 Complete the following phrase:  Thad Matta left alma mater Butler to replace Skip Prosser as Xaviers head coach in 2001. Hired with only one year of head coaching experience, Matta inherited a talented core of players in David West, Lionel Chalmers, and Romain Sato. During his three years at the helm, Matta compiled a record of 7823, with three straight NCAA Tournament appearances and Xaviers first appearance in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight. Matta won two Atlantic 10 regular-season championships in his first two years behind the play of National Player of the Year David West. Following Mattas second year, West was drafted in the first round of the 