2019–20 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big East Conference. Led by second-year head coach Travis Steele, they played their home games at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. They finished the season 19–13, 8–10 in Big East play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Big East tournament to DePaul. Soon thereafter, all postseason tournaments were canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic which effectively ended their season.

2019–20 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	19–13 (8–10 Big East)
Head coach	Travis Steele (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Jonas Hayes (2nd season) Ben Johnson (2nd season) Dante Jackson (2nd season)
Home arena	Cintas Center
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 7 Creighton	13	–	5		.722			24	–	7		.774
No. 11 Villanova	13	–	5		.722			24	–	7		.774
No. 16 Seton Hall	13	–	5		.722			21	–	9		.700
Providence	12	–	6		.667			19	–	12		.613
No. 24 Butler	10	–	8		.556			22	–	9		.710
Marquette	8	–	10		.444			18	–	12		.600
Xavier	8	–	10		.444			19	–	13		.594
Georgetown	5	–	13		.278			15	–	17		.469
St. John's	5	–	13		.278			17	–	15		.531
DePaul	3	–	15		.167			16	–	16		.500
Note: The 2020 Big East tournament was cancelled at halftime of the first game of the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Musketeers finished the 2018–19 season 19–16, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in third place.^[1] They defeated Creighton in the quarterfinals before losing to Villanova in the semifinals of the Big East tournament. The Musketeers failed to receive a bid to a postseason tournament.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Kyle Castlin	2	G	6'4"	193	Graduate Student	Marietta, GA	Graduated
Elias Harden	4	G	6'5"	187	Sophomore	East Point, GA	Transferred to Jacksonville State
Keonte Kennedy	11	G	6'5"	187	Freshman	Aurora, CO	Transferred to UTEP
Ryan Welage	32	F	6'10"	205	Graduate Student	Greensburg, IN	Graduated
Zach Hankins	35	F	6'11"	245	Graduate Student	Charlevoix, MI	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Bryce Moore	11	G	6'3"	180	Graduate Student	Indianapolis, IN	Transferred from Western Michigan after graduating. Will have one year of eligibility beginning immediately.
Jason Carter	25	F	6'8"	227	RS Junior	Johnstown, OH	Transferred from Ohio after graduating. Will have two years of eligibility beginning immediately.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
KyKy Tandy CG	Hopkinsville, KY	University Heights Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 28, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 84
Dahmir Bishop SG	Philadelphia, PA	Imhotep Institute	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 14, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 82
Zach Freemantle C	Teaneck, NJ	Bergen Catholic HS	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Aug 21, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 81
Daniel Ramsey PF	Norcross, GA	Norcross HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Aug 6, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 81
Dieonte Miles C	Walton, KY	Walton-Verona HS	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Aug 25, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 81
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: "2019 Xavier Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 31, 2019. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 31, 2019.

Roster

2019–20 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Daniel Ramsey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Fr Norcross HS Cordele, GA G 1 Paul Scruggs 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Jr Prolific Prep Indianapolis, IN G 2 Dahmir Bishop (T) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Imhotep Institute Philadelphia, PA G 3 Quentin Goodin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Sr Taylor County HS Campbellsville, KY F 4 Tyrique Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Sr Vermont Academy Bloomfield, CT G 10 Leighton Schrand 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 166 lb (75 kg) Sr Holy Cross HS Villa Hills, KY G 11 Bryce Moore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) GS Western Michigan Indianapolis, IN F 12 Dontarius James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 228 lb (103 kg) So Huntington Prep Kershaw, SC F 13 Naji Marshall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Hargrave Military Academy Atlantic City, NJ G 15 Spencer Cody (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr DePaul Prep Chicago, IL G 20 Ramon Singh (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So La Lumiere School Sydney, Australia G 21 Zak Swetye (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Darien HS Darien, CT F 22 Dieonte Miles 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Fr Walton-Verona HS Walton, KY G 24 KyKy Tandy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr University Heights Academy Hopkinsville, KY F 25 Jason Carter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 227 lb (103 kg) RS Jr Ohio Johnstown, OH F 32 Zach Freemantle 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Bergen Catholic HS Teaneck, NJ G 34 Myles Hanson (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Columbia Chaska, MN	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 (T) Transferred Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2019-10-31

