Watch: Xavier reacts to NCAA tournament bid, First Four matchup with Texas
The Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team shared video on Twitter/X of its reaction to the NCAA tournament selection show announcement of a First Four matchup with the Texas Longhorns in Dayton on Wednesday night.
It will be the fourth time XU and Texas meet in the NCAA tournament since 1990. Xavier is 1-2 in the previous matchups, Sweet 16 showdowns that took place in Kansas City (2023), Atlanta (2004) and Dallas (1990).
The Xavier-Texas winner will be a No. 11 seed facing sixth-seeded Illinois on Friday in Milwaukee.
The video of the team reaction:
🕺🕺🕺 pic.twitter.com/uF8QZkIY41
— Xavier Basketball (@XavierMBB) March 16, 2025
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Watch: Xavier reacts to NCAA tournament bid, First Four vs Texas
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