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The 22nd edition of the Xavier basketball camp for boys and girls will be held this summer from Aug 8-13 and 15-20.  Click HERE to download the application form. 

Upshaw MVP; Silver Second Team AUS All Star

Christian Upshaw has been named the AUS MVP for the second straight year.  Upshaw was third in the league in scoring and led the conference in assists.  Will Silver had an outstanding year for the X-Men, running the point effectively, playing great defense and supplying offence when required.  Silver finished second in the league in steals and assists and was fifth in field goal percentage.  Rookie Jordan Clarke capped an impressive debut season by being named to the all rookie team.  Interestingly, the entire AUS first all star team is made up of guards.  Upshaw is joined on the first team by MacLaughlin and Haywood of SMU, Dorsey from CBU and Farine from Dal. 

X Drops Season Finale to SMU

The X-Men struggled to contain the long distance game of Joey Haywood (28 points) and Mark MacLaughlin (26 points) and fell to the visiting Huskies by a score of 87-79.  With the loss, the X-Men fall to 18-2 and the have the second seed in the AUS tourney this coming weekend.  The net result:  a likely rematch with the Huskies in the AUS semi final game. 

X Downs CBU in a Classic (Feb 26)

T-Bear Upshaw was the star, but Riiny Ngot was the difference in the game as X won a thriller over CBU at the OC 81-80 (view webcast).  Neither team looked good early in the contest - CBU led by a score of 5-3 after five minutes then 17-14 after one quarter as both teams struggled offensively.  The teams traded baskets in the second quarter and CBU clung to a slim 3 point margin at the half, 39-36.  The Capers opened a lead of 9 points midway through the third, and it looked for a time like they might run away with the game.  When Alberto Rodriguez picked up his fourth foul, Coach K turned to Riiny Ngot to give the team a lift on the defensive end.  He delivered.  With Ngot in the lineup, X ratcheted up its defensive intensity, and the Capers looked out of synch offensively. Ngot racked up 4 blocked in 11 minutes, firing up his teammates and the big OC crowd.  X started to chip away at the CBU lead, and started the fourth quarter down 5, (64-59).  Behind huge buckets by Upshaw and Chad Warren, X traded the lead with CBU until the last couple of minutes.  The Capers were down 4 (81-77) with 32 seconds remaining and newcomer Paris Carter hit a clutch three to bring the score to 81-80.  The X-Men could not get a quality shot on their final possession and CBU got the ball back with 18 seconds remaining.  with 8 ticks on the clock, Carter fired up a three pointer.  The ball went out of bounds - possession CBU - with 5 seconds to go.  The Capers got the ball back to Carter, who had an open look, but just missed a three. After a scramble, the final buzzer sounded - X wins.  Upshaw led the way with 33 points, many coming down the stretch.  Charlie Spurr added 15 and Chad Warren 13 and 9 rebounds.  Riiny Ngot finished the game with 6 boards and 4 blocks.  James Dorsey and Phil Nkrumah paced CBU with 18 and 17 respectively.  X had a slight edge on the boards (42-41).  for the game, X shot 40% (48% from 3 point range) while holding the Capers to 36% (22% from 3).  X plays its final regular season game at home on Friday Mar 5 vs. SMU.  A win gives X the #1 seed in the AUS tourney.

X runs record to 17-1 with win over MUN (Feb 21)

X downed the Memorial Seahawks on Sunday by a score of 91-76 in a contest that could charitably called ugly.  It was characterized by a combined 40 turnovers between the two teams.  The first quarter was competitive with several lead changes and X held a slim 23-22 lead after 10 minutes.  X opened the gap to 16 points at the half (54-38) and maintained a 10+ point lead throughout the second half.  T Bear Upshaw led X with 23 points and 9 assists, while Jeremy Dunn contributed 15 and Will Silver 13.  Mark Woodland paced the visitors with 20.  X out rebounded Memorial by a 43-32 margin. 

Clarke and Dunn key win over Seahawks (Feb 20)

Jeremy Dunn had a 15 point, 11 rebound double-double and rookie Jordan Clarke chipped in 13 points to lead X to an easy 82-48 win over the Memorial Seahawks.  This game was never really in doubt after X ran out to a 16 point first quarter lead, which the Seahawks trimmed to 9 by the end of the quarter.  X led at the half 44-29.  The third quarter was all X as they held memorial to only 7 points and extended their lead to 25+ to for the rest of the game.  Will Donkoh had a strong game with 10 points.  After sitting out the last few games with a couple of nagging injuries, rookie Riiny Ngot played well.  Ngot showed flashes of what he will be able to do for the team when he gets healthy - he had 3 blocks and 6 boards (3 offensive) in 10 minutes of action.  Jason Shepherd led the Seahawks with 15 points.  X won the battle of the boards 41-29.  However the team committed 18 TOs - there is room for improvement there.  X and Memorial play again Sunday at 3 - this game will be webcast live. 

