2019–20 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

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

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.

Previous season

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

Departures

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

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

College recruiting information
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 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
Dahmir Bishop
SG 		Philadelphia, PA Imhotep Institute 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 14, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Daniel Ramsey
PF 		Norcross, GA Norcross HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Aug 6, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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

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 Injured
  • Redshirt 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

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

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP19211825RV23RVRVRVRV————————Not released
Coaches2121*2123RVRVRVRVRVRVRV———————

References

  1. ^ "2018-19 Xavier Musketeers Roster and Stats". Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  2. ^ Baum, Adam. "March Madness 2019: Xavier Musketeers basketball miss NCAA Tournament, Big East gets 4 in". Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  3. ^ Daniels, Evan [@EvanDaniels] (January 2, 2020). "Source: Xavier wing Dahmir Bishop is in the NCAA Transfer Portal. Bishop, a former four-star recruit, averaged 1.6 PPG & 2.5 RPG. Bishop was averaging 12 minutes a game" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Jensen, Mike (January 10, 2020). "Former Imhotep star Dahmir Bishop transfers to St. Joseph's from Xavier". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved April 9, 2020.