2020–21 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

2020–21 Big East men's basketball standings
	† Big East Tournament winner ; As of April 8, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
2020–21 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Head coach	Travis Steele (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Jonas Hayes (3rd season); Ben Johnson (3rd season); Dante Jackson (3rd season);
Home arena	Cintas Center

The 2020–21 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represent Xavier University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big East Conference. Led by third-year head coach Travis Steele, they play their home games at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Previous season

In their second year under Travis Steele, the Musketeers finished the 2019–20 season 19–13, 8–10 in Big East play to finish tied for sixth place.[1] In the Big East conference tournament, No. 7 seed Xavier was defeated by No. 10 seed DePaul in the first round. Xavier did not compete in a postseason tournament, as the season was prematurely ended due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Dahmir Bishop	2	G	6'5"	178	Freshman	Philadelphia, PA	Transferred to Saint Joseph's (mid-season)[2]
Quentin Goodin	3	G	6'4"	194	Senior	Campbellsville, KY	Graduated
Tyrique Jones	4	F	6'9"	239	Senior	Bloomfield, CT	Graduated
Leighton Schrand	10	G	6'2"	166	Senior	Villa Hills, KY	Graduated
Bryce Moore	11	G	6'3"	194	Graduate Student	Indianapolis, IN	Graduated
Dontarius James	12	F	6'7"	228	Sophomore	Kershaw, SC	Transferred to Jacksonville State[3]
Naji Marshall	13	F	6'7"	220	Junior	Atlantic City, NJ	Declared for NBA Draft[4]
Myles Hanson	34	G	6'7"	215	RS Sophomore	Chaska, MN	Walk-on; transferring[5]

Incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Nate Johnson	G	6'3"	180	Graduate Student	Miami, FL	Transferred from Gardner-Webb after graduating. Will have one year of eligibility beginning immediately.[6]
Bryan Griffin	F	6'8"	230	Graduate Student	Pomona, NY	Transferred from Mercy College after graduating. Will have one year of eligibility beginning immediately.[7]
Adam Kunkel	G	6'3"	165	Junior	Hebron, KY	Transferred from Belmont. Under NCAA transfer rules, Kunkel will have to sit out for the 2020–21 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.[8]
Ben Stanley	F	6'6"	225	RS Junior	Baltimore, MD	Transferred from Hampton. Under NCAA transfer rules, Stanley will have to sit out for the 2020–21 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.[9]

2020 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dwon Odom PG	Alpharetta, GA	St. Francis HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 29, 2018
Dwon Odom PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
C.J. Wilcher SG	Roselle, NJ	Roselle Catholic HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jun 7, 2019
C.J. Wilcher SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Colby Jones SG	Birmingham, AL	Mountain Brook HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Aug 14, 2019
Colby Jones SG	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: "Xavier 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2020-07-23. "2020 Xavier Musketeers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2020-07-23. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2020-07-23. "Xavier 2020 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved 2020-07-23.

2021 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Cesare Edwards PF	Hartsville, SC	Hartsville HS	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jun 26, 2020
Cesare Edwards PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Elijah Tucker PF	Canton, GA	Cherokee HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 14, 2020
Elijah Tucker PF	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: "Xavier 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2020-08-14. "2021 Xavier Musketeers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2020-08-14. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2020-08-14. "Xavier 2021 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved 2020-08-14.

Roster

2020–21 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	C.J. Wilcher	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Roselle Catholic HS	Roselle, NJ
G	1	Paul Scruggs	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Sr	Prolific Prep	Indianapolis, IN
F	2	Daniel Ramsey	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	So	Norcross HS	Cordele, GA
G	3	Colby Jones	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Mountain Brook HS	Birmingham, AL
G	10	Nate Johnson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	GS	Gardner-Webb	Miami, FL
G	11	Dwon Odom	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	St. Francis HS	Alpharetta, GA
F	13	Bryan Griffin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	GS	Mercy College	Pomona, NY
G	15	Spencer Cody (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	DePaul Prep	Chicago, IL
G	20	Ramon Singh (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Jr	La Lumiere School	Sydney, Australia
G	21	Zak Swetye (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Darien HS	Darien, CT
F	22	Dieonte Miles	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Walton-Verona HS	Walton, KY
G	24	KyKy Tandy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	University Heights Academy	Hopkinsville, KY
F	25	Jason Carter	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	RS Sr	Ohio	Johnstown, OH
F	32	Zach Freemantle	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Bergen Catholic HS	Teaneck, NJ
G	--	Adam Kunkel	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Belmont	Hebron, KY
F	--	Ben Stanley	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Jr	Hampton	Baltimore, MD

