2011–12 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team


The 2011–12 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University in the 2011–12 NCAA Divisions I Men's Basketball Season. Xavier was led by head coach Chris Mack in his third season at Xavier. The Musketeers competed in the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Cintas Center. Xavier finished the season 23-13,10–6 in A-10 play to finish in tie for third place in conference. The Musketeers lost to St. Bonaventure in the championship of the A-10 tournament. Xavier received a #10 seed in the NCAA tournament. The Musketeers defeated Notre Dame and Lehigh to reach the Sweet Sixteen where they were defeated by Baylor.

2011–12 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
Record23–13 (10–6 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCintas Center
Seasons
2011–12 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Temple 13 3   .813 24 8   .750
Saint Louis 12 4   .750 26 8   .765
Xavier 10 6   .625 23 13   .639
St. Bonaventure 10 6   .625 20 12   .625
UMass 9 7   .563 26 11   .703
La Salle 9 7   .563 21 13   .618
Dayton 9 7   .563 20 13   .606
Saint Joseph's 9 7   .563 20 14   .588
Duquesne 7 9   .438 16 15   .516
Richmond 7 9   .438 16 16   .500
Charlotte 5 11   .313 13 17   .433
George Washington 5 11   .313 10 21   .323
Rhode Island 4 12   .250 7 24   .226
Fordham 3 13   .188 10 19   .345
2012 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
As of March 13, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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The Musketeers finished the 2010–11 season 24–8, 15–1 in A-10 play to win the regular season championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament to Dayton. The Musketeers received an at-large bid as a #6 seed to the NCAA tournament where they lost in Second Round to Marquette.

Preseason

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On October 13, 2011, the Musketeers were picked by other Atlantic 10 coaches to finish first in the league standings and received 18 first place votes. Kenny Freese and Mark Lyons were named to the All-Conference Second Team. Justin Martin and Dez Wells were selected to the 2011–12 preseason Atlantic 10 Conference All-Rookie Team.

Senior Center Kenny Frease was suspended from October 14 through October 23 for not fulfilling all of the responsibilities of a Xavier basketball player. Frease was reinstated on October 23.[1] Senior Tu Holloway sat out the first game of the season because of a secondary violation of NCAA rules. Sources believe Holloway played in two summer leagues. The NCAA allows players to compete in one.[2]

Roster

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2011–12 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Dee Davis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Bloomington, Indiana
G 2 Landen Amos (S) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
G 3 O’Neil Cooper 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr New York, New York
F 4 Travis Taylor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Union, New Jersey
G/F 5 Dez Wells 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Raleigh, North Carolina
G 10 Mark Lyons 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Schenectady, New York
G 12 Brad Redford 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) RS Jr Frankenmuth, Michigan
G 15 Greg Dougan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Greensburg, Indiana
F 20 Justin Martin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Indianapolis, Indiana
F 21 Jeff Robinson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Indianapolis, Indiana
G/F 31 Isaiah Philmore   6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Bel Air, Maryland
C 32 Kenny Frease 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Sr Massillon, Ohio
F 35 Erik Stenger   6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Cincinnati, Ohio
F 44 Griffin McKenzie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Cincinnati, Ohio
G 52 Tu Holloway 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Hempstead, New York
F 54 Andre Walker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Flossmoor, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2011-12-11

