2018–19 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big East Conference. Led by first-year head coach Travis Steele, they played their home games at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Xavier finished the season with a 19–16 record, 9–9 in Big East play, to finish in third place.[1] In the Big East Tournament, Xavier beat Creighton in the quarterfinals before losing to Villanova in the semifinals. The Musketeers failed to receive a bid to the NCAA Tournament and but did receive a bid as a No. 3 seed in the National Invitation Tournament.[2] There they defeated Toledo in the first round[3] before losing in overtime to Texas in the second round.[4]

2018–19 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
NIT, Second round
ConferenceBig East Conference
2018–19 record19–16 (9–9 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jonas Hayes (1st season)
  • Ben Johnson (1st season)
  • Dante Jackson (1st season)
Home arenaCintas Center
2018–19 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 23 Villanova135 .722  2610  .722
Marquette126 .667  2410  .706
Seton Hall99 .500  2014  .588
Xavier99 .500  1916  .543
Creighton99 .500  2015  .571
Georgetown99 .500  1914  .576
St. John's810 .444  2113  .618
Providence711 .389  1816  .529
Butler711 .389  1617  .485
DePaul711 .389  1917  .528
2019 Big East Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Musketeers finished the 2017–18 season 29–6, 15–3 in Big East play to win the Big East championship. In the Big East Tournament, they defeated St. John's[5] before losing to Providence in the semifinals.[6] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 1 seed in the West region. In the First Round, they defeated Texas Southern[7] before being upset by Florida State in the Second Round.[8]

On March 27, 2018, Chris Mack was hired as the new head coach of Louisville, leaving Xavier after nine seasons.[9] Four days later, longtime assistant coach Travis Steele was named the new head coach of the Musketeers.[10]

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason left
Trevon Bluiett5Guard6'6"198SeniorIndianapolis, INGraduated
Kerem Kanter11Forward6'10"240Graduate studentIstanbul, TurkeyCompleted athletic eligibility; graduated from Green Bay in 2017
Matt Singleton20Forward6'7"215SeniorGarrett, INGraduated
Kaiser Gates22Forward6'7"205JuniorAlpharetta, GADeclared for the 2018 NBA draft
Sean O'Mara54Forward-center6'10"244SeniorGlen Ellyn, ILGraduated
J. P. Macura55Guard6'5"203SeniorLakeville, MNGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Kyle Castlin[11] 2 Guard 6'4" 190 Graduate Student Marietta, Georgia Transferred from Columbia after graduating. Will have one year of eligibility beginning immediately.[12]
Zach Hankins 35 Center 6'10" 245 Graduate Student Charlevoix, Michigan Transferred from Ferris State after graduating. Will have one year of eligibility beginning immediately.[13]
Ryan Welage[14] 32 Forward 6'9" 205 Graduate Student Greensburg, Indiana Transferred from San Jose State after graduating. Will have one year of eligibility beginning immediately.[15]
Myles Hanson 34 Guard 6'7" 215 Sophomore Chaska, Minnesota Transferred from Columbia. Under NCAA transfer rules, Hanson will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Will join team as a walk-on.[16]

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Keonte Kennedy
SG
Austin, TX Westlake High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 3, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Dontarius James
SF
Kershaw, SC Andrew Jackson High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nov 12, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:
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:

  • "2018 Xavier Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Honors and awards

    Street & Smith's Preseason Awards[17]

