2016-17 Game Notes
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2016-17 GAME NOTES NO. 15/14 XAVIER U. MUSKETEERS (13-2, 3-0 BIG EAST CONF.) NO. 3/3 VILLANOVA U. WILDCATS (15-1, 3-1 BIG EAST CONF.) Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. ET at The Pavilion (6,500) in Villanova, Pa. Xavier Media Contact: Tom Eiser, Associate Athletic Director for Communications [email protected], 513-382-5565 (cell) and @EiserXUSports on Twitter TELEVISION, RADIO AND LIVE STATS Television: FS1 with Gus Johnson (pbp), Bill Raftery (analyst) SCHEDULE/RESULTS (13-2, 3-0 BIG EAST) and Shannon Spake (reporter). Radio: 700 WLW-AM with play-by-play from Xavier Hall of Famers and former Date Opponent TV Time (EST)/Result Musketeer standout Joe Sunderman (‘79). Analysis will be provided by Xavier NOVEMBER Hall of Famer and XU all-time leading scorer Byron Larkin (‘88). 11 Fri. Lehigh FOX COLLEGE W/84-81 Live Stats: GoXavier.com 14 Mon. Buffalo CBSSN W/86-53 THE X FACTORS ... GAME KEYS THAT STAND OUT 17 Thu. +Missouri ESPNU W/83-82 (OT) 18 Fri. +Clemson ESPNU W/83-77 • Xavier, 13-2 overall and 3-0 in the BIG EAST, has won six straight games. XU is the 20 Sun. +Northern Iowa ESPN2 W/67-59 last remaining unbeaten team in BIG EAST play. 26 Sat. Northern Iowa FSN/FS OHIO W/64-42 • Xavier has a tough seven-day stretch ahead at Villanova on Jan. 10 and at Butler 29 Tue. North Dakota St. FS1 W/85-55 on Jan. 14 before hosting Creighton on Jan. 16 on MLK Day. DECEMBER 3 Sat. at Baylor ESPN2 L/61-76 • Xavier leads the BIG EAST and is No. 18 nationally in rebound margin (+8.1 rpg.). 7 Wed. at Colorado PAC-12 L/66-68 • Xavier's Edmond Sumner is second on the team in scoring (12th in BIG EAST at 10 Sat. Utah FOX-NATIONAL W/77-69 15.6 ppg.) and first in assists (third in BIG EAST at 4.9 apg.). 17 Sat. *Wake Forest FS1 W/69-65 • Xavier junior Trevon Bluiett, a 2016-17 USA TODAY preseason Third Team All- 20 Tue. E. Washington FS1 W/85-56 American, leads XU in scoring at 17.7 ppg. (seventh in the BIG EAST) and has posted 28 WED. PROVIDENCE FSN-REGIONAL W/82-56 a team-high eight 20-point games this season. 31 SAT. AT GEORGETOWN FS1 W/81-76 • Xavier's Trevon Bluiett is 29th on XU's career scoring list with 1,186 points. JANUARY 7 SAT. ST. JOHN’S FS1 W/97-82 • Xavier senior RaShid Gaston leads the team and is seventh in the BIG EAST in 10. TUE AT VILLANOVA FS1 7:00 P.M. rebounding at 6.3 rpg.; ranked third in the league in offensive reb. at 2.6 rpg. 14 SAT. AT BUTLER FS1 2:00 P.M. • Xavier junior J.P. Macura is third on the team in scoring (16th in the BIG EAST at 16 MON. CREIGHTON FS1 2:00 P.M. 14.7 ppg.) and leads the team in steals (third in the BIG EAST at 1.9 spg.) and free- 22 SUN. GEORGETOWN CBS 2:00 P.M. throw shooting (fifth in BIG EAST at 87.3%). 26 Thu. #at Cincinnati ESPN2 7:00 p.m. • Xavier senior Myles Davis is back on the active roster after sitting out the first 15 29 SUN. AT ST. JOHN’S FS1 6:00 P.M. games; Davis started 33 games as a junior, averaging 10.8 ppg. and 4.1 apg. FEBRUARY 1 WED. SETON HALL FS1 9:00 P.M. • Xavier, 28-6 overall last season, made its 10th NCAA Tournament appearance in the last 11 years. XU is one of only nine schools that can say that. 4 SAT. AT CREIGHTON FOX-NATIONAL 3:00 P.M. 8 WED. DEPAUL FS1 6:30 P.M. • Xavier has a list of 100 consecutive men's basketball seniors that have graduated 11 SAT. VILLANOVA FOX-NATIONAL 2:30 P.M. dating back to the 1985-86 school year. 15 WED. AT PROVIDENCE FS1 6:30 P.M. 18 SAT. AT MARQUETTE CBSSN 8:00 P.M. THE ACTIVE PLAYERS (* LAST GAME STARTERS) 22 WED. AT SETON HALL FS1 7:00 P.M. NO. NAME (HT./YR) POS. PPG RPG APG NOTES 26 SUN. BUTLER FS1 3:30 P.M. 0 Tyrique Jones (6-9/Fr.) F 3.3 3.6 0.5 Career-high 10 pts. w/ 5 reb. & 2 blocks vs. St. John's MARCH 3 Quentin Goodin (6-4/Fr.) G 3.3 1.4 2.0 6 assists vs. Eastern Washington on Dec. 20 1 WED. MARQUETTE FS1 9:00 P.M. 4 *Edmond Sumner (6-6/So.) G 15.6 4.5 4.9 20.3 ppg. & 6.7 apg. in BIG EAST play 4 SAT. AT DEPAUL FSN-REGIONAL 2:00 P.M. 5 *Trevon Bluiett (6-6/Jr.) G 17.7 5.9 2.2 BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll 3 times this season 8 Wed. %BIG EAST Tourn. FS1 7:00 p.m./9:30 p.m. 10 Leighton Schrand (6-0/Fr.) G 0.5 0.0 0.0 First-year walk-on 9 Thu. %BIG EAST Tourn. FS1 TBD 11 *Malcolm Bernard (6-6/Sr.