2015–16 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by seventh year head coach Chris Mack, they played their games at the Cintas Center and were third year members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 28–6, 14–4 in Big East play to finish in second place. They defeated Marquette in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Seton Hall. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they received a #2 seed. They defeated Weber State in the First Round to advance to the Second Round where they lost to Wisconsin.

2015–16 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
AdvoCare Invitational champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 9
2015–16 record28–6 (14–4 Big East)
Head coachChris Mack (7th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCintas Center
2015–16 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Villanova16–2 .889  35–5  .875
No. 9 Xavier14–4 .778  28–5  .848
No. 20 Seton Hall †12–6 .667  25–9  .735
Providence10–8 .556  24–11  .686
Butler10–8 .556  22–11  .667
Creighton9–9 .500  20–15  .571
Marquette8–10 .444  20–13  .606
Georgetown7–11 .389  15–18  .455
DePaul3–15 .167  9–22  .290
St. John's1–17 .056  8–24  .250
† 2016 Big East Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Musketeers finished the 2014–15 season 23–14, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the finals of the Big East Tournament where they lost to Villanova. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Ole Miss and Georgia State before losing to Arizona in the Sweet Sixteen.

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Brandon Randolph3G6'2"189SophomoreInglewood, CATransferred to Utah Valley
Dee Davis10G6'0"170SeniorBloomington, INGraduated
Matt Stainbrook40C6'10"270RS SeniorBay Village, OHGraduated

Incoming recruits
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kaiser Gates
SF		 Alpharetta, GA St. Francis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 16, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Roster
    2015–16 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
    G 0 Larry Austin, Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)174 lb (79 kg) So Springfield, Illinois
    F 1 Jalen Reynolds 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)232 lb (105 kg) Jr Livonia, Michigan
    F 2 James Farr 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)247 lb (112 kg) Sr Evanston, Illinois
    G 4 Edmond Sumner 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)183 lb (83 kg) RS Fr Detroit, Michigan
    F 5 Trevon Bluiett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)207 lb (94 kg) So Indianapolis, Indiana
    G 10 Remy Abell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Louisville, Kentucky
    F 13 Makinde London 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Nashville, Tennessee
    G 15 Myles Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)188 lb (85 kg) Jr Plainfield, New Jersey
    F 21 Tim Stainbrook 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Bay Village, Ohio
    F 22 Kaiser Gates 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) Fr Alpharetta, Georgia
    F 32 Kevin Coker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Plainfield, Illinois
    F 35 RaShid Gaston  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Warren, Ohio
    F/C 54 Sean O'Mara 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)247 lb (112 kg) So Lisle, Illinois
    G 55 J. P. Macura 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) So Lakeville, Minnesota
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: 07-28-2015

