Musketeer Report Podcast: Recent Episodes
Rick Broering
Go inside the locker rooms at the Cintas Center with this Xavier basketball insider podcast from MusketeerReport.com.
Paul Fritschner joins Rick to discuss Xavier's non-conference schedule, Filip Borovicanin's eligibility, and the current XU roster after summer workouts.
Xavier head coach Richard Pitino answers rapid fire questions about the transfer portal, his new roster, and Friday night's fan event at the Cintas Center.
Rick answers listener questions from the message board at MusketeerReport.com about Xavier's newly constructed roster after all of the transfer portal activity.
The legendary Herb Bauer joins Rick to talk about his career as Xavier's public address announcer for the last 40 years.
Rick answers subscriber questions from the premium message board at MusketeerReport.com on what lies ahead with roster decisions, NIL strategy, staff movement, and the transfer portal.
Rick is joined by former Xavier big man Kenny Frease from the Roll Blob Podcast to talk about Tu Holloway's jersey getting retired and Xavier's current frontcourt.
Rick shares his thoughts on the last four games and then Paul Fritschner joins him to recap the first half of the season and give his thoughts on the second half.
Rick discusses Xavier's 1-1 start in Big East play and then answers questions from the message board at MusketeerReport.com.
Rick is joined by Paul Fritschner to discuss Tre Carroll's performance in the Crosstown Shootout, Xavier's turnaround to this point, and how the Musketeers measure up in the Big East this year.
Rick brings on Mo Egger to give the Cincinnati perspective on the Crosstown Shootout and then talks to Paul Fritschner for his thoughts on Xavier.
Rick has Paul Fritschner on to discuss Xavier's recent 3-1 stretch where the Musketeers have taken on a strong identity and shown major improvement since the back-to-back losses to Santa Clara and Iowa.
Brian Snow joins Rick for a clear look at how NIL is shaping roster building, then Sean Bock from Hawkeye Insider stops by to break down Iowa ahead of Friday's matchup.
Paul Fritschner and Rick Broering preview Xavier's upcoming season and make predictions for every game on the Musketeers' schedule.
Rick is joined by The Legend Brian Snow to talk about stories from his time covering the Musketeers, life as a member of a college basketball staff, thoughts on Xavier's place in the current college basketball landscape, how to succeed in the NIL age, and more.
Xavier head coach Richard Pitino joins Rick live at Dana Gardens to talk about his new roster and the start of summer workouts.
Rick is joined by Xavier assistant coach Tarvish Felton for a conversation about his background, recruiting undervalued talents at New Mexico, priorities when building XU's roster, the PG position, & more.
Rick is joined by Xavier's associate head coach Isaac Chew for a conversation about his bond with Richard Pitino, the type of players they look for, why he's always admired the Big East, and how they're building a roster.
Rick is joined by Paul Fritschner, Jason Meyer (Cap X), Kenny Frease and a cast of Xavier fans to talk about Xavier's big recruiting weekend and more.
Paul Fritschner and Rick Broering discuss Richard Pitino's introductory press conference at Xavier.
Rick takes calls from Xavier fans after Xavier announced the hiring of Richard Pitino Jr. as the new head coach at Xavier.
Rick is joined by Paul Fritschner and Jeremy Werner from 247Sports' Illinois site to discuss Xavier's win over Texas and the matchup against the Fighting Illini.
Paul Fritschner joins Rick Broering to discuss Xavier's First Four matchup in the NCAA Tournament against Texas.
Paul Fritschner joins Rick Broering to discuss Xavier's seven-game winning streak to end the regular season, whether or not the Musketeers met expectations, the latest bracketology, and the Big East Tournament.
Paul Fritschner joins Rick to discuss Xavier's last two huge wins over Creighton and Butler. The guys talk about what Greg McDermott and Thad Matta had to say about the Musketeers, and also give their thoughts on Xavier's chances of winning the Big East Tournament.
Paul Fritschner joins Rick Broering to discuss Xavier's win over Butler, the Musketeers' final regular season matchups, and a bracketology update.
