2008–09 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

2008–09 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
Atlantic 10 regular season champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 15
AP No. 20
2008–09 record 278 (124 A-10)
Head coach Sean Miller
Home arena Cintas Center
2008–09 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#20 Xavier124 .750  278  .771
Dayton115 .688  278  .771
Rhode Island115 .688  2311  .676
Temple115 .688  2212  .647
Duquesne97 .563  2113  .618
La Salle97 .563  1813  .581
Richmond97 .563  2016  .556
Saint Joseph's97 .563  1715  .531
Saint Louis88 .500  1814  .563
UMass79 .438  1218  .400
St. Bonaventure610 .375  1515  .500
Charlotte511 .313  1120  .355
George Washington412 .250  1018  .357
Fordham115 .063  325  .107
† Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University in the 2008–09 college basketball season. They were led by head coach Sean Miller in his fifth and final season at Xavier. The Musketeers were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Cintas Center. Xavier finished the season with a record of 27–8, 12–4 in A-10 play to win the regular season championship. The Musketeers lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 Tournament to Saint Louis. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a #4 seed. The Musketeers defeated Portland State and Wisconsin to advance to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Pittsburgh.

Previous season

The Musketeers finished the 2007–08 season with a record of 30–7, 14–2 in conference play to win the regular season championship. Xavier lost to Saint Joseph's in the semifinals of the A-10 Tournament. The Musketeers received an at-large bid as a #3 seed to the NCAA Tournament where they advanced to the Elite Eight before losing to UCLA.

Roster

2008–09 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
Name Height Position Class Summary
C. J. Anderson 6'6" G Jr. 10.7 Pts, 5.9 Reb, 1.5 Ast
Charles Bronson 6'9" F Jr. 2.1 Pts, 1.1 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Derrick Brown 6'8" F So. 10.9 Pts, 6.5 Reb, 1.7 Ast
Stanley Burrell 6'3" G St. 9.7 Pts, 2.2 Reb, 3.8 Ast
Stephen Duckett 6'4" G Sr. 0.3 Pts, 0.3 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Josh Duncan 6'9" F Sr. 12.4 Pts, 4.7 Reb, 1.3 Ast
Adrion Graves 6'4: G So. 1.9 Pts, 1.0 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Joe Hughes 6'6" F Fr. 0.4 Pts, 0.5 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Dante Jackson 6'5" G Fr. 2.4 Pts, 1.1 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Drew Lavender 5'7" G Sr. 10.8 Pts, 2.7 Reb, 4.5 Ast
Jason Love 6'9" F So. 6.0 Pts, 5.5 Reb, 0.5 Ast
B. J. Raymond 6'6" F Jr. 9.9 Pts, 3.0 Reb, 0.9 Ast
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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/14/2008*
IPFW W 71–43  1–0
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
11/17/2008*
Toledo W 81–65  2–0
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
11/20/2008*
vs. Missouri
Puerto Rico Tip-Off quarterfinals
W 75–71  3–0
Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum 
San Juan, Puerto Rico
11/21/2008*
vs. Virginia Tech
Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinals
W 63–62 OT 4–0
Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum 
San Juan, Puerto Rico
11/23/2008*
vs. No. 13 Memphis
Puerto Rico Tip-Off Finals
W 63–58  5–0
Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum 
San Juan, Puerto Rico
11/29/2008*
No. 16 Miami (OH) W 60–53  6–0
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, OH
12/3/2008*
No. 14 Auburn W 81–74  7–0
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
12/10/2008*
No. 10 Ohio W 78–56  8–0
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, OH
12/13/2008*
No. 10 at Cincinnati W 76–66  9–0
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, Ohio
12/20/2008*
No. 7 vs. No. 6 Duke L 64–82  9–1
Izod Center 
East Rutherford, NJ
12/23/2008*
No. 14 Butler L 65–74  9–2
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
12/31/2008*
No. 22 Robert Morris W 78–57  10–2
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
1/3/2009*
No. 22 at Virginia W 84–70  11–2
John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA
1/8/2009
No. 16 Saint Louis W 70–44  12–2
(1–0)
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, OH
1/11/2009
No. 16 at Fordham W 86–60  13–2
(2–0)
Rose Hill Gym 
Bronx, NY
1/15/2009
No. 15 at Rhode Island W 67–65  14–2
(3–0)
Thomas M. Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
1/18/2008
No. 15 La Salle W 73–53  15–2
(4–0)
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
1/21/2009
No. 15 at St. Bonaventure W 84–64  16–2
(5–0)
Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY
1/24/2009*
No. 15 at LSU W 80–70  17–2
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
1/28/2009
No. 10 Charlotte W 69–47  18–2
(6–0)
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
1/31/2009
No. 10 Massachusetts W 82–80  19–2
(7–0)
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
2/5/2009
No. 9 Temple W 83–74  20–2
(8–0)
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, OH
2/7/2009
No. 9 at Duquesne L 68–72  20–3
(8–1)
AJ Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
2/11/2009
No. 14 at Dayton W 58–71  20–4
(8–2)
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, OH
2/14/2009
No. 14 Fordham W 88–53  21–4
(9–2)
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
2/19/2009
No. 16 at Charlotte L 60–65  21–5
(9–3)
Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, North Carolina
2/22/2009
No. 16 George Washington W 71–53  22–5
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, OH
2/26/2009
No. 19 at Saint Joseph's W 65–54  23–5
(11–3)
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
3/5/2009
No. 17 Dayton W 76–59  24–5
(12–3)
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, OH
3/7/2009
No. 17 at Richmond L 75–80  24–6
(12–4)
Robins Center (10,031)
Richmond, VA
A-10 Tournament
3/12/2009
(1) No. 19 vs. (9) Saint Louis
Quarterfinals
W 66–47  25–6
Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, New Jersey
3/13/2009
(1) No. 19 vs. (4) Temple
Semifinals
L 53–55  25–7
Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, New Jersey
NCAA Tournament
3/20/2009*
(4 E) No. 20 vs. (13 E) Portland State
First Round
W 77–59  26–7
Taco Bell Arena 
Boise, ID
3/22/2009*
(4 E) No. 20 vs. (12 E) Wisconsin
Second Round
W 60–49  27–7
Taco Bell Arena 
Boise, ID
3/26/2009*
(4 E) No. 20 vs. (1 E) No. 4 Pittsburgh
Sweet Sixteen
L 55–60  27–8
TD Banknorth Garden 
Boston, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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