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2024–25 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
| 2024–25 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball |
|---|
| Big East Conference |
| 22–12 (13–7 Big East) |
| Sean Miller (3rd, 8th overall season) |
| Adam Cohen (3rd season) |
| Dante Jackson (7th season) |
| David Miller (3rd season) |
| Cintas Center |
The 2024–25 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big East Conference. Led by Sean Miller in the third and final season of his second stint after coaching the Musketeers from 2004 to 2009, they played their home games at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. They finished the season 22–13, 13–7 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big East tournament, they lost Marquette in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 11 seed in the Midwest region. They defeated Texas in the First Four before losing to Illinois in the round of 64.
On March 24, 2025, Sean Miller left the school for a second time as he was named the head coach of Texas. Two days later, the school named New Mexico head coach Richard Pitino the team's new head coach.
The Musketeers finished the 2023–24 season 16–18, 9–11 in Big East play, to finish in a tie for eighth place. In the Big East tournament, they defeated Butler in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to UConn. The team received an at-large bid to the NIT in the Wake Forest Bracket, where lost in the first round to Georgia.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Claude | 1 | G | 6'6" | 203 | Sophomore | New Haven, CT | Transferred to USC |
| Quincy Olivari | 8 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Senior | Atlanta, GA | Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Los Angeles Lakers |
| Reid Ducharme | 11 | G/F | 6'7" | 195 | Freshman | Milton, MA | Transferred to Siena |
| Kam Craft | 12 | F | 6'6" | 211 | Sophomore | Buffalo Grove, IL | Transferred to Miami (OH) |
| Kachi Nzeh | 15 | C | 6'8" | 230 | Freshman | Upper Darby, PA | Transferred to Penn State |
| Lazar Đjoković | 17 | F | 6'10" | 230 | Freshman | Gornji Milanovac, Serbia | Transferred to College of Charleston |
| Saša Ciani | 21 | F | 6'9" | 240 | Sophomore | Šempeter pri Gorici, Slovenia | Transferred to UIC |
| Abou Ousmane | 24 | F | 6'10" | 230 | Senior | Brooklyn, NY | Graduate transferred to Oklahoma State |
| Gytis Nemeikša | 50 | F | 6'7" | 203 | Freshman | Kaunas, Lithuania | Transferred to Hawaii |
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Foster | 1 | G | 6'4" | 200 | GS Senior | Atlanta, GA | Furman |
| John Hugley IV | 4 | F/C | 6'10" | 275 | Senior | Cleveland, OH | Oklahoma |
| Lassina Traoré | 6 | F | 6'10" | 230 | Senior | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | Long Beach State |
| Ryan Conwell | 7 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Junior | Indianapolis, IN | Indiana State |
| Roddie Anderson III | 8 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Junior | Huntington Beach, CA | Boise State |
| Cam'Ron Fletcher | 11 | G | 6'7" | 220 | GS Senior | St. Louis, MO | Florida State |
| Dante Maddox Jr. | 21 | G | 6'2' | 195 | Senior | Chicago Heights, IL | Toledo |
There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2024.
| Datetime, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 20, 2024*5:00 p.m., BSOH | at Dayton Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy | W 98–74 | 17 – Freemantle | 7 – Maddox Jr. | 4 – .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Tied | UD Arena (13,407)Dayton, OH | ||
| November 4, 2024*7:30 p.m., FS1 | Texas Southern | W 78–69 | 1–0 | 21 – Conwell | 11 – Freemantle | 5 – Tied | Cintas Center (10,212)Cincinnati, OH | |
| November 8, 2024*6:00 p.m., FS1 | IU Indy | W 94–80 | 2–0 | 19 – Conwell | 8 – Swain | 5 – McKnight | Cintas Center (10,224)Cincinnati, OH | |
| November 12, 2024*8:30 p.m., FS1 | Jackson State | W 94–57 | 3–0 | 21 – Freemantle | 10 – Swain | 8 – Foster | Cintas Center (10,107)Cincinnati, OH | |
| November 16, 2024*12:00 p.m., FS1 | Wake Forest Skip Prosser Classic | W 75–60 | 4–0 | 21 – Conwell | 6 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Cintas Center (10,455)Cincinnati, OH | |
| November 20, 2024*6:30 p.m., FS1 | Siena Fort Myers Tip-Off campus site game | W 80–55 | 5–0 | 16 – Conwell | 9 – Freemantle | 7 – McKnight | Cintas Center (10,067)Cincinnati, OH | |
| November 25, 2024*8:30 p.m., FS1 | No. 22 | vs. South Carolina Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division Semifinal | W 75–66 | 6–0 | 16 – Freemantle | 9 – Freemantle | 3 – McKnight | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (3,500)Fort Myers, FL |