Rick is joined by Paul Fritschner to discuss whether or not the Musketeers can reel off seven-straight wins after missing a big opportunity to enhance their resume with a Quad 1 win at Villanova. They also talk about which players they're most focused on watching the next seven games, and preview Xavier's upcoming game at Providence.
Rick is joined by Hunter Sansom AKA NKY Bracket Guy and Paul Fritschner to talk bracketology and where Xavier currently stands. They go on to discuss John Hugley's big performance at Creighton, Dailyn Swain's recent breakout, the bench play from Jerome Hunter and Dante Maddox, and the upcoming matchup against Georgetown.
Paul Fritschner and Rick Broering discuss Xavier's recent stretch with big wins and a tough overtime loss at St. John's, where the Musketeers stand in terms of Bracketology, the impact of Dailyn Swain's injury, the lack of bench production, and more.
Paul Fritschner joins Rick Broering to discuss takeaways from Xavier's win over DePaul and the road ahead for the Musketeers. Rick then talks about what he thinks is this team's biggest issue and what he's focused on the rest of the way.
Rick Broering is joined by Paul Fritschner to discuss Xavier's close losses to UConn and Marquette.
Rick takes calls from Xavier fans and discusses Zach Freemantle's knee injury and the Crosstown Shootout.
Rick Broering is joined by Paul Fritschner and Mo Egger to preview the Crosstown Shootout.
Rick is joined by Jamie Plunkett from the TCU 247 site HornedFrogBlitz.com to preview Xavier's matchup at TCU in the Big East-Big 12 Battle.
Paul Fritschner and Rick Broering discuss Xavier being ranked outside the top 100 in the initial NET rankings of the 2024-25 season. The guys address concerns after back-to-back uninspiring performances against Michigan and South Carolina State before looking ahead to the next few games.
Rick is joined by Paul Fritschner to talk about Sean Miller's postgame comments following the Musketeers' 80-55 win over Siena. He also talks to John Whittle from the South Carolina 247 site to preview XU's opening round matchup in the Ft. Myers Tip-Off.
Paul Fritschner and Rick Broering discuss Xavier's 75-60 win over Wake Forest and Xavier's 4-0 start to the season.
Paul Fritschner and Rick Broering discuss the positive takeaways from Xavier's season-opening 78-69 win over Texas Southern. They also talk about the concerns from game one.
Dave Borges from the New Haven Register joins Rick Broering to preview the 2024-25 UConn basketball season.
Rick Broering previews DePaul's 2024-25 basketball team with Joey Pollizze from the DePaul 247 site WeAreDePaul.com.
Paul Fritschner and Rick Broering preview Xavier's upcoming season and make predictions for every game on the Musketeers' schedule.
Rick talks to DC basketball writer Patrick Stevens about Georgetown's offseason and the Hoyas' outlook for 2024-25.
Paul Fritschner and Rick Broering discuss the start of a new season, Lassina Traore's injury, takeaways from preseason practices, Musketeer Madness, the Dayton exhibition, XU's new docuseries and more.
Rick talks to NJ.com's Adam Zagoria about Seton Hall's offseason and the Pirates' outlook for 2024-25.
Xavier's basketball season takes a major hit as key big man Lassina Traore suffers a season-ending knee injury - here's how his absence will impact the Musketeers' lineup, defense, and game plan moving forward.
Rick talks to the Indy Star's Akeem Glaspie about Butler's offseason and the Bulldogs' outlook for 2024-25.
Xavier's Associate AD for Development Seth Breitenstein talks NIL and answers some questions for fans live at Dana Gardens. BJ from Dana's also shares some information on current fundraisers.
Musketeer Report and The Sean Miller Podcast join forces to talk about Xavier's summer and preview the team before the start of official preseason practices.
Rick discusses the latest update on Jerome Hunter's recovery from Achilles surgery. He then answers questions from XU fans.
Rick talks to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Ben Steele about Marquette's offseason and the Golden Eagles' outlook for 2024-25.
