2005-06 XAVIER MEN’S BASKETBALL Contact: Tom Eiser [email protected] 513-382-5565 (cell) vs. Fordham (A-10 Trn.) Associate Athletic Director 513-745-3124 (Office) 513-745-2825 (Fax) March 10, 2006 2006 ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINALS SCHEDULE/RESULTS (19-10, 8-8 A-10) NO. 10 SEED XAVIER UNIV. MUSKETEERS (19-10) NOVEMBER VERSUS 19 Eastern Illinois FSN Ohio W/80-35 NO. 6 SEED FORDHAM RAMS (16-15) 26 Purdue @ FSN Ohio W/74-55 29 Coppin State W/81-56 Date: Friday, March 10, 2006 Game Time: 8:30 p.m. DECEMBER Site: Cincinnati, Ohio 3 No. 12 Illinois # FSN Ohio L/65-62 Arena: U.S. Bank Arena (16,202) 7 Florida A&M W/79-51 11 at Miami (Ohio) FSN Ohio W/75-65 Television: Atlantic 10 Television Network, including FSN 18 at Creighton Warner Cable L/61-59 Ohio, with play-by-play from Scott Graham and analysis 22 Troy FSN Ohio W/78-54 from Mark Adams and Larry Rosen. 29 Southern W/73-56 Radio: 700 WLW-AM with play-by-play from former Muske- teer standout Joe Sunderman (XU ‘79) and analysis from JANUARY XU all-time scoring leader Byron Larkin (XU ‘88). 4 at Saint Joseph’s (A-10) FSN Ohio$ W/62-58 7 St. Bonaventure (A-10) FSN Ohio W/99-71 9 Eastern Kentucky FSN Ohio W/82-63 THE STORYLINES 14 at Charlotte (A-10) W/78-65 19 Cincinnati ESPN W/73-71(OT) • No. 10 Seed Xavier, 19-10 overall, defeated No. 2 Seed Charlotte 22 Saint Louis (A-10) L/59-54 last night in the quarterfi nals of the 2006 Atlantic 10 Championship. 25 at Temple (A-10) FSN Ohio L/81-79 28 Dayton (A-10) FSN Ohio$ W/60-55 • The Xavier Musketeers, 19-10, are looking to record their ninth 20-win season in the last 10 years. FEBRUARY • Xavier is one of only 10 schools in NCAA history to win four games 2 No. 10 Geo. Washington (A-10) ESPN2 L/89-85 in four days in their conference tournaments. Now XU is trying to do 5 at Saint Louis (A-10) FSN Ohio L/61-47 it again and become the fi rst team to turn the trick twice. XU won 8 at Richmond (A-10) W/63-51 four games in four days to win the 2004 Atlantic 10 Championship 11 La Salle (A-10) FSN Ohio$ L/79-70 and then went on to the NCAA Tournament “Elite Eight.” 15 Fordham (A-10) FSN Ohio W/84-64 18 Duquesne (A-10) FSN Ohio$ W/91-70 • Xavier has won three Atlantic 10 Tournament Championships 21 at Dayton (A-10) ESPN2 L/66-62 since joining the A-10 for the 1995-96 season, including two of the 25 at Rhode Island (A-10) FSN Ohio W/85-76 last four titles (2002 and 2004). XU also won the A-10 Tournament 28 Saint Joseph’s (A-10) ESPN2 L/68-58 Championship in 1998. Xavier head coach Sean Miller was XU’s associate head coach on the championship teams in 2002 and 2004. MARCH • Sean Miller is trying to become the fi rst XU head coach ever to 4 at Massachusetts (A-10) FSN Ohio$ L/65-56 win a conference tournament championship without a senior starter. 8 Massachusetts^ W/75-66 9 Charlotte^ A-10 TV W/59-55 • Xavier has compiled a 17-7 (.708) all-time record so far in 11 10 Fordham^ A-10 TV 8:30 p.m. Atlantic 10 Tournament appearances. XU is 4-0 all-time in fi rst round 11 *Temple or Saint Joseph’s^ ESPN 6:00 p.m. games, 7-4 in quarterfi nal action, 3-3 in semifi nals and 3-0 in cham- pionship games. * If Xavier advances • Sophomore guard Stanley Burrell, a member of the 2005-06 (A-10) - Atlantic 10 Conference Regular Season Game Atlantic 10 Conference Second Team, leads the team in scoring at 14.4 ppg. and has scored in double fi gures in 26 games this season. ^ A-10 Tournament at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio Burrell is also the team assist leader at 3.2 apg. The last time an @ Wooden Tradition at Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind. XU player led the team in both scoring and assists was Maurice # at the United Center, Chicago, Ill. McAfee at 15.1 ppg. and 4.2 apg. in the 1999-2000 season. $ Atlantic 10 Television Network game - All regular season and postseason games can be heard on • Stanley Burrell, who made the 2005 Atlantic 10 All-Championship 700 WLW or 55KRC radio! Team as a freshman, leads XU at 16.0 ppg. in this year’s tourney. ALL TIMES EASTERN • Xavier junior forward Justin Cage was named to the Atlantic 10 Conference All-Defensive Team by the coaches for a second