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TRAVIS STEELE OUT AS COACH AT XAVIER AFTER MUSKETEERS MISS NCAA TOURNAMENT AGAIN
DUE TO LATE-SEASON COLLAPSE


THE MUSKETEERS FOLDED DOWN THE STRETCH AND MISSED THEIR THIRD STRAIGHT NCAA
TOURNAMENT UNDER STEELE

By Kyle Boone
21 hrs ago 1 min read
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USATSI

Xavier men's basketball coach Travis Steele will not return as the program's
coach next season, the program said Wednesday in a statement announcing the
parties "mutually agreed to part ways." Steele was nearing the end of his fourth
season at the helm of the Musketeers program.

The timing of the firing comes after Xavier missed out the NCAA Tournament for
the third consecutive season, while its postseason remains alive after taking
down Cleveland State on Tuesday in the first round of the NIT. Assistant Jonas
Hayes will serve as Xavier's interim coach for the remainder of the NIT. A
national search for the next coach, meanwhile, is expected to begin immediately.

"I want to thank Travis and his staff for their tireless efforts on behalf of
the Xavier Basketball program," Xavier athletic director Greg Christopher said
in a press release. "Travis led the team with the utmost character and in a
first-class manner. He navigated us through a difficult time with Covid and
always focused on what was best for our student-athletes. I have tremendous
respect for Travis, and he's been a part of Xavier Basketball for more than a
decade, playing an important role in some of the program's greatest
accomplishments. We collectively appreciate all that Travis has given to Xavier
and wish him the best moving forward."  



Steele in four seasons was unable to lead Xavier to an NCAA Tournament berth
(though the program may have snuck in to the Big Dance in the year it was
canceled because of the pandemic.) He finishes with a 70-50 record in that span,
but only once -- in his first year -- did he finish in the top half of the Big
East standings. 

A late-season collapse for Xavier did not help Steele's case to be retained for
a fifth season after it lost seven of its final nine regular season games,
dropping from a potential NCAA Tournament team to a No. 2 seed in the NIT. After
making the NCAA Tournament in eight of nine seasons under Steele's predecessor,
Chris Mack, a fifth season may have been a hard sell for the administration
especially after struggles to close the regular season.



Xavier's postseason run will continue this weekend in the second round of the
NIT where it will face the winner between Florida and Rick Pitino's Iona Gaels.







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2022 MARCH MADNESS PREDICTIONS: NCAA BRACKET EXPERT PICKS AGAINST THE SPREAD,
ODDS IN THURSDAY'S ROUND 1 GAMES


A CLOSER LOOK AT THE FIRST ROUND GAMES ON THURSDAY'S SLATE OF THE NCAA
TOURNAMENT

By Kyle Boone
11 hrs ago 4 min read
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Officially speaking, the 2022 NCAA Tournament got underway earlier this week
with the First Four games in Dayton, Ohio, across Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
Unofficially, though, the real mayhem of March gets going Thursday and Friday as
first-round tourney action takes place across the country. Between the two days,
the field will shrunk in half from 64 to 32 teams as a (nearly) sun up to sun
down schedule for the sport. It's part of what makes March Madness, well, March
Madness.

Getting some extra skin in the games may be what gets you in the tournament
spirit, too. Below, I've called on the expertise of the college hoops team to
shed some insight with picks straight up and against the spread for some of the
top games on Thursday's extended slate. Our expert brackets may offer some help
on this front as well.

While surviving and advancing is clearly what matters for most, we care about
whether these teams will cover their spreads, and we've tracked the season since
November to be able to offer our own thoughts on every game.

Be sure to stick with CBS Sports throughout the rest of the month for NCAA
Tournament coverage through the end of the Final Four. Let's take a look at our
expert picks as first round games get underway Thursday.