Rick talks to the Philadelphia Inquirer's Jeff Neiburg about Villanova's offseason and the Wildcats' outlook for 2024-25.
Rick talks to the Providence Journal's Bill Koch about Providence's offseason and the Friars' outlook for 2024-25.
Rick hits on the team being back on campus for the start of the semester and the latest in Xavier recruiting before diving into Creighton with Jon Walker from the Omaha World-Herald.
Rick briefly discusses the latest on Xavier recruiting and the current lull in the offseason schedule before diving into St. John's with Zach Braziller from the New York Post.
Rick talks about the Zip Em Up team in TBT, his first look at the current team during an open practice, Trevon Bluiett getting his jersey retired, the recruiting evaluation period, and Xavier's 2025 recruiting hot board.
Zip Em Up's assistant GM Jason Meyer aka CapX34 joined Rick to discuss Xavier's alumni team and the upcoming TBT. The guys also answer listener questions at the end of the show.
Kenny Frease joined Rick to discuss Xavier's offseason, the potential starting lineup for next season, and the new frontcourt.
Rick discusses Dan Hurley's decision to return to UConn with Locked on UConn host Mark Zanetto. He also ranks the Big East coaches now that Hurley is back in the fold, and talks about Xavier's first workouts of the summer.
John Fanta joined Rick and Paul to discuss where Xavier stacks up in the Big East. Plus, Fanta talks about the offseason for each Big East team and makes his case for six Big East teams in his way-too-early top 25.
Rick does a random Q&A with Xavier fans on Memorial Day. Topics discussed include Bill Walton's death, Nike EYBL in Kansas City, comparing XU's three transfer guards to previous transfers, the Musketeers' starting lineup next season, Big East expansion, and more.
Rick takes calls from Xavier fans and discusses the biggest Xavier villains of all-time, Jaylen Harrell postponing his decision, Xavier baseball in the Big East tournament, the NCAA settlement, and more.
Rick takes callers and discusses Jaylen Harrell's visit, the NCAA evaluation period, Xavier's baseball team in the Big East Tournament, Zach Freemantle on the Sean Miller Podcast, and more.
Rick takes calls from XU fans and talks about the start of the live evaluation period, close recruiting misses, and XU players who didn't work out for the Musketeers but that he always believed could have.
Rick talks about Xavier's roster in 2025-26 and how the coaching staff will look to build the team going forward. He also talks to Paul Fritschner about the latest episode of the Sean Miller Podcast with Colby Jones.
Rick takes calls from Xavier fans while discussing Xavier's newest addition in Boise State transfer Roddie Anderson and much more.
Rick takes calls from Xavier fans and discusses Florida State transfer Cam'Ron Fletcher committing to the Musketeers.
Paul Fritschner and Rick take calls from Xavier fans as they discuss Brad Colbert returning to Xavier on scholarship, what the coaches are going to do with the final two spots, and Sean Miller's comments about roster-building on the latest episode of his podcast.
Rick Broering takes calls from Xavier fans as they discuss the news of the week with Jonathan Powell decommitting from XU, Desmond Claude committing to USC, and more.
Paul Fritschner and Rick Broering discuss Xavier's newest commitment over the weekend, Lassina Traore. They also take a call from an XU fan.
Paul Fritschner and Rick Broering recap last week's events and look at what's ahead this week for Xavier basketball in the transfer portal. They also take calls and answer questions from XU fans.
Rick takes calls from Xavier fans on Twitter Spaces after Indiana State transfer Ryan Conwell commits to Xavier.
Rick takes calls from Xavier fans on Twitter Spaces after Toledo transfer Dante Maddox Jr. commits to Xavier.
Rick takes calls from Xavier fans on Twitter Spaces after Oklahoma transfer John Hugley commits to Xavier.
Paul Fritschner and Rick Broering are live as they discuss Xavier's recruiting efforts in the transfer portal and take questions from listeners.
Paul Fritschner and Rick Broering recap Xavier's 2023-24 season. The guys also talk about transfer portal updates and what's next for the Musketeers.
