2016–17 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by eighth-year head coach Chris Mack, they played their games at the Cintas Center in Norwood, Ohio and were fourth-year members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 24–14, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in seventh place. In the Big East Tournament, they defeated DePaul and Butler before losing to Creighton in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 11 seed in the West region where they defeated Maryland, Florida State, and Arizona before losing in the Elite Eight to Gonzaga.

2016–17 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
Tire Pros Invitational champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
2016–17 record24–14 (9–9 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCintas Center
2016–17 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Villanova †15–3 .833  32–4  .889
No. 21 Butler12–6 .667  25–9  .735
Creighton10–8 .556  25–10  .714
Seton Hall10–8 .556  21–12  .636
Providence10–8 .556  20–13  .606
Marquette10–8 .556  19–13  .594
Xavier9–9 .500  24–14  .632
Saint John's7–11 .389  14–19  .424
Georgetown5–13 .278  14–18  .438
DePaul2–16 .111  9–23  .281
† 2017 Big East Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Musketeers finished the 2015–16 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 No. 2 seed. They defeated Weber State in the First Round to advance to the Second Round where they lost to Wisconsin.

Preseason

Prior to the season, Xavier was picked to finish second in a poll of Big East coaches.[1] Trevon Bluiett and Edmond Sumner were selected to the preseason All-Big East first team.[1]

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Larry Austin Jr.0G6'2"174SophomoreSpringfield, ILTransferred to Vanderbilt
Jalen Reynolds1F6'10"232JuniorLivonia, MIDeclare for 2016 NBA draft[2]
James Farr2F6'10"247SeniorEvanston, ILGraduated
Remy Abell10G6'4"195RS SeniorLouisville, KYGraduated
Makinde London13F6'10"210RS FreshmanNashville, TNTransferred to Chattanooga
Kevin Coker32F6'6"200SeniorPlainfield, ILGraduated

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Malcolm Bernard11F6'6"190RS SeniorMiddleburg, FLTransferred from Florida A&M. Will eligible to play since Bernard graduated from Florida A&M.
RaShid Gaston35F6'9239RS SeniorWarren, OHTransferred from Norfolk State.

Season summary

Preseason

Junior Trevon Bluiett entered his name in the NBA Pre-Draft, but withdrew his name prior to the deadline and will return to Xavier.[3]

Incoming recruits
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Quentin Goodin
#17 PG		 Campbellsville, KY Taylor County High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Nov 20, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Tyrique Jones
#24 PF		 Bloomfield, CT Vermont Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Nov 20, 2015 
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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Future recruits

    2017–18 team recruits
    US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
    Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
    Jared Ridder
    SF    		 Springfield, MO Kickapoo High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 8, 2016 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
    Elias Harden
    SG    		 Tyrone, GA Sandy Creek High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jul 27, 2016 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
    Naji Marshall
    SF    		 Greenbelt, MD Hargrave Military Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 29, 2016 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
    Kentrevious Jones
    C    		 Macon, GA Westside High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Sep 25, 2016 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
    Paul Scruggs
    PG    		 Indianapolis, IN Prolific Prep 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oct 14, 2016 
    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:

