2020–21 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

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2020–21 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record13–8 (6–7 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jonas Hayes (3rd season)
  • Ben Johnson (3rd season)
  • Dante Jackson (3rd season)
Home arenaCintas Center
Seasons
2020–21 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Villanova 11 – 4   .733 18 – 7   .720
No. 19 Creighton 14 – 6   .700 22 – 9   .710
UConn 11 – 6   .647 15 – 8   .652
St. John's 10 – 9   .526 16 – 11   .593
Seton Hall 10 – 9   .526 14 – 13   .519
Providence 9 – 10   .474 13 – 13   .500
Xavier 6 – 7   .462 13 – 8   .619
Georgetown † 7 – 9   .438 13 – 13   .500
Marquette 8 – 11   .421 13 – 14   .481
Butler 8 – 12   .400 10 – 15   .400
DePaul 2 – 13   .133 5 – 14   .263
† 2021 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2020–21 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big East Conference. Led by third-year head coach Travis Steele, they played their home games at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. They finished the season 13-8, 6-7 in Big East Play to finish in 7th place. They lost in the first round of the Big East tournament to Butler.

Previous season[edit]

The Musketeers finished the 2019–20 season 19–13, 8–10 in Big East play to finish tied for sixth place.[1] As the No. 7 seed in the Big East tournament, Xavier was defeated by DePaul in the first round.[2] The next day, the remainder of the Big East tournament and all other postseason tournaments were canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.[3][4]

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Dahmir Bishop 2 G 6'5" 178 Freshman Philadelphia, PA Transferred to Saint Joseph's (mid-season)[5]
Quentin Goodin 3 G 6'4" 194 Senior Campbellsville, KY Graduated
Tyrique Jones 4 F 6'9" 239 Senior Bloomfield, CT Graduated
Leighton Schrand 10 G 6'2" 166 Senior Villa Hills, KY Graduated
Bryce Moore 11 G 6'3" 194 Graduate Student Indianapolis, IN Completed college eligibility[a]
Dontarius James 12 F 6'7" 228 Sophomore Kershaw, SC Transferred to Jacksonville State[6]
Naji Marshall 13 F 6'7" 220 Junior Atlantic City, NJ Declared for NBA draft[7]
Myles Hanson 34 G 6'7" 215 RS Sophomore Chaska, MN Walk-on; transferred to Stonehill College[8]
  1. ^ Moore was a graduate transfer in the 2019–20 season, having graduated from Western Michigan in 2019.

Incoming transfers[edit]

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Nate Johnson G 6'3" 180 Graduate Student Miami, FL Transferred from Gardner-Webb after graduating. Will have one year of eligibility beginning immediately.[9]
Bryan Griffin F 6'8" 230 Graduate Student Pomona, NY Transferred from Mercy College after graduating. Will have one year of eligibility beginning immediately.[10]
Adam Kunkel G 6'3" 165 Junior Hebron, KY Transferred from Belmont. Kunkel was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.[11][12]
Ben Stanley F 6'6" 225 RS Junior Baltimore, MD Transferred from Hampton. Stanley was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility on December 16. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.[13][14]

Recruiting classes[edit]

2020 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dwon Odom
PG 		Alpharetta, GA St. Francis HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jul 29, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars
C. J. Wilcher
SG 		Roselle, NJ Roselle Catholic HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jun 7, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars
Colby Jones
SG 		Birmingham, AL Mountain Brook HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Aug 14, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars
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:

  • "Xavier 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  • "2020 Xavier Musketeers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  • "Xavier 2020 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved July 23, 2020.

2021 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Cesare Edwards
PF 		Hartsville, SC Hartsville HS 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jun 26, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars
Elijah Tucker
PF 		Canton, GA Cherokee HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 14, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
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[edit]

