He hit a nadir last time out against Providence, pulling a DNP-CD even as the Muskies struggled to score for long stretches of play. The reason that bench shooter is the role available to Tandy is because he has not yet in college shown the skill set that made him so dangerous in high school. Unless he finds a way to do that, his Xavier career may mirror Dahmir Bishop’s in more ways than just minutes per game. KyKy Tandy and Johnson each scored 18 points. Nate Johnson has locked down a starting position thanks to his shooting and his relentless defense. The first step to that will be getting healthy. Tandy’s value has largely been predicated on his offense. It's not clear the guard will be available on Saturday. Xavier guard Nate Johnson out for the season. Get real-time COLLEGEBASKETBALL basketball coverage and scores as St. John's Red Storm takes on Xavier Musketeers. A look at Xavier's three most efficient play types so far this season and what it says about their playing style compared to last year. Xavier Quick Links. Kyky averaged 6.7/1.3/0.9 for the year, but had games where his talent was obvious. In Xavier’s last six games, Kyky is averaging ten minutes played. He was at least a four star recruit in every service and had landed comfortably inside the ESPN top 100. Stats. At one point he banged his chin on the rim dunking. Xavier has gone from a sure thing to just barely there. Since the Shootout, however, he hasn't eclipsed 11 minutes in any game. Xavier faces must-win game against Creighton and wins: Three Takeaways. Tandy’s first season started rocky. As mentioned previously, he hasn’t been to the line in over two months. Xavier’s top recruit from last season has struggled to find his way this year. We bring you the latest game previews, live stats, and recaps on CBSSports.com He was at least a four star recruit in every service and had landed comfortably inside the ESPN top 100. Adam Kunkel isn’t shooting well, but is chewing into that time. Viral highlights of his high school exploits filtered on to Twitter every week. He doesn’t look disinterested so much as he seems to struggle covering a player coming off a screen action or making the right rotation. Xavier faces must-win game against Creighton and wins: Three Takeaways. Jones’ slot has to stay with someone with more size. There is no encouraging news at the end of this. At one point he banged his chin on the rim dunking. An injury kept him out of Xavier’s first seven games and his start was slow after that. Since the Shootout, however, he hasn't eclipsed 11 minutes in any game. King finished with a career-high 25 points and had 13 rebounds for the Colonels (2-1). Curt Lewis added 20 points and Cooper Robb had 19 points. He is, in short, incredibly ineffective inside the arc. With a coach as insistent on solid defense as Travis Steele is and with the help that Xavier needs on defense, playing like a weak link isn’t the way to get on the court more. This season he has taken lower percentage of his shots at the rim than any player on the team other than Adam Kunkel. Xavier hassled, attacked, and bullied Creighton at various times to bring home an invaluable Big East win. He isn’t going to take over the point, Scruggs and Odom are ensconced there. Defense likely won’t be it unless the effort and intensity at that end increases very significantly. C.J. That doesn’t leave a lot of room to find minutes. Dwon Odom runs the point and it is hard to argue that anyone could improve on his 29% assist rate and 18% turnover rate as a freshman. Viral highlights of his high school exploits filtered on to Twitter every week. Tandy has to demonstrate that he does something better than one of those players consistently enough to get on the court. ... KyKy Tandy #24. Xavier guard Nate Johnson out for the season. Colby Jones is becoming the Swiss army knife that the coach said he would, Adam Kunkel provides shooting and energy off the bench, and Paul Scruggs is, obviously, irreplaceable. Latest on Xavier Musketeers guard Paul Scruggs including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN. That leaves offense. This is not a great development for a team desperate for scoring punch. Tandy was an integral part of the game plan in the early going, regularly pulling big minutes in November. 46. Xavier hassled, attacked, and bullied Creighton at various times to bring home an invaluable Big East win. Steele wasn't super specific about what the injury is or whether there's a timeline for return, but Tandy is at least sidelines for a moment. CINCINNATI (AP) â Paul Scruggs had 14 points and nine assists as Xavier routed Tennessee Tech 79-48 on Wednesday night. #1 Paul Scruggs SR (6-4, 196) vs #2 Aaron Thompson SR (6-2, 195) Thompson is a high-level defender with a limited offensive game. After a five game stretch to start the season where he scored 18, 4, 24, 18, and 10, Tandy hasn’t been back in double figures. As a junior, Ballock led the Big East in assist-to-turnover ratio, and his 93 made three-pointers and 43.5 three ⦠That is bad. Zach Freemantle had 14 points for Xavier (5-0), which earned its fifth straight win to start the season. KyKy Tandy missed practice today with an injury. What that leaves are the ten minutes that Tandy is getting. There have been rumblings that Tandy may be in the way out, though they are nothing more than speculation at this point. Travis Steele said he doesn't know if he'll be available at Seton Hall on Saturday. He peaked with 41 minutes played in Xavier's overtime win over Eastern Kentucky. Tandy’s 23.5% mark on two point jumpers is worst on the team. Schedule. While this is a hit to Xavier's depth, it's not as big a blow as it might have been earlier in the season. He's a very talented player, and I have to imagine there's room for him in the game plan. Freemantle hit 11 of 12 shots. Full Roster. In conference games Tandy has shot the ball 16 times and only seen five of them go through. Kyky Tandy arrived at Xavier with a lot of hype. Xavier Menâs Basketball Recruiting News. Things have come less easily for Tandy this year. UConn better know their scouting report; you canât help off of these guys. Kyky is a career 41% shooter inside the arc. Domain 0.top 00.top 002.top 003.top 004.top 005.top 006.top 008.top 009.top 01.top 011.top 012.top 013.top 014.top 015.top 016.top 017.top 018.top 019.top 02.top Get real-time COLLEGEBASKETBALL basketball coverage and scores as Xavier Musketeers takes on Creighton Bluejays. Stats Yahoo Musketeers News Yahoo Musketeers Team Page ... Kyky Tandy arrived at Xavier with a lot of hype. As Xavier has gotten deeper this season, Steele now has more options to give him what Tandy can. That leaves, essentially, a spot for a shooter. He was a sure thing so far as recruits go. One of the reasons that Kyky hasn’t played as much this season is that his defense simply isn’t up to the task of the time. He peaked with 41 minutes played in Xavier's overtime win over Eastern Kentucky. Kyky Tandy and Paul Scruggs can also stroke it from three, both shooting just shy of 40% on the season. This is not a great development for a team desperate for scoring punch. His field goal percentage of 53.8% at the rim is also second lowest on the team. He scored 18 against Georgetown, played 30 minutes against St. John’s, and was the 10th best three point shooter in the Big East during conference play. Tandy was an integral part of the game plan in the early going, regularly pulling big minutes in November. What does Tandy add that another player can’t? Mitchell Ballock, SR, G, Creighton. For the time being, Tandy isn’t playing because he isn’t adding value. We bring you the latest game previews, live stats, and recaps on CBSSports.com By the time Big East play got rolling, though, he was coming into his own. That’s less than Dahmir Bishop played in his 10 games last season. After shooting 13 free throws against EKU, Tandy hasn’t been back to the line once. Wilcher #0. Jason Carter added a career-high 20 points with 11 rebounds for the Musketeers (4-0).