      Roster
      2016–17 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
      PlayersCoaches
      Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
      F 0 Tyrique Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)237 lb (108 kg) FrVermont Academy Bloomfield, Connecticut
      G 3 Quentin Goodin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)194 lb (88 kg) FrTaylor County HS (KY) Campbellsville, Kentucky
      G 4 Edmond Sumner  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)186 lb (84 kg) RS SoDetroit Country Day Detroit, Michigan
      G 5 Trevon Bluiett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)198 lb (90 kg) JrPark Tudor School Indianapolis, Indiana
      G 10 Leighton Schrand (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)155 lb (70 kg) FrHoly Cross HS (Covington, KY) Villa Hills, Kentucky
      G 11 Malcolm Bernard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)202 lb (92 kg) RS SrMiddleburg HS Miami, Florida
      F 12 Cullen Barr (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)233 lb (106 kg) SrCarmel Catholic HS Libertyville, Illinois
      G 20 Alex Bergen (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrOak Hills HS Cincinnati, Ohio
      F 21 Tim Stainbrook 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)208 lb (94 kg) SrSt. Edward HS (OH) Bay Village, Ohio
      F 22 Kaiser Gates 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)228 lb (103 kg) SoSt. Francis HS (GA) Alpharetta, Georgia
      G/F 24 Conor Peterson (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrBrewster Academy Libertyville, Illinois
      F 35 RaShid Gaston 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)239 lb (108 kg) RS SrWarren G. Harding HS Warren, Ohio
      F/C 54 Sean O'Mara 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)244 lb (111 kg) JrBenet Academy Glen Ellyn, Illinois
      G 55 J. P. Macura 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)203 lb (92 kg) JrLakeville North HS Lakeville, Minnesota
      Head coach
      Assistant coach(es)
      Legend
      • (C) Team captain
      • (S) Suspended
      • (I) Ineligible
      • (W) Walk-on

