The Xavier Musketeers begin a new era with a new head coach while the Marist Red Foxes look for another 20-win season under an established coach when the two teams open their seasons on Monday night in Cincinnati.

It figures to be a rebuilding season in Cincinnati for Xavier head coach Richard Pitino. He replaced Sean Miller, who left for the Texas Longhorns after Xavier beat them 86-80 in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament last March in Dayton, Ohio.. Xavier (22-12, 13-7 Big East) won its final seven regular-season games to earn an at-large bid and lost to sixth-seeded Illinois 86-73 in the first round.

Pitino, the son of St. John's head coach Rick Pitino, comes to Xavier after eight seasons at Minnesota and four more at New Mexico. Pitino will now get the chance to coach against his

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