Elite Again 2017 Ncaa West Regional Final
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ELITE AGAIN 2017 NCAA WEST REGIONAL FINAL Xavier earned its third NCAA Tournament Elite Eight in 2017, defeating Arizona in a Regional Semifinal. XU also reached the Elite Eight in 2004 and 2008. Xavier is one of 21 schools that have been to two or more Elite Eights in the last 11 years and one of 18 schools that have been to three or more in the last 16 years. The teams that Xavier has defeated during its three NCAA Tournament Elite Eight runs include Louisville, Mississippi State, Texas, Georgia, Purdue, West Virginia, Maryland, Florida State and Arizona. 4 NCAA SWEET 16 APPEARANCES (SINCE 2008) –––––––– 8 x –––––––– –––––––– 7 x –––––––– –––––––– 6 x –––––––– SWEET 16 SUCCESS XAVIER’S TRADITION OF SWEET MARCH RUNS Xavier has now made it to at least the Sweet 16 six times in the last 11 years (since 2008), including 2017, 2015, 2012, 2010, 2009 and 2008. Only nine teams have made at least six Sweet 16s since 2008: Kansas (8), North Carolina (7), Michigan State (7), Wisconsin (7), Kentucky (7), Duke (7), Xavier (6), Syracuse (6) and Arizona (6). Xavier has made eight all-time appearances in the Sweet 16: 1990, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2017. XU first reached the Sweet 16 in 1990 and first reached the Elite Eight in 2004. Quentin Goodin is shown above in the 2017 NCAA First Round win over Maryland. 5 MARCH TRADITION ONLY EIGHT SCHOOLS HAVE MADE 12 OF THE LAST 13 NCAA TOURNAMENTS Xavier has made five straight NCAA Tournaments and 12 of the last 13. Only eight schools have been to at least 12 NCAA Tournaments in the last 13 years: Duke, Kansas, Gonzaga and Michigan State are at 13, while Xavier, North Carolina, Wisconsin and Villanova are at 12. The tradition goes back further as XU has made 31 appearances in postseason play over the last 36 years, including 27 NCAA Tournaments. XU met UCLA with Kevin Love, Russell Westbrook and Darren Collison (seen above) in the 2008 NCAA West Regional Final. 6 20 WIN SEASONS NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES LAST 25 YEARS LAST 25 YEARS 2018 RK. TEAM SEASONS RK. TEAM SEASONS 2017 1.AS KANS 25 1.AS KANS 25 2016 2. KENTUCKY 24 2. DUKE 24 2015 GONZAGA 24 3. KENTUCKY 23 4. DUKE 23 MICHIGAN ST. 23 2014 ARIZONA 23 5. UNC 22 2012 6. XAVIER 22 TEXAS 22 2 011 7. ARIZONA 21 UNC 22 2010 8. CINCINNATI 20 GONZAGA 21 WISCONSIN 21 9. SEVEN TIED 19 2009 10. CINCINNATI 20 2008 11. XAVIER 19 2007 SYRACUSE 19 LAST 10 YEARS UCLA 19 2006 RK. TEAM SEASONS 14. FLORIDA 18 2004 1. DUKE 10 OKLAHOMA 18 KANSAS 10 2003 UNC 10 16. INDIANA 17 GONZAGA 10 MARYLAND 17 2002 BYU 10 PURDUE 17 2001 VILLANOVA 17 ST. MARY’S (CA) 10 1998 VERMONT 10 20. CONNECTICUT 16 KENTUCKY 10 OKLAHOMA ST. 16 1997 LOUISVILLE 10 1995 10. XAVIER 9 1993 11 OTHERS TIED 9 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1983 1961 7 WIN PERCENTAGE – 25 YEAR TOTALS RK.AM TE WON LOST PCT. 1. KANSAS 733 160 .821 2. DUKE 710 176 .801 3. GONZAGA 666 173 .794 4. KENTUCKY 702 193 .784 5. ARIZONA 622 211 .747 6. NORTH CAROLINA 662 228 .744 7. CONNECTICUT 621 237 .724 8. MICHIGAN STATE 616 243 .717 9. CINCINNATI 594 244 .709 10. XAVIER 583 240 .708 11. MURRAY STATE 555 233 .704 12. VILLANOVA 588 256 .697 13. FLORIDA 594 260 .696 14. BUTLER 566 252 .692 15. COL. OF CHARLESTON 547 243 .692 16. UCLA 571 257 .690 17. SYRACUSE 519 243 .681 18. UTAH STATE 547 258 .680 19. MEMPHIS 541 259 .676 20. WISCONSIN 562 269 .676 21. MARYLAND 557 276 .669 22. STANFORD 537 272 .664 23. TEXAS 555 283 .662 24. DAVIDSON 515 266 .659 25. SOUTH DAKOTA 491 259 .655 WINNING TRADITION WINNING TRADITION FEW PROGRAMS CAN MATCH Xavier’s winning percentage over the past 25 years is ranked 10th in the nation at .708. Xavier’s 22 20-win seasons over the last 25 years rank tied for sixth, while its nine 20-win seasons in the last 10 years rank tied for 10th. Xavier’s winning tradition has been fueled by incredible individual achievements. One of the biggest winners in XU history was Tu Holloway, 2017 XU Hall of Famer who is now playing in Turkey. Holloway is seen here hitting the game-winning shot vs. Notre Dame in the 2012 NCAA Tournament. 