Rick talks to Paul Fritschner from Xavier's practice at the Cintas Center and Georgia's 247 write Jordan Hill to preview the Musketeers' NIT matchup against the Bulldogs. Then he takes questions from Xavier fans about the transfer portal.
Paul Fritschner and Rick Broering discuss Xavier's last two wins, Quincy Olivari and Desmond Claude's big scoring performances, Kachi Nzeh's recent emergence, the Ohio State coaching search, and what's next for Xavier.
Rick talks about the rumors regarding Sean Miller being a candidate at Ohio State and takes questions from Xavier fans.
Paul Fritschner and Rick Broering discuss Xavier's frontcourt issues as the team went 1-1 last week. The guys also talk about Jerome Hunter's injury, a bracketology update, the final possession of the Villanova game, and more.
Paul Fritschner and Rick Broering discuss what the Musketeers need to do to make the big dance, Quincy Olivari's 43-point night at DePaul, Lazar Djokovic's re-emergence in the rotation, the future of the frontcourt, and the next two games against Villanova and Creighton.
Paul Fritschner joins Rick Broering to discuss takeaways from Xavier's win over Georgetown and loss at Creighton. The guys also preview the next game against UConn.
Paul Fritschner and Rick Broering discuss Xavier's improved play in the new year after consecutive wins over Providence and Butler. They also look at what's ahead for the Musketeers.
Paul Fritschner and Rick Broering recap Xavier's tough loss at Villanova before previewing the upcoming matchup with UConn. The guys also touch on the Sean Miller Podcast episode with Chris Mack.
Paul Fritschner and Rick Broering discuss Xavier's 6-5 record through the non-conference portion of the schedule. The guys also preview what's ahead in the Big East.
Paul Fritschner and Rick discuss Xavier's fifth-straight win over Cincinnati in the Crosstown Shootout.
DISCLAIMER: There is some profanity from the callers in this episode. Listen with your kids at your own risk.Rick takes calls from Xavier fans following the Musketeers' 84-79 win over Cincinnati in the Crosstown Shootout.
Paul Fritschner and Rick discuss Xavier's rough last two weeks after the Musketeers dropped another home game to Delaware. The guys then preview the Crosstown Shootout.
Rick talks to Chuck Walter from Chatterbox Bearcats to get his take on this year's Cincinnati team before the Crosstown Shootout.
Paul Fritschner and Rick Broering give their big takeaways from Xavier's loss to Oakland and discuss where the Musketeers are at going forward. The guys also preview Friday night's game against Houston at the Cintas Center.
Paul Fritschner and Rick Broering discuss Xavier's 1-1 trip to Las Vegas including the debut of Lazar Djokovic and Sasa Ciani moving into a starting role. The guys also preview the Musketeers' upcoming games.
Paul Fritschner and Rick Broering share what they've been encouraged by and what they're concerned about after Xavier's 2-1 start to the 2023-24 season. The guys also preview the Vegas Invitational.
Paul Fritschner and Rick discuss the Sean Miller Podcast, Musketeer Tip-off and closed scrimmages, the starting lineup and rotation, the strengths and weaknesses of this team, and game-by-game predictions for Xavier's entire schedule.
Paul Fritschner and Rick take questions from Xavier fans about the Musketeers after the first few week of fall practices ahead of the 2023-24 season.
Paul Fritschner and Rick Broering discuss Xavier's newest addition for the upcoming season after the Musketeers landed a commitment from big man Sasa Ciani out of Slovenia.
Rick takes questions from Xavier fans about the Musketeers' offseason including the two exhibitions in The Bahamas and the new additions to the roster.
Paul Fritschner and Rick Broering discuss Xavier adding two new international players for the upcoming season, the Musketeers' two wins in The Bahamas, upcoming secret scrimmages against Notre Dame and Kent State, Trevon Bluiett and JP Macura being inducted into the XU Athletic Hall of Fame, Zip Em Up and TBT, and XU alumni signing pro deals.
