Xavier Musketeers 1996-1997 Retro Shorts dup-review-publication Led by Herb Jones

Led by Herb Jones

First up was fellow #1 seed Kentucky and Jamal Mashburn

SLAM 244 chronicles Scoot's past and present and how the years leading up to this moment have made him a lock to get drafted extremely highly this June

Facing 8-seed Missouri the Bruins found themselves having to drive the length of the floor down 1 with 4

a 98-86 win over #2 Oklahoma

Xavier Musketeers 1996-1997 Retro Shorts dup-review-publication Led by Herb JonesUnranked at the beginning of the 1996 season the Xavier Musketeers went 23 6, won the A 10 West division and finished #13 in the final AP Poll. But highlight of the season came during the Crosstown Shootout when Lenny Brown knocked off #1 Cincinnati with a last second shot. "Nobody thought that Xavier had a chance. UC went into the game rated No. 1 almost across the board," said Andy MacWilliams, then the play by play announcer for Xavier's radio