^) G 5.9 4.2 1.7 3rd double-figure game w/ 10 pts. vs. St. John's 10 Fri. %BIG EAST Tourn. FS1 6:30 p.m./9:00 p.m. 12 Cullen Barr (6-7/Sr.) F 0.0 0.0 0.0 First-year walk-on 11 Sat. %BIG EAST Final FOX-NATIONAL 5:30 p.m. 15 +Myles Davis (6-2/Sr.) G 10.8 3.6 4.1 Has not played a game in 2016-17 season 20 Alex Bergen (6-5/Sr.) G 0.0 0.3 0.0 Second-year walk-on # Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout 21 Tim Stainbrook (6-6/Sr.) F 0.5 0.3 0.2 Fourth season in the program * Skip Prosser Classic presented by BB&T 22 Kaiser Gates (6-8/So.) F 5.5 3.2 0.7 Career-high 17 points in the St. John's win on Jan. 7 24 Conor Peterson (6-6/Fr.) G/F 0.0 0.5 0.0 First-year walk-on + Tire Pros Invitational in Orlando, Florida 35 *RaShid Gaston (6-9/Sr.) F 7.4 6.3 0.6 12 pts. on 6-6 from the field vs. Providence % BIG EAST Tournament 54 Sean O’Mara (6-10/Jr.) F/C 6.1 3.1 0.6 8 pts. & 4 reb. in 13 minutes at Georgetown BIG EAST GAMES ALL CAPS 55 *J.P. Macura (6-5/Jr.) G 14.7 4.5 2.6 13 double-figure games, incl. 23 pts. at Georgetown Home Games In Bold Times Are Eastern Time ^ graduate student academically + 2015-16 stats 2016-17 GAME NOTES 0 Tyrique Jones 3 Quentin Goodin 4 Edmond Sumner 5 Trevon Bluiett 10 Leighton Schrand 6-9 237 Freshman 6-4 194 Freshman 6-6 186 Sophomore 6-6 198 Junior 6-0 155 Freshman Forward Guard Guard Guard Guard Bloomfield, Conn. Campbellsville, Ky. Detroit, Mich. Indianapolis, Ind. Villa Hills, Ky. 11 Malcolm Bernard 12 Cullen Barr 15 Myles Davis 20 Alex Bergen 21 Tim Stainbrook 6-6 202 Senior 6-7 233 Senior 6-2 187 Senior 6-5 205 Senior 6-6 208 Senior Guard Forward Guard Guard Forward Miami, Fla. Libertyville, Ill. Plainfield, N.J. Cincinnati, Ohio Bay Village, Ohio 22 Kaiser Gates 24 Conor Peterson 35 RaShid Gaston 54 Sean O’Mara 55 J.P. Macura 6-8 228 Sophomore 6-6 180 Freshman 6-9 239 Senior 6-10 244 Junior 6-5 203 Junior Forward Guard/Forward Forward Forward/Center Guard Alpharetta, Ga. Libertyville, Ill. Warren, Ohio Glen Ellyn, Ill. Lakeville, Minn. Chris Mack Travis Steele Mike Pegues Luke Murray Mario Mercurio Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Dir. of Basketball Admin. 8th Year 9th Year 5th Year 2nd Year 13th Year Xavier ‘92 Butler ‘04 Delaware ‘00 Fairfield ‘07 Xavier ‘03 Jeremy Growe David Fluker Matt Jennings Ty Sampson Tom Eiser Dir. of Basketball Operations Athletic Trainer Strength and Conditioning Coach Video Coordinator Assoc. Athletic Dir./Comm. 8th Year 14th Year 8th Year 4th Year 31st Year Indiana ‘09 Wilmington ‘86 North Carolina ‘96 Illinois ‘13 Xavier ‘84 2016-17 GAME NOTES 2016-17 XAVIER NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME YR. POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL(S) / LAST COLLEGE 0 Tyrique Jones Fr. F 6-9 237 Bloomfield, Conn. Vermont Academy 3 Quentin Goodin Fr. G 6-4 194 Campbellsville, Ky. Taylor 4 Edmond Sumner So. G 6-6 186 Detroit, Mich. Country Day 5 Trevon Bluiett Jr. G 6-6 198 Indianapolis, Ind. Park Tudor 10 Leighton Schrand * Fr. G 6-0 155 Villa Hills, Ky. Holy Cross 11 Malcolm Bernard + # Sr. G 6-6 202 Miami, Fla. Middleburg / FAMU 12 Cullen Barr * Sr. F 6-7 233 Libertyville, Ill. Carmel Catholic 15 Myles Davis Sr. G 6-2 187 Plainfield, N.J. St. Benedict's (N.J.) / Notre Dame Prep (Mass.) 20 Alex Bergen * Sr. G 6-5 205 Cincinnati, Ohio Oak Hills 21 Tim Stainbrook Sr. F 6-6 208 Bay Village, Ohio Lakewood St. Edward 22 Kaiser Gates So. F 6-8 228 Alpharetta, Ga. St. Francis 24 Conor Peterson * Fr. G/F 6-6 180 Libertyville, Ill. Libertyville High / Brewster Academy 35 RaShid Gaston + Sr. F 6-9 239 Warren, Ohio Warren G.