3 hours ago
If you're reading this, we're ****** uming you love West Virginia.
We are looking for a new site manager at The Smoking Musket, as well as additional writers. If you already spend a good amount of your days talking about West Virginia athletics, then this might be a perfect opportunity to take that passion to the next level — and get compensated for doing it.
This person will be responsible for delivering readers a variety of stories, from ****** ysis, to recruiting coverage from an West Virginia fan's perspective through strong writing and editing skills, in addition to leading a small team of dedicated contributors in doing the same.
This person is also savvy at determining the perfect story format and platforms to deliver those stories and keep readers coming back for more.
Finally, this is a fully remote, contract position compensated via a monthly stipend.
#musket
We are looking for a new site manager at The Smoking Musket, as well as additional writers. If you already spend a good amount of your days talking about West Virginia athletics, then this might be a perfect opportunity to take that passion to the next level — and get compensated for doing it.
This person will be responsible for delivering readers a variety of stories, from ****** ysis, to recruiting coverage from an West Virginia fan's perspective through strong writing and editing skills, in addition to leading a small team of dedicated contributors in doing the same.
This person is also savvy at determining the perfect story format and platforms to deliver those stories and keep readers coming back for more.
Finally, this is a fully remote, contract position compensated via a monthly stipend.
#musket
3 days ago
Former Xavier men's basketball star Naji Marshall has signed an eight-figure contract extension to remain with his current NBA team until 2030.
Marshall, who played for the Musketeers from 2017 to 2020, inked a three-year, $52 million deal with the Dallas Mavericks, ESPN's Shams Charania reported on Sunday. Though terms of the deal were not disclosed, it is worth an average annual value of $17.33 million.
Currently, Marshall is on a three-year, $27 million deal with Dallas signed in 2024, so he is getting his paycheck nearly doubled for the 2027-28 NBA season.
In 2025-26, Marshall averaged a career-high 15.2 points per game, as well as 4.7 rebounds and 3.3 ****** ists on 51% shooting. The small forward started 47 of the Mavericks' 74 contests while averaging 29.5 minutes per game. His scoring ranked third on the team, behind Cooper Flagg and Anthony Davis.
Only two players on Dallas's 2025-26 roster, Kyrie Irving and PJ Washington, have contracts with an average annual value worth than Marshall's extension, according to data from Spotrac.
#marshall #deal #extension
Marshall, who played for the Musketeers from 2017 to 2020, inked a three-year, $52 million deal with the Dallas Mavericks, ESPN's Shams Charania reported on Sunday. Though terms of the deal were not disclosed, it is worth an average annual value of $17.33 million.
Currently, Marshall is on a three-year, $27 million deal with Dallas signed in 2024, so he is getting his paycheck nearly doubled for the 2027-28 NBA season.
In 2025-26, Marshall averaged a career-high 15.2 points per game, as well as 4.7 rebounds and 3.3 ****** ists on 51% shooting. The small forward started 47 of the Mavericks' 74 contests while averaging 29.5 minutes per game. His scoring ranked third on the team, behind Cooper Flagg and Anthony Davis.
Only two players on Dallas's 2025-26 roster, Kyrie Irving and PJ Washington, have contracts with an average annual value worth than Marshall's extension, according to data from Spotrac.
#marshall #deal #extension
3 days ago
Former Xavier men's basketball star Naji Marshall has signed an eight-figure contract extension to remain with his current NBA team until 2030.
Marshall, who played for the Musketeers from 2017 to 2020, inked a three-year, $52 million deal with the Dallas Mavericks, ESPN's Shams Charania reported on Sunday. Though terms of the deal were not disclosed, it is worth an average annual value of $17.33 million.
Currently, Marshall is on a three-year, $27 million deal with Dallas signed in 2024, so he is getting his paycheck nearly doubled for the 2027-28 NBA season.
In 2025-26, Marshall averaged a career-high 15.2 points per game, as well as 4.7 rebounds and 3.3 ***** ists on 51% shooting. The small forward started 47 of the Mavericks' 74 contests while averaging 29.5 minutes per game. His scoring ranked third on the team, behind Cooper Flagg and Anthony Davis.