straight year. Cage has also increased his offensive numbers lately. In the XU PROBABLE STARTERS (19-10, 8-8 A-10) eight games XU has played since the injury to Brian Thornton, F - 1 Josh Duncan, 6-9 So., 8.7 ppg. & 4.0 rpg. Cage has averaged 13.5 ppg. and 6.6 rpg., while shooting 58.6 per- F - 3 Justin Cage, 6-6 Jr., 9.9 ppg. & 5.5 rpg. cent from the fi eld and 83.7 percent from the free-throw line. F - 15 Justin Doellman, 6-9 Jr., 11.1 ppg., 6.8 rpg. & 2.5 apg. G - 14 Johnny Wolf, 6-2 Fr., 3.3 ppg. & 1.9 apg. • Versatile junior forward Justin Doellman leads the team in re- G - 34 Stanley Burrell, 6-3 So., 14.4 ppg. & 3.2 apg. bounding (11th in the Atlantic 10 at 6.8 rpg.), blocks (6th in the A-10 at 1.6 bpg.) and steals (7th in the A-10 at 1.7 spg.) and is second on Head Coach: Sean Miller (36-22, Second Year) the team in scoring (11.1 ppg.) and assists (2.5 apg.). Follow the Musketeers Online at www.GOXAVIER.com 2005-06 XAVIER MEN’S BASKETBALL ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONS - 1998, 2002, 2004 2005-06 XAVIER MUSKETEER ROSTER No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Elg. Hometown/High School (Prep School or College) 1 Duncan, Josh 6-9 230 F SO Cincinnati, Ohio (Moeller) 2 Thornton, Brian % 6-81/2 244 F SR Louisville, Ky. (DuPont Manual) 3 Cage, Justin 6-6 225 F JR Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike) 5 Brown, Derrick 6-7 210 F FR Dayton, Ohio (Chaminade-Julienne) 11 Raymond, B.J. 6-6 212 G/F FR Toledo, Ohio (St. John’s Jesuit) 14 Wolf, Johnny 6-2 185 G FR Cincinnati, Ohio (St. Xavier) 15 Doellman, Justin 6-9 210 F JR Union, Ky. (Ryle) 21 Coly, Boubacar 6-9 215 F SO Senegal (Lauringburg Institute (N.C.)) 22 Rice, Brandon 6-0 170 G SO Bedford, Ohio (St. Peter Chanel) 24 Lavender, Drew + 5-7 153 G JR Columbus, Ohio (Brookhaven) 32 Christiansen, Keenan 6-4 200 G SR Greenville, Pa. (Mercersburg Academy) 33 Cole, Brandon 6-8 240 F JR Richton Park, Ill. (Rich South) 34 Burrell, Stanley 6-3 205 G SO Indianapolis, Ind. (Ben Davis/Hargrave Military Academy) 41 Simons, Adam ^ 7-0 248 C JR Burlington, N.C. (Williams) 45 Waymire, Kevin 6-7 220 F JR Cincinnati, Ohio (Roger Bacon) 52 Caudle, Will 6-9 240 F/C SR Indianapolis, Ind. (Warren Central) % Suffered a season-ending injury on February 11, 2006 + Transfer from Oklahoma; two years of eligibility, beginning fi rst semester of 2006-07 ^ Transfer from NC State; became eligible to play in games beginning with the Creighton game on December 18 Head Coach: Sean Miller (Pittsburgh ’92) Assistant Coaches: Kenya Hunter (Duquesne ’96), Chris Mack (Xavier ’92) and James Whitford (Wisconsin ’94) Director of Basketball Operations: Bill Comar (Kenyon ’93) Director of Basketball Administration: Mario Mercurio (Xavier ’02) Athletic Trainer: Mike Mulcahey (Xavier ’96) Boubacar: BOO-buh-car Coly: KAW-lee Caudle: KAW-dull Doellman: DOL-mihn Cintas: SIN-tahs Xavier: ZAV-yer THE XAVIER-FORDHAM SERIES: Xavier leads the series XAVIER HAS ENJOYED SOME ATLANTIC 10 TOURNA- 13-3, including an 84-64 win over Fordham on February 15 at MENT SUCCESS: Xavier has compiled a 17-7 (.708) record in Cintas Center. Xavier is 11-1 against Fordham since the two 11 Atlantic 10 Tournament appearances. Xavier has won three teams became Atlantic 10 Conference rivals in the 1995-96 Atlantic 10 Tournament Championships since joining the A-10 season, including a 61-54 win over the Rams in the fi rst round for the 1995-96 season, including two of the last four titles of the 1996 Atlantic 10 Championship in Philadelphia. (2004 and 2002). XU also won the A-10 Tournament Champi- onship in 1998. XU head coach Sean Miller was XU’s associate THIS YEAR’S REGULAR SEASON MEETING (Xavier 84, head coach on the championship teams in 2002 and 2004. XU Fordham 64 on Wed., Feb. 15, 2006 at Cintas Center): is 4-0 all-time in fi rst round games, is 7-4 in quarterfi nal action, Xavier, playing its fi rst full game without injured star forward 3-3 in semifi nals and 3-0 in championship games. Brian Thornton, placed fi ve players in double fi gures in scoring. Xavier led by just two points, 34-32, with fi ve min- HOPING TO FIND THAT FOUR-DAY MAGIC AGAIN: Xavier utes left in the fi rst half.