      Roster

      Schedule and results
      Date
      time, TV      		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
      city, state
      Exhibition
      Nov 4, 2016*
      4:00 pm      		 No. 7 Ferris State W 80–56 
      		 23 – Sumner  10 – Tied  6 – Sumner  Cintas Center (10,250)
      Cincinnati, OH
      Regular season
      Nov 11, 2016*
      7:00 pm, FCS      		 No. 7 Lehigh W 84–81  1–0
      		  25 – Bluiett  11 – Bluiett  6 – Sumner  Cintas Center (10,250)
      Cincinnati, OH
      Nov 14, 2016*
      7:00 pm, CBSSN      		 No. 11 Buffalo W 86–53  2–0
      		  18 – Macura  11 – Jones  4 – Goodin  Cintas Center (10,116)
      Cincinnati, OH
      Nov 17, 2016*
      1:00 pm, ESPNU      		 No. 11 vs. Missouri
      Tire Pros Invitational quarterfinals      		 W 83–82 OT 3–0
      		  19 – Macura  10 – Gaston  5 – Macura  HP Field House 
      Orlando, FL
      Nov 18, 2016*
      1:30 pm, ESPNU      		 No. 11 vs. Clemson
      Tire Pros Invitational semifinals      		 W 83–77  4–0
      		  28 – Macura  7 – Bernard  6 – Sumner  HP Field House 
      Orlando, FL
      Nov 20, 2016*
      6:30 pm, ESPN2      		 No. 11 vs. Northern Iowa
      Tire Pros Invitational championship      		 W 67–59  5–0
      		  21 – Bluiett  8 – Bluiett  3 – Sumner  HP Field House 
      Orlando, FL
      Nov 26, 2016*
      12:00 pm, FSN      		 No. 9 Northern Iowa
      Tire Pros Invitational non-bracketed game      		 W 64–42  6–0
      		  18 – Macura  8 – Bluiett  7 – Sumner  Cintas Center (10,028)
      Cincinnati, OH
      Nov 30, 2016*
      6:30 pm, FS1      		 No. 7 North Dakota State W 85–55  7–0
      		  23 – Bluiett  8 – Bernard  7 – Tied  Cintas Center (10,250)
      Cincinnati, OH
      Dec 3, 2016*
      3:30 pm, ESPN2      		 No. 7 at No. 9 Baylor L 61–76  7–1
      		  23 – Bluiett  8 – Gaston  3 – Macura  Ferrell Center (9,684)
      Waco, TX
      Dec 7, 2016*
      9:00 pm, P12N      		 No. 13 at Colorado L 66–68  7–2
      		  27 – Bluiett  11 – Gaston  5 – Sumner  Coors Events Center (7,743)
      Boulder, CO
      Dec 10, 2016*
      5:30 pm, FOX      		 No. 13 Utah W 77–69  8–2
      		  18 – Tied  14 – Gaston  4 – Sumner  Cintas Center (10,350)
      Cincinnati, OH
      Dec 17, 2016*
      8:30 pm, FS1      		 No. 17 Wake Forest
      Skip Prosser Classic      		 W 69–65  9–2
      		  20 – Bluiett  7 – Bluiett  3 – Bernard  Cintas Center (10,407)
      Cincinnati, OH
      Dec 20, 2016*
      6:30 pm, FS1      		 No. 17 Eastern Washington W 85–56  10–2
      		  16 – Bluiett  6 – Macura  9 – Sumner  Cintas Center (10,250)
      Cincinnati, OH
      Dec 28, 2016
      7:00 pm, FSN      		 No. 17 Providence W 82–56  11–2
      (1–0)      		  22 – Bluiett  9 – Bluiett  7 – Sumner  Cintas Center (10,426)
      Cincinnati, OH
      Dec 31, 2016
      11:00 am, FS1      		 No. 17 at Georgetown W 81–76  12–2
      (2–0)      		  28 – Sumner  9 – Gaston  6 – Sumner  Verizon Center (11,275)
      Washington, D.C.
      Jan 7, 2017
      2:30 pm, FS1      		 No. 16 St. John's W 97–82  13–2
      (3–0)      		  20 – Sumner  6 – Bluiett  7 – Sumner  Cintas Center (10,474)
      Cincinnati, OH
      Jan 10, 2017
      7:00 pm, FS1      		 No. 15 at No. 3 Villanova L 54–79  13–3
      (3–1)      		  11 – Sumner  6 – Tied  3 – Bluiett  The Pavilion (6,500)
      Villanova, PA
      Jan 14, 2017
      2:00 pm, FS1      		 No. 15 at No. 12 Butler L 78–83  13–4
      (3–2)      		  22 – Sumner  8 – Bernard  3 – Sumner  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,166)
      Indianapolis, IN
      Jan 16, 2017
      2:00 pm, FS1      		 No. 22 No. 7 Creighton L 67–72  13–5
      (3–3)      		  17 – Blueitt  17 – Gaston  5 – Sumner  Cintas Center (10,348)
      Cincinnati, OH
      Jan 22, 2017
      2:00 pm, CBS      		 No. 22 Georgetown W 86–75  14–5
      (4–3)      		  24 – Bluiett  7 – Sumner  7 – Sumner  Cintas Center (10,343)
      Cincinnati, OH
      Jan 26, 2017*
      7:00 pm, ESPN2      		 No. 24 at No. 19 Cincinnati
      Crosstown Shootout      		 L 78–86  14–6
      		  40 – Bluiett  7 – Macura  7 – Sumner  Fifth Third Arena (13,477)
      Cincinnati, OH
      Jan 29, 2017
      6:00 pm, FS1      		 No. 24 at St. John's W 82–77  15–6
      (5–3)      		  21 – Bluiett  10 – Bluiett  7 – Sumner  Madison Square Garden (8,723)
      New York, NY
      Feb 1, 2017