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(6) COLORADO STATE VS. (11) MICHIGAN

Thursday, 12:15 p.m. | CBS, March Madness Live: The loss of starting point guard
DeVante' Jones (concussion) for at least Michigan's first-round game against
Colorado State is a significant one. He's the team's assist leader,
third-leading scorer and has been big down the stretch. But I'm still taking the
No. 11 over No. 6 in this matchup. Michigan's frontcourt between Hunter
Dickinson and Moussa Diabate is a huge mismatch. Can't see Colorado State
stopping them consistently enough, though I do expect Rams star David Roddy to
keep this one fairly close. Pick: Michigan -1.5


ParrishNorlanderPalmBooneCobbPatterson

Spread

CSU +1.5

MICH -1.5

CSU +1.5

MICH -1.5

CSU +1.5

CSU +1.5

Straight up

CSU

MICH

CSU

MICH

CSU

CSU


(4) PROVIDENCE VS. (13) SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

Thursday, 12:40 p.m. | truTV, March Madness Live: Since 2010, the top 3-point
shooting team in the field has advanced at least one round in every year but
two. That should bode well for South Dakota State, which ranks No. 1 in the
country in 3-point shooting percentage. Providence is no slouch -- it won the
Big East regular season and plays a physical style that will muck this game up
-- but I like the Jackrabbits to advance as an underdog. Pick: South Dakota
State +2


ParrishNorlanderPalmBooneCobbPatterson

Spread

SDST +2

SDST +2

SDST +2

SDST +2

PROV -2

PROV -2

Straight up

SDST

SDST

SDST

SDST

PROV

PROV


(5) IOWA VS. (12) RICHMOND

Thursday, 3:10 p.m. | truTV, March Madness Live: Iowa is arguably the hottest
team in the country entering the NCAA Tournament. Coming off a Big Ten
Tournament title, the Hawkeyes have won 12 of their last 14 games and have found
a groove as Keegan Murray has blossomed from a star to a superstar. Murray
averaged 26 points per game as Iowa won four games in four days to clinch the
conference tourney title, and this team seems battle-tested and perfectly
positioned to continue its incredible March with a dominant win in Round
1. Pick: Iowa -10.5


ParrishNorlanderPalmBooneCobbPatterson

Spread

IOWA -10.5

IOWA -10.5

IOWA -10.5

IOWA -10.5

IOWA -10.5

IOWA -10.5

Straight up

IOWA

IOWA

IOWA

IOWA

IOWA

IOWA


(1) GONZAGA VS. (16) GEORGIA STATE

Thursday, 4:15 p.m. | TNT, March Madness Live: This is a big line to cover, even
for the No. 1 overall seed in Gonzaga. But I care not and don't think you
should, either. Its average scoring margin on the season was a whopping 22.5
points, and that factored in games against Duke, UCLA, Alabama and other top
schools. The Zags will roll, and I expect they will roll big. Pick: Gonzaga -23


ParrishNorlanderPalmBooneCobbPatterson

Spread

ZAGS -23

ZAGS -23

ZAGS -23

ZAGS -23

GAST +23

GAST +23

Straight up

ZAGS

ZAGS

ZAGS

ZAGS

ZAGS

ZAGS


(5) UCONN VS. (12) NEW MEXICO STATE

Thursday, 6:50 p.m. | TNT, March Madness Live: I don't necessarily love New
Mexico State as an underdog on the moneyline in this one, but I do think it can
cover the spread. The Aggies this season went 26-6 overall and half of those
losses were by four or fewer points. They're a tough, resilient bunch who are
well-coached under Chris Jans and have the personnel to give UConn a run for its
money. Pick: New Mexico State +6.5


ParrishNorlanderPalmBooneCobbPatterson

Spread

NMST +6.5

NMST +6.5

UCONN -6.5

NMST +6.5

NMST +6.5

UCONN -6.5

Straight up

UCONN

UCONN

UCONN

UCONN

UCONN

UCONN


(7) MURRAY STATE VS. (10) SAN FRANCISCO

Thursday, 9:40 p.m. | CBS, March Madness Live: San Francisco's a quality squad
that all season has put up real fights, including against Gonzaga in WCC play
and against MVC tourney champ Loyola-Chicago. But Murray State's a 30-2 club
that hasn't lost since Dec. 22 and can beat you inside and out with good balance
on both sides of the ball. I'll lay the point here with the Racers. Pick: Murray
State -1


ParrishNorlanderPalmBooneCobbPatterson

Spread

MURST -1

MURST -1

MURST -1

MURST -1

MURST -1

MURST -1

Straight up

MURST

MURST

MURST

MURST

MURST

MURST

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