2011-12 Xavier University Men's Basketball
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2011-12 XAVIER UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL 6 STRAIGHT NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 5 STRAIGHT A-10 REGULAR SEASON TITLES Xavier University Musketeers (12-5, 3-1 Atlantic 10) vs. Saint Joseph’s Univ. Hawks (12-6, 2-2 Atlantic 10) Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 7 p.m. ET Cintas Center (10,250) at Xavier University Media Contact: Xavier University Associate Athletic Director Television: CBS Sports Network Regional production (shown locally on FOX Sports for Media Relations Tom Eiser (email: [email protected], Ohio) with play-by-play from Tom McCarthy and analysis from former Xavier captain office: 513-745-3124, cell: 513-382-5565.) Steve Wolf (XU ‘83). Radio: 55KRC-AM and Sirius channel 92 with play-by-play from Xavier Hall of Famer 2011-12 SCHEDULE/RESULTS and former XU standout Joe Sunderman (‘79). Analysis will be provided by Xavier (12-5, 3-1 ATLANTIC 10) Hall of Famer and XU all-time leading scorer Byron Larkