Meet the Team

[muskieman]

The All For One Fund @XavierAFO

Xavier Athletics is hosting the first-ever Meet the Team Event presented by Horan Wealth at the Cintas Center on Friday, June 5th, and wants you to attend!

Hear from Coach Pitino and meet our 2026- 2027 Xavier Men’s Basketball program! This is a ticketed event.

[muskieman]

[olsingledigit]

Did anyone attend and can give a full report?

[muskieman]

Interesting night, Richard played the starter vs the bench instead of a mixed group, and the bench won. House impressed and looked decent while hitting two threes, not a starter look but a good one for a freshman in his first chance to show off, in fact, all the first-year guys played with confidence and didn't shy away from action

Surprise of the night Filip Borovicanin played and hit two threes. The rumor is that he has hired a lawyer to fight the NCAA for another year. It has been said he has a slim chance to get the year, but Richard put him on the floor, saying he has worked out with the team.

Teams
BLUE: Mike Nwoko, Jovan Milicevic, Chance Westry, Tru Washington, Ruben Dominguez

WHITE: Kalek House, Asher, Elson, Rolyns Aligbe, Gedeon Basson, Braden Appelhans, Nikos Chitikoudis, Filip Borovicanin

Two nice blocks by Aligbe on Nwoko, one to preserve an OT win

Jovan gave us a three as did Washington, Basson, Filip and House had multiple threes

It was a fast-paced practice, and the scrimmage were competitive

After the scrimmage fans got to get autographs from players and talk with Richard on the court.

I may have missed something, so I encourage others' info and opinions. Good points are the team's physicality and size. Looks like a lot of good players but in the short time no one looked like they stood out like a West or Larkin

[olsingledigit]

Thx. No news on Pollatzo?

[Kevin Reilly]

It looks like Borovicanin played in the blue -white game? I thought he was out of time? Is he applying for another year?

[olsingledigit]

It looks like Borovicanin played in the blue -white game? I thought he was out of time? Is he applying for another year?

Apparently yes and has hired a lawyer

[skyhops]

Does Filip really have a shot of coming back and do we need him? He was our best rebounder last year, but seemed to think he was a guard and needed the ball in his hands way too much for someone that is not a great shooter. Sounds like Pozzato is out for a few weeks, luckily, we have more depth than we have in years. I think both freshmen will play valuable minutes espcially House. Is Westphal hurt?

[muskieman]

Does Filip really have a shot of coming back and do we need him? He was our best rebounder last year, but seemed to think he was a guard and needed the ball in his hands way too much for someone that is not a great shooter. Sounds like Pozzato is out for a few weeks, luckily, we have more depth than we have in years. I think both freshmen will play valuable minutes espcially House. Is Westphal hurt?

Just my guess, but originally we were led to believe there was no chance. Now, with some of the players getting their eligibility back and Filip getting lawyered up, there must be some belief or hope that he can get a year back.

If he does, where does he fit in? Last year, he was the guy with the ball in his hand and a good-to-great passer, but an average shooter who thought he was a great shooter (sorry, that was too brutal). Maybe he was just the guy who was willing to take the shot, and don't forget he was a rebounder on a team that thought rebounding was only for the big guys. This year, we have a number of guys who fit that description. Is he a starter or a bench player? If he is a bench player, how many minutes does he consume per game? Maybe X can ask to play 6 players during games.

Richard has some big decisions this year, but at least on paper, he has something to work with. It'll be fun second-guessing Richard this year.