2019–20 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big East Conference. Led by second-year head coach Travis Steele, they played their home games at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. They finished the season 19–13, 8–10 in Big East play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Big East tournament to DePaul. Soon thereafter, all postseason tournaments were canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic which effectively ended their season.

2019–20 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record19–13 (8–10 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jonas Hayes (2nd season)
  • Ben Johnson (2nd season)
  • Dante Jackson (2nd season)
Home arenaCintas Center
Seasons
2019–20 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Creighton 13 5   .722 24 7   .774
No. 11 Villanova 13 5   .722 24 7   .774
No. 16 Seton Hall 13 5   .722 21 9   .700
Providence 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
No. 24 Butler 10 8   .556 22 9   .710
Marquette 8 10   .444 18 12   .600
Xavier 8 10   .444 19 13   .594
Georgetown 5 13   .278 15 17   .469
St. John's 5 13   .278 17 15   .531
DePaul 3 15   .167 16 16   .500
Note: The 2020 Big East tournament was cancelled at halftime of the first game of the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Musketeers finished the 2018–19 season 19–16, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in third place.[1] They defeated Creighton in the quarterfinals before losing to Villanova in the semifinals of the Big East tournament. The Musketeers failed to receive a bid to a postseason tournament.[2]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Kyle Castlin 2 G 6'4" 193 Graduate Student Marietta, GA Graduated
Elias Harden 4 G 6'5" 187 Sophomore East Point, GA Transferred to Jacksonville State
Keonte Kennedy 11 G 6'5" 187 Freshman Aurora, CO Transferred to UTEP
Ryan Welage 32 F 6'10" 205 Graduate Student Greensburg, IN Graduated
Zach Hankins 35 F 6'11" 245 Graduate Student Charlevoix, MI Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Bryce Moore 11 G 6'3" 180 Graduate Student Indianapolis, IN Transferred from Western Michigan after graduating. Will have one year of eligibility beginning immediately.
Jason Carter 25 F 6'8" 227 RS Junior Johnstown, OH Transferred from Ohio after graduating. Will have two years of eligibility beginning immediately.

2019 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
KyKy Tandy
CG
Hopkinsville, KY University Heights Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 28, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 84
Dahmir Bishop
SG
Philadelphia, PA Imhotep Institute 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 14, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 82
Zach Freemantle
C
Teaneck, NJ Bergen Catholic HS 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Aug 21, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 81
Daniel Ramsey
PF
Norcross, GA Norcross HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Aug 6, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 81
Dieonte Miles
C
Walton, KY Walton-Verona HS 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Aug 25, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 81
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2019 Xavier Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 31, 2019.

Roster

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2019–20 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Daniel Ramsey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Fr Norcross HS Cordele, GA
G 1 Paul Scruggs 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Jr Prolific Prep Indianapolis, IN
G 2 Dahmir Bishop (T) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Imhotep Institute Philadelphia, PA
G 3 Quentin Goodin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Sr Taylor County HS Campbellsville, KY
F 4 Tyrique Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Sr Vermont Academy Bloomfield, CT
G 10 Leighton Schrand 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 166 lb (75 kg) Sr Holy Cross HS Villa Hills, KY
G 11 Bryce Moore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) GS Western Michigan Indianapolis, IN
F 12 Dontarius James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 228 lb (103 kg) So Huntington Prep Kershaw, SC
F 13 Naji Marshall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Hargrave Military Academy Atlantic City, NJ
G 15 Spencer Cody (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr DePaul Prep Chicago, IL
G 20 Ramon Singh (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So La Lumiere School Sydney, Australia
G 21 Zak Swetye (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Darien HS Darien, CT
F 22 Dieonte Miles 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Fr Walton-Verona HS Walton, KY
G 24 KyKy Tandy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr University Heights Academy Hopkinsville, KY
F 25 Jason Carter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 227 lb (103 kg) RS Jr Ohio Johnstown, OH
F 32 Zach Freemantle 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Bergen Catholic HS Teaneck, NJ
G 34 Myles Hanson (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Columbia Chaska, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • (T) Transferred
  •   Injured
  •   Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2019-10-31