8 JAMES POSEY “Xavier taught me a lot about winning championships. That winning Xavier attitude served me well during my NBA career.” JAMES POSEY THREE-TIME NBA CHAMPION James Posey, a 1999 Xavier University graduate, won an NBA Championship as a Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coach in 2016. It was his third NBA Championship, having won an NBA title as a player with Boston in the 2007-08 season with teammates Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce. Posey won his first NBA Championship in the 2005-06 season as a part of the Miami Heat, playing alongside Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O’Neal. 9 DAVID WEST TWO-TIME NBA CHAMPION David West won NBA Championships in 2017 and 2018 with the Golden State Warriors, playing with Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson. West, who retired earlier this year after 15 NBA seasons, was drafted in the first round of the 2003 NBA Draft by New Orleans. He has also played for Indiana and San Antonio. West was named to the 2008 and 2009 NBA Western Conference All-Star Team. 10 2003 NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2003 SENIOR CLASS AWARD DAVID WEST XAVIER ALUM IS A WINNER IN EVERY WAY David West, 2003 National Player of the Year as a Xavier senior, is a 2003 Xavier University graduate who was inducted into the XU Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010. West was named the 2003 NABC (National Association of Basketball Coaches) Pete Newell Big Man of the Year and won the 2003 Senior CLASS Award, a prestigious award that honors seniors who excel in the areas of community involvement, the classroom, character/leadership and competition. He also was named to Sportsa Illustrated All-Decade team. 11 EDMOND SUMNER EDMOND SUMNER INDIANA PACERS SUBHEAD Edmond Sumner was selected in the second round of the 2017 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Pelicans with the 22nd pick of the second round and the 52nd pick overall. New Orleans then traded the draft rights to Sumner to the Indiana Pacers. Xavier fans won’t have far to travel to catch up with the former XU standout. Sumner is now healthy and ready for the start of the 2018-19 season. 12 JORDAN CRAWFORD NEW ORLEANS PELICANS Jordan Crawford, a 2010 NBA Draft First Round selection, has played for five NBA teams, including Atlanta, Washington, Boston, Golden State and most recently New Orleans. 13 TREVON BLUIETT NEW ORLEANS PELICANS Trevon Bluiett, a 2018 Xavier graduate and a consensus 2018 Second Team All-American, finished his career as the school’s career 3-point field goal leader with 319 and second on the all-time scoring list with 2,261 points. Bluiett, who signed a two-way contract with New Orleans, enjoyed a very successful 2018 NBA Summer League season. 14 J.P. MACURA CHARLOTTE HORNETS J.P. Macura, a 2018 Xavier graduate, is 19th on the Musketeers’ all-time scoring list with 1,491 points. Macura, who signed a two-way contract with Charlotte, had a very solid 2018 NBA Summer League season. 15 Remy Abell (‘16) Malcolm Bernard (‘17) Derrick Brown (‘09) Justin Cage (’07) Semaj Christon (’14) Dee Davis (’15) Hungary Finland Turkey Belgium Israel France Kerem Kanter (’18) Mark Lyons (’12) Justin Martin (‘14) Jamel McLean (’11) Sean O’Mara (’18) Isaiah Philmore (‘14) France Lebanon Cyprus Russia Finland Romania SUCCESS AT HOME AND ABROAD XAVIER FAMILY MAKING AN IMPACT AROUND THE WORLD Xavier’s basketball program produces professional basketball success stories around the world. Romain Sato, who just retired this past year, won two Italian League Championships and later helped his Greek team win the 2011 Euroleague Championship. Justin Doellman and Sato won the 2014 Eurocup Championship playing together for Valencia Basket. Doellman was named MVP. The long list of recent graduates that are playing overseas as of our press deadline are pictured on these two pages. 16 Justin Doellman (’07) Josh Duncan (’08) James Farr (‘16) Kenny Frease (’12) RaShid Gaston (‘17) Tu Holloway (’12) Spain Japan Germany Switzerland France Turkey B.J. Raymond (’09) Jalen Reynolds (‘16) Matt Stainbrook (‘15) Tim Stainbrook (’17) Travis Taylor (’13) Italy Russia Spain Spain Germany 23 FORMER MUSKETEERS OVERSEAS CURRENTLY PLAYING ABROAD IN 15 COUNTRIES The year after each player is the last year he played at Xavier. The country listed is the latest country where each player has signed to play. Sean O’Mara (Finland) and Kerem Kanter (France) from last year’s Xavier team are playing overseas. At press time, Xavier had 23 former players playing in 15 different countries outside the U.S. That’s in addition to Xavier’s NBA and G-League players. Kaiser Gates, who signed a training camp deal with the NBA’s Chicago Bulls, is expected to be found this season either on an NBA roster, a G-League roster or overseas. 17 SIX BIG EAST TEAMS IN THE 2018 NCAA TOURNAMENT THE BIG EAST CONFERENCE ONE OF COLLEGE BASKETBALL’S POWER CONFERENCES The 2018-19 campaign marks Xavier’s sixth season as a member of the BIG EAST Conference.