X drops first conference game to CBU (Feb 17)

In what Coach Konchalski described as a terrific atmosphere for a CIS game (sold out gym, enthusiastic crowd) the X-Men dropped their first conference game of the season 85-82 to CBU in Sydney.  The blue and white trailed for all of the first half and a good portion of the second half before a 13-0 run in the 4th quarter propelled them to a 6 point lead (69-63) with 5 minutes to play.  Not to be outdone, CBU went on their own run to take a 80-73 lead with 2 minutes to play.  X tried to claw back with three pointers from Christian Upshaw, Charlie Spurr and Will Silver to close the gap to one point, on a couple of occasions the last being at 83-82.  X got the final possession with 7.7 seconds to play, but were unable to manufacture a quality shot to force OT.  T-Bear Upshaw led the way for X with 21 points (but also 8 TOs) Jeremy Dunn had one of the best games of his career with 20 points, 6 tough boards and some very good D on Phil Nkrumah.  Newcomer Paris Carter led the Capers with 22 points, and was instrumental in the win with 10+ points (and at least 5 free throws without a miss) coming down the stretch.  X did a good job taking away transition opportunities from the Capers, but lost the battle of the boards 41-31 and gave up 16 offensive rebounds.  X also committed 21 TOs.   For the game X shot 45% and held the Capers to 40%.  These teams tangle at the OC on Feb 26 at 7PM.  

X-Men down Dal 84-64 (Feb 7)

After a close first quarter, the X-Men rode some hot three point shooting and outstanding full court D to a solid 84-64 win over the Dal Tigers. X held a slim 3 point edge over the Tigers (19-16) after 1, but doubled up the Tigers (24-12) in the second to open up a 15 point half time lead.  X started the third with defensive intensity ratcheted up to 11 and Dal was never able to mount a serious challenge.  X was led by 17 points and 8 assists from T=Bear Upshaw.  He got plenty of support = Jeremy Dunn added 16 points (7-12) and Chad Warren was excellent off the bench (15 points, 6-7 and 3-4 from 3 point range).  Alberto Rodriguez add 11 points and 3 blocks.  Simon Farine led Dal with 29 points.  Dal won the battle of the boards 36-26, but X held Dal to just 36% shooting.  X was outstanding from 3 point range (50% - 13-26) and shot 53% overall.  X also protected the ball well with only 9 turnovers (1 in the first half) while forcing 16 Tiger TOs. 

Introducing... Jordan Clarke and Charlie Spurr (Feb 7)

By Samantha Zanini

Jordan Clarke and Charlie Spurr are two of three 'rookies' on the X-Men Squad this year. <more...>

Upshaw helps X squeak past PEI (Jan 31)

Christian Upshaw scored 25 points to lead the X-Men to a hard fought win over the UPEI Panthers 91-85.  The outcome was in doubt until the final seconds of the game. 

Dunn and Warren lead X over UNB (Jan 30)

Chad Warren and Jeremy Dunn scored 18 points apiece to lead the X-Men to a 95-78 (4 point) win over the UNB Varsity Reds.  The V Reds (1-11) gave the blue and white all they could handle in the first half.  UNB played some good D and moved the ball well. X led by one at the quarter (19-18) and at the half (40-39).  A scoring (29-17) barrage (off some terrific team passing) in the third quarter gave X some breathing room.  Both Warren (6-7, 3-4 threes) and Dunn (7-9) were very efficient offensively.  Player of the game Terrence Taylor chipped in 11 points. Wil Silver and Christian Upshaw (3 and 10 points respectively) were quiet offensively but combined for 19 assists (but also 13 TOs).  Rookie Jordan Clarke added 10 points. UNB was led by Michael Anderson's 17 points.  For the game, X shot 58% and won the battle of the boards 31-23.  X plays next at home vs. UPEI (Sunday at 4 - the game is webcast live.)

X Downs SMU for easy W (Jan 28)

The X-Men traveled to the Tower expecting the usual tough battle with SMU.  Instead, the Blue and White came away with an easy 95-59 win over the Huskies.  This one was over pretty early, with X running out to a 26-13 first quarter lead which they extended to 47-24 at the half.  Coach K was able to use his bench extensively in the second half.  Charlie Spurr led the X-Men with 18 points in 23 minutes while Christian Upshaw added 17 (and 7 assists) and Will Silver 16.  X now enters the the latter part of the season which has them playing 7 of their last 9 at home.  X plays next on Saturday and Sunday at the OC vs. UNB and UPEI. 

X stays perfect with win at Acadia (Jan 22)

Christian Upshaw led the way with 20 points as the X-Men defeated Acadia 76-66.  Jeremy Dunn added 17 and Alberto Rodriguez 15.  The X-Men are 10-0 on the season and 7-0 on the road.  This perfection will be tested next Wednesday when the blue and white travels to the Tower to battle the CIS #10 ranked SMU Huskies.  The Huskies are coming off a tough 3 point loss to CBU (CIS #4)

SMU downs X in Shoveller Final (Jan 3)

The Huskies overcame an 11 point 3rd quarter deficit to down the X-Men by a score of 71-66 in the final of the Rod Shoveller tournament.  X had shot the ball well prior to this contest, but was ice cold in this contest. 