Rick is joined by Ryan Reynolds, the special assistant to Sean Miller at Xavier, for a conversation about his path into basketball, his role at Xavier, his relationship with Sean Miller, Xavier's scheduling, and more.
Special guest Jason Meyer aka CapX on Twitter joins Rick to discuss this year's Zip Em Up team, a potential alumni Crosstown Shootout, what's next with the Roll Blob Podcast, the 2023-24 non-conference schedule announcement, and what to expect from this year's Xavier team.
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Rick is joined by Locked On Kings host Matt George for a conversation about Colby Jones getting drafted by the Sacramento Kings.
Paul Fritschner and Rick Broering discuss Xavier's new additions arriving to campus, the current roster, summer workouts starting, predicting the starting lineup, transfer portal news, 2024 recruiting updates, breaking down the 2023-24 non-conference schedule, and more.
Rick is joined by Xavier's Director of Recruiting Ryan Anderson for a conversation about his background, his relationship with Sean Miller, his role on the staff at Xavier, recruiting, and more.
Rick was joined by Xavier assistant coach Dante Jackson and Adam Baum live at Dana Gardens to recap the season and talk about next year.
Rick takes calls from Xavier fans after the Musketeers' 83-71 loss to Texas in the Sweet 16.
Rick is joined by Paul Fritschner, Adam Baum, and Doug Tifft as they preview the Xavier and Texas matchup in the Sweet 16 while taking calls from Xavier fans.
Paul Fritschner and Rick take calls from Xavier fans after the Musketeers' 84-73 second-round win over Pittsburgh.
Paul Fritschner takes calls from Xavier fans including former XU player Kenny Frease after the Musketeers' first-round win over Kennesaw State.
Paul Fritschner and Rick are joined by Xavier's Associate Athletics Director for Basketball Administration Mario Mercurio on Selection Sunday to talk about Xavier's 3 seed, the selection process, scheduling, multi-team events, and the future of college basketball. The guys also take calls from Xavier fans.
Rick takes calls from Xavier fans following the Musketeers' 65-51 loss to Marquette in the championship of the Big East Tournament.
Rick takes calls from Xavier fans following the Musketeers' 82-60 win over Creighton in the semifinals of the Big East Tournament.
Rick takes calls from Xavier fans following the Musketeers' 89-84 win over DePaul in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament.
Paul Fritschner and Rick are joined by Adam Baum to discuss the breaking news of Zach Freemantle being out for the rest of the year. The guys also take calls from Xavier fans while previewing the Big East Tournament.
Paul Fritschner and Rick discuss the upcoming final week of the Big East regular season live on Twitter spaces while taking calls from Xavier fans.
Paul Fritschner and Rick discuss Xavier's 1-2 stretch over the last three games with losses to Marquette and Villanova sandwiched around a win over DePaul. The guys took calls and talked to The Enquirer's Adam Baum.
Paul Fritschner and Rick discuss Xavier's loss at Butler live on Twitter spaces while taking calls from Xavier fans.
Paul Fritschner and Rick discuss Xavier's wins over Providence and St. John's without Zach Freemantle live on Twitter spaces while taking calls from Xavier fans. The podcast also includes a guest appearance from The Enquirer's Adam Baum.
Paul Fritschner and Rick discuss Xavier's 1-1 week against UConn and Creighton live on Twitter spaces while taking calls from Xavier fans. The podcast also includes a guest appearance from The Enquirer's Adam Baum.
Paul Fritschner and Rick discuss Xavier's 1-1 week against DePaul and Georgetown live on Twitter spaces while taking calls from Xavier fans. The podcast also includes a guest appearance from The Enquirer's Adam Baum.
Paul Fritschner and Rick discuss another big week for Xavier as the Musketeers knocked off Creighton and Marquette. They also talk about XU's NCAA Tournament prospects, potential postseason awards for Souley Boum, and the rest of the Big East conference.
Rick and Paul Fritschner discuss Xavier's 88-80 win at Villanova with XU fans live on Twitter spaces immediately following the game.