2020–21 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 C. J. Wilcher 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Roselle Catholic HS Roselle, NJ
G 1 Paul Scruggs 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Sr Prolific Prep Indianapolis, IN
F 2 Daniel Ramsey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 233 lb (106 kg) So Norcross HS Cordele, GA
G 3 Colby Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Mountain Brook HS Birmingham, AL
G 5 Adam Kunkel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Jr Belmont Hebron, KY
G 10 Nate Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Gardner-Webb Miami, FL
G 11 Dwon Odom 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr St. Francis HS Alpharetta, GA
F 13 Bryan Griffin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Mercy College Pomona, NY
F 14 Ben Stanley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Hampton Baltimore, MD
G 15 Spencer Cody (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr DePaul Prep Chicago, IL
G 20 Ramon Singh (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr La Lumiere School Sydney, Australia
G 21 Zak Swetye (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Darien HS Darien, CT
F 22 Dieonte Miles 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Walton-Verona HS Walton, KY
G 24 KyKy Tandy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So University Heights Academy Hopkinsville, KY
F 25 Jason Carter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 227 lb (103 kg) RS Sr Ohio Johnstown, OH
F 32 Zach Freemantle 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Bergen Catholic HS Teaneck, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
12:00 p.m., FS1 		Oakland
Xavier Invitational 		W 101–49  1–0
  21 – Freemantle   12 – Freemantle   8 – Scruggs  Cintas Center (300)
Cincinnati, OH
November 26, 2020*
12:00 p.m., FS1 		Bradley
Xavier Invitational 		W 51–50  2–0
  19 – Freemantle   11 – Carter   7 – Scruggs  Cintas Center (300)
Cincinnati, OH
November 27, 2020*
12:00 p.m., GoXavier.com 		Toledo
Xavier Invitational 		W 76–73  3–0
  24 – Tandy   13 – Carter   7 – Scruggs  Cintas Center (300)
Cincinnati, OH
November 30, 2020*
7:00 p.m., FS1 		Eastern Kentucky W 99–96 OT 4–0
  24 – Freemantle   13 – Freemantle   6 – Odom  Cintas Center (300)
Cincinnati, OH
December 2, 2020*
7:00 p.m., FS1 		Tennessee Tech W 79–48  5–0
  14 – Johnson   12 – Carter   9 – Scruggs  Cintas Center (300)
Cincinnati, OH
December 6, 2020*
3:00 p.m., ESPN 		at Cincinnati
Crosstown Shootout 		W 77–69  6–0
  20 – Scruggs   9 – Freemantle   5 – Scruggs  Fifth Third Arena (300)
Cincinnati, OH
December 9, 2020*
8:00 p.m., FS1 		Oklahoma
Big East/Big 12 Battle 		W 99–77  7–0
  28 – Freemantle   6 – Johnson   8 – Scruggs  Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, OH
Big East regular season
December 12, 2020
6:30 p.m., FS2 		at Providence Postponed due to COVID-19 Alumni Hall (–)
Providence, RI
December 18, 2020
2:00 p.m., FS1 		at DePaul Postponed due to COVID-19 Wintrust Arena (–)
Chicago, IL
December 20, 2020
2:00 p.m., FS1 		Marquette W 91–88  8–0
(1–0) 		 29 – Scruggs   7 – Freemantle   6 – Scruggs  Cintas Center (300)
Cincinnati, OH
December 23, 2020
3:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 22 at No. 13 Creighton L 61–66  8–1
(1–1) 		 12 – Johnson   6 – Jones   4 – Scruggs  CHI Health Center Omaha (1,673)
Omaha, NE
December 30, 2020
7:00 p.m., FS1 		Seton Hall L 68–85  8–2
(1–2) 		 20 – Freemantle   9 – Freemantle   8 – Scruggs  Cintas Center (300)
Cincinnati, OH
January 2, 2021
2:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 4 Villanova Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic Cintas Center (–)
Cincinnati, OH
January 6, 2021
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		St. John's W 69–60  9–2
(2–2) 		 16 – Jones   16 – Carter   3 – Tied  Cintas Center (300)
Cincinnati, OH
January 10, 2021
11:00 a.m., FOX 		Providence W 74–73  10–2
(3–2) 		 17 – Freemantle   8 – Freemantle   5 – Kunkel  Cintas Center (300)
Cincinnati, OH
January 13, 2021
6:30 p.m., FS1 		Villanova Postponed due to COVID-19 Cintas Center (–)
Cincinnati, OH
January 16, 2021
3:30 p.m., CBSSN 		at Seton Hall Postponed due to COVID-19 Prudential Center (–)
Newark, NJ
January 20, 2021
8:30 p.m., CBSSN 		at No. 23 Connecticut Postponed due to COVID-19 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (–)
Storrs, CT
January 26, 2021
6:30 p.m., FS1 		Georgetown Postponed due to COVID-19 Cintas Center (–)
Cincinnati, OH
January 29, 2021
6:30 p.m., FS1 		at Butler W 68–55  11–2
(4–2) 		 24 – Scruggs   10 – Freemantle   3 – Scruggs  Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,084)
Indianapolis, IN
February 3, 2021
5:00 p.m., FS1 		at DePaul Postponed due to COVID-19 Wintrust Arena (–)
Chicago, IL
February 7, 2021
2:30 p.m., FOX 		at No. 3 Villanova Postponed due to COVID-19 Finneran Pavilion (–)
Villanova, PA
February 11, 2021
3:30 p.m., FS1 		DePaul Postponed due to COVID-19 Cintas Center (–)
Cincinnati, OH
February 13, 2021
12:00 p.m., FOX 		Connecticut L 72–80  11–3
(4–3) 		 30 – Freemantle   15 – Freemantle   12 – Scruggs  Cintas Center (922)
Cincinnati, OH
February 16, 2021
8:30 p.m., FS1 		at St. John's L 84–93  11–4
(4–4) 		 22 – Freemantle   10 – Freemantle   6 – Tied  Carnesecca Arena (0)
Queens, NY
February 21, 2021
7:00 p.m., FS1 		Butler W 63–51  12–4
(5–4) 		 17 – Freemantle   11 – Jones   6 – Scruggs  Cintas Center (922)
Cincinnati, OH
February 24, 2021
9:00 p.m., FS1 		at Providence L 68–83  12–5
(5–5) 		 24 – Freemantle   12 – Freemantle   3 – Tied  Alumni Hall (0)
Providence, RI
February 27, 2021
5:00 p.m., FOX 		No. 13 Creighton W 77–69  13–5
(6–5) 		 23 – Scruggs   11 – Freemantle   5 – Scruggs  Cintas Center (922)
Cincinnati, OH
March 2, 2021
7:00 p.m., FS1 		at Georgetown L 66–72  13–6
(6–6) 		 14 – Tandy   12 – Freemantle   4 – Jones  Capital One Arena (0)
Washington, D.C.
March 7, 2021
9:00 p.m., FS1 		at Marquette L 59–66  13–7
(6–7) 		 18 – Scruggs   6 – Tied   3 – 3 Tied  Fiserv Forum (1,800)
Milwaukee, WI
Big East tournament
March 10, 2021
6:00 p.m, FS1 		(7) vs. (10) Butler
First round 		L 69–70  13–8
  14 – Tied   9 – Jones   4 – Tied  Madison Square Garden (–)
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings[edit]

