2016–17 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

2016–17 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball

Tire Pros Invitational Champion
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 7
2016–17 record	7–0 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	Chris Mack (8th year)
Assistant coach	Travis Steele
Assistant coach	Luke Murray
Assistant coach	Mike Pegues
Home arena	Cintas Center

2016–17 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#18 Butler	0	–	0	–	8	–	0	1.000
#10 Creighton	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
#2 Villanova	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
#7 Xavier	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
DePaul	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Marquette	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Providence	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Seton Hall	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Georgetown	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
St. John's	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333

† 2017 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball basketball team represents Xavier University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by eighth year head coach Chris Mack, they play their games at the Cintas Center and are fourth year members of the Big East Conference.

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.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Larry Austin, Jr.	0	G	6'2"	174	Sophomore	Springfield, IL	Transferred to Vanderbilt
Jalen Reynolds	1	F	6'10"	232	Junior	Livonia, MI	Declare for 2016 NBA draft^[1]
James Farr	2	F	6'10"	247	Senior	Evanston, IL	Graduated
Remy Abell	10	G	6'4"	195	RS Senior	Louisville, KY	Graduated
Makinde London	13	F	6'10"	210	RS Freshman	Nashville, TN	Transferred to Chattanooga
Kevin Coker	32	F	6'6"	200	Senior	Plainfield, IL	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Malcolm Bernard	11	F	6'6"	190	RS Senior	Middleburg, FL	Transferred from Florida A&M. Will eligible to play since Bernard graduated from Florida A&M.

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.^[2]

Incoming recruits

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
Quentin Goodin #17 PG	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
Tyrique Jones #24 PF	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.

Class of 2017 recruits

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
Jared Ridder SF	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
Elias Harden SG	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
Naji Marshall SF	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
Kentrevious Jones C	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
Paul Scruggs PG	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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2016–17 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Jones, TyriqueTyrique Jones	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Bloomfield, Connecticut
1.5 !G	3	Goodin, QuentinQuentin Goodin	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Campbellsville, Kentucky
1.5 !G	4	Sumner, EdmondEdmond Sumner	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Detroit, Michigan
3.5 !F	5	Bluiett, TrevonTrevon Bluiett	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Indianapolis, Indiana
2.5 !G/F	11	Bernard, MalcolmMalcolm Bernard	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Middleburg, Florida
1.5 !G	15	Davis, MylesMyles Davis	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Plainfield, New Jersey
1.5 !G	20	Bergen, AlexAlex Bergen (W)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Cincinnati, Ohio
3.5 !F	21	Stainbrook, TimTim Stainbrook	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Bay Village, Ohio
3.5 !F	22	Gates, KaiserKaiser Gates	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	2.0 !So	Alpharetta, Georgia
3.5 !F	35	Gaston, RaShidRaShid Gaston	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Warren, Ohio
4.5 !F/C	54	O'Mara, SeanSean O'Mara	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lisle, Illinois
1.5 !G	55	Macura, J. P.J. P. Macura	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lakeville, Minnesota

Head coach

Chris Mack (Xavier)

Assistant coach(es)

Travis Steele (Butler)
Luke Murray (Fairfield)
Mike Pegues (Delaware)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 09-19-2016

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			–	–	–	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
Dec 7, 2016* 9:00 pm, P12N		at Colorado			–	–	–	Coors Events Center Boulder, CO
Dec 10, 2016* 5:30 pm, FOX		Utah			–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Dec 17, 2016* 8:30 pm, FS1		Wake Forest Skip Prosser Classic			–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Dec 20, 2016* 6:30 pm, FS1		Eastern Washington			–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Dec 28, 2016 7:00 pm, FSN		Providence			–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Dec 31, 2016 11:00 am, FS1		at Georgetown			–	–	–	Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
Jan 7, 2017 2:30 pm, FS1		St. John's			–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Jan 10, 2017 7:00 pm, FS1		at Villanova			–	–	–	The Pavilion Villanova, PA
Jan 14, 2017 2:00 pm, FS1		at Butler			–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Jan 16, 2017 2:00 pm, FS1		Creighton			–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Jan 22, 2017 2:00 pm, CBS		Georgetown			–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Jan 26, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Cincinnati Crosstown Shootout			–	–	–	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
Jan 29, 2017 6:00 pm, FS1		at St. John's			–	–	–	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
Feb 1, 2017 9:00 pm, FS1		Seton Hall			–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Feb 4, 2017 3:00 pm, FOX		at Creighton			–	–	–	CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE
Feb 8, 2017 6:30 pm, FS1		DePaul			–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Feb 11, 2017 2:30 pm, FOX		Villanova			–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Feb 15, 2017 6:30 pm, FS1		at Providence			–	–	–	Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
Feb 18, 2017 8:00 pm, CBSSN		at Marquette			–	–	–	BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
Feb 22, 2017 7:00 pm, FS1		at Seton Hall			–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
Feb 26, 2017 3:30 pm, FS1		Butler			–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Mar 1, 2017 9:00 pm, FS1		Marquette			–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Mar 4, 2017 2:00 pm, FOX/FS2/FSN		at DePaul			–	–	–	Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
Big East Tournament
Mar 9–11, 2017		vs.			–	–	–	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

↑ "Report: Jalen Reynolds hires agent". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
↑ "Trevon Bluiett to withdraw from NBA Draft, return to Xavier". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 2016-06-08.

Xavier Musketeers men's basketball

Venues	Fenwick Club (1919–1928) Schmidt Field House (1928–1983) Cincinnati Gardens (1949–1979; 1983–2000) Cintas Center (2000–present)

Rivalries	Cincinnati Dayton

Culture & lore	History 2011 Crosstown Shootout brawl

People	Head coaches Retired jerseys

Seasons	1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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