Larkin, McBride, Davenport at book signings

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The next “Xavier Tales” book signings are this coming weekend.

Michael Davenport, former XU player and coach, will join me at 6 p.m. Friday (Oct. 24) before the Blue-White scrimmage at Cintas Center. We'll be near the front entrance outside the bookstore.

Byron Larkin and Walt McBride will be with me from 1-3 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 25) at the Borders in Eastgate (4530 Eastgate Boulevard, 513.943.0068).

Davenport started three straight years for Pete Gillen, including on the Xavier team that upset Georgetown in the 1990 NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time. Davenport finished his career with 1,172 points and was 15th on the school’s all-time scoring list when he graduated. He was later a member of Skip Prosser’s coaching staff in the late 1990s.

Larkin, a four-year starter for Bob Staak and Gillen, is Xavier’s all-time leading scorer (2,696 points). He led the Musketeers in scoring four consecutive years and holds school records for most field goals, most field goals attempted, most games scoring in double figures and most career 20-point games. A Moeller High School graduate, he is now the analyst on Xavier radio broadcasts. (Not that Byron needs any introduction.)

McBride, Xavier’s leading rebounder in 1985, was a starter in the mid-1980s for Staak and Gillen. He is a former XU radio analyst and currently is the boys basketball coach at Purcell Marian High School. McBride is a graduate of Summit Country Day.

“Xavier Tales,” as many of you know, came out two months ago and can also be ordered online at http://www.xaviertales.com. We’re down to about 2,800 copies remaining.

Hope to see some of you.
Michael Perry