    Schedule
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Nov 7, 2015*
    2:00 pm    		 Northwood W 97–77  0–0
    		  17 – Sumner  9 – Bluiett  7 – Davis  Cintas Center (9,312)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Non-Conference Regular season
    Nov 13, 2015*
    7:00 pm, FCS    		 Miami (OH) W 81–72  1–0
    		  19 – Sumner  15 – Reynolds  3 – Tied  Cintas Center (10,372)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Nov 17, 2015*
    6:30 pm, FS1    		 Missouri W 78–66  2–0
    		  18 – Bluiett  14 – Farr  4 – Davis  Cintas Center (9,751)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Nov 20, 2015*
    9:00 pm, BTN    		 at No. 24 Michigan
    Gavitt Tipoff Games    		 W 86–70  3–0
    		  15 – Tied  13 – Farr  3 – Tied  Crisler Center (11,967)
    Ann Arbor, MI
    Nov 23, 2015*
    8:30 pm, FS1    		 No. 23 Northern Kentucky W 78–66  4–0
    		  14 – Bluiett  16 – Blueitt  5 – Blueitt  Cintas Center (9,688)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Nov 26, 2015*
    12:00 pm, ESPN2    		 No. 23 vs. Alabama
    AdvoCare Invitational First Round    		 W 64–45  5–0
    		  15 – Bluiett  9 – Reynolds  6 – Sumner  HP Field House (4,629)
    Bay Lake, FL
    Nov 27, 2015*
    2:30 pm, ESPNU    		 No. 23 vs. USC
    AdvoCare Invitational Semifinals    		 W 87–77  6–0
    		  16 – Bluiett  9 – Farr  3 – Austin Jr.  HP Field House (4,170)
    Bay Lake, FL
    Nov 29, 2015*
    4:30 pm, ESPN2    		 No. 23 vs. Dayton
    AdvoCare Invitational Championship    		 W 90–61  7–0
    		  14 – Sumner  7 – Farr  3 – Tied  HP Field House (4,633)
    Bay Lake, FL
    Dec 5, 2015*
    8:30 pm, FS1    		 No. 12 WKU W 95–64  8–0
    		  21 – Bluiett  10 – Bluiett  6 – Davis  Cintas Center (10,250)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Dec 8, 2015*
    7:00 pm, FS1    		 No. 12 Wright State W 90–55  9–0
    		  22 – Bluiett  11 – Bluiett  4 – Abell  Cintas Center (10,178)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Dec 12, 2015*
    5:30 pm, FOX    		 No. 12 No. 23 Cincinnati
    Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout    		 W 65–55  10–0
    		  17 – Davis  6 – Tied  5 – Sumner  Cintas Center (10,617)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Dec 19, 2015*
    12:00 pm, FS1    		 No. 10 Auburn W 85–61  11–0
    		  18 – Reynolds  11 – Farr  5 – Tied  Cintas Center (10,018)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Dec 22, 2015*
    7:30 pm    		 No. 6 at Wake Forest
    Skip Prosser Classic    		 W 78–70  12–0
    		  21 – Sumner  9 – Tied  3 – Davis  LJVM Coliseum (12,938)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    Big East regular season
    Dec 31, 2015
    12:00 pm, FS1    		 No. 6 at No. 16 Villanova W 95–64  12–1
    (0–1)    		  15 – Farr  7 – Farr  5 – Davis  The Pavilion (6,500)
    Villanova, PA
    Jan 2, 2016
    1:00 pm, FS1    		 No. 6 No. 9 Butler
    Big East New Year's Marathon    		 W 88–69  13–1
    (1–1)    		  21 – Abell  10 – Farr  5 – Davis  Cintas Center (10,498)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Jan 6, 2016
    9:00 pm, FS1    		 No. 10 at St. John's W 74–66  14–1
    (2–1)    		  19 – Davis  13 – Reynolds  4 – Davis  Carnesecca Arena (4,168)
    Queens, NY
    Jan 12, 2016
    6:30 pm, FS1    		 No. 7 DePaul W 84–64  15–1
    (3–1)    		  24 – Bluiett  7 – Reynolds  7 – Davis  Cintas Center (10,400)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Jan 16, 2016
    2:00 pm, FS1    		 No. 7 at Marquette W 74–66  16–1
    (4–1)    		  18 – Bluiett  19 – Farr  5 – Sumner  BMO Harris Bradley Center (14,864)
    Milwaukee, WI
    Jan 19, 2016
    8:45 pm, FS1    		 No. 5 Georgetown L 72–81  16–2
    (4–2)    		  18 – Bluiett  10 – Bluiett  5 – Bluiett  Cintas Center (9,906)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Jan 23, 2016
