Led by ninth-year head coach Chris Mack, they played their home games at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.

On March 27, 2018, Chris Mack was hired as the new head coach of Louisville, leaving Xavier after nine seasons.

[3][4] In the Big East tournament, they defeated DePaul and Butler before losing to Creighton in the semifinals.

11 seed in the West region where they defeated Maryland,[6] Florida State,[7] and Arizona[8] before losing in the Elite Eight to Gonzaga.

[9] On March 31, 2017, Trevon Bluiett announced he would declare for the NBA draft, but would not hire an agent.