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^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2020* TBD, TBD	Morehead State	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
November 16–18, 2020* TBD, TBD	TBD Gavitt Tipoff Games	TBD (–) TBD
November 21, 2020* TBD, TBD	Marshall	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
November 26, 2020* TBD, TBD	vs. TBD Orlando Invitational	HP Field House Bay Lake, FL
November 27, 2020* TBD, TBD	vs. TBD Orlando Invitational	HP Field House Bay Lake, FL
November 29, 2020* TBD, TBD	vs. TBD Orlando Invitational	HP Field House Bay Lake, FL
December 2, 2020* TBD, TBD	Oakland	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
TBD* TBD, TBD	at Cincinnati Crosstown Shootout	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
TBD* TBD, TBD	Oklahoma Big East–Big 12 Alliance	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
TBD* TBD, TBD	Wake Forest Skip Prosser Classic	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Big East regular season
TBD TBD, TBD	Butler	Cintas Center (–) Cincinnati, OH
TBD TBD, TBD	at Butler	Hinkle Fieldhouse (–) Indianapolis, IN
TBD TBD, TBD	UConn	Cintas Center (–) Cincinnati, OH
TBD TBD, TBD	at UConn	TBD (–) TBD
TBD TBD, TBD	Creighton	Cintas Center (–) Cincinnati, OH
TBD TBD, TBD	at Creighton	CHI Health Center Omaha (–) Omaha, NE
TBD TBD, TBD	DePaul	Cintas Center (–) Cincinnati, OH
TBD TBD, TBD	at DePaul	Wintrust Arena (–) Chicago, IL
TBD TBD, TBD	at Georgetown	Capital One Arena (–) Washington, D.C.
TBD TBD, TBD	Georgetown	Cintas Center (–) Cincinnati, OH
TBD TBD, TBD	Marquette	Cintas Center (–) Cincinnati, OH
TBD TBD, TBD	at Marquette	Fiserv Forum (–) Milwaukee, WI
TBD TBD, TBD	Providence	Cintas Center (–) Cincinnati, OH
TBD TBD, TBD	at Providence	Dunkin' Donuts Center (–) Providence, RI
TBD TBD, TBD	Seton Hall	Cintas Center (–) Cincinnati, OH
TBD TBD, TBD	at Seton Hall	Prudential Center (–) Newark, NJ
TBD TBD, TBD	St. John's	Cintas Center (–) Cincinnati, OH
TBD TBD, TBD	at St. John's	Madison Square Garden (–) New York, NY
TBD TBD, TBD	Villanova	Cintas Center (–) Cincinnati, OH
TBD TBD, TBD	at Villanova	Wells Fargo Center (–) Philadelphia, PA
Big East Tournament
March 10–13, 2021 TBD, FS1	vs. TBD	Madison Square Garden (–) New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

"2019-20 Xavier Musketeers Roster and Stats". Retrieved 29 June 2020.
Jensen, Mike (10 Jan 2020). "Former Imhotep star Dahmir Bishop transfers to St. Joseph's from Xavier". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 29 Jun 2020.
Clark, Dave (17 Apr 2020). "Xavier Musketeers transfer Dontarius James commits to Jacksonville University Dolphins". cincinnati.com. The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 12 Jul 2020.
Baum, Adam (26 Mar 2020). "Report: Xavier's Naji Marshall has declared for the 2020 NBA Draft". cincinnati.com. The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 29 Jun 2020.
@VerbalCommits (22 May 2020). "Xavier F Myles Hanson (RS SO) has entered the transfer portal" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
Baum, Adam (March 28, 2020). "FaceTime campus tour helps Xavier basketball land grad transfer Nate Johnson". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
Baum, Adam (March 29, 2020). "'No place I'd rather be': Xavier basketball adds size in Mercy College transfer Bryan Griffin". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 29 Jun 2020.
Baum, Adam (25 July 2020). "'Ready to be a Musketeer': Xavier lands Belmont transfer, Cooper grad Adam Kunkel". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
Clark, Dave (29 July 2020). "Ben Stanley, Hampton transfer, commits to Xavier Musketeers". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 31 July 2020.

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[1] "2019-20 Xavier Musketeers Roster and Stats". Retrieved 29 June 2020.

[2] Jensen, Mike (10 Jan 2020). "Former Imhotep star Dahmir Bishop transfers to St. Joseph's from Xavier". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 29 Jun 2020.

[3] Clark, Dave (17 Apr 2020). "Xavier Musketeers transfer Dontarius James commits to Jacksonville University Dolphins". cincinnati.com. The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 12 Jul 2020.

[4] Baum, Adam (26 Mar 2020). "Report: Xavier's Naji Marshall has declared for the 2020 NBA Draft". cincinnati.com. The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 29 Jun 2020.

[5] @VerbalCommits (22 May 2020). "Xavier F Myles Hanson (RS SO) has entered the transfer portal" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[6] Baum, Adam (March 28, 2020). "FaceTime campus tour helps Xavier basketball land grad transfer Nate Johnson". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved June 29, 2020.

[7] Baum, Adam (March 29, 2020). "'No place I'd rather be': Xavier basketball adds size in Mercy College transfer Bryan Griffin". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 29 Jun 2020.

[8] Baum, Adam (25 July 2020). "'Ready to be a Musketeer': Xavier lands Belmont transfer, Cooper grad Adam Kunkel". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

[9] Clark, Dave (29 July 2020). "Ben Stanley, Hampton transfer, commits to Xavier Musketeers". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 31 July 2020.

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 1999–2000 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 2019–20 2020–21

2020–21 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Butler	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UConn	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	–
St. John's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Seton Hall	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Villanova	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Xavier	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† Big East Tournament winner As of April 8, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll