2017-18 Game Notes
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2017-18 GAME NOTES NO. 17/17 XAVIER UNIV. MUSKETEERS (1-0, 0-0 BIG EAST) RIDER UNIVERSITY BRONCS (1-0, 0-0 METRO ATLANTIC) Monday, November 13, 2017 at 8:30 p.m. ET Cintas Center (10,224) 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 Television: FS1 with play-by-play from Vince Welch and analysis from SCHEDULE/RESULTS (1-0, 0-0 BIG EAST) Jordan Cornette. Radio: 55KRC-AM, including via iHeart Radio, with play-by-play from Xavier Hall of Date Opponent TV Time (EST)/Result Famers and former Musketeer standout Joe Sunderman (‘79). Analysis will be pro- NOVEMBER vided by Xavier Hall of Famer and XU all-time leading scorer Byron Larkin (‘88). Live Stats: Media stats at Statbroadcast.com. Fan stats at GoXavier.com 4 Sat. Thomas More (Exhibition) W/78-38 10 Fri. Morehead State FSN W/101-49 THE X FACTORS ... KEY STORYLINES 13 Mon. Rider FS1 8:30 p.m. 16 Thu. *at Wisconsin FS1 8:30 p.m. • Xavier won its 28th straight season opener with a 101-49 win over Morehead 20 Mon. Hampton FS1 8:30 p.m. State on Friday before a sellout crowd of 10,224 at Cintas Center. It marked XU's first 23 Thu. +George Wash. FS1 5:00 p.m. 100-point effort since the 2012-13 season opener. Senior guard Trevon Bluiett led Xavier with 25 points on 9-of-12 shooting, including 5-of-7 from 3-point range. 24 Fri. +TBD FOX TBD TBD 28 Tue. Baylor FS1 6:30 p.m. • Xavier has won 31 straight non-conference home games with its last loss coming DECEMBER in the 2012-13 season. 2 Sat. #Cincinnati FS1 12:00 p.m. • Xavier's 52-point win margin in the opener marked its largest since defeating 6 Wed. Kent State FS1 7:00 p.m. Louisiana Monroe 118-61 on Nov. 24, 1997. 9 Sat. Colorado FS1 5:00 p.m. • Xavier is ranked 17th in the two major preseason polls, the Associated Press Poll 16 Sat. East Tennessee St. FSN 2:00 p.m. and the USA Today Coaches Poll. 19 Tue. Marshall FS1 6:30 p.m. 22 Fri. at Northern Iowa CBSSN 9:00 p.m. • Xavier senior guard Trevon Bluiett, a two-time First Team All-BIG EAST selection, 27 WED. AT MARQUETTE FS1 8:30 P.M. has been selected preseason All-BIG EAST First Team. Senior guard J.P. Macura has 30 SAT. DEPAUL FS1 2:00 P.M. been selected preseason All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention. JANUARY • Xavier's senior duo of Trevon Bluiett and J.P. Macura has scored a combined 2,682 2 TUE. BUTLER FS1 7:00 P.M. points in their XU careers, third among active duos in the nation. 6 SAT. AT PROVIDENCE FOX-NATIONAL 12:00 P.M. 10 WED. AT VILLANOVA FS1 8:00 P.M. • Xavier's Trevon Bluiett has made numerous preseason All-America lists, including second team honors from Sporting News, NBC Sports and Athlon Sports. 13 SAT. CREIGHTON FOX-NATIONAL 2:00 P.M. 17 WED. ST. JOHN'S CBSSN 8:30 P.M. • Xavier, 24-14 last season, recorded its fourth straight 20-win season and its 11th in 20 SAT. AT SETON HALL FOX-NATIONAL 2:30 P.M. 12 years in the 2016-17 season, earning a trip to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight. 24 WED. MARQUETTE FS1 6:30 P.M. • Xavier has made it to at least the Sweet 16 six times in the last 10 years, one of 30 TUE. AT ST. JOHN'S CBSSN 8:30 P.M. only nine schools that have been to at least six since 2008. XU is one of only eight FEBRUARY schools have been to at least 11 of the last 12 NCAA tournaments. 3 SAT. GEORGETOWN CBSSN 6:00 P.M. 6 TUE. AT BUTLER FS1 6:30 P.M. • Xavier has graduated 105 straight men's basketball seniors dating back to the 10 SAT. AT CREIGHTON FOX-NATIONAL 2:30 P.M. 1985-86 school year. 14 WED. SETON HALL FS1 9:00 P.M. 17 SAT. VILLANOVA FOX-NATIONAL 4:30 P.M. THE ACTIVE PLAYERS (* LAST GAME STARTERS) 21 WED. AT GEORGETOWN FSN 6:30 P.M. NO. NAME (HT./YR) POS. PPG RPG APG NOTES 28 WED. PROVIDENCE FS1 6:30 P.M. 0 *Tyrique Jones (6-9/So.) F 11 9 2 Started all four games of 2017 NCAA Tourn. MARCH 1 Paul Scruggs (6-3/Fr.) G 6 4 4 6 pts, 4 ast., 4 reb. & 2 steals in 1st game at XU 3 SAT. AT DEPAUL FS1 12:00 P.M. 3 *Quentin Goodin (6-4/So.) G 2 1 7 7 assists in 19 minutes vs. Morehead State 7 Wed. %BIG EAST Tourn. FS1 7:00 p.m./9:30 p.m. 4 Elias Harden (6-5/Fr.) G 5 1 3 5 points & 3 assists in his 20-minute game 1 debut 8 Thu. %BIG EAST Tourn. FS1 TBD 5 *Trevon Bluiett (6-6/Sr.) G 25 5 3 9-12 FG (5-7 3-pt. FG) in 25-point game 1 9 Fri. %BIG EAST Tourn. FS1 6:30 p.m./9:00 p.m. 10 Leighton Schrand (6-1/So.) G 0 0 0 Second-year walk-on 10 Sat. %BIG EAST Final FOX-NATIONAL 5:30 p.m. 11 Kerem Kanter (6-10/Gr.) F 4 5 1 11.3 ppg. & 6.3 rpg. at Wis.