Only two players on Dallas's 2025-26 roster, Kyrie Irving and PJ Washington, have contracts with an average annual value worth than Marshall's extension, according to data from Spotrac.
#marshall #dallas
Marshall, who played for the Musketeers from 2017 to 2020, inked a three-year, $52 million deal with the Dallas Mavericks, ESPN's Shams Charania reported on Sunday. Though terms of the deal were not disclosed, it is worth an average annual value of $17.33 million.
Currently, Marshall is on a three-year, $27 million deal with Dallas signed in 2024, so he is getting his paycheck nearly doubled for the 2027-28 NBA season.
In 2025-26, Marshall averaged a career-high 15.2 points per game, as well as 4.7 rebounds and 3.3 ***** ists on 51% shooting. The small forward started 47 of the Mavericks' 74 contests while averaging 29.5 minutes per game. His scoring ranked third on the team, behind Cooper Flagg and Anthony Davis.
Only two players on Dallas's 2025-26 roster, Kyrie Irving and PJ Washington, have contracts with an average annual value worth than Marshall's extension, according to data from Spotrac.
#marshall #dallas
8 days ago
When you are reading this, we will be TWO WEEKS AWAY from the start of the Marquette women's soccer season!
We'll do a lot more season previewing as we get closer to the start of action, but for now, we have to beat the league office to the punch. Last year, we got the preseason Big East awards just a couple of days before the Golden Eagles got going with their season. That means we have to get waaaaaay out in front of the official results of the polling of the league's women's soccer coaches and make some picks for who is going to get honored as the season gets started. My guiding light on these picks is, as always, trying to predict how the coaches will vote. I have my own preferences as to how things should turn out, but at the end of the day, the goal is to try to get these right.
Okay, let's jump right into it, as we've got three individual awards to discuss, as well as a preseason all-conference team and a predicted order of finish for all 11 teams in the Big East!
These things don't have to be complicated: Kohls is the leading returning point scorer in the Big East this season. She had six goals and eight ***** ists last season for the Musketeers for a total of 20 points. Here's the catch: Since the last time the Big East updated the stats for last season was on November 10th, before the NCAA tournament started, Kohls was tied for eighth in total points a year ago and tied for ninth in points per game. She's still the best returning player. Part of that is because there were A LOT of seniors on the All-Big East teams last fall, and another part is because two players in front of Kohls transferred after the season was over. That includes her own teammate, Samantha Erbach, who was the top scorer in the Big East last year with 18 goals and 16 ***** ists, but now she's at Florida State.
I'm going by the points and points per game here, because I value the contribution of ***** ists to offensive production. Sometimes the coaches don't agree with me on that topic, and so I should note that the Big East's top returning goal scorer from last season is Marquette's Jocelyn Leigh, who finished the year with seven. That was tied for eighth in the league in total goals and alone in sixth for goals per game as of the last time the league ran the stat sheet. Marquette was third in the Big East in team goals for as of November 10th with only Georgetown and Xavier in front of them, so there's an argument for Leigh to get the nod here.
#kohls
We'll do a lot more season previewing as we get closer to the start of action, but for now, we have to beat the league office to the punch. Last year, we got the preseason Big East awards just a couple of days before the Golden Eagles got going with their season. That means we have to get waaaaaay out in front of the official results of the polling of the league's women's soccer coaches and make some picks for who is going to get honored as the season gets started. My guiding light on these picks is, as always, trying to predict how the coaches will vote. I have my own preferences as to how things should turn out, but at the end of the day, the goal is to try to get these right.
Okay, let's jump right into it, as we've got three individual awards to discuss, as well as a preseason all-conference team and a predicted order of finish for all 11 teams in the Big East!
