Xavier's incoming freshmen

Next season, Xavier will be one of the younger teams in college basketball. Isaiah Philmore will be the only player on scholarship who is a senior. The rest of the roster will have at least a couple of years to put their mark on Xavier's rich basketball history. The Musketeers made 4 out of the last 5 Sweet 16's before last season, and to get back there in next year's tournament, they will rely on some talented young players. Chris Mack will show off his ability to bring in new talent next year with some incoming freshman, a couple of players on the roster who were ineligible last year, and a couple of transfers.

Brandon Randolph is the pride of Xavier's Class of 2013 in recruiting. Randolph is not dissimilar from current point guard Semaj Christon. Randolph will probably split time with Dee Davis as the backup point guard and will undoubtedly be the first or second player off the bench for Mack. Randolph, from Inglewood, California, was rated as the 19th best high school senior point guard in the nation by ESPN.  Randolph will be joined by Kamall Richards and Aleksandar Vezenkov. Richards will most likely fill a similar role as James Farr did last season. He will not see many minutes right away. 

Vezenkov is an intriguing prospect. He is from Bulgaria and plays professionally for Aris-Greece. He averages 4.3 points per game on the team. Vezenkov also played on the FIBA Euro U-16 team in 2011, leading the team in scoring with 27.1 points per game. The combo forward stands almost 6'9 and has a sweet shooting stroke. If he can develop a feel for the American NCAA game, Vezenkov might have the inside track to start along with Philmore in the front court.