      9:00 pm, FS1      		 Seton Hall W 72–70  16–6
      (6–3)      		  24 – Bluiett  8 – Gates  7 – Goodin  Cintas Center (10,087)
      Cincinnati, OH
      Feb 4, 2017
      3:00 pm, FOX      		 at No. 22 Creighton W 82–80  17–6
      (7–3)      		  16 – Tied  9 – Gates  5 – Goodin  CenturyLink Center (17,886)
      Omaha, NE
      Feb 8, 2017
      6:30 pm, FS1      		 No. 24 DePaul W 72–61  18–6
      (8–3)      		  20 – Bluiett  10 – Gates  8 – Goodin  Cintas Center (10,250)
      Cincinnati, OH
      Feb 11, 2017
      2:30 pm, FOX      		 No. 24 No. 2 Villanova L 57–73  18–7
      (8–4)      		  23 – Gaston  10 – Gaston  7 – Macura  Cintas Center (10,558)
      Cincinnati, OH
      Feb 15, 2017
      6:30 pm, FS1      		 at Providence L 63–75  18–8
      (8–5)      		  19 – Gaston  14 – Gaston  4 – Macura  Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,102)
      Providence, RI
      Feb 18, 2017
      8:00 pm, CBSSN      		 at Marquette L 61–83  18–9
      (8–6)      		  14 – O'Mara  10 – Gaston  8 – Goodin  BMO Harris Bradley Center (19,033)
      Milwaukee, WI
      Feb 22, 2017
      7:00 pm, FS1      		 at Seton Hall L 64–71  18–10
      (8–7)      		  22 – Macura  7 – Gates  8 – Goodin  Prudential Center (7,139)
      Newark, NJ
      Feb 26, 2017
      3:30 pm, FS1      		 No. 22 Butler L 79–88  18–11
      (8–8)      		  21 – Bluiett  5 – Goodin  7 – Goodin  Cintas Center (10,312)
      Cincinnati, OH
      Mar 1, 2017
      9:00 pm, FS1      		 Marquette L 84–95  18–12
      (8–9)      		  20 – Macura  7 – Gaston  5 – Tied  Cintas Center (10,071)
      Cincinnati, OH
      Mar 4, 2017
      2:00 pm, FSN      		 at DePaul W 76–65  19–12
      (9–9)      		  24 – Bluiett  10 – Bluiett  3 – Tied  Allstate Arena (6,774)
      Rosemont, IL
      Big East Tournament
      Mar 8, 2017
      9:30 pm, FS1      		 (7) vs. (10) DePaul
      First Round      		 W 75–64  20–12
      		  17 – Bluiett  9 – Bluiett  6 – Macura  Madison Square Garden (14,830)
      New York, NY
      Mar 9, 2017
      9:30 pm, FS1      		 (7) vs. (2) No. 18 Butler
      Quarterfinals      		 W 62–57  21–12
      		  23 – Bluiett  10 – Bernard  4 – Tied  Madison Square Garden (16,003)
      New York, NY
      Mar 10, 2017
      9:30 pm, FS1      		 (7) vs. (6) Creighton
      Semifinals      		 L 72–75  21–13
      		  22 – Macura  6 – Gaston  4 – Tied  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
      New York, NY
      NCAA Tournament
      Mar 16, 2017*
      6:50 pm, TNT      		 (11 W) vs. (6 W) Maryland
      First Round      		 W 76–65  22–13
      		  21 – Bluiett  6 – Bernard  9 – Goodin  Amway Center (15,869)
      Orlando, FL
      Mar 18, 2017*
      6:10 pm, TNT      		 (11 W) vs. (3 W) No. 16 Florida State
      Second Round      		 W 91–66  23–13
      		  29 – Bluiett  6 – Bluiett  5 – Tied  Amway Center (17,308)
      Orlando, FL
      Mar 23, 2017*
      10:09 pm, TBS      		 (11 W) vs. (2 W) No. 4 Arizona
      Sweet Sixteen      		 W 73–71  24–13
      		  25 – Bluiett  7 – Macura  5 – Macura  SAP Center (16,884)
      San Jose, CA
      Mar 25, 2017*
      6:09 pm, TBS      		 (11 W) vs. (1 W) No. 2 Gonzaga
      Elite Eight      		 L 59–83  24–14
      		  18 – Macura  7 – Tied  2 – Tied  SAP Center (17,011)
      San Jose, CA
      *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region.
      All times are in Eastern Time.

      Rankings
      See also: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
      Ranking movements
      Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
      NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
      Week
      Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
      AP 7 11 9 7 13 17 17 17 16 15 22 24 RV 24 RV RV NR NR NR Not released 
      Coaches 8 10 8 7 14 17 17 17 15 14 19 22 25 25 NR RV RV NR NR 18

      *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

      References
      1. "Villanova Picked Unanimously Again To Win In Preseason Coaches' Poll". Big East Conference. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
      2. "Report: Jalen Reynolds hires agent". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
      3. "Trevon Bluiett to withdraw from NBA Draft, return to Xavier". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
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