    • All-Newcomer - Ryan Welage
    • All-Sharpshooter - Ryan Welage

    Roster

    2018–19 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Tyrique Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrVermont Academy Bloomfield, Connecticut
    G 1 Paul Scruggs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoProlific Prep Indianapolis, Indiana
    G 2 Kyle Castlin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)193 lb (88 kg) GSColumbia Marietta, Georgia
    G 3 Quentin Goodin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)194 lb (88 kg) JrTaylor County HS Campbellsville, Kentucky
    G 4 Elias Harden 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)187 lb (85 kg) SoPebblebrook HS East Point, Georgia
    G 10 Leighton Schrand 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)155 lb (70 kg) JrHoly Cross HS Villa Hills, Kentucky
    G 11 Keonte Kennedy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)187 lb (85 kg) FrWestlake HS Aurora, Colorado
    F 12 Dontarius James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrHuntington Prep Kershaw, South Carolina
    F 13 Naji Marshall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)222 lb (101 kg) SoHargrave Military Academy Atlantic City, New Jersey
    G 20 Ramon Singh 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrLa Lumiere School Sydney, Australia
    F 32 Ryan Welage 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)205 lb (93 kg) GSSan Jose State Greensburg, Indiana
    G/F 34 Myles Hanson (W)  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoColumbia Chaska, Minnesota
    F 35 Zach Hankins 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg) GSFerris State Charlevoix, Michigan
    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
    November 1, 2018*
    7:00 pm
    Kentucky Wesleyan W 98–69 
     22  Tied  7  Tied  5  Welage  Cintas Center (10,073)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Non-conference regular season
    November 6, 2018*
    8:30 pm, FS2
    IUPUI W 82–69  1–0
     24  Welage  8  Castlin  7  Marshall  Cintas Center (10,224)
    Cincinnati, OH
    November 10, 2018*
    4:00 pm, FSN
    Evansville
    Maui on the Mainland
    W 91–85  2–0
     24  Scruggs  20  Jones  5  Scruggs  Cintas Center (10,533)
    Cincinnati, OH
    November 13, 2018*
    6:30 pm, FS1
    Wisconsin
    Gavitt Tipoff Games
    L 68–77  2–1
     24  Marshall  13  Marshall  5  Goodin  Cintas Center (10,312)
    Cincinnati, OH
    November 19, 2018*
    2:30 pm, ESPN2
    vs. No. 8 Auburn
    Maui Invitational Tournament quarterfinals
    L 79–88 OT 2–2
     17  Welage  9  Jones  6  Goodin  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
    Lahaina, HI
    November 20, 2018*
    2:30 pm, ESPN2
    vs. San Diego State
    Maui Invitational Tournament consolation 2nd round
    L 74–79  2–3
     20  Goodin  6  Scruggs  5  Marshall  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
    Lahaina, HI
    November 21, 2018*
    9:00 pm, ESPNU
    vs. Illinois
    Maui Invitational Tournament 7th place game
    W 83–74  3–3
     15  Goodin  9  Jones  5  Marshall  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
    Lahaina, HI
    November 28, 2018*
    6:30 pm, FS1
    Miami (OH) W 82–55  4–3
     17  Marshall  13  Jones  8  Goodin  Cintas Center (10,394)
    Cincinnati, OH
    December 1, 2018*
    12:00 pm, FS1
    Oakland W 73–63  5–3
     14  Marshall  11  Jones  4  Scruggs  Cintas Center (10,331)
    Cincinnati, OH
    December 5, 2018*
    6:30 pm, FS1
    Ohio W 82–61  6–3
     21  Scruggs  7  Marshall  8  Scruggs  Cintas Center (10,405)
    Cincinnati, OH
    December 8, 2018*
    2:00 pm, ESPN2
    at Cincinnati
    Crosstown Shootout
    L 47–62  6–4
     12  Goodin  7  Tied  5  Goodin  Fifth Third Arena (12,513)
    Cincinnati, OH
    December 15, 2018*
    8:00 pm, FS1
    Eastern Kentucky W 95–77  7–4
     16  Goodin  10  Marshall  10  Goodin  Cintas Center (10,112)
    Cincinnati, OH
    December 18, 2018*
    7:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Missouri L 56–71  7–5
     21  Goodin  11  Marshall  6  Goodin  Mizzou Arena (9,785)
    Columbia, MO
    December 21, 2018*
    7:00 pm, FS2
    Detroit Mercy W 69–55  8–5