These things don't have to be complicated: Kohls is the leading returning point scorer in the Big East this season. She had six goals and eight ***** ists last season for the Musketeers for a total of 20 points. Here's the catch: Since the last time the Big East updated the stats for last season was on November 10th, before the NCAA tournament started, Kohls was tied for eighth in total points a year ago and tied for ninth in points per game. She's still the best returning player. Part of that is because there were A LOT of seniors on the All-Big East teams last fall, and another part is because two players in front of Kohls transferred after the season was over. That includes her own teammate, Samantha Erbach, who was the top scorer in the Big East last year with 18 goals and 16 ***** ists, but now she's at Florida State.
I'm going by the points and points per game here, because I value the contribution of ***** ists to offensive production. Sometimes the coaches don't agree with me on that topic, and so I should note that the Big East's top returning goal scorer from last season is Marquette's Jocelyn Leigh, who finished the year with seven. That was tied for eighth in the league in total goals and alone in sixth for goals per game as of the last time the league ran the stat sheet. Marquette was third in the Big East in team goals for as of November 10th with only Georgetown and Xavier in front of them, so there's an argument for Leigh to get the nod here.
#kohls
28 days ago
Guard Dante Maddox Jr. scored a team-high 21 points on 7-of-13 from the field and 4-of-6 from 3-point range in 31 minutes to lead the Philadelphia Sixers to a 101-93 win against the Detroit Pistons in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.
Maddox added four rebounds and a steal. It was the first NBA Summer League game for both teams.
Maddox, who averaged 7.3 points per game in 34 games for the Xavier Musketeers as a senior during the 2024-25 season, played for Okapi Aalst in Belgium last season.
In May, he was named 2025–26 BNXT League MVP.
Maddox also played two seasons at Cal State Fullerton and two seasons at Toledo.
Maddox added four rebounds and a steal. It was the first NBA Summer League game for both teams.
Maddox, who averaged 7.3 points per game in 34 games for the Xavier Musketeers as a senior during the 2024-25 season, played for Okapi Aalst in Belgium last season.
In May, he was named 2025–26 BNXT League MVP.
Maddox also played two seasons at Cal State Fullerton and two seasons at Toledo.
1 month ago
On June 24, the Chicago Bulls selected Columbus native Dailyn Swain, an Africentric High School alum, with the 15th overall pick of the 2026 NBA Draft. It was the Bulls' second pick of the night.
Swain, 20, spent this past season with the Texas Longhorns, following head coach Sean Miller, who departed Xavier after the Musketeers' run to the NCAA Tournament in 2025.
City League boys championship: Africentric rallies to beat Beechcroft in City League boys basketball championship game
Standing 6 feet 7 inches and weighing 211 pounds, Swain averaged 17.3 points and 7.5 rebounds during the 2026 season, scoring 15 points in Texas' Sweet Sixteen loss to Purdue.
A four-star prospect and the No. 2 Ohio recruit out of high school, Swain juggled offers from Xavier, Arizona State, Cincinnati, Kansas State and Ohio State before choosing to play for the Musketeers. He broke out in his sophomore season, averaging 11 points and 5.5 rebounds.
Swain, 20, spent this past season with the Texas Longhorns, following head coach Sean Miller, who departed Xavier after the Musketeers' run to the NCAA Tournament in 2025.
City League boys championship: Africentric rallies to beat Beechcroft in City League boys basketball championship game
Standing 6 feet 7 inches and weighing 211 pounds, Swain averaged 17.3 points and 7.5 rebounds during the 2026 season, scoring 15 points in Texas' Sweet Sixteen loss to Purdue.
A four-star prospect and the No. 2 Ohio recruit out of high school, Swain juggled offers from Xavier, Arizona State, Cincinnati, Kansas State and Ohio State before choosing to play for the Musketeers. He broke out in his sophomore season, averaging 11 points and 5.5 rebounds.
1 month ago
Former Xavier Musketeers forward Dailyn Swain was picked 15th overall by the Chiago Bulls in the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft on Tuesday, June 23.
Over two seasons at Xavier, Swain appeared in 63 games (36 starts) and averaged 8 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.
He arrived at Xavier as a four-star recruit from Columbus Africentric High School and was thrown into the fire early as a true freshman. Swain was named to the Big East's All-Freshman Team along with teammate Trey Green.
