have a lot of scoring. This could be a death kneel for certain opponents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9WhP0jD_rek\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Xavier does a good job of cleaning up on the defensive glass. The Musketeers held their opponents below 10 offensive rebounds in more than 70 percent of their games so far this season, making up somewhat for their defensive deficiencies. Though Xavier doesn\u2019t do as well on the offensive boards, it still does better than most, and you can consider this a very good rebounding team as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why Xavier Will Exit Early<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense is not Xavier\u2019s strong suit. There is not a single player on this roster with a defensive rating below 100. The Musketeers aren\u2019t great at defending triples, giving up 36.1 percent from three. Xavier&#8217;s opponents have shot better than 43 percent from deep on 12 separate occasions this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the tempo Xavier prefers, it makes plenty of sense that its opponents would get a lot of shooting opportunities. That\u2019s not what\u2019s worrisome \u2013 what\u2019s worrisome is that the Musketeers can sometimes switch off defensively, and if they come across an explosive team well-prepared to run with them, all those extra shots will heavily impact the final score. That\u2019s not to mention the 15.9 personal fouls that Xavier commits on average per game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What It\u2019ll Take to Win<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Xavier has to outscore everybody, plain and simple. This is not a team that hangs its hat on its defense. If Xavier is to win the national championship, it will be done with remarkable scoring runs, high-octane shooting, and ball movement that dizzies defenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least two of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fGec7yVsM74&amp;ab_channel=TremendousUpside\">Souley Boum<\/a>, Colby Jones, Adam Kunkel, or Jack Nunge will have to go off in every game for Xavier to accomplish the ultimate, and the more the merrier. Jerome Hunter has taken on the role of replacing Freemantle well, but he\u2019s not capable of producing at that same level. It\u2019ll take a gigantic effort from the four main scorers to pull Xavier over the line considering the likely scorelines of its showdowns. The Musketeers have only been held below 80 points 12 times this season \u2013 they\u2019re 4-8 in those games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Big East runner-up Xavier Musketeers got a favorable draw in the NCAA Tournament, but can they go all the way? 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