     22  Goodin  11  Hankins  9  Goodin  Cintas Center (10,224)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Big East regular season
    December 29, 2018
    2:00 pm, FS1
    at DePaul W 74–65  9–5
    (1–0)
     19  Marshall  14  Marshall  8  Goodin  Wintrust Arena (5,632)
    Chicago, IL
    January 2, 2019
    6:30 pm, FS1
    Seton Hall L 70–80  9–6
    (1–1)
     22  Scruggs  7  Marshall  6  Goodin  Cintas Center (10,224)
    Cincinnati, OH
    January 6, 2019
    12:00 pm, FOX
    at No. 16 Marquette L 52–70  9–7
    (1–2)
     21  Marshall  10  Scruggs  2  Goodin  Fiserv Forum (17,309)
    Milwaukee, WI
    January 9, 2019
    6:30 pm, FS1
    Georgetown W 81–75  10–7
    (2–2)
     23  Hankins  10  Tied  4  Scruggs  Cintas Center (10,224)
    Cincinnati, OH
    January 13, 2019
    12:00 pm, CBSSN
    Butler W 70–69  11–7
    (3–2)
     23  Scruggs  8  Scruggs  6  Scruggs  Cintas Center (10,144)
    Cincinnati, OH
    January 18, 2019
    8:30 pm, FS1
    at No. 22 Villanova L 75–85  11–8
    (3–3)
     21  Jones  12  Jones  7  Marshall  Wells Fargo Center (12,103)
    Philadelphia, PA
    January 23, 2019
    6:30 pm, FS1
    Providence L 62–64  11–9
    (3–4)
     14  Scruggs  10  Castlin  4  Tied  Cintas Center (10,142)
    Cincinnati, OH
    January 26, 2019
    2:00 pm, FS1
    No. 12 Marquette L 82–87  11–10
    (3–5)
     21  Tied  11  Jones  5  Scruggs  Cintas Center (10,547)
    Cincinnati, OH
    January 31, 2019
    8:00 pm, CBSSN
    at Georgetown L 73–80  11–11
    (3–6)
     16  Marshall  7  Scruggs  4  Goodin  Capital One Arena (7,636)
    Washington, DC
    February 3, 2019
    1:00 pm, FSN
    at Creighton L 54–76  11–12
    (3–7)
     13  Goodin  5  Scruggs  7  Goodin  CHI Health Center Omaha (16,678)
    Omaha, NE
    February 9, 2019
    8:00 pm, FS1
    DePaul L 62–74  11–13
    (3–8)
     22  Marshall  9  Jones  4  Marshall  Cintas Center (10,242)
    Cincinnati, OH
    February 13, 2019
    8:30 pm, CBSSN
    Creighton W 64–61 OT 12–13
    (4–8)
     23  Marshall  8  Scruggs  5  Marshall  Cintas Center (9,949)
    Cincinnati, OH
    February 16, 2019
    2:00 pm, FOX
    at Providence W 75–61  13–13
    (5–8)
     19  Jones  12  Jones  7  Goodin  Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,410)
    Providence, RI
    February 20, 2019
    7:00 pm, CBSSN
    at Seton Hall W 70–69  14–13
    (6–8)
     28  Marshall  15  Jones  5  Marshall  Prudential Center (7,916)
    Newark, NJ
    February 24, 2019
    1:30 pm, CBS
    No. 17 Villanova W 66–54  15–13
    (7–8)
     17  Marshall  8  Jones  4  Tied  Cintas Center (10,444)
    Cincinnati, OH
    February 28, 2019
    6:30 pm, FS1
    at St. John's W 84–73  16–13
    (8–8)
     31  Marshall  10  Jones  4  Jones  Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
    Queens, NY
    March 5, 2019
    6:00 pm, FS1
    at Butler L 66–71  16–14
    (8–9)
     13  Tied  9  Hankins  4  Goodin  Hinkle Fieldhouse 
    Indianapolis, IN
    March 9, 2019
    5:00 pm, FOX
    St. John's W 81–68  17–14
    (9–9)
     22  Scruggs  7  Tied  7  Goodin  Cintas Center (10,391)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Big East Tournament
    March 14, 2019
    2:30 pm, FS1
    (4) vs. (5) Creighton
    Quarterfinals
    W 63–61  18–14
     22  Hankins  9  Hankins  4  Goodin  Madison Square Garden (19,534)
    New York, NY
    March 15, 2019
    6:30 pm, FS1
    (4) vs. (1) No. 25 Villanova
    Semifinals
    L 67-71 OT 18–15
     28  Scruggs  11  Scruggs  8  Goodin  Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    NIT
    March 20, 2019*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    (3) (6) Toledo
    First round – Alabama bracket
    W 78–64  19–15
     20  Marshall  21  Marshall  6  Marshall  Cintas Center (5,769)
    Cincinnati, OH
    March 24, 2019*
    4:00 pm, ESPN
    (3) at (2) Texas
    Second round – Alabama bracket
    L 76–78 OT 19–16
     22  Jones  11  Jones  5  Goodin  Frank Erwin Center (3,204)
    Austin, TX
    *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.
    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 RV Not released 
    Coaches NR

    *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

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