2017 – 18 Xavier Musketeers men 's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season as a member of the Big East Conference . Led by ninth-year head coach Chris Mack , they played their home games at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati , Ohio . They finished the season 29 – 6 , 15 – 3 in Big East play to win the Big East championship . In the Big East Tournament , they defeated St. John 's before losing to Providence in the semifinals . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 1 seed in the West region . In the First Round , they defeated Texas Southern before being upset by Florida State in the Second Round . On March 27 , 2018 , Chris Mack was hired as the new head coach of Louisville , leaving Xavier after nine seasons . Four days later , longtime assistant coach Travis Steele was named the new head coach of the Musketeers
Big East Tournament
2018 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team