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AccessVIP Philanthropic Event

The AccessVIP Philanthropic Event on Saturday, November 8, 2025, is being hosted in tandem with a myriad of programs during Xavier University’s Centennial Celebration of Excellence!

The funding endeavor celebrates the limitless legacy of the Xavier University athletic program and aims to bolster the future success of athletes who go on to impact the world of medicine, education, business, community activism, journalism, music, religion, and of course, athletics.

AccessVIP is a first-class lounge experience for guests to enjoy a full day and evening of Louisiana cuisine, live music, and the opportunity to network and engage Xavier University world changers!

For $500, you can take advantage of this 100-year opportunity to help sustain the amazing work of Xavier University locally and abroad! Purchase your AccessVIP Pass today!

Your $500 AccessVIP Pass grants you:

Day-long access to indoor AccessVIP Lounge
Five-star Louisiana cuisine from brunch to dinner
Reserved Courtside Seating to Xavier’s Men & Women’s Doubleheader
Reserved Parking and Shuttle Service
Live evening entertainment and so much more!

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AN ATHLETIC LEGACY OF GLOBAL PROPORTION

Ralph Metcalfe, a four-time Olympic medalist and a world-record sprinter, accepted in September 1936, a job offer from Xavier after competing in the Berlin Olympics the previous month. At the time, Xavier was in its 12th year and still forging its path to sustained success.

Metcalfe became Xavier's coach of men's track and field. He recruited and coached athletes who won championships at the Penn Relays, the Drake Relays and the AAU national meet. One of those athletes, Herb Douglas, won bronze in the long jump at the 1948 London Olympics. He then became one of the first African-Americans to ascend to a corporate vice presidency.

A year before Metcalfe's arrival at Xavier, coaching brothers Ted and Giles Wright jump-started a men's basketball program. They won 87 percent of their games in six seasons (1935-41), capped by a 29-0 record. This was the last time a Louisiana men's basketball team was unbeaten.

Xavier's thirty-six 20-win seasons are the most in the history of Louisiana men's college basketball.

It's not all about the good old days. In the last 25 years, Xavier won 131 team championships at the national, conference and regional levels. Competitive cheer won the NAIA national title in 2022 and an NCA national title in 2024. Seth Alexander won NAIA men's triple jump titles in 2023 and 2024. The women's tennis doubles team of Mbali Langa and McKenna Wheatley in 2024 won the Gold Nuggets' fifth NAIA title at the ITA Cup Championships. Men's tennis is a three-time NAIA national runner-up and has been ranked in every top-25 coaches poll since April 2007.

Sport offerings will grow to 16 in August 2025 with the launch of men's and women's rowing.

Our campus Convocation Center, with seating for nearly 4,000 and the venue for home competitions in basketball, volleyball and cheer, is routinely cited as one of the best facilities outside of NCAA Division I.

Graduates of Xavier Athletics have produced stellar careers in medicine, research, coaching, education, business, the arts and media.

Will you take a chance on Xavier Athletics and fuel our growth and continued success?

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A five-star philanthropic event with a personal touch!

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A Centennial Year opportunity to solidify support for Xavier Athletics Program today and in the years ahead!

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For more than 60 years world-class athletes and countless individuals have shaped the global impact of the nation's oldest Catholic University!

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