Xavier alumni team Zip 'Em Up announces 2024 commitments Trevon Bluiett, Paul Scruggs

Xavier's alumni team for The Basketball Tournament (TBT), Zip 'Em Up, announced its first two commitments for this summer Wednesday morning in former Musketeer greats Paul Scruggs and Trevon Bluiett.

Bluiett, who was inducted into the Xavier Athletics Hall of Fame earlier this year, is one of the most decorated players in school history. Bluiett helped lead the Musketeers to four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, including a trip to the Elite Eight in 2017 and Sweet 16 in 2015.

Bluiett and J.P. Macura are tied for the all-time school record for NCAA Tournament wins with seven. Bluiett is second on Xavier's all-time scoring list (2,261) and career double-figure scoring games (116). He was a three-time first-team All-Big East and All-Big East Tournament Team selection.

Bluiett made five 3-pointers in Zip 'Em Up's first-round TBT victory over Georgia Kingz last season.

Last summer, Scruggs joined Zip 'Em Up, making his first appearance at Cintas Center since a torn ACL during the Musketeers' 2022 NIT run ended his collegiate career.

Scruggs scored over 1,600 points over his five seasons at Xavier. He ranks fifth in program history in assists (510), tied for sixth in rebounds (178) and appeared in the most games in school history (151).

Scruggs had five assists, three rebounds and two steals in Zip 'Em Up's first-round win last summer.

TBT is entering its 11th season. The 64-team tournament will be played across eight regions beginning on Friday, July 19. Cintas Center, which hosted TBT rounds the previous two years, will not host again in 2024. The University of Cincinnati's Fifth Third Arena is one of five new regional venues this summer, along with Lexington, Houston Pittsburgh and Butler.

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Trevon Bluiett, Paul Scruggs commit to Xavier alumni team Zip 'Em Up