Paul Fritschner and Rick discuss Xavier's big win over No. 2 UConn live on Twitter spaces while taking calls from Xavier fans. The podcast also includes a guest appearance from The Enquirer's Adam Baum.
Paul Fritschner and Rick discuss Xavier's wins over Georgetown and Seton Hall to begin Big East play. They also discuss the impact of the Arizona IARP ruling on Sean Miller and Xavier basketball.
Paul Fritschner and Rick discuss Xavier's exciting win over Cincinnati in the Crosstown Shootout to give the Musketeers their fourth-straight win over the Bearcats.
Paul Fritschner and Rick discuss Xavier's big win over West Virginia and preview the Crosstown Shootout. The guys were live on YouTube and Facebook taking questions from listeners while recording this.
Paul Fritschner and Rick discuss Xavier's 1-2 trip to Portland for the Phil Knight Legacy tournament. The guys talk about the defensive struggles, the offensive success, and the Musketeers' non-conference resume.
Paul Fritschner and Rick discuss Xavier's close loss to Indiana in the Gavitt Games and look ahead to the PK85.
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Paul Fritschner and Rick discuss Xavier's first two wins of the season over Morgan State and Montana. The guys talk about what looks new under Sean Miller's direction, what has stood out about individual players, and the matchup on Friday night with Indiana.
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Paul Fritschner and Rick discuss Xavier's exhibition against Kentucky Wesleyan, the starting lineup and rotation, the strengths and weaknesses of this team, the impact of Sean Miller, and game-by-game predictions for Xavier's entire schedule. The guys wrap up the podcast by discussing the news that Xavier is interested in relaunching a football program.
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Rick is joined by Xavier's Vice President for Administration and Director of Athletics Greg Christopher to discuss his job, the hiring of Sean Miller, Arizona's IARP hearing involving Miller, season ticket sales, upgrades to the athletic facilities on campus, the impact of NIL on college sports, and the future of the Big East and college athletics.
Paul Fritschner and Rick discuss Xavier's summer recruiting haul of Trey Green, Reid Ducharme, Dailyn Swain, and Kachi Nzeh. The guys also preview the start of practice and briefly touch on the release of the schedule.
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Paul Fritschner and Rick discuss Xavier landing a commitment from 2023 point guard Trey Green. The guys also talk about what's ahead for Xavier's 2023 recruiting class and some progress reports on the current team.
Paul Fritschner joins Rick to talk Xavier hoops in the offseason. The guys discuss the first Sean Miller show, the roster, the new coaching staff, recruiting, and take questions from listeners.
Rick is joined by new Xavier assistant coach David Miller for a conversation about his background, his new job at Xavier, recruiting, new XU transfer Souley Boum, and more.
Rick is joined by new Crawford Family associate head coach Adam Cohen for a conversation about his background, his new job at Xavier, recruiting, and more.
Paul Fritschner and Rick discuss Jonas Hayes taking the head coaching job at Georgia State, takeaways from an NIT championship, Dwon Odom entering the transfer portal, more potential roster attrition, Sean Miller's future staff at Xavier, and way too early top 25 polls featuring XU.
Paul Fritschner and Rick are joined by Dan from the Dana & Victory Podcast to discuss Xavier's new head coach, Sean Miller.
Paul and Rick discuss Xavier's late collapse again and the loss to Butler in the Big East Tournament. They also talk about Xavier's decision to accept an NIT bid and what it means for the offseason before breaking down the entire NIT bracket.
Paul and Rick discuss the end of Xavier's regular season and preview the Big East Tournament.
Paul and Rick discuss Xavier's four-game losing skid after a 16-point home loss to Seton Hall. They also hit on what the Musketeers need to do the rest of the way to still earn an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament.
Paul Fritschner joins Rick to talk Xavier hoops after the Musketeers fell to Providence in triple-overtime 99-92.
Paul and Rick discuss Xavier's home loss to St. John's, making the Musketeers 1-3 in their last four games.
Paul and Rick discuss Xavier's 1-1 week at the Cintas Center with a win over Butler and a loss at DePaul.
