2019–20 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big East Conference. Led by second-year head coach Travis Steele, they played their home games at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. They finished the season 19–13, 8–10 in Big East play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Big East tournament to DePaul. Soon thereafter, all postseason tournaments were canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic which effectively ended their season.

2019–20 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record19–13 (8–10 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jonas Hayes (2nd season)
  • Ben Johnson (2nd season)
  • Dante Jackson (2nd season)
Home arenaCintas Center
2019–20 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Creighton135 .722247  .774
No. 11 Villanova135 .722247  .774
No. 16 Seton Hall135 .722219  .700
Providence126 .6671912  .613
No. 24 Butler108 .556229  .710
Marquette810 .4441812  .600
Xavier810 .4441913  .594
Georgetown513 .2781517  .469
St. John's513 .2781715  .531
DePaul315 .1671616  .500
Note: The 2020 Big East tournament was cancelled at halftime of the first game of the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Musketeers finished the 2018–19 season 19–16, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in third place.[1] They defeated Creighton in the quarterfinals before losing to Villanova in the semifinals of the Big East tournament. The Musketeers failed to receive a bid to a postseason tournament.[2]

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Kyle Castlin2G6'4"193Graduate StudentMarietta, GAGraduated
Elias Harden4G6'5"187SophomoreEast Point, GATransferred to Jacksonville State
Keonte Kennedy11G6'5"187FreshmanAurora, COTransferred to UTEP
Ryan Welage32F6'10"205Graduate StudentGreensburg, INGraduated
Zach Hankins35F6'11"245Graduate StudentCharlevoix, MIGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Bryce Moore11G6'3"180Graduate StudentIndianapolis, INTransferred from Western Michigan after graduating. Will have one year of eligibility beginning immediately.
Jason Carter25F6'8"227RS JuniorJohnstown, OHTransferred from Ohio after graduating. Will have two years of eligibility beginning immediately.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
KyKy Tandy
CG
Hopkinsville, KY University Heights Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 28, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
Dahmir Bishop
SG
Philadelphia, PA Imhotep Institute 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 14, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Zach Freemantle
C
Teaneck, NJ Bergen Catholic HS 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Aug 21, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Daniel Ramsey
PF
Norcross, GA Norcross HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Aug 6, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Dieonte Miles
C
Walton, KY Walton-Verona HS 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Aug 25, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
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:

  • "2019 Xavier Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 31, 2019.

Roster

2019–20 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Daniel Ramsey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)233 lb (106 kg) FrNorcross HS Cordele, GA
G 1 Paul Scruggs 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)196 lb (89 kg) JrProlific Prep Indianapolis, IN
G 2 Dahmir Bishop (T) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)178 lb (81 kg) FrImhotep Institute Philadelphia, PA
G 3 Quentin Goodin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)194 lb (88 kg) SrTaylor County HS Campbellsville, KY
F 4 Tyrique Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)239 lb (108 kg) SrVermont Academy Bloomfield, CT
G 10 Leighton Schrand 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)166 lb (75 kg) SrHoly Cross HS Villa Hills, KY
G 11 Bryce Moore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)194 lb (88 kg) GSWestern Michigan Indianapolis, IN
F 12 Dontarius James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)228 lb (103 kg) SoHuntington Prep Kershaw, SC
F 13 Naji Marshall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrHargrave Military Academy Atlantic City, NJ
G 15 Spencer Cody (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrDePaul Prep Chicago, IL
G 20 Ramon Singh (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)187 lb (85 kg) SoLa Lumiere School Sydney, Australia
G 21 Zak Swetye (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoDarien HS Darien, CT
F 22 Dieonte Miles 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)208 lb (94 kg) FrWalton-Verona HS Walton, KY
G 24 KyKy Tandy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrUniversity Heights Academy Hopkinsville, KY
F 25 Jason Carter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)227 lb (103 kg) RS JrOhio Johnstown, OH
F 32 Zach Freemantle 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrBergen Catholic HS Teaneck, NJ
G 34 Myles Hanson (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SoColumbia Chaska, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • (T) Transferred
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2019-10-31

