2018–19 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

2018–19 Big East men's basketball standings
	† 2019 Big East Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
2018–19 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	Travis Steele (1st season)
Assistant coach	Jonas Hayes (1st season)
Assistant coach	Ben Johnson (1st season)
Assistant coach	Dante Jackson (1st season)
Home arena	Cintas Center

The 2018–19 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team will represent Xavier University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big East Conference. Led by first-year head coach Travis Steele, they will play their home games at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Previous season

The Musketeers finished the 2017–18 season 29–6, 15–3 in Big East play to win the Big East championship. In the Big East Tournament, they defeated St. John's before losing to Providence in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 1 seed in the West region. In the First Round, they defeated Texas Southern before being upset by Florida State in the Second Round.

On March 27, 2018, Chris Mack was hired as the new head coach of Louisville, leaving Xavier after nine seasons.^[1] Four days later, longtime assistant coach Travis Steele was named the new head coach of the Musketeers.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason left
Trevon Bluiett	5	Guard	6'6"	198	Senior	Indianapolis, IN	Graduated
Kerem Kanter	11	Forward	6'10"	240	Graduate student	Istanbul, Turkey	Completed athletic eligibility; graduated from Green Bay in 2017
Matt Singleton	20	Forward	6'7"	215	Senior	Garrett, IN	Graduated
Kaiser Gates	22	Forward	6'7"	205	Junior	Alpharetta, GA	Declared for the 2018 NBA draft
Sean O'Mara	54	Forward-center	6'10"	244	Senior	Glen Ellyn, IL	Graduated
J. P. Macura	55	Guard	6'5"	203	Senior	Lakeville, MN	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Kyle Castlin^[3]	2	Guard	6'4"	190	Senior	Marietta, Georgia	Transferred from Columbia after graduating. Will have one year of eligibility beginning immediately.^[4]
Zach Hankins	35	Center	6'10"	245	Senior	Charlevoix, Michigan	Transferred from Ferris State after graduating. Will have one year of eligibility beginning immediately.^[5]
Ryan Welage^[6]	32	Forward	6'9"	205	Junior	Greensburg, Indiana	Transferred from San Jose State after graduating. Will have one year of eligibility beginning immediately.^[7]

Recruiting classes

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Keonte Kennedy SG	Austin, TX	Westlake High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Oct 3, 2017
Keonte Kennedy SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Dontarius James SF	Kershaw, SC	Andrew Jackson High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Nov 12, 2017
Dontarius James SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
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: "2018 Xavier Commits". Rivals.com. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Honors and awards

Street & Smith's Preseason Awards^[8]

All-Newcomer - Ryan Welage
All-Sharpshooter - Ryan Welage

Roster

2018–19 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Tyrique Jones	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Vermont Academy	Bloomfield, Connecticut
G	1	Paul Scruggs	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Prolific Prep	Indianapolis, Indiana
G	2	Kyle Castlin	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	GS	Columbia	Marietta, Georgia
G	3	Quentin Goodin	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Taylor County HS	Campbellsville, Kentucky
G	4	Elias Harden	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	So	Pebblebrook HS	East Point, Georgia
G	10	Leighton Schrand	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Jr	Holy Cross HS	Villa Hills, Kentucky
G	11	Keonte Kennedy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Fr	Westlake HS	Aurora, Colorado
F	12	Dontarius James	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Huntington Prep	Kershaw, South Carolina
F	13	Naji Marshall	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	So	Hargrave Military Academy	Atlantic City, New Jersey
G	14	Nick Vanderpohl (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Harrison HS	Harrison, Ohio
F	32	Ryan Welage	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	San Jose State	Greensburg, Indiana
G/F	34	Myles Hanson (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS So	Columbia	Chaska, Minnesota
F	35	Zach Hankins	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	GS	Ferris State	Charlevoix, Michigan

Head coach

Travis Steele (Butler)

Assistant coach(es)

