Favorite Muskie by decade ( 90's to today)

[webxu]

I had this thought pop in my head who my favorite player from each decade was ( post 1990). Here are mine, curious to see yours!

90's - Lenny Brown
00's - David West
10's - JP ( Tu close 2nd)
20's - Colby Jones

Go!

[paulxu]

For my decade...Steve Thomas

[xukeith]

90's Brian Grant
00's D West
10's Holloway
20's Freemantle

[nuts4xu]

There are 10 decades in the history of Xavier basketball. Why post 1990?

Do you want to ignore guys like Bob Pelkington, Steve Thomas, Joe Sunderman, Byron Larkin, Leroy Greenridge, Marty Wolf, Anthony Hicks, Tyrone Hill, Jamal Walker, Hank Stein, Jim Puthoff, Frank Mercurio, John O'Hara, or Leo Sack?

[GoMuskies]

'90s - Posey
'00s - West
'10s - Tu
'20s - ?????? Lost decade so far. My fave player is to come. Colby Jones so far, I guess.

[drudy23]

I don't know where they stack up, but I'll just list my favorites. Hard to pick just one - as you can tell I'm partial to guards:

Jamie Gladden (did he ever miss an open shot)
James Posey (so much energy, so much excitement at the head of the press)
Lenny Brown (the initial assassin)
Romain Sato (got better every year in every aspect of his game, and he was a unit)
Tu Holloway (ballz)

The late 2010s and 2020s don't get on the list as they've missed the tournament. I blame Steele however.

[xukeith]

There are 10 decades in the history of Xavier basketball. Why post 1990?

Do you want to ignore guys like Bob Pelkington, Steve Thomas, Joe Sunderman, Byron Larkin, Leroy Greenridge, Marty Wolf, Anthony Hicks, Tyrone Hill, Jamal Walker, Hank Stein, Jim Puthoff, Frank Mercurio, John O'Hara, or Leo Sack?

Keith Walker too.

[xu82]

Keith Walker too.

Keith Walker was my era, and we had some great times! Oh, and he played basketball.

It was hard to follow in the years after moving away in 1982. We are spoiled now expecting to see every game on TV. There was a long drought for me where I’d only get very limited doses of Xavier basketball. I know all the names, but can’t say I saw a lot of many of these guys.

We have come a long, long, looooong way from the days I’d have to check scores in the newspaper (remember them?) and have to be sure I’m not looking at Xavier in New Orleans! Great vision to brand the school the way they have! WELL DONE!

[Xavier]

So far in the 20s I’m partial to Scruggs. I know he was frustrating at times, the team was close but underperformed etc- but I’ll appreciate him coming back one last year to give it a go. He desperately wanted to do good for X and was just with the wrong coach at the wrong time.

(Plus I think he had a really dumb mistake to put the nail in the coffin of our tournament hopes. As soon as he did it I told my buddies if this leads us to Sean I’m ok retiring Scruggs number)

[paulxu]

Since my decade of the 60's gets Steve Thomas from me...I've decided my favorite Muskie for the remaining decades is Lady Muskie.

(No offense Muskie board administrator !)

[webxu]

There are 10 decades in the history of Xavier basketball. Why post 1990?

Do you want to ignore guys like Bob Pelkington, Steve Thomas, Joe Sunderman, Byron Larkin, Leroy Greenridge, Marty Wolf, Anthony Hicks, Tyrone Hill, Jamal Walker, Hank Stein, Jim Puthoff, Frank Mercurio, John O'Hara, or Leo Sack?

Yes i realize that.. i was just going with what most would consider "modern" Xavier history, since our first sweet 16.

[IM4X]

There are 10 decades in the history of Xavier basketball. Why post 1990?

Do you want to ignore guys like Bob Pelkington, Steve Thomas, Joe Sunderman, Byron Larkin, Leroy Greenridge, Marty Wolf, Anthony Hicks, Tyrone Hill, Jamal Walker, Hank Stein, Jim Puthoff, Frank Mercurio, John O'Hara, or Leo Sack?

Agree that there are plenty of great X players prior to the 90s. Technically Hill and Walker (and Strong) squeak into 90s. It would be interesting to do a “best of” each decade starting with the first decade X had a team.

[Xuperman]

Anthony Hicks was definitely the first big star of the modern era. For those who didn't get a chance to see him play, you really missed something!

I was in Evansville for the MWCC? conference tournament when he was a Senior.....he alone had the locals whipped into madness when X left with the trophy. It was literally violent trying to leave that place.

Chris Mack for the Aces?

[WCWIII]

There are 10 decades in the history of Xavier basketball. Why post 1990?

Do you want to ignore guys like Bob Pelkington, Steve Thomas, Joe Sunderman, Byron Larkin, Leroy Greenridge, Marty Wolf, Anthony Hicks, Tyrone Hill, Jamal Walker, Hank Stein, Jim Puthoff, Frank Mercurio, John O'Hara, or Leo Sack?

For the 10's, Cornelius "Neil" Brady and Milton "Wurzy" Wurzelbacher (only Milton on the list)
For the 20's, John "Noppy" Noppenberger and James "Yabby" Cushing
For the 30's, Hal Pennington (google him)
For the 40's, Art Morthorst (game winner vs UC)
For the 50's, Dave Piontek and Joe Viviano
For the 60's, Bob "Cobra" Quick and Steve Thomas
For the 70's, Joe Sunderman and Gary Massa
For the 80's, Stan Kimbrough and Byron Larken - both 2000 point collegiate scorers
For the 90's, James Posey and Darnell Williams
For the 00's, David West and Romain Sato
For the 10's, JP Macura and Trevon Bluiett
For the 20's, Jack Nunge and Paul Scruggs

[paulxu]

Good list. But what about the all-time leading scorer?

[94GRAD]

Good list. But what about the all-time leading scorer?

Pistol Pete played at LSU ;)

[D-West & PO-Z]

90's- James Posey (Darnell Williams close second)
00's- David West
10's- Trevon Bluiett (Tu Holloway close second)
20's- Nunge (This will likely become Colby)