Upshaw Leads X past Ottawa U (Jan 2)

After a competitive first half, the X-Men turned on the jets in the third quarter and downed the Ottawa Gee Gees by a score of 97-82.  The X-Men held a 7 point advantage at half time 47-40.  Some hot shooting from Christian Upshaw (player of the game) and Charlie Spurr and great inside play from Alberto Rodriquez was the difference for the blue and white who led by as many as 20 points in the 4th quarter. 

X downs Laurier in Shoveller Opener (Jan 1)

The X-men overcame a relatively sluggish first half to down Sir Wilfred Laurier by a score of 88-57.  The Golden Hawks shot the ball well in the first half and trailed by a single point 36-35 at half time.  X ratcheted up the pressure D and went on an 11 - 0 run to blow things open in the third quarter. 

Hot 3 point shooting leads X over Dal (Nov 28)

The X-Men rode the hot 3 point shooting of T-Bear Upshaw (4-9) and Charlie Spurr (8-10!) to a 85-72 victory over the Dal Tigers <more...>

X looks good in win over Axemen (Nov 27)

The X-Men shrugged off a slow start and a couple of Axemen runs to down Acadia by a score of 89-72 <more...>

X Athletics to honour Coach K

StFX men’s basketball head coach Steve Konchalski recently broke the national coaching record for CIS career wins (regular season, playoffs, non-conference), earning his 735^th victory on November 6^th with a 94-83 victory over UPEI. In doing so he surpassed the previous record holder, Jerry Hemmings, who had 734 career wins with Brandon University <more...>

Huge offensive game from Upshaw leads X over Dal (Nov 22)

In a battle of CIS top ten teams, the #9 X-Men downed the #5 Dalhousie Tigers 83-71 behind the prolific offense of T-Bear Upshaw <more...>

X Dominates in win over V Reds (Nov 7)

The Blue and White put together a dominating performance in a 99-57 victory over UNB last night in Fredericton. <more...>

735 comes at UPEI (Nov 6)

Coach Steve Konchalski reached at incredible career milestone last night at UPEI.  His X-Men defeated the UPEI Panthers by a score of 94-83 for his CIS-best 735th career win.  Congratulations to Coach K! <more...>

Congrats to Coach K...

As reported here in the Chronicle Herald, coach Steve Konchalski has tied Jerry Hemmings (Brandon) as the coach with the most wins (734) in CIS history.  Coach K can get his 735th win on the road at PEI on Friday.

X downs SMU in Exhibition (Nov 2)

Results are sketchy, but X downed SMU by a score of 82-76 at the Tower on Sunday the X-Men's final exhibition tune up contest prior to the start of the regular season on Friday.  The X-Men face the always tough PEI/UNB swing to start the season.  Both of these contests are 4 pointers.   

Introducing... Riiny Ngot

By Samantha Zanini

The X-Men’s latest  recruit and tallest player ever, at a towering 7’2”, will be an exciting drawing card for fans this season <more...>

Blue and White conclude Ontario swing with loss at Guelph (Oct 25)

After a nice win over Brock yesterday, the X-Men suffered what Coach K characterized as a step back for the team in a 77-70 loss to Guelph, concluding a 1-2 Ontario swing <more...>

X-Men down Brock 74-54 (Oct 24)

The Blue and White recovered from their defeat at Mac with a nice 74-54 win over the Brock Badgers. T Bear Upshaw led the way with 18 points and Charlie Spurr added 16.  Turnovers are still a story - X committed 30.  Click HERE for box score and HERE for recap from Brock site. X completes its Ontario trip with a game vs. Guelph today at 2 Eastern.

After a 5-0 start to the 2009-10 campaign, the blue and white got a giant wakeup call from the McMaster Marauders in the form of an 88-54 thrashing <more...>

X takes Invitational title (Oct 17)
The X-Men overcame a torrid start by the SMU Huskies to take the X Invitational crown with a 82-71 victory <more...>

St FX Invitational Tournament Preview (Oct 15)

Click HERE to read this extensive article from the Antigonish Casket newspaper written by Corey LeBlanc. LeBlanc introduces new X-Men, recaps the Garland tourney and previews the upcoming X Invitational. 

X claims second consecutive Garland title

A short handed X squad came back from a 43-35 half time deficit to defeat UQAM by a score of 81-70 to claim their second consecutive Eric Garland tournament <more...>

Warren's Late 3 seals the deal for the X-Men
Third year forward Chad Warren hit a 3 with 21 seconds to go to give the X-Men a 77-75 victory over a much improved UNB squad <more...>

X-Men start the season with a big win (Oct 9)

The blue and white began the 2009-10 campaign with a bang in a 95-62 defeat of Lee Academy of Maine.  Lee is an elite Prep School whose roster is usually filled with NCAA D1 prospects. <more...> 

2009-2010 Season Preview

After a disappointing end to what could have been one of the most successful seasons in school history, this year’s version of the St FX X-Men plan to use the experience gained at the CIS National Tournament as motivation to take their game to the next level this season <more...>