More: Former Xavier ****** istant Mike Pegues joins Dan Hurley's staff at UConn
As a sophomore, Swain's growth into a full-time starter helped fuel Xavier's run to the NCAA Tournament. He started 33 of 34 games during the 2024-25 season and averaged 11 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.6 ****** ists and 1.6 steals per game.
Over two seasons at Xavier, Swain appeared in 63 games (36 starts) and averaged 8 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.
He arrived at Xavier as a four-star recruit from Columbus Africentric High School and was thrown into the fire early as a true freshman. Swain was named to the Big East's All-Freshman Team along with teammate Trey Green.
More: Former Xavier ****** istant Mike Pegues joins Dan Hurley's staff at UConn
As a sophomore, Swain's growth into a full-time starter helped fuel Xavier's run to the NCAA Tournament. He started 33 of 34 games during the 2024-25 season and averaged 11 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.6 ****** ists and 1.6 steals per game.
1 month ago
Dailyn Swain is heading to the Windy City. The former Texas Longhorns guard/forward has been drafted by the Chicago Bulls with the No. 15 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. The Xavier transfer lead Texas in points, rebounds, ***** ists and steals during the season.
Described as a "point forward" thanks to his playmaking and passing ability, Swain followed Texas coach Sean Miller from the Musketeers to the Longhorns last offseason. The move paid off. Swain helped Texas reach the Elite Eight, while elevating his national profile. He's now a Top 15 pick in the NBA Draft.
Many scouts believe Swain will be successful at the next level if he is able to develop a consistent three-point shot, something that improved on the Forty Acres. While playing in the SEC, Swain shot a career-best 34.4 percent from beyond the arc.
The Columbus, Ohio native averaged 18.3 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.7 ***** ists per game during his lone season with Texas. He previously spent two years at Xavier.
The 6-foot-7, 225-pound wing played in 99 career games, starting in 72. Swain finished his collegiate career with 1,128 points, 545 rebounds, 254 ***** ists and 142 steals. He reached double digits in rebounds 11 times while recording 11 career double-doubles.
Described as a "point forward" thanks to his playmaking and passing ability, Swain followed Texas coach Sean Miller from the Musketeers to the Longhorns last offseason. The move paid off. Swain helped Texas reach the Elite Eight, while elevating his national profile. He's now a Top 15 pick in the NBA Draft.
Many scouts believe Swain will be successful at the next level if he is able to develop a consistent three-point shot, something that improved on the Forty Acres. While playing in the SEC, Swain shot a career-best 34.4 percent from beyond the arc.
The Columbus, Ohio native averaged 18.3 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.7 ***** ists per game during his lone season with Texas. He previously spent two years at Xavier.
The 6-foot-7, 225-pound wing played in 99 career games, starting in 72. Swain finished his collegiate career with 1,128 points, 545 rebounds, 254 ***** ists and 142 steals. He reached double digits in rebounds 11 times while recording 11 career double-doubles.
1 month ago
Dailyn Swain, who played two seasons for Sean Miller and the Xavier University men's basketball team before following Miller to Austin and playing one season for the Texas Longhorns, was selected June 23 in the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft.
The Chicago Bulls selected Swain 15th overall.
Swain declared in April for the draft in an Instagram post.
Swain, from Columbus, Ohio, averaged 17.3 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.6 **** ists per game in 36 games for Texas.
Swain averaged 11 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.6 **** ists in 28.5 minutes per game as a sophomore for the Musketeers. He averaged 4.6 points and 3 rebounds in 18.9 minutes per game as a freshman.
The Chicago Bulls selected Swain 15th overall.
Swain declared in April for the draft in an Instagram post.
Swain, from Columbus, Ohio, averaged 17.3 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.6 **** ists per game in 36 games for Texas.
Swain averaged 11 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.6 **** ists in 28.5 minutes per game as a sophomore for the Musketeers. He averaged 4.6 points and 3 rebounds in 18.9 minutes per game as a freshman.