Paul and Rick talk hoops live while answering questions from XU fans as the Musketeers sit at 15-5 overall and 5-4 in the Big East after Saturday's win at Creighton.
Paul and Rick discuss Xavier's back-to-back losses to Marquette and Providence. The guys also hit on the Chris Mack situation at Louisville.
Paul and Rick talk hoops live while answering questions from XU fans following a 1-1 week with a loss to Villanova and a win over Creighton.
Paul and Rick discuss Xavier's win at Butler and then preview the rematch with Villanova at Cintas.
Paul and Rick discuss Xavier's frustrating loss at Villanova. They also touch on the Marquette win and look at what's next in Big East play.
Paul and Rick discuss Xavier's dominating performance against Cincinnati in the Crosstown Shootout. They also look ahead to the start of Big East play.
Paul and Rick are joined by ESPN 1530 host Mo Egger to discuss the Crosstown Shootout matchup and give their predictions.
Paul and Rick discuss Xavier's big win at Oklahoma State as part of the Big East-Big 12 challenge and look ahead to Wednesday night's game against Ball State.
Paul and Rick discuss the good and the bad from Xavier's 1-1 trip to Brooklyn for the NIT Tip-Off. The guys also talk about the return of Zach Freemantle and the big Oklahoma State matchup on Sunday.
Paul and Rick discuss Xavier's massive win over Ohio State and the importance of it for Travis Steele and his team. The guys also touch briefly on the blowout win over Norfolk State before looking ahead to the NIT Tip-Off where Xavier could face Memphis or Virginia Tech.
Paul and Rick discuss the good and the bad from Xavier's wins over Niagara and Kent State to open the season.
Paul and Rick preview Xavier's 2021-22 season. The guys give their takeaways from the exhibition and preseason practices before taking a game-by-game look at XU's schedule and then taking questions from the MusketeerReport message board.
Rick is joined by Adam Baum for a conversation about Xavier basketball. You can follow Adam's coverage of Xavier on his Twitter page, @AdamJBaum. The two discuss topics suggested by MusketeerReport.com subscribers.
Those topics included: - Adam's clementine obsession and pregame routine - Adam's dream beat to work and how it's changed - The most surprising tidbit he's uncovered about a current Xavier player - The most fun piece Adam has written on the Xavier beat - The status of the new practice facility - The first thing Rick and Adam will be looking for when practice starts this week - Position battles to watch leading up to the season - If ______ becomes an impact player, it would give XU its highest ceiling - The weakest part of this Xavier team and why they will lose - Which player will play a bigger role than fans expect? Which player might see his role decrease? - Is Dwon Odom the starting point guard to start the season? - The importance of having the "best player" on the floor and being able to close games
Rick is joined by Andy MacWilliams for a conversation about Xavier basketball. You can follow Andy's coverage of Xavier on his Twitter page, @mm_andymac. The two discuss topics suggested by MusketeerReport.com subscribers.
Those topics included: - The biggest question mark with Xavier's 2021-22 roster - The Travis Steele Era so far and his future at Xavier - The all-time greatest Xavier coach - The best Xavier team since 2000 - Andy's favorite road trip story from any Xavier away game in the 80s or 90s - The Chris Mack and Dino Gaudio situation at Louisville
Paul and Rick talk about the Xavier alumni team's performance in The Basketball Tournament, 2022 recruiting, and the current team. After that, the new director of recruiting Jordan Brooks joins them to talk about his background, his new role, and his impressions of a few current players from summer workouts.
Paul and Rick talk about Xavier's first commit in the 2022 class, Kam Craft. The guys then talk with Mario Mercurio about the NCAA's rule change allowing players to make money off their name, image, and likeness. After that, new assistant coach Danny Peters joins them to talk about his path to Xavier and why it was such an attractive place for him to come work.
New host Paul Fritschner and Rick record their first episode together as the MusketeerReport Podcast. The guys talk about the addition of Jerome Hunter before going in-depth on the 2021-22 roster and then discussing the Zip 'Em Up TBT team. They close the podcast by talking to Xavier head coach Travis Steele.