See also: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP——RVRV22RVRVRVRVRVRVRV
Coaches——^RVRV2220TRVRVRVRV

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2019-20 Xavier Musketeers Roster and Stats". Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "DePaul vs. Xavier - Game Recap - March 11, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  3. ^ West, Jenna. "Big East Cancels Tournament Over Coronavirus". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 NCAA Tournament canceled due to growing threat of coronavirus pandemic". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  5. ^ Jensen, Mike (January 10, 2020). "Former Imhotep star Dahmir Bishop transfers to St. Joseph's from Xavier". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  6. ^ Clark, Dave (April 17, 2020). "Xavier Musketeers transfer Dontarius James commits to Jacksonville University Dolphins". cincinnati.com. The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  7. ^ Baum, Adam (March 26, 2020). "Report: Xavier's Naji Marshall has declared for the 2020 NBA Draft". cincinnati.com. The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  8. ^ Rapay, Eugene (August 17, 2020). "Big East offer tracker (Aug. 17): UConn, Xavier add commits, new offers, decisions, and more!". bigeastcoastbias.com. Retrieved August 25, 2020. A destination has been added for former Xavier guard Myles Hanson. He will be transferring to Stonehill. Sit one, play one.
  9. ^ Baum, Adam (March 28, 2020). "FaceTime campus tour helps Xavier basketball land grad transfer Nate Johnson". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  10. ^ Baum, Adam (March 29, 2020). "'No place I'd rather be': Xavier basketball adds size in Mercy College transfer Bryan Griffin". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  11. ^ Baum, Adam (July 25, 2020). "'Ready to be a Musketeer': Xavier lands Belmont transfer, Cooper grad Adam Kunkel". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  12. ^ Baum, Adam (December 5, 2020). "Xavier's 3 quarantined players are back and Adam Kunkel's waiver has been approved". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  13. ^ Clark, Dave (July 29, 2020). "Ben Stanley, Hampton transfer, commits to Xavier Musketeers". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  14. ^ Bieler, Des (December 17, 2020). "NCAA grants blanket waiver to transfer athletes, most of whom can play right away". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
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