Jesuit Basketball Spotlight

A lot is on the line in the first-ever meeting between the Zags and Cougars.

The Zags' nine consecutive Sweet 16 appearances is the longest active streak in the nation, with Houston next at five straight. One of those streaks will end tonight.

"Dream is to keep dancing": Khalif Battle shines in NCAA Tournament debut, ready to take on Houston WICHITA, Kan. — Gonzaga's sixth-year guard, Khalif Battle, may be a rookie when it comes to playing in the NCAA Tournament, but he certainly didn’t play like one in the

In the final #Jesuit NCAA Tournament game of the night, 8-seed Gonzaga takes on 1-seed Houston in the second round at 8:40 PM ET on TNT. The Zags advanced by defeating Georgia in the First Round.

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Creighton seeks its fourth Sweet 16 in the past five seasons.

The Bluejays have a 1-1 all-time record against the Auburn Tigers. Even though Coach Greg McDermott has been a head coach for 31 years and Auburn's Bruce Pearl for 30, they've never faced each other.

Jamiya Neal's evolved from 'walking on eggshells' to lifting Creighton in signature career moment Creighton guard Jamiya Neal wanted to make the most of his senior season, but even he couldn’t have guessed how his swan song would sound. When it's over, he won't

In the second #Jesuit game of the evening, 9-seed Creighton takes on 1-seed Auburn at 7:10 PM ET on TNT/TruTV.

The Bluejays advanced by defeating Louisville in the First Round.

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This is Creighton’s 10th NCAA Tournament Appearance and fourth consecutive appearance.

The Bluejays best finish was reaching the Regional Finals in 2022.

Creighton will face Illinois in the first round of the NCAA women's basketball tournament The No. 22 Bluejays are coming off a trip to the Big East tournament final and will make their fourth straight appearance in the NCAA tournament.

Today’s first #Jesuit game sees 9-seed @CreightonWBB take on Illinois at 7:15 PM ET on ESPNEWS in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.

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Xavier, 31-29 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, was 1-6 in NCAA play prior to 1990 but is 30-23 from 1990-present.

Xavier is one of only 13 schools that have made at least seven NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 appearances in the last 16 tournaments (since 2008).

XU's Freemantle makes basketball history, something no other player this century has done Zach Freemantle scored 15 points while overcoming foul trouble to help lift Xavier past Texas 86-80 in the First Four on Wednesday night.

The third #Jesuit game of the day sees 11-seed Xavier take on Illinois at 9:45 PM ET on CBS. The Musketeers advanced by defeating Texas in the First Four round.

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Last season, Marquette advanced to the Sweet 16, their 17th trip to the Regional Semifinals.

Marquette has made 37 NCAA Tournament appearances, and this is the Golden Eagles fourth consecutive.

Marquette’s best finish was winning the National Championship in 1977.

Marquette stands out as the rare program regularly playing in March Madness without transfers Marquette faces New Mexico in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday as the only power-conference team that hasn’t signed a D-I transfer since the 2022-23 season.

In the second game of the day, 7-seed @MarquetteMBB takes on New Mexico on TBS at 7:25 PM ET.

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Fairfield won the MAAC Regular Season & Tournament for the second consecutive year.

The Stags are making their 7th appearance in the NCAA Tournament and looking for their first win.

Fairfield women's basketball team set for return to the NCAA Tournament: 'We know what to expect' The Fairfield women will shoot for their first NCAA Tournament win when they face Kansas State on a neutral court in Lexington, Kentucky

We’re back! Three #Jesuit teams play today, and the first game of the day sees 12-seed Fairfield take on Kansas State at 2:30 PM ET on ESPNEWS

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Gonzaga has not lost in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament since losing to Steph Curry’s Davidson team in 2008.

The Zags have made 26 consecutive appearances and 27 overall in the NCAA Tournament.

Gonzaga’s best finish was the National Runner-Up in 2017 & 2021.

'It's just been one of those years.' An in-depth look at Gonzaga's complicated relationship with luck in 2024-25 Earlier this season, after a three-point setback against UCLA, Mark Few took a seat at the postgame podium and tried to make sense of another frustrating December outcome against a brand-name college ...

In the second #Jesuit game of the day, 8-seed Gonzaga plays 9-seed Georgia on TBS at 4:35 PM ET today.

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The Bluejays have won at least one game in four consecutive NCAA Tournaments.

This marks Creighton’s 27th NCAA Tournament appearance & 5th consecutive.

Creighton’s best finish was reaching the Regional Finals in 1941 & 2023.

Finding his fire through love: Ryan Kalkbrenner embraces emotional final season as a Bluejay Over his five seasons at Creighton, Ryan Kalkbrenner rewrote the record book and became one of the greatest players in program history. It's also where Kalkbrenner found his voice and met his wife, fo...

Wake up, it's game day! In the opening game of the 2025 NCAA Tournament's First Round, 9-seed Creighton faces 8-seed Louisville on CBS at 12:15 PM ET.

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In case you missed it, last night Xavier won an absolute thriller by storming from behind to defeat Texas.

Welcome to #MarchMadness! Two more #Jesuit teams will start their journeys today.

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🚨 We have a post-season #Jesuit match-up 🚨

With both Loyola Chicago & San Francisco winning tonight, the two will play each other in the NIT Second Round.

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Incredible come-from-behind victory for Xavier! The Musketeers advance to the First Round. #LetsGoX #JesuitEducated

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The last time Xavier was an 11-seed? It was 2017 and the Musketeers advanced to the Regional Finals.

This is Xavier's 30th appearance in the Men's NCAA Tournament.

Xavier has advanced to the Elite Eight three times in program history: 2004, 2008, and 2017.

'A lot of hugs.' For Xavier's Zach Freemantle, NCAA Tournament was the missing piece Zach Freemantle, with an illustrious career at Xavier coming to an end, will finally get a chance to play in the NCAA Tournament.

Tonight! 11-seed Xavier looks to advance to the opening round of the Men's NCAA Tournament. The Musketeers play 11-seed Texas in the First Four at 9:10 PM ET on TruTV.

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Six #Jesuit teams will compete in this year's NCAA March Madness Tournaments. Which team will go the furthest?!

Womens
Creighton (9-seed)
Fairfield (12-seed)

Mens
Marquette (7-seed)
Gonzaga (8-seed)
Creighton (9-seed)
Xavier (11-seed)

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As expected, two #Jesuit teams will be participating in this year's Women's Tournament: Fairfield (Regional 4, Spokane, 12 Seed) & Creighton (Regional 3, Birmingham, 9-seed).

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Four #Jesuit teams will be participating in this year's Men's Tournament:

Marquette (South 7)
Gonzaga (Midwest 8)
Creighton (South, 9)
Xavier (Midwest 11, play-in)

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XAVIER!!!

It's Selection Sunday!

Two tickets are already punched for the Gonzaga Men and Fairfield Women, and we expect at least three other Jesuit basketball teams to hear their names called tonight for the Men's and Women's NCAA Tournaments.

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