Were you there, did you hear Part 2

[muskieman]

Zach Freemantle tells @XavierManagers
that he will be returning to Xavier for his 5th year.

Now you hear a dropped mic

[connecticut72]

Good for both Free and X. I hope he heals well. Those foot injuries with big guys can be problematic. Nevertheless I love it.

[muskieman]

No boot

[Kevin Reilly]

Great news. Good for Xavier and Freemantle. We needed front court scoring badly. The team has a lot more depth than last year. Losing Nunge, Kunkel ,Boum and especially Jones is brutal. Miller and his assistants have done a good job restocking the cupboard. Not sure why Zack waited so long for but happy he is back.

[Timeless]

Zack it is great you will be staying. Get healthy and stay healthy this season so X can give you that dream you are persuing. Thanks to the managers for telling him Xavier nation wanted to know.

[Anti-Homer]

No boot

The boot has been gone for about 5-6 weeks.

[X-lucidity]

This is a very welcome bit of news. As it was not "given" Zach would return although we all hoped and suspected the odds were decent. Free provides a nice counter balance to Abou's strengths. Logan and Kazi will mix in to give the staff some nice combo's. Add in Jerome and even more variations. Once again, this is a HUGE win for us as we now head into the summer slow period. As for our last 'ship, I would agree with those on this board that are fine holding on to it a bit. Another SG or 3 that can shoot well from the perimeter would be the exception to that. For now, overall, job well done positioning X to head into next season with an honest opportunity to remain top twenty caliber and possibly develop by next February into a Final Four contender. Loads of competition as there are legitimately 60+ programs all vying to be in the mix for playing on that last weekend, so we take nothing for granted - but I very much like where we are.

[olsingledigit]

No boot

Great news, Zach, but please get some shoes on! I hope no one steps on his feet.