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/5/2011*
6:00pm
No. 14 Bellarmine W 76–73 
Cintas Center (10,033)
Cincinnati, OH
Regular season
11/11/2011*
7:00pm, FSOH
No. 14 Morgan State W 74–63  1–0
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
11/15/2011*
7:00pm, FSOH
No. 13 IPFW W 86–63  2–0
Cintas Center (9,873)
Cincinnati, OH
11/18/2011*
7:00 pm, FSOH
No. 13 Miami (OH) W 66–40  3–0
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
11/25/2011*
8:00pm, FSOH
No. 12 Georgia W 70–56  4–0
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
11/28/2011*
7:00pm, ESPN2
No. 11 at No. 20 Vanderbilt W 82–70 OT 5–0
Memorial Gymnasium (14,316)
Nashville, TN
12/3/2011*
3:00pm, ESPNU
No. 11 Purdue W 66–63  6–0
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
12/7/2011*
9:00pm, ESPN
No. 8 at Butler W 73–61  7–0
Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,033)
Indianapolis, IN
12/10/2011*
12:30pm, ESPN2
No. 8 Cincinnati
Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout
W 76–53  8–0
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
12/18/2011*
1:00pm, FSOH
No. 8 Oral Roberts L 42–64  8–1
Cintas Center (9,678)
Cincinnati, OH
12/22/2011*
11:00pm, ESPNU
No. 14 vs. Long Beach State
Diamond Head Classic
L 58–68  8–2
Stan Sheriff Center (N/A)
Honolulu, HI
12/24/2011*
1:30am, ESPNU
No. 14 at Hawaiʻi
Diamond Head Classic Consolation Game
L 82–84 OT 8–3
Stan Sheriff Center (6,836)
Honolulu, HI
12/25/2011*
2:00pm, ESPN3
No. 14 vs. Southern Illinois
Diamond Head Classic 7th Place Game
W 87–77  9–3
Stan Sheriff Center (N/A)
Honolulu, HI
12/31/2011*
8:00pm, ESPN2
Gonzaga L 65–72  9–4
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
1/4/2012
6:00pm, FSOH/CBSSR
at La Salle L 70–80  9–5 (0–1)
Tom Gola Arena (2,076)
Philadelphia, PA
1/7/2012
12:00pm, FSOH
at Fordham W 67–59  10–5 (1–1)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,200)
Bronx, NY
1/11/2012
7:00pm, CBSSN
Duquesne W 78–50  11–5 (2–1)
Cintas Center (10,168)
Cincinnati, OH
1/14/2012
12:00pm, ESPNU
St. Bonaventure W 74–67  12–5 (3–1)
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
1/18/2012
7:00pm, FSOH/CBSSR
Saint Joseph's W 68–55  13–5 (4–1)
Cintas Center (9,919)
Cincinnati, OH
1/21/2012
1:00pm, ESPN2
at Dayton L 72–87  13–6 (4–2)
University of Dayton Arena (13,435)
Dayton, OH
1/25/2012
7:00pm, FSOH
Saint Louis L 68–73  13–7 (4–3)
Cintas Center (10,153)
Cincinnati, OH
1/28/2012
7:00pm, FSOH
at Charlotte W 74–70  14–7 (5–3)
Dale F. Halton Arena (7,503)
Charlotte, NC
2/1/2012
7:00pm, FSOH/CBSSR
at George Washington W 59–58  15–7 (6–3)
Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (2,716)
Washington, DC
2/4/2012*
1:00pm, FSOH
at Memphis L 68–72  15–8
FedExForum (17,097)
Memphis, TN
2/8/2012
7:00pm, CBSSN
Rhode Island W 84–66  16–8 (7–3)
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
2/11/2012
9:00pm, ESPN2
at Temple L 72–85  16–9 (7–4)
Liacouras Center (9,370)
Philadelphia, PA
2/18/2012
8:00pm, CBSSN
Dayton W 86–83 OT 17–9 (8–4)
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
2/21/2012
7:00pm, FSOH/CBSSR
at Massachusetts L 73–80  17–10 (8–5)
Mullens Center (6,632)
Amherst, MA
2/25/2012
8:00pm, ESPN2
Richmond W 65–57  18–10 (9–5)
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
2/28/2012
9:00pm, CBSSN
at Saint Louis L 59–70  18–11 (9–6)
Chaifetz Arena (10,441)
St. Louis, MO
3/3/2012
2:00pm, FSOH/CBSSN
Charlotte W 72–63  19–11 (10–6)
Cintas Center (10,183)
Cincinnati, OH
A-10 tournament
3/9/2012
9:00pm, CBSSN
(3) vs. (6) Dayton
Quarterfinals
W 70–69  20–11
Boardwalk Hall (5,955)
Atlantic City, NJ
3/10/2012
3:30pm, CBSSN
(3) vs. (2) Saint Louis
Semifinals
W 71–64  21–11
Boardwalk Hall (6,784)
Atlantic City, NJ
3/11/2012
1:00pm, CBS
(3) vs. (4) St. Bonaventure
Championship Game
L 56–67  21–12
Boardwalk Hall (6,101)
Atlantic City, NJ
NCAA tournament
3/16/2012*
9:45pm, CBS
(10 S) vs. (7 S) Notre Dame
Second Round
W 67–63  22–12
Greensboro Coliseum (16,523)
Greensboro, NC
3/18/2012*
7:45pm, truTV
(10 S) vs. (15 S) Lehigh
Third Round
W 70–58  23–12
Greensboro Coliseum (18,722)
Greensboro, NC
3/23/2012*
7:15pm, CBS
(10 S) vs. (3 S) No. 9 Baylor
Sweet Sixteen
L 70–75  23–13
Georgia Dome (N/A)
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region [3].

References

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  1. ^ "Senior Kenny Frease Reinstated To Men's Basketball Squad". GoXavier.com. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  2. ^ Russell, Shannon (October 24, 2011). "Tu Holloway's suspension". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  3. ^ Schedule GoXavier.com. Retrieved on October 27, 2011.