• Jan 2, 2020 - Dahmir Bishop entered the transfer portal.^[3] Bishop would ultimately transfer to Saint Joseph's.^[4]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2019* 7:00 pm	No. 19	Indianapolis	W 64–52	–	16 – Goodin	13 – Marshall	5 – Goodin	Cintas Center (9,663) Cincinnati, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, FS2	No. 19	Jacksonville	W 76–57	1–0	17 – Tied	11 – Jones	4 – Marshall	Cintas Center (10,050) Cincinnati, OH
November 8, 2019* 7:00 pm, FSN	No. 19	Siena	W 81–63	2–0	20 – Tied	8 – Marshall	7 – Marshall	Cintas Center (10,430) Cincinnati, OH
November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 21	Missouri	W 63–58 OT	3–0	17 – Marshall	10 – Carter	3 – Marshall	Cintas Center (10,224) Cincinnati, OH
November 15, 2019* 7:00 pm, FSN	No. 21	Missouri State Charleston Classic campus game	W 59–56	4–0	15 – Jones	6 – Jones	6 – Goodin	Cintas Center (10,463) Cincinnati, OH
November 21, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 18	vs. Towson Charleston Classic quarterfinals	W 73–51	5–0	13 – Carter	12 – Jones	5 – Tied	TD Arena  Charleston, SC
November 22, 2019* 9:30 pm, ESPNU	No. 18	vs. UConn Charleston Classic semifinal	W 75–74 2OT	6–0	21 – Marshall	11 – Jones	4 – Goodin	TD Arena (4,416) Charleston, SC
November 24, 2019* 8:30 pm, ESPN	No. 18	vs. Florida Charleston Classic championship game	L 65–70	6–1	24 – Scruggs	7 – Jones	4 – Tied	TD Arena (4,233) Charleston, SC
November 30, 2019* 12:00 pm, FSN	No. 25	Lipscomb	W 87–62	7–1	15 – Tied	10 – Jones	6 – Scruggs	Cintas Center (9,960) Cincinnati, OH
December 4, 2019* 7:00 pm, FS2		Green Bay	W 84–71	8–1	24 – Marshall	14 – Jones	3 – Tied	Cintas Center (10,129) Cincinnati, OH
December 7, 2019* 5:00 pm, FS1		Cincinnati Crosstown Shootout	W 73–66	9–1	31 – Marshall	9 – Jones	8 – Goodin	Cintas Center (10,811) Cincinnati, OH
December 14, 2019* 4:00 pm, ACCN	No. 23	at Wake Forest Skip Prosser Classic	L 78–80	9–2	30 – Scruggs	11 – Jones	5 – Goodin	LJVM Coliseum (5,847) Winston-Salem, NC
December 18, 2019* 6:30 pm, FS1		Western Carolina	W 74–61	10–2	25 – Goodin	11 – Jones	6 – Jones	Cintas Center (9,907) Cincinnati, OH
December 22, 2019* 5:00 pm, ESPN2		at TCU Big East/Big 12 Battle	W 67–59	11–2	18 – Jones	14 – Jones	11 – Goodin	Schollmaier Arena (6,445) Fort Worth, TX
Big East regular season
December 30, 2019 6:30 pm, FS1		at No. 10 Villanova	L 62–68	11–3 (0–1)	19 – Marshall	10 – Jones	6 – Scruggs	Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA
January 5, 2020 4:30 pm, FOX		St. John's	W 75–67	12–3 (1–1)	20 – Marshall	12 – Jones	5 – Goodin	Cintas Center (10,254) Cincinnati, OH
January 8, 2020 8:30 pm, FS1		Seton Hall	L 71–83	12–4 (1–2)	18 – Jones	9 – Jones	7 – Goodin	Cintas Center (9,832) Cincinnati, OH
January 11, 2020 2:00 pm, FOX		Creighton	L 65–77	12–5 (1–3)	21 – Marshall	9 – Tied	7 – Marshall	Cintas Center (10,529) Cincinnati, OH
January 15, 2020 8:00 pm, FSN		at Marquette	L 65–85	12–6 (1–4)	16 – Jones	7 – Marshall	5 – Scruggs	Fiserv Forum (13,761) Milwaukee, WI