-GB last season # Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout 12 Nick Vanderpohl (6-1/Fr.) G 0 0 0 First-year walk-on * Gavitt Games 13 Naji Marshall (6-7/Fr.) F 12 4 2 12 pts. on 4-4 FG in 21 minutes in game 1 + Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational in Las Vegas, Nevada 20 Matt Singleton (6-7/Sr.) F 0 0 0 First-year walk-on % BIG EAST Tournament 22 *Kaiser Gates (6-8/Jr.) F 14 5 0 4-4 3-pointers in 14-point effort vs. Morehead St. BIG EAST GAMES ALL CAPS 54 Sean O'Mara (6-10/Gr.) F 4 2 0 10.5 ppg. (13-20 FG) in 2017 NCAA Tourn. Home Games In Bold Times Are Eastern Time 55 *J.P. Macura (6-5/Sr.) G 18 3 4 Career-high tying 5 steals with 18 pts. in game 1 2017-18 GAME NOTES 2017-18 XAVIER MUSKETEERS NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME YR. POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL(S) / LAST COLLEGE CLASS BREAKDOWN 0 Tyrique Jones So. F 6-9 242 Bloomfield, Conn. Bloomfield HS / Vermont Academy 1 Paul Scruggs Fr. G 6-3 207 Indianapolis, Ind. Southport HS / Prolific Prep (Calif.) Seniors / Graduate Students (5) 3 Quentin Goodin So. G 6-4 194 Campbellsville, Ky. Taylor County HS Trevon Bluiett 4 Elias Harden Fr. G 6-5 187 East Point, Ga. Pebblebrook HS Kerem Kanter - Gr. J.P. Macura 5 Trevon Bluiett Sr. G 6-6 198 Indianapolis, Ind. Park Tudor HS Sean O’Mara - Gr. 10 Leighton Schrand * So. G 6-1 160 Villa Hills, Ky. Holy Cross HS Matt Singleton 11 Kerem Kanter + # Gr. F 6-10 240 Istanbul, Turkey Wilbraham & Monson Acad. (Mass.) / Wis.-Green Bay Juniors (1) 12 Nick Vanderpohl * Fr. G 6-1 170 Harrison, Ohio Harrison HS Kaiser Gates 13 Naji Marshall Fr. F 6-7 218 Atlantic City, N.J. Eleanor Roosevelt HS / Hargrave Military Acad. (Va.) 20 Matt Singleton * Sr. F 6-7 215 Garrett, Ind. Garrett HS Sophomores (3) 22 Kaiser Gates Jr. F 6-8 228 Alpharetta, Ga. St. Francis HS Quentin Goodin 54 Sean O’Mara # Gr. F 6-10 244 Glen Ellyn, Ill. Benet Academy Tyrique Jones Leighton Schrand 55 J.P. Macura Sr. G 6-5 203 Lakeville, Minn. Lakeville North HS Head Coach: Chris Mack (Xavier ‘92; ninth season) Freshmen (4) Associate Head Coach: Travis Steele (Butler ‘04; tenth season) Elias Harden Naji Marshall Assistant Coaches: Luke Murray (Fairfield ‘07; third season) and Mike Pegues (Delaware ‘00; sixth season) Paul Scruggs Nick Vanderpohl Director of Basketball Administration: Mario Mercurio (Xavier ‘03; 14th season) Director of Basketball Operations: Jeremy Growe (Indiana ‘09; ninth season) Gr. - graduate student Video Coordinator: Ty Sampson (Illinois ‘13, fifth season) academically Graduate Program Assistants: Ricardo Johnson (Ohio ‘14, second season) and Trey Scotti (Indiana ‘17; first season) Associate Head Athletic Trainer: David Fluker (Wilmington ‘86; eighth season with current staff and 15th overall) Strength and Conditioning Coach: Matt Jennings (North Carolina ‘96; ninth season) Associate Athletic Director for Communications and Men’s Basketball Media Contact: Tom Eiser (Xavier ‘84; 32nd season) * - walk-on + - transfer eligible in 2017-18 season # - graduate student academically and senior athletically XAVIER AND BIG EAST PRONUNCIATIONS WEB SITES & SOCIAL MEDIA Pegues Puh-GEESE Hashtag: #LetsGoX Trevon Bluiett TRAY-vahn BLEW-it Macura Muh-CURE-uh Xavier Athletics website: www.GoXavier.com O’Mara Oh-MARE-uh Xavier Athletics Facebook: facebook.com/XavierMusketeers Xavier Athletics Twitter: @XUAthletics Kaiser KIE-zer Xavier Athletics Instagram: @XUAthletics Tyrique Tie-REEK Xavier Gameday Twitter: @XavierGameDay Quentin KWEN-tin Xavier Basketball on Twitter & Instagram: @XavierMBB Elias EE-lie-es Coach Mack on Twitter: @CoachChrisMack Naji NAH-jee Eiser on Twitter: @EiserXUSports Kerem CARE-um 2017-18 GAME NOTES 0 Tyrique Jones 1 Paul Scruggs 3 Quentin Goodin 4 Elias Harden 5 Trevon Bluiett 6-9 242 Sophomore 6-3 207 Freshman 6-4 194 Sophomore 6-5 187 Freshman 6-6 198 Senior Forward Guard Guard Guard Guard Bloomfield, Conn.