  • Jan 2, 2020 - Dahmir Bishop entered the transfer portal.[3] Bishop would ultimately transfer to Saint Joseph's.[4]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2019*
7:00 pm
No. 19 Indianapolis W 64–52 
 16  Goodin  13  Marshall  5  Goodin  Cintas Center (9,663)
Cincinnati, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, FS2
No. 19 Jacksonville W 76–57  1–0
 17  Tied  11  Jones  4  Marshall  Cintas Center (10,050)
Cincinnati, OH
November 8, 2019*
7:00 pm, FSN
No. 19 Siena W 81–63  2–0
 20  Tied  8  Marshall  7  Marshall  Cintas Center (10,430)
Cincinnati, OH
November 12, 2019*
7:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 21 Missouri W 63–58 OT 3–0
 17  Marshall  10  Carter  3  Marshall  Cintas Center (10,224)
Cincinnati, OH
November 15, 2019*
7:00 pm, FSN
No. 21 Missouri State
Charleston Classic campus game
W 59–56  4–0
 15  Jones  6  Jones  6  Goodin  Cintas Center (10,463)
Cincinnati, OH
November 21, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 18 vs. Towson
Charleston Classic quarterfinals
W 73–51  5–0
 13  Carter  12  Jones  5  Tied  TD Arena 
Charleston, SC
November 22, 2019*
9:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 18 vs. UConn
Charleston Classic semifinal
W 75–74 2OT 6–0
 21  Marshall  11  Jones  4  Goodin  TD Arena (4,416)
Charleston, SC
November 24, 2019*
8:30 pm, ESPN
No. 18 vs. Florida
Charleston Classic championship game
L 65–70  6–1
 24  Scruggs  7  Jones  4  Tied  TD Arena (4,233)
Charleston, SC
November 30, 2019*
12:00 pm, FSN
No. 25 Lipscomb W 87–62  7–1
 15  Tied  10  Jones  6  Scruggs  Cintas Center (9,960)
Cincinnati, OH
December 4, 2019*
7:00 pm, FS2
Green Bay W 84–71  8–1
 24  Marshall  14  Jones  3  Tied  Cintas Center (10,129)
Cincinnati, OH
December 7, 2019*
5:00 pm, FS1
Cincinnati
Crosstown Shootout
W 73–66  9–1
 31  Marshall  9  Jones  8  Goodin  Cintas Center (10,811)
Cincinnati, OH
December 14, 2019*
4:00 pm, ACCN
No. 23 at Wake Forest
Skip Prosser Classic
L 78–80  9–2
 30  Scruggs  11  Jones  5  Goodin  LJVM Coliseum (5,847)
Winston-Salem, NC
December 18, 2019*
6:30 pm, FS1
Western Carolina W 74–61  10–2
 25  Goodin  11  Jones  6  Jones  Cintas Center (9,907)
Cincinnati, OH
December 22, 2019*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
at TCU
Big East/Big 12 Battle
W 67–59  11–2
 18  Jones  14  Jones  11  Goodin  Schollmaier Arena (6,445)
Fort Worth, TX
Big East regular season
December 30, 2019
6:30 pm, FS1
at No. 10 Villanova L 62–68  11–3
(0–1)
 19  Marshall  10  Jones  6  Scruggs  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
January 5, 2020
4:30 pm, FOX
St. John's W 75–67  12–3
(1–1)
 20  Marshall  12  Jones  5  Goodin  Cintas Center (10,254)
Cincinnati, OH
January 8, 2020
8:30 pm, FS1
Seton Hall L 71–83  12–4
(1–2)
 18  Jones  9  Jones  7  Goodin  Cintas Center (9,832)
Cincinnati, OH
January 11, 2020
2:00 pm, FOX
Creighton L 65–77  12–5
(1–3)
 21  Marshall  9  Tied  7  Marshall  Cintas Center (10,529)
Cincinnati, OH
January 15, 2020
8:00 pm, FSN
at Marquette L 65–85  12–6
(1–4)
 16  Jones  7  Marshall  5  Scruggs  Fiserv Forum (13,761)
Milwaukee, WI
January 22, 2020
6:30 pm, FS1
Georgetown W 66–57  13–6
(2–4)
 18  Tied  13  Jones  5  Tied  Cintas Center (10,387)
Cincinnati, OH
January 26, 2020
4:00 pm, FS1
at Creighton L 66–77  13–7
(2–5)
 18  Freemantle  13  Jones  6  Scruggs  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,796)
Omaha, NE
January 29, 2020
8:30 pm, FS1
Marquette L 82–84 2OT 13–8
(2–6)
 19  Goodin  15  Jones  5  Marshall  Cintas Center (10,224)
Cincinnati, OH
February 1, 2020
11:00 am, FOX
at No. 10 Seton Hall W 74–62  14–8
(3–6)
 19  Tied  18  Jones  14  Marshall  Prudential Center (12,230)
Newark, NJ
February 4, 2020
9:00 pm, FS1
at DePaul W 67–59  15–8
(4–6)
 13  Scruggs  18  Jones  4  Marshall  Wintrust Arena (4,526)
Chicago, IL
February 8, 2020
8:00 pm, FS1
Providence W 64–58  16–8
(5–6)
 14  Jones  18  Jones  5  Scruggs  Cintas Center (10,575)
Cincinnati, OH
February 12, 2020
6:30 pm, CBSSN
at No. 19 Butler L 61–66  16–9
(5–7)
 20  Marshall  10  Jones  7  Marshall  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,878)
Indianapolis, IN
February 17, 2020
6:30 pm, FS1
at St. John’s W 77–74  17–9
(6–7)
 16  Scruggs  11  Marshall  5  Marshall  Madison Square Garden (14,765)
New York, NY
February 22, 2020
2:30 pm, FOX
No. 12 Villanova L 55–64  17–10
(6–8)
 17  Jones  14  Jones  5  Scruggs  Cintas Center (10,647)
Cincinnati, OH
February 25, 2020
7:00 pm, CBSSN
DePaul W 78–67  18–10
(7–8)
 23  Marshall  6  Tied  6  Tied  Cintas Center (10,224)
Cincinnati, OH
March 1, 2020
2:00 pm, CBS
at Georgetown W 66–63  19–10
(8–8)
 20  Marshall  13  Jones  5  Marshall  Capital One Arena (10,610)
Washington, DC
March 4, 2020
6:30 pm, FS1
at Providence L 74–80  19–11
(8–9)
 25  Marshall  9  Jones  4  Goodin  Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,736)
Providence, RI
March 7, 2020
8:30 pm, FS1
Butler L 71–72  19–12
(8–10)
 21  Marshall  13  Jones  5  Marshall  Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, OH
Big East tournament
March 11, 2020
9:30 pm, FS1
(7) vs. (10) DePaul
First round
L 67–71  19–13
                Madison Square Garden 
New York City, NY
*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.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP19211825RV23RVRVRVRVNot released
Coaches2121*2123RVRVRVRVRVRVRV

References

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