A whole different starting point for No. 19 Xavier
File- This Feb. 24, 2019, file photo shows Xavier head coach Travis Steele, center right, directing his players during a time out in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Villanova in Cincinnati. Steele made it through a rough first year as Xavier's coach, losing key players to graduation and injury. The Musketeers return their core players and are ranked No. 19 to start his second season. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

File- This Feb. 24, 2019, file photo shows Xavier head coach Travis Steele, center right, directing his players during a time out in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Villanova in Cincinnati. Steele made it through a rough first year as Xavier's coach, losing key players to graduation and injury. The Musketeers return their core players and are ranked No. 19 to start his second season. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Oct. 25, 2019 06:01 AM EDT
FILE - This Feb. 9, 2019, file photo shows Xavier's Naji Marshall, left, looking to pass against DePaul's Devin Gage, right, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, in Cincinnati. Travis Steele made it through a rough first year as Xavier's coach, losing key players to graduation and injury. The Musketeers return their core players and are ranked No. 19 to start his second season. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

FILE - This Feb. 9, 2019, file photo shows Xavier's Naji Marshall, left, looking to pass against DePaul's Devin Gage, right, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, in Cincinnati. Travis Steele made it through a rough first year as Xavier's coach, losing key players to graduation and injury. The Musketeers return their core players and are ranked No. 19 to start his second season. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Oct. 25, 2019 10:29 AM EDT