| November 27, 2024*8:30 p.m., FS1 | No. 22 | vs. Michigan Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division Championship | L 53–78 | 6–1 | 19 – Conwell | 10 – Freemantle | 2 – McKnight | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (3,500)Fort Myers, FL |
| December 1, 2024*4:30 p.m., FS1 | No. 22 | South Carolina State | W 71–68 | 7–1 | 17 – Freemantle | 7 – Freemantle | 5 – McKnight | Cintas Center (9,512)Cincinnati, OH |
| December 5, 2024*8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at TCU Big East–Big 12 Battle | L 72–76 | 7–2 | 17 – Conwell | 6 – Tied | 6 – Conwell | Schollmaier Arena (5,156)Fort Worth, TX | |
| December 10, 2024*7:00 p.m., CBSSN | Morgan State | W 119–58 | 8–2 | 27 – Freemantle | 10 – Freemantle | 4 – Tied | Cintas Center (9,840)Cincinnati, OH | |
| December 14, 2024*2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at No. 22 Cincinnati Crosstown Shootout | L 65–68 | 8–3 | 18 – Freemantle | 8 – Hunter | 9 – McKnight | Fifth Third Arena (12,513)Cincinnati, OH | |
| December 18, 20247:00 p.m., FS1 | at No. 11 UConn | L 89–94 OT | 8–4(0–1) | 23 – Conwell | 4 – Tied | 3 – McKnight | XL Center (15,684)Hartford, CT | |
| December 21, 202412:00 p.m., FOX | No. 9 Marquette | L 70–72 | 8–5(0–2) | 16 – Foster | 10 – Swain | 6 – McKnight | Cintas Center (10,452)Cincinnati, OH | |
| December 31, 20242:00 p.m., Peacock | Seton Hall | W 94–72 | 9–5(1–2) | 22 – Conwell | 6 – Foster | 6 – McKnight | Cintas Center (10,212)Cincinnati, OH | |
| January 3, 20258:10 p.m., CBSSN | at Georgetown | L 63–69 | 9–6(1–3) | 16 – Freemantle | 7 – Freemantle | 4 – McKnight | Capital One Arena (6,640)Washington, D.C. | |
| January 7, 20256:30 p.m., FS1 | St. John's | L 72–82 | 9–7(1–4) | 22 – Freemantle | 8 – Swain | 8 – McKnight | Cintas Center (9,328)Cincinnati, OH | |
| January 11, 20254:00 p.m., FS1 | at DePaul | W 77–63 | 10–7(2–4) | 20 – Freemantle | 10 – Freemantle | 4 – Tied | Wintrust Arena (5,711)Chicago, IL | |
| January 14, 20256:30 p.m., FS1 | Villanova | W 69–63 | 11–7(3–4) | 34 – Conwell | 9 – Freemantle | 4 – Tied | Cintas Center (10,077)Cincinnati, OH | |
| January 18, 20252:00 p.m., FOX | at No. 7 Marquette | W 59–57 | 12–7(4–4) | 14 – Freemantle | 10 – Freemantle | 5 – McKnight | Fiserv Forum (17,881)Milwaukee, WI | |
| January 22, 20257:00 p.m., FS1 | at No. 20 St. John's | L 71–79 OT | 12–8(4–5) | 21 – Conwell | 7 – Foster | 6 – McKnight | Madison Square Garden (14,545)New York, NY | |
| January 25, 20258:00 p.m., FOX | No. 19 UConn | W 76–72 | 13–8(5–5) | 15 – Tied | 7 – Foster | 4 – Swain | Cintas Center (10,613)Cincinnati, OH | |
| January 29, 20258:00 p.m., FS1 | at Creighton | L 77–86 | 13–9(5–6) | 20 – Conwell | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | CHI Health Center Omaha (17,056)Omaha, NE | |
| February 4, 20258:42 p.m, FS1 | Georgetown | W 74–69 | 14–9(6–6) | 18 – Swain | 13 – Foster | 4 – Tied | Cintas Center (10,212)Cincinnati, OH | |
| February 9, 202512:00 p.m., FS1 | at Villanova | L 68–80 | 14–10(6–7) | 24 – Maddox Jr. | 6 – Foster | 5 – Conwell | Wells Fargo Center (8,462)Philadelphia, PA | |
| February 12, 20258:00 p.m., Peacock | at Providence | W 91–82 | 15–10(7–7) | 26 – Maddox | 9 – Freemantle | 4 – Tied | Amica Mutual Pavilion (5,752)Providence, RI | |
| February 15, 202512:00 p.m., FS1 | DePaul | W 85–68 | 16–10(8–7) | 19 – Freemantle | 9 – Freemantle | 8 – Swain | Cintas Center (10,473)Cincinnati, OH | |
| February 18, 20258:00 p.m., Peacock | Butler | W 76–63 | 17–10(9–7) | 14 – Tied | 8 – Maddox Jr. | 5 – McKnight | Cintas Center (10,023)Cincinnati, OH | |
| February 23, 20252:00 p.m., FS1 | at Seton Hall | W 73–66 | 18–10(10–7) | 22 – Conwell | 7 – Freemantle | 7 – McKnight | Prudential Center (9,337)Newark, NJ | |
| March 1, 20254:30 p.m., FOX | Creighton | W 83–61 | 19–10(11–7) | 23 – Freemantle | 7 – Swain | 5 – Swain | Cintas Center (10,674)Cincinnati, OH | |
| March 5, 20257:00 p.m., CBSSN | at Butler | W 91–78 | 20–10(12–7) | 24 – Freemantle | 10 – Swain | 4 – Conwell | Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,225)Indianapolis, IN | |
| March 8, 20254:00 p.m., FS1 | Providence | W 76–68 | 21–10(13–7) | 25 – Freemantle | 8 – Freemantle | 7 – Maddox Jr. | Cintas Center (10,532)Cincinnati, OH | |
| March 13, 20252:30 p.m., Peacock | (4) | vs. (5) No. 25 Marquette Quarterfinal | L 87–89 | 21–11 | 38 – Conwell | 7 – Tied | 5 – Freemantle | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| March 19, 2025*9:10 p.m., TruTV | (11 MW) | vs. (11 MW) Texas First Four | W 86–80 | 22–11 | 22 – Foster | 8 – Foster | 5 – McKnight | UD Arena (12,546)Dayton, OH |
| March 21, 2025*9:45 p.m., CBS | (11 MW) | vs. (6 MW) Illinois First Round | L 73–86 | 22–12 | 27 – Swain | 8 – Swain | 3 – Swain | Fiserv Forum (16,894)Milwaukee, WI |
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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