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RV/RV XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (7-0, 0-0 BIG EAST) - /RV MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY GOLDEN EAGLES (5-3, 1-1 BIG EAST) SUNDAY, DEC. 20, 2020 AT 2:00 P.M. ET CINTAS CENTER IN CINCINNATI, OHIO 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 pbp from Eric Collins and analysis from Dickey Simpkins. Radio: 700 WLW-AM with play-by-play from XU Hall of Famer and former XU stand- out Joe Sunderman (‘79) and analysis from XU Hall of Famer and all-time leading scorer Byron Larkin (‘88); broadcast also available on Sirius XM 389 and Internet 979. Live Stats: Media stats at Statbroadcast.com and fan stats at GoXavier.com. THE X FACTORS • Xavier is 29th (fourth among others receiving votes) in the latest Associated Press Poll and 31st (sixth among others receiving votes) in the USA Today Coaches Poll. SCHEDULE/RESULTS (7-0, 0-0 BIG EAST) • Xavier, which is playing its BIG EAST Conference opener, had its first three sched- uled BIG EAST games postponed due to COVID-19 issues. Date Opponent TV Result/Time EST P.M. • Xavier leads the BIG EAST in scoring margin (+17.1 ppg.), assists (20.7 apg.), free- NOVEMBER throw percentage (.733) and field goal percentage defense (.364) and is second in 25 Wed. Oakland * FS1 W/101-49 scoring (83.1 ppg.), overall field goal percentage (.509) and 3-point percentage (.396). 26 Thu. Bradley * FS1 W/51-50 • Xavier’s 7-0 start is its best since starting the 2016-17 season at 7-0. This is Xavier’s 27 Fri. Toledo * GoXavier.com # W/76-73 first perfect non-conference season since finishing 12-0 in the 2015-16 season. 30 Mon. Eastern Kentucky FS1 W/99-96 (OT) • Xavier hit a school record 19 3-pointers vs. Oklahoma, breaking the old record of DECEMBER 16 set at Auburn (1-6-08), vs. Virginia (1-3-08) and vs. Charlotte (2-3-07). 2 Wed. Tennessee Tech FS1 W/79-48 • Xavier sophomore Zach Freemantle, who has earned BIG EAST honors two 6 Sun. at Cincinnati ESPN W/77-69 straight weeks, hit a Xavier career-high four 3-pointers on his way to a career-high 9 Wed. Oklahoma ^ FS1 W/99-77 28 points vs. Oklahoma on Dec. 9. 20 SUN. MARQUETTE FS1 2 P.M. • Xavier's Zach Freemantle leads the team in scoring at 18.7 ppg. (fourth in the BIG 23 WED. AT CREIGHTON FS1 3 P.M. EAST) and is second in rebounding at 8.0 rpg. (third in the BIG EAST). 30 WED. SETON HALL FS1 7 P.M. • Xavier senior Paul Scruggs, MVP of the Xavier Invitational, leads the BIG EAST in JANUARY assists at 7.1 apg and is second on the team (15th in BIG EAST) in scoring (14.6 ppg.). 2 SAT. VILLANOVA FS1 2 P.M. Scrugg had 20-point efforts in the wins over UC and Oklahoma, XU's last two games. 6 WED. ST. JOHN'S CBSSN 8 P.M. • Xavier senior Nate Johnson, who leads the BIG EAST in 3-point percentage (.579) 10 SUN. PROVIDENCE FOX and is second in 3-point field goals at 3.1 per game, hit a Xavier career-high 7 16 SAT. AT SETON HALL CBSSN 3-pointers vs. Oklahoma and finished with a Xavier career-high 25 points. 20 WED. AT UCONN CBSSN • Xavier junior transfer Ben Stanley is now on the active roster. Stanley was tied for 26 TUE. GEORGETOWN FS1 eighth in NCAA Division I in scoring at Hampton last season at 22.0 ppg. 29 FRI. AT BUTLER FS1 FEBRUARY THE ACTIVE ROSTER (* LAST GAME STARTERS) 3 WED. DEPAUL FS1 NO. NAME (HT./YR) POS. PPG RPG APG NOTES 7 SUN. AT VILLANOVA FOX or FS1 0 C.J. Wilcher (6-5/Fr.) G 1.0 0.5 0.0 Scored his first points vs. Oklahoma 13 SAT. UCONN FOX or FS1 1 Paul Scruggs (6-4/Sr.)* G 14.6 4.1 7.1 Team Captain; t-3rd in BIG EAST in steals at 2.0 spg. 16 TUE. AT ST. JOHN'S FS1 2 Daniel Ramsey (6-9/So.) F Medical redshirt last season; Not cleared for full activity 21 SUN. BUTLER FOX or FS1 3 Colby Jones (6-5/Fr.) G 4.0 3.5 3.5 Averaging 18.5 minutes per game 27 SAT. CREIGHTON FOX or FS1 5 Adam Kunkel (6-4/Jr.) G 3.0 0.0 1.5 Received NCAA waiver; Saw 1st action at UC MARCH 10 Nate Johnson (6-4/Sr.)* G 13.4 4.4 1.7 6th in BIG EAST in steals at 1.7 spg 2 TUE. AT GEORGETOWN FS1 11 Dwon Odom (6-1/Fr.)* G 6.4 3.6 4.6 Started all 7 games; Hit game-winner vs. Bradley 13 Bryan Griffin (6-8/Sr.) F 6.0 6.0 0.3 Led NCAA Division II in rebounding last season 6 SAT. AT MARQUETTE FOX or FS1 14 Ben Stanley (6-6/Jr.)