Jonas Hayes (Georgia)
Ben Johnson (Minnesota)
Dante Jackson (Xavier)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018* 7:00 PM	Kentucky Wesleyan	–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 8:30 PM, FS2	IUPUI	–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Nov 10, 2018* 4:00 PM, FSN	Evansville Maui on the Mainland	–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Nov 13, 2018* 6:30 PM, FS1	Wisconsin Gavitt Tipoff Games	–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Nov 19, 2018* 2:30 PM, ESPN2	vs. Auburn Maui Invitational Tournament quarterfinals	–	–	–	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
Nov 20, 2018*	vs. TBD Maui Invitational Tournament	–	–	–	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
Nov 21, 2018*	vs. TBD Maui Invitational Tournament	–	–	–	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
Nov 28, 2018* 6:30 PM, FS1	Miami (OH)	–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Dec 1, 2018* 12:00 PM, FS1	Oakland	–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Dec 5, 2018* 6:30 PM, FS1	Ohio	–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Dec 8, 2018* 2:00 PM, ESPN2	at Cincinnati Crosstown Shootout	–	–	–	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
Dec 15, 2018* 8:00 PM, FS1	Eastern Kentucky	–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 PM, ESPNU	at Missouri	–	–	–	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
Dec 21, 2018* 7:00 PM, FS2	Detroit Mercy	–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Big East regular season
Dec 29, 2018 2:00 PM, FS1	at DePaul	–	–	–	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
Jan 2, 2019 6:30 PM, FS1	Seton Hall	–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Jan 6, 2019 12:00 PM/4:30 PM, FOX	at Marquette	–	–	–	Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
Jan 9, 2019 6:30 PM, FS1	Georgetown	–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Jan 13, 2019 12:00 PM, CBSSN	Butler	–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Jan 18, 2019 8:30 PM, FS1	at Villanova	–	–	–	Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
Jan 23, 2019 6:30 PM, FS1	Providence	–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Jan 26, 2019 2:00 PM, FS1	Marquette	–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Jan 31, 2019 8:00 PM, CBSSN	at Georgetown	–	–	–	Capital One Arena Washington, DC
Feb 3, 2019 1:00 PM, FSN	at Creighton	–	–	–	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
Feb 9, 2019 8:00 PM, FS1	DePaul	–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Feb 13, 2019 8:30 PM, CBSSN	Creighton	–	–	–	Cintas Center Omaha, NE
Feb 16, 2019 2:00 PM, FOX	at Providence	–	–	–	Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
Feb 20, 2019 7:00 PM, CBSSN	at Seton Hall	–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
Feb 24, 2019 1:30 PM, CBS	Villanova	–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Feb 28, 2019 6:30 PM, FS1	at St. John's	–	–	–	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
Mar 5, 2019 6:00 PM, FS1	at Butler	–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Mar 9, 2019 TBD, TBD	St. John's	–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Big East Tournament
TBA	TBD	–	–	–	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP																				Not released
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

↑ Greer, Jeff (March 27, 2018). "Louisville hires Chris Mack as new men's basketball coach". Courier Journal. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
↑ Borzello, Jeff (March 31, 2018). "Musketeers promote longtime assistant Travis Steele to head coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
↑ "Kyle Castlin commits to Xavier: Ohio State basketball misses out on transfer target". Land of 10. 2018-04-08. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
↑ "Xavier brings in grad transfer Kyle Castlin". Banners On The Parkway. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
↑ Paul, Tony (April 7, 2018). "Ferris State's Hankins chooses Xavier over MSU, others". The Detroit News. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
↑ "Kyle Castlin commits to Xavier: Ohio State basketball misses out on transfer target". Land of 10. 2018-04-08. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
↑ "Xavier acquires record-setting SJSU Spartan grad transfer Ryan Welage". Mountain West Connection. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
↑ Street & Smith's Basketball. 2018-19: 29. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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[1] Greer, Jeff (March 27, 2018). "Louisville hires Chris Mack as new men's basketball coach". Courier Journal. Retrieved March 27, 2018.

[2] Borzello, Jeff (March 31, 2018). "Musketeers promote longtime assistant Travis Steele to head coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 31, 2018.

[3] "Kyle Castlin commits to Xavier: Ohio State basketball misses out on transfer target". Land of 10. 2018-04-08. Retrieved 2018-06-04.

[4] "Xavier brings in grad transfer Kyle Castlin". Banners On The Parkway. Retrieved 2018-06-04.

[5] Paul, Tony (April 7, 2018). "Ferris State's Hankins chooses Xavier over MSU, others". The Detroit News. Retrieved August 21, 2018.

[6] "Kyle Castlin commits to Xavier: Ohio State basketball misses out on transfer target". Land of 10. 2018-04-08. Retrieved 2018-06-04.

[7] "Xavier acquires record-setting SJSU Spartan grad transfer Ryan Welage". Mountain West Connection. Retrieved 2018-06-04.

[8] Street & Smith's Basketball. 2018-19: 29. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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 2017–18 2018–19

2018–19 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Butler	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Creighton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
DePaul	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgetown	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Marquette	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Providence	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Seton Hall	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
St. John's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Villanova	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Xavier	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2019 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll