The Xavier Musketeers will be in the NCAA Tournament. The Musketeers face Texas in the First Four at UD Arena.

The Xavier Musketeers, who were on the bubble heading into Selection Sunday, are heading to the 2025 NCAA Tournament's First Four, facing Texas on Wednesday, March 19.

Texas hired Xavier's Sean Miller to take over the Longhorns basketball program on Monday, turning to the coach who had just knocked them out of the NCAA Tournament a few days earlier in an attempt to spark a program that struggled in its first season in the Southeastern Conference.

Xavier brass was prepared once Sean Miller opted to leave for Texas. In a "team effort," the school landed on Richard Pitino Tuesday night.

Richard Pitino takes over the Xavier program after four years at New Mexico, where he led the Lobos to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances. New Mexico went 27-8 this season a

Richard Pitino is the new head basketball coach at Xavier, joining his legendary father in the Big East coaching ranks. He heads to Xavier from New Mexico, where he led the Lobos to the past two NCAA Tournaments.