January 22, 2020 6:30 pm, FS1		Georgetown	W 66–57	13–6 (2–4)	18 – Tied	13 – Jones	5 – Tied	Cintas Center (10,387) Cincinnati, OH
January 26, 2020 4:00 pm, FS1		at Creighton	L 66–77	13–7 (2–5)	18 – Freemantle	13 – Jones	6 – Scruggs	CHI Health Center Omaha (17,796) Omaha, NE
January 29, 2020 8:30 pm, FS1		Marquette	L 82–84 2OT	13–8 (2–6)	19 – Goodin	15 – Jones	5 – Marshall	Cintas Center (10,224) Cincinnati, OH
February 1, 2020 11:00 am, FOX		at No. 10 Seton Hall	W 74–62	14–8 (3–6)	19 – Tied	18 – Jones	14 – Marshall	Prudential Center (12,230) Newark, NJ
February 4, 2020 9:00 pm, FS1		at DePaul	W 67–59	15–8 (4–6)	13 – Scruggs	18 – Jones	4 – Marshall	Wintrust Arena (4,526) Chicago, IL
February 8, 2020 8:00 pm, FS1		Providence	W 64–58	16–8 (5–6)	14 – Jones	18 – Jones	5 – Scruggs	Cintas Center (10,575) Cincinnati, OH
February 12, 2020 6:30 pm, CBSSN		at No. 19 Butler	L 61–66	16–9 (5–7)	20 – Marshall	10 – Jones	7 – Marshall	Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,878) Indianapolis, IN
February 17, 2020 6:30 pm, FS1		at St. John’s	W 77–74	17–9 (6–7)	16 – Scruggs	11 – Marshall	5 – Marshall	Madison Square Garden (14,765) New York, NY
February 22, 2020 2:30 pm, FOX		No. 12 Villanova	L 55–64	17–10 (6–8)	17 – Jones	14 – Jones	5 – Scruggs	Cintas Center (10,647) Cincinnati, OH
February 25, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN		DePaul	W 78–67	18–10 (7–8)	23 – Marshall	6 – Tied	6 – Tied	Cintas Center (10,224) Cincinnati, OH
March 1, 2020 2:00 pm, CBS		at Georgetown	W 66–63	19–10 (8–8)	20 – Marshall	13 – Jones	5 – Marshall	Capital One Arena (10,610) Washington, DC
March 4, 2020 6:30 pm, FS1		at Providence	L 74–80	19–11 (8–9)	25 – Marshall	9 – Jones	4 – Goodin	Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,736) Providence, RI
March 7, 2020 8:30 pm, FS1		Butler	L 71–72	19–12 (8–10)	21 – Marshall	13 – Jones	5 – Marshall	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
Big East tournament
March 11, 2020 9:30 pm, FS1	(7)	vs. (10) DePaul First round	L 67–71	19–13	–	–	–	Madison Square Garden  New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	19	21	18	25	RV	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—			Not released
Coaches	21	21*	21	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

1. "2018-19 Xavier Musketeers Roster and Stats". Retrieved March 23, 2019.
2. Baum, Adam. "March Madness 2019: Xavier Musketeers basketball miss NCAA Tournament, Big East gets 4 in". Retrieved March 23, 2019.
3. Daniels, Evan [@EvanDaniels] (January 2, 2020). "Source: Xavier wing Dahmir Bishop is in the NCAA Transfer Portal. Bishop, a former four-star recruit, averaged 1.6 PPG & 2.5 RPG. Bishop was averaging 12 minutes a game" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
4. Jensen, Mike (January 10, 2020). "Former Imhotep star Dahmir Bishop transfers to St. Joseph's from Xavier". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved April 9, 2020.