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2020–21 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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.
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| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Record | 13–8 (6–7 Big East) |
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| Home arena | Cintas Center |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Departures
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| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| 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[lower-alpha 1] |
| 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] |
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- Moore was a graduate transfer in the 2019–20 season, having graduated from Western Michigan in 2019.
Incoming transfers
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| 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] |
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Recruiting classes
2020 recruiting class
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| Dwon Odom PG |
Alpharetta, GA | St. Francis HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jul 29, 2018 | |
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| C. J. Wilcher SG |
Roselle, NJ | Roselle Catholic HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jun 7, 2019 | |
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| Colby Jones SG |
Birmingham, AL | Mountain Brook HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Aug 14, 2019 | |
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2021 recruiting class
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| Cesare Edwards PF |
Hartsville, SC | Hartsville HS | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Jun 26, 2020 | |
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| Elijah Tucker PF |
Canton, GA | Cherokee HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Aug 14, 2020 | |
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| 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 | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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| 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. | |||||||||||
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| Coaches | — | —^ | RV | RV | 22 | 20T | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||
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^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
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- Clark, Dave (April 17, 2020). "Xavier Musketeers transfer Dontarius James commits to Jacksonville University Dolphins". cincinnati.com. The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
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A destination has been added for former Xavier guard Myles Hanson. He will be transferring to Stonehill. Sit one, play one.
- Baum, Adam (March 28, 2020). "FaceTime campus tour helps Xavier basketball land grad transfer Nate Johnson". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Clark, Dave (July 29, 2020). "Ben Stanley, Hampton transfer, commits to Xavier Musketeers". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
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