Xavier Head Coaching Search 2025

bjf123 · 03-24-2025, 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by GoMuskies

Miller probably wants Swain. He's not taking any of the other guys to Texas.

I was told yesterday that Swain and the two incoming recruits are following Sean to Texas. Given that Swain has removed X from his Instagram, I’d say that confirms it.

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**GoMuskies** · 03-24-2025, 12:31 PM

The recruits make sense, too, I guess. I hadn't invested a second in learning about them (no idea their names), so I have no idea if they're any good. Figured I'd find out if they showed up on campus. Guess I made the right call.

Xville · 03-24-2025, 12:36 PM

Originally Posted by bjf123

I was told yesterday that Swain and the two incoming recruits are following Sean to Texas. Given that Swain has removed X from his Instagram, I’d say that confirms it.

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makes sense. Lewis to me looks like he could be a good one but Forsythe just looks like another guy.

Losing Swain sucks...that dude is going to the nba in a year or two. Keeping Traore while extremely slim would be great.

Caveat · 03-24-2025, 12:40 PM

Originally Posted by Xville

makes sense. Lewis to me looks like he could be a good one but Forsythe just looks like another guy.

Losing Swain sucks...that dude is going to the nba in a year or two. Keeping Traore while extremely slim would be great.

If you get Mack in quick you may be able to keep a few of the guys since his system is fairly similar to Miller and because there's likely less turnover in other "back of the house" parts of the program that the kids interact with. For most of these guys, it's about money and if Xavier can meet salary demands it's not impossible to keep guys around.

But, you're talking about guys you probably are fairly indifferent on continuing to be a part of the program.

**noteggs** · 03-24-2025, 12:41 PM

Originally Posted by Xavier

I’d be shocked it isn’t not Mack

If it’s not, then I’d bet it’s Murray or Huss

I’m big on Huss. He basically won the conference championship with his backup players. That takes some coaching chops to a whole different level. Especially with an eye for talent and player development. Plus he has Big East assistant experience at Creighton.

drudy23 · 03-24-2025, 12:45 PM

At this point, just hire a damn coach and hope for the best.

I don't even care who it is anymore.

XUBison · 03-24-2025, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by GoMuskies

Miller probably wants Swain. He's not taking any of the other guys to Texas.

This sort of statement is floated without anyone here blinking an eye, because we all know it is accurate. Our last two rosters were so clearly lagging the historical precedent we’ve set from a talent perspective over the past 35 years, the talent necessary to compete for BE championships and deep NCAA runs. Our prodigal son returned as the savior, murmurs persisted that he was unhappy with a lack of institutional support, and he bolted at the first chance for the significant resources at Texas. Meanwhile, we still have some here insisting we’re not having a problem attracting talent. Baffling.

Caveat · 03-24-2025, 12:56 PM

Originally Posted by XUBison

This sort of statement is floated without anyone here blinking an eye, because we all know it is accurate. Our last two rosters were so clearly lagging the historical precedent we’ve set from a talent perspective over the past 35 years, the talent necessary to compete for BE championships and deep NCAA runs. Our prodigal son returned as the savior, murmurs persisted that he was unhappy with a lack of institutional support, and he bolted at the first chance for the significant resources at Texas. Meanwhile, we still have some here insisting we’re not having a problem attracting talent. Baffling.

We're all dancing around it because it's fundamentally unknowable, but this conversation is pointless without the following information:

How much salary budget will it take for a program like Xavier to be successful?

How much salary budget is Xavier currently prepared to allocate?

How much more salary budget can Xavier realistically offer given it's current financial resources?