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Big East Basketball: Grades and recap of each teams 2026 offseason moves

Mar 22, 2026; San Diego, CA, USA; St. John's Red Storm head coach Rick Pitino looks on in the first half against the Kansas Jayhawks during a second round game of the men's 2026 NCAA Tournament at Viejas Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
Mar 22, 2026; San Diego, CA, USA; St. John's Red Storm head coach Rick Pitino looks on in the first half against the Kansas Jayhawks during a second round game of the men's 2026 NCAA Tournament at Viejas Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
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Xavier Musketeers - Grade: A

  • 2025-26 record: 15-18 (6-14)

Roster departures

  • Tre Carroll (17.8 ppg and 5.8 rpg)
  • Malik Moore (10.9 ppg and 3.8 apg)
  • Roddie Anderson (10.9 ppg and 2.2 apg)
  • Filip Borovicanin (10.8 ppg and 7.4 rpg)
  • All Wright (7.5 ppg and 2.0 apg)
  • Isaiah Walker (4.7 ppg and 2.7 rpg)
  • Anthony Robinson (2.3 ppg and 2.4 rpg)
  • Pape N’Diaye (2.0 ppg and 2.3 rpg)

Roster returnees

  • Jovan Milicevic (12.4 ppg and 3.9 rpg)
  • Gabriel Pozzato (14.9 ppg and 4.4 rpg in 2024-25 at Evansville)

Roster additions

  • Tru Washington (11.9 ppg and 4.0 rpg at Miami)
  • Chance Westry (15.5 ppg and 5.5 apg at UAB)
  • Ruben Dominguez (10.2 ppg and 2.3 rpg at Texas A&M)
  • Braden Appelhans (5.3 ppg and 1.4 rpg at Drake)
  • Nikolaos Chitikoudis (11.3 ppg and 7.7 rpg at Robert Morris)
  • Michael Nwoko (13.4 ppg and 5.9 rpg at LSU)
  • Rolyns Aligbe (9.5 ppg and 7.4 rpg at Southern Illinois)

Last year’s Musketeers roster was filled with nothing but mid-major transfers, with the conference results going as expected. The program went with more proven options, with Washington and Dominguez being high-major starters, while Westry is a former top-40 prospect out of high school who had a breakout campaign at UAB.

The frontcourt should be deep as well, with Nwoko and Chitikoudis joining Milicevic inside. Pozzato, who missed all of last year with an injury, counts as a newcomer and someone who’ll give them more offensive production. 

It’s the kind of roster where we’ll get a much better look at head coach Richard Pitino. There may be some questions as to who is the star and go-to guy on the roster, but depth won’t be a concern this time around. 

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