  • Jan 2, 2020 - Dahmir Bishop entered the transfer portal.[3] Bishop would ultimately transfer to Saint Joseph's.[4]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2019*
7:00 pm
No. 19 Indianapolis W 64–52 
 16  Goodin   13  Marshall   5  Goodin  Cintas Center (9,663)
Cincinnati, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, FS2
No. 19 Jacksonville W 76–57  1–0
 17  Tied   11  Jones   4  Marshall  Cintas Center (10,050)
Cincinnati, OH
November 8, 2019*
7:00 pm, FSN
No. 19 Siena W 81–63  2–0
 20  Tied   8  Marshall   7  Marshall  Cintas Center (10,430)
Cincinnati, OH
November 12, 2019*
7:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 21 Missouri W 63–58 OT 3–0
 17  Marshall   10  Carter   3  Marshall  Cintas Center (10,224)
Cincinnati, OH
November 15, 2019*
7:00 pm, FSN
No. 21 Missouri State
Charleston Classic campus game
W 59–56  4–0
 15  Jones   6  Jones   6  Goodin  Cintas Center (10,463)
Cincinnati, OH
November 21, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 18 vs. Towson
Charleston Classic quarterfinals
W 73–51  5–0
 13  Carter   12  Jones   5  Tied  TD Arena 
Charleston, SC
November 22, 2019*
9:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 18 vs. UConn
Charleston Classic semifinal
W 75–74 2OT 6–0
 21  Marshall   11  Jones   4  Goodin  TD Arena (4,416)
Charleston, SC
November 24, 2019*
8:30 pm, ESPN
No. 18 vs. Florida
Charleston Classic championship game
L 65–70  6–1
 24  Scruggs   7  Jones   4  Tied  TD Arena (4,233)
Charleston, SC
November 30, 2019*
12:00 pm, FSN
No. 25 Lipscomb W 87–62  7–1
 15  Tied   10  Jones   6  Scruggs  Cintas Center (9,960)
Cincinnati, OH
December 4, 2019*
7:00 pm, FS2
Green Bay W 84–71  8–1
 24  Marshall   14  Jones   3  Tied  Cintas Center (10,129)
Cincinnati, OH
December 7, 2019*
5:00 pm, FS1
Cincinnati
Crosstown Shootout
W 73–66  9–1
 31  Marshall   9  Jones   8  Goodin  Cintas Center (10,811)
Cincinnati, OH
December 14, 2019*
4:00 pm, ACCN
No. 23 at Wake Forest
Skip Prosser Classic
L 78–80  9–2
 30  Scruggs   11  Jones   5  Goodin  LJVM Coliseum (5,847)
Winston-Salem, NC
December 18, 2019*
6:30 pm, FS1
Western Carolina W 74–61  10–2
 25  Goodin   11  Jones   6  Jones  Cintas Center (9,907)
Cincinnati, OH
December 22, 2019*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
at TCU
Big East/Big 12 Battle
W 67–59  11–2
 18  Jones   14  Jones   11  Goodin  Schollmaier Arena (6,445)
Fort Worth, TX
Big East regular season
December 30, 2019
6:30 pm, FS1
at No. 10 Villanova L 62–68  11–3
(0–1)
 19  Marshall   10  Jones   6  Scruggs  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
January 5, 2020
4:30 pm, FOX
St. John's W 75–67  12–3
(1–1)
 20  Marshall   12  Jones   5  Goodin  Cintas Center (10,254)
Cincinnati, OH
January 8, 2020
8:30 pm, FS1
Seton Hall L 71–83  12–4
(1–2)
 18  Jones   9  Jones   7  Goodin  Cintas Center (9,832)
Cincinnati, OH
January 11, 2020
2:00 pm, FOX
Creighton L 65–77  12–5
(1–3)
 21  Marshall   9  Tied   7  Marshall  Cintas Center (10,529)
Cincinnati, OH
January 15, 2020
8:00 pm, FSN
at Marquette L 65–85  12–6
(1–4)
 16  Jones   7  Marshall   5  Scruggs  Fiserv Forum (13,761)
Milwaukee, WI
January 22, 2020
6:30 pm, FS1
Georgetown W 66–57  13–6
(2–4)
 18  Tied   13  Jones   5  Tied  Cintas Center (10,387)
Cincinnati, OH
January 26, 2020
4:00 pm, FS1
at Creighton L 66–77  13–7
(2–5)
 18  Freemantle   13  Jones   6  Scruggs  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,796)
Omaha, NE
January 29, 2020
8:30 pm, FS1
Marquette L 82–84 2OT 13–8
(2–6)
 19  Goodin   15  Jones   5  Marshall  Cintas Center (10,224)
Cincinnati, OH
February 1, 2020
11:00 am, FOX
at No. 10 Seton Hall W 74–62  14–8
(3–6)
 19  Tied   18  Jones   14  Marshall  Prudential Center (12,230)
Newark, NJ
February 4, 2020
9:00 pm, FS1
at DePaul W 67–59  15–8
(4–6)
 13  Scruggs   18  Jones   4  Marshall  Wintrust Arena (4,526)
Chicago, IL
February 8, 2020
8:00 pm, FS1
Providence W 64–58  16–8
(5–6)
 14  Jones   18  Jones   5  Scruggs  Cintas Center (10,575)
Cincinnati, OH
February 12, 2020
6:30 pm, CBSSN
at No. 19 Butler L 61–66  16–9
(5–7)
 20  Marshall   10  Jones   7  Marshall  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,878)
Indianapolis, IN
February 17, 2020
6:30 pm, FS1
at St. John’s W 77–74  17–9
(6–7)
 16  Scruggs   11  Marshall   5  Marshall  Madison Square Garden (14,765)
New York, NY
February 22, 2020
2:30 pm, FOX
No. 12 Villanova L 55–64  17–10
(6–8)
 17  Jones   14  Jones   5  Scruggs  Cintas Center (10,647)
Cincinnati, OH
February 25, 2020
7:00 pm, CBSSN
DePaul W 78–67  18–10
(7–8)
 23  Marshall   6  Tied   6  Tied  Cintas Center (10,224)
Cincinnati, OH
March 1, 2020
2:00 pm, CBS
at Georgetown W 66–63  19–10
(8–8)
 20  Marshall   13  Jones   5  Marshall  Capital One Arena (10,610)
Washington, DC
March 4, 2020
6:30 pm, FS1
at Providence L 74–80  19–11
(8–9)
 25  Marshall   9  Jones   4  Goodin  Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,736)
Providence, RI
March 7, 2020
8:30 pm, FS1
Butler L 71–72  19–12
(8–10)
 21  Marshall   13  Jones   5  Marshall  Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, OH
Big East tournament
March 11, 2020
9:30 pm, FS1
(7) vs. (10) DePaul
First round
L 67–71  19–13
                  Madison Square Garden 
New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP19211825RV23RVRVRVRVNot released
Coaches2121*2123RVRVRVRVRVRVRV

References

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