    2:00 pm, FSN    		 No. 5 Seton Hall W 84–76  17–2
    (5–2)    		  24 – Farr  15 – Farr  5 – Davis  Cintas Center (10,368)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Jan 26, 2016
    8:30 pm, FS1    		 No. 7 at No. 10 Providence W 75–68  18–2
    (6–2)    		  15 – Tied  11 – Reynolds  7 – Davis  Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,804)
    Providence, RI
    Jan 30, 2016
    2:00 pm, CBSSN    		 No. 7 at DePaul W 86–65  19–2
    (7–2)    		  15 – Bluiett  6 – Tied  4 – Austin Jr.  Allstate Arena (6,958)
    Rosemont, IL
    Feb 3, 2016
    6:30 pm, FS1    		 No. 6 St. John's W 90–83  20–2
    (8–2)    		  16 – Davis  13 – Bluiett  5 – Davis  Cintas Center (10,250)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Feb 6, 2016
    12:00 pm, FS1    		 No. 6 Marquette W 90–82  21–2
    (9–2)    		  23 – Bluiett  9 – Reynolds  8 – Bluiett  Cintas Center (10,509)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Feb 9, 2016
    8:30 pm, CBSSN    		 No. 5 at Creighton L 56–70  21–3
    (9–3)    		  17 – Reynolds  9 – Reynolds  2 – Tied  CenturyLink Center (17,011)
    Omaha, NE
    Feb 13, 2016
    2:30 pm, FOX    		 No. 5 at Butler W 74–57  22–3
    (10–3)    		  13 – Macura  12 – Farr  3 – Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,344)
    Indianapolis, IN
    Feb 17, 2016
    7:00 pm, FS1    		 No. 8 No. 23 Providence W 85–74  23–3
    (11–3)    		  23 – Bluiett  15 – Reynolds  12 – Davis  Cintas Center (10,336)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Feb 20, 2016
    12:07 pm, FOX    		 No. 8 at Georgetown W 88–70  24–3
    (12–3)    		  22 – Sumner  5 – Tied  4 – Macura  Verizon Center (10,652)
    Washington, D.C.
    Feb 24, 2016
    7:00 pm, FS1    		 No. 5 No. 1 Villanova W 90–83  25–3
    (13–3)    		  19 – Tied  7 – Tied  9 – Sumner  Cintas Center (10,727)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Feb 28, 2016
    12:30 pm, FS1    		 No. 5 at Seton Hall W 90–81  25–4
    (13–4)    		  17 – Tied  8 – Farr  5 – Davis  Prudential Center (10,353)
    Newark, NJ
    Mar 5, 2016
    2:30 pm, FOX    		 No. 5 Creighton W 98–93  26–4
    (14–4)    		  24 – Davis  8 – Gates  7 – Davis  Cintas Center (10,633)
    Cincinnati, OH
    Big East Tournament
    Mar 10, 2016
    7:00 pm, FS1    		 (2) No. 5 vs. (7) Marquette
    Quarterfinals    		 W 90–72  27–4
    		  24 – Bluiett  6 – Bluiett  7 – Sumner  Madison Square Garden (13,813)
    New York, NY
    Mar 11, 2016
    9:00 pm, FS1    		 (2) No. 5 vs. (3) Seton Hall
    Semifinals    		 L 83–87  27–5
    		  21 – Sumner  10 – Farr  4 – Sumner/Davis  Madison Square Garden (17,130)
    New York, NY
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 18, 2016*
    9:20 pm, TNT    		 (2 E) No. 9 vs. (15 E) Weber State
    First round    		 W 71–53  28–5
    		  18 – Farr  15 – Farr  6 – Davis/Sumner  Scottrade Center (14,425)
    St. Louis, MO
    Mar 20, 2016*
    8:40 pm, TNT    		 (2 E) No. 9 vs. (7 E) Wisconsin
    Second round    		 L 63–66  28–6
    		  13 – Abell/Reynolds  9 – Reynolds  5 – Sumner  Scottrade Center (15,169)
    St. Louis, MO
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

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    Rankings
    Main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
    Ranking movement
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
    PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19Final
    AP RV RV 23 12 12 10 6 6 10 7 5 7 6 5 8 5 5 5 9 *N/A
    Coaches RV RV RV 18 13 10 6 6 12 8 5 4 5 4 7 5 5 5 9 11

    *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

    References
    1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/xavier/2016-schedule.html
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