On October 30, 2021, Fieldhouse Flyer wrote:
Big East expert picks 2021-22: Projected order of finish, bold predictions, overrated and underrated teams – Matt Norlander, CBS – October 29, 2021
2. Xavier
This should be the best season yet under fourth-year coach Travis Steele. He has two preseason first team all-league guys in Zach Freemantle (16.1 ppg, 8.9 rpg) and Paul Scruggs (14 pts, 5.7 apg, 4.0 rpg), but the catch here is that Freemantle is out for at least the first five weeks of the season (foot), according to a source. Still, if he can be back by Christmas we like X to be No. 2 in the conference. If Freemantle's injury lingers, Xavier should be no worse than fourth and still in the NCAA tourney convo. The Musketeers return nine players from last season's team and add two solid transfers in Jack Nunge (Iowa) and Jerome Hunter (Indiana). Nunge's usage will certainly increase with Freemantle out. Xavier will win with a variety of looks, but it all starts with Scruggs, who has a case as the most reliable player in the conference.
BEXU wrote:Kyky Tandy out for the year. Kid can't catch a "break". Reportedly a stress fracture needing surgery.
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