2015–16 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by seventh year head coach Chris Mack, they played their games at the Cintas Center and were third year members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 28–6, 14–4 in Big East play to finish in second place. They defeated Marquette in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Seton Hall. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they received a #2 seed. They defeated Weber State in the First Round to advance to the Second Round where they lost to Wisconsin.

2015–16 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 9
2015–16 record28–6 (14–4 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCintas Center
2015–16 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Villanova162 .889  355  .875
No. 9 Xavier144 .778  285  .848
No. 20 Seton Hall126 .667  259  .735
Providence108 .556  2411  .686
Butler108 .556  2211  .667
Creighton99 .500  2015  .571
Marquette810 .444  2013  .606
Georgetown711 .389  1518  .455
DePaul315 .167  922  .290
St. John's117 .056  824  .250
2016 Big East Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Musketeers finished the 2014–15 season 23–14, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the finals of the Big East Tournament where they lost to Villanova. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Ole Miss and Georgia State before losing to Arizona in the Sweet Sixteen.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Brandon Randolph3G6'2"189SophomoreInglewood, CATransferred to Utah Valley
Dee Davis10G6'0"170SeniorBloomington, INGraduated
Matt Stainbrook40C6'10"270RS SeniorBay Village, OHGraduated

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kaiser Gates
SF
Alpharetta, GA St. Francis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 16, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Roster

    2015–16 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
    G 0 Larry Austin, Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)174 lb (79 kg) So Springfield, Illinois
    F 1 Jalen Reynolds 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)232 lb (105 kg) Jr Livonia, Michigan
    F 2 James Farr 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)247 lb (112 kg) Sr Evanston, Illinois
    G 4 Edmond Sumner 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)183 lb (83 kg) RS Fr Detroit, Michigan
    F 5 Trevon Bluiett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)207 lb (94 kg) So Indianapolis, Indiana
    G 10 Remy Abell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Louisville, Kentucky
    F 13 Makinde London 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Nashville, Tennessee
    G 15 Myles Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)188 lb (85 kg) Jr Plainfield, New Jersey
    F 21 Tim Stainbrook 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Bay Village, Ohio
    F 22 Kaiser Gates 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) Fr Alpharetta, Georgia
    F 32 Kevin Coker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Plainfield, Illinois
    F 35 RaShid Gaston  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Warren, Ohio
    F/C 54 Sean O'Mara 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)247 lb (112 kg) So Lisle, Illinois
    G 55 J. P. Macura 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) So Lakeville, Minnesota
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster
    Last update: 07-28-2015