+ F 22.0 7.2 0.7 Eligible for his first game action as a Musketeer TBD - Dates for postponed games at Providence and at DePaul 15 Spencer Cody (6-0/Jr.) G Second-year walk-on # Originally FS1 but COVID concerns shut down FS1's production. 20 Ramon Singh (6-4/Jr.) G Third-year walk-on * Xavier Invitational at Cintas Center 21 Zak Swetye (6-1/Jr.) G Third-year walk-on FOX national games broadcast on FOX 19 in Cincinnati 22 Dieonte Miles (6-10/Fr.) F 3.3 1.5 0.7 Redshirt last season; 12 points in XU debut CBSSN - CBS Sports Network 24 KyKy Tandy (6-2/So.) G 11.7 1.1 2.1 2020 Xavier Invitational All-Tournament Team 25 Jason Carter (6-8/Sr.)* F 7.1 8.4 1.6 Team captain; 2nd in BIG EAST in rebounding ^ BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle 32 Zach Freemantle (6-9/So.)* F 18.7 8.0 1.3 Team captain; 2020 Xavier Inv. All-Tourn. Team BIG EAST GAMES IN ALL CAPS HEAD COACH: Travis Steele (Butler '04) --- 45-29 (Third Year as XU head coach) Home Games In Bold + Transfer; stats are from last season at Hampton 2020-21 XAVIER MUSKETEER NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME YR. POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL(S) / LAST COLLEGE 0 C.J. Wilcher Fr. G 6-5 195 Plainfield, N.J. Roselle Catholic HS 1 Paul Scruggs Sr. G 6-4 196 Indianapolis, Ind. Southport HS / Prolific Prep (Calif.) 2 Daniel Ramsey So. F 6-9 233 Cordele, Ga. Deerfield Windsor HS / Norcross HS 3 Colby Jones Fr. G 6-5 195 Birmingham, Ala. Mountain Brook HS 5 Adam Kunkel Jr. G 6-4 176 Hebron, Ky. Cooper HS / Belmont University 10 Nate Johnson * Sr. G 6-4 195 Miami, Fla. McArthur HS / Gardner-Webb University 11 Dwon Odom Fr. G 6-1 180 Alpharetta, Ga. St. Francis HS 13 Bryan Griffin * Sr. F 6-8 230 Pomona, N.Y. Saint Joseph Regional / Mercy College 14 Ben Stanley Jr. F 6-6 230 Baltimore, Md. Millwood HS / Hampton University 15 Spencer Cody Jr. G 6-0 170 Chicago, Ill. DePaul Prep 20 Ramon Singh Jr. G 6-4 187 Sydney, Australia La Lumiere School (Ind.) 21 Zak Swetye Jr. G 6-1 170 Darien, Conn. Darien HS 22 Dieonte Miles Fr. F 6-10 220 Walton, Ky. Walton-Verona HS 24 KyKy Tandy So. G 6-2 190 Hopkinsville, Ky. University Heights Academy 25 Jason Carter * Sr. F 6-8 227 Johnstown, Ohio Johnstown-Monroe HS / Ohio University 32 Zach Freemantle So. F 6-9 225 Teaneck, N.J. Bergen Catholic HS Head Coach: Travis Steele (Butler ‘04; 3rd season) Assistant Coaches: : Jonas Hayes (Georgia ’04; 3rd season), Dante Jackson (Xavier ’11; 3rd season), Ben Johnson (Minnesota ’05; 3rd season) Associate Athletic Director for Basketball Administration: Mario Mercurio (Xavier ‘03; 18th season) Special Assistant to the Head Coach: Matthew Graves (Butler ‘98; 2nd season) Head Athletic Trainer: David Fluker (Wilmington ‘86; 18th season) Strength and Conditioning Coach: Matt Jennings (North Carolina ‘96; 12th season) Video Coordinator: Trey Scotti (Indiana ‘17; 4th season) Graduate Program Assistants: Leighton Schrand (Xavier ’20; 1st season) and Sean Flannery (John Carroll ’20; 1st season) Associate Athletic Director for Communications/MBB Media Contact: Tom Eiser (Xavier ‘84; 35th season) * Graduate student academically. XAVIER AND BIG EAST WEB SITES & SOCIAL MEDIA PRONUNCIATIONS Dante DAN-tay Hashtag: #LetsGoX Dieonte Dee-On-tay Xavier Athletics website: www.GoXavier.com Xavier Athletics Facebook: facebook.com/XavierMusketeers Fluker Flew-ker Xavier Athletics Twitter: @XUAthletics KyKy KEE-kee Xavier Athletics Instagram: @XUAthletics Xavier Gameday Twitter: @XavierGameDay Singh SING Swetye SWEE-tie Xavier Basketball on Twitter & Instagram: @XavierMBB Coach Steele on Twitter: @CoachSteeleXU Wilcher WILL-chur Eiser on Twitter: @EiserXUSports 0 C.J. Wilcher 1 Paul Scruggs 2 Daniel Ramsey 3y Colb Jones 5 Adam Kunkel 6-5 195 Freshman 6-4 196 Senior 6-9 233 Sophomore 6-5 195 Freshman 6-4 176 Junior Guard Guard Forward Guard Guard Plainfield, N.J. Indianapolis, Ind. Cordele, Ga. Birmingham, Ala. Hebron, Ky. 10 Nate Johnson 11 Dwon Odom 13 Bryan Griffin 14 Ben Stanley 15 Spencer Cody 6-4 195 Senior 6-1 180 Freshman 6-8 230 Senior 6-6 230 Junior 6-0 170 Junior Guard Guard Forward Forward Guard Miami, Fla. Alpharetta, Ga. Pomona, N.Y. Baltimore, Md.