Forward Filip Borovicanin, who averaged 10.8 points and 7.4 rebounds per game for the Xavier Musketeers during the 2025-26 season, shared an Instagram post from @tiptonedits indicating his recommitment to the Xavier men’s basketball team after a Hamilton County judge issued a ruling July 9 that allows Collins and dozens of other Division I college athletes to gain an additional year of eligibility.
Borovicanin re-committed to the Musketeers for the 2026-27 season despite having the option to enter the transfer portal, according to his agent Daniel Poneman of WEAVE, Tipton posted.
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Borovicanin has played one season at XU after playing two seasons at Arizona and one for now-Xavier head coach Richard Pitino at New Mexico.
On the same day as the judge’s ruling earlier in the week, guard MJ Collins, who averaged 17.5 points per game during the 2025-26 season at Utah State, announced his commitment to the Cincinnati Bearcats men’s basketball team.
Xavier Musketeers forward Filip Borovicanin (4) passes to Xavier Musketeers guard Roddie Anderson III (0) in the second half of a NCAA men’s basketball game between the Xavier Musketeers and the Butler Bulldogs, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, at Cintas Center in Cincinnati. Musketeers won 89-75.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Filip Borovicanin commits to Xavier for 2026-27 after judge’s ruling