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Nov 7, 2015*
    2:00 pm
    Northwood W 97–77  0–0
     17  Sumner  9  Bluiett  7  Davis  Cintas Center (9,312)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Non-Conference Regular season
    Nov 13, 2015*
    7:00 pm, FCS
    Miami (OH) W 81–72  1–0
     19  Sumner  15  Reynolds  3  Tied  Cintas Center (10,372)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Nov 17, 2015*
    6:30 pm, FS1
    Missouri W 78–66  2–0
     18  Bluiett  14  Farr  4  Davis  Cintas Center (9,751)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Nov 20, 2015*
    9:00 pm, BTN
    at No. 24 Michigan
    Gavitt Tipoff Games
    W 86–70  3–0
     15  Tied  13  Farr  3  Tied  Crisler Center (11,967)
    Ann Arbor, MI
    Nov 23, 2015*
    8:30 pm, FS1
    No. 23 Northern Kentucky W 78–66  4–0
     14  Bluiett  16  Blueitt  5  Blueitt  Cintas Center (9,688)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Nov 26, 2015*
    12:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 23 vs. Alabama
    AdvoCare Invitational First Round
    W 64–45  5–0
     15  Bluiett  9  Reynolds  6  Sumner  HP Field House (4,629)
    Bay Lake, FL
    Nov 27, 2015*
    2:30 pm, ESPNU
    No. 23 vs. USC
    AdvoCare Invitational Semifinals
    W 87–77  6–0
     16  Bluiett  9  Farr  3  Austin Jr.  HP Field House (4,170)
    Bay Lake, FL
    Nov 29, 2015*
    4:30 pm, ESPN2
    No. 23 vs. Dayton
    AdvoCare Invitational Championship
    W 90–61  7–0
     14  Sumner  7  Farr  3  Tied  HP Field House (4,633)
    Bay Lake, FL
    Dec 5, 2015*
    8:30 pm, FS1
    No. 12 WKU W 95–64  8–0
     21  Bluiett  10  Bluiett  6  Davis  Cintas Center (10,250)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Dec 8, 2015*
    7:00 pm, FS1
    No. 12 Wright State W 90–55  9–0
     22  Bluiett  11  Bluiett  4  Abell  Cintas Center (10,178)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Dec 12, 2015*
    5:30 pm, FOX
    No. 12 No. 23 Cincinnati
    Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout
    W 65–55  10–0
     17  Davis  6  Tied  5  Sumner  Cintas Center (10,617)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Dec 19, 2015*
    12:00 pm, FS1
    No. 10 Auburn W 85–61  11–0
     18  Reynolds  11  Farr  5  Tied  Cintas Center (10,018)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Dec 22, 2015*
    7:30 pm
    No. 6 at Wake Forest
    Skip Prosser Classic
    W 78–70  12–0
     21  Sumner  9  Tied  3  Davis  LJVM Coliseum (12,938)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    Big East regular season
    Dec 31, 2015
    12:00 pm, FS1
    No. 6 at No. 16 Villanova W 95–64  12–1
    (0–1)
     15  Farr  7  Farr  5  Davis  The Pavilion (6,500)
    Villanova, PA
    Jan 2, 2016
    1:00 pm, FS1
    No. 6 No. 9 Butler
    Big East New Year's Marathon
    W 88–69  13–1
    (1–1)
     21  Abell  10  Farr  5  Davis  Cintas Center (10,498)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Jan 6, 2016
    9:00 pm, FS1
    No. 10 at St. John's W 74–66  14–1
    (2–1)
     19  Davis  13  Reynolds  4  Davis  Carnesecca Arena (4,168)
    Queens, NY
    Jan 12, 2016
    6:30 pm, FS1
    No. 7 DePaul W 84–64  15–1
    (3–1)
     24  Bluiett  7  Reynolds  7  Davis  Cintas Center (10,400)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Jan 16, 2016
    2:00 pm, FS1
    No. 7 at Marquette W 74–66  16–1
    (4–1)
     18  Bluiett  19  Farr  5  Sumner  BMO Harris Bradley Center (14,864)
    Milwaukee, WI
    Jan 19, 2016
    8:45 pm, FS1
    No. 5 Georgetown L 72–81  16–2
    (4–2)
     18  Bluiett  10  Bluiett  5  Bluiett  Cintas Center (9,906)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Jan 23, 2016
    2:00 pm, FSN
    No. 5 Seton Hall W 84–76  17–2
    (5–2)
     24  Farr  15  Farr  5  Davis  Cintas Center (10,368)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Jan 26, 2016
    8:30 pm, FS1
    No. 7 at No. 10 Providence W 75–68  18–2
    (6–2)
     15  Tied  11  Reynolds  7  Davis  Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,804)
    Providence, RI
    Jan 30, 2016
    2:00 pm, CBSSN
    No. 7 at DePaul W 86–65  19–2
    (7–2)
     15  Bluiett  6  Tied  4  Austin Jr.  Allstate Arena (6,958)
    Rosemont, IL
    Feb 3, 2016
    6:30 pm, FS1
    No. 6 St. John's W 90–83  20–2
    (8–2)
     16  Davis  13  Bluiett  5  Davis  Cintas Center (10,250)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Feb 6, 2016
    12:00 pm, FS1
    No. 6 Marquette W 90–82  21–2
    (9–2)
     23  Bluiett  9  Reynolds  8  Bluiett  Cintas Center (10,509)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Feb 9, 2016
    8:30 pm, CBSSN
    No. 5 at Creighton L 56–70  21–3
    (9–3)
     17  Reynolds  9  Reynolds  2  Tied  CenturyLink Center (17,011)
    Omaha, NE
    Feb 13, 2016
    2:30 pm, FOX
    No. 5 at Butler W 74–57  22–3
    (10–3)
     13  Macura  12  Farr  3  Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,344)
    Indianapolis, IN
    Feb 17, 2016
    7:00 pm, FS1
    No. 8 No. 23 Providence W 85–74  23–3
    (11–3)
     23  Bluiett  15  Reynolds  12  Davis  Cintas Center (10,336)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Feb 20, 2016
    12:07 pm, FOX
    No. 8 at Georgetown W 88–70  24–3
    (12–3)
     22  Sumner  5  Tied  4  Macura  Verizon Center (10,652)
    Washington, D.C.
    Feb 24, 2016
    7:00 pm, FS1
    No. 5 No. 1 Villanova W 90–83  25–3
    (13–3)
     19  Tied  7  Tied  9  Sumner  Cintas Center (10,727)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Feb 28, 2016
    12:30 pm, FS1
    No. 5 at Seton Hall W 90–81  25–4
    (13–4)
     17  Tied  8  Farr  5  Davis  Prudential Center (10,353)
    Newark, NJ
    Mar 5, 2016
    2:30 pm, FOX
    No. 5 Creighton W 98–93  26–4
    (14–4)
     24  Davis  8  Gates  7  Davis  Cintas Center (10,633)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Big East Tournament
    Mar 10, 2016
    7:00 pm, FS1
    (2) No. 5 vs. (7) Marquette
    Quarterfinals
    W 90–72  27–4
     24  Bluiett  6  Bluiett  7  Sumner  Madison Square Garden (13,813)
    New York, NY
    Mar 11, 2016
    9:00 pm, FS1
    (2) No. 5 vs. (3) Seton Hall
    Semifinals
    L 83–87  27–5
     21  Sumner  10  Farr  4  Sumner/Davis  Madison Square Garden (17,130)
    New York, NY
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 18, 2016*
    9:20 pm, TNT
    (2 E) No. 9 vs. (15 E) Weber State
    First round
    W 71–53  28–5
     18  Farr  15  Farr  6  Davis/Sumner  Scottrade Center (14,425)
    St. Louis, MO
    Mar 20, 2016*
    8:40 pm, TNT
    (2 E) No. 9 vs. (7 E) Wisconsin
    Second round
    L 63–66  28–6
     13  Abell/Reynolds  9  Reynolds  5  Sumner  Scottrade Center (15,169)
    St. Louis, MO
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

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    Rankings

    Ranking movement
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
    PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19Final
    AP RV RV 23 12 12 10 6 6 10 7 5 7 6 5 8 5 5 5 9 *N/A
    Coaches RV RV RV 18 13 10 6 6 12 8 5 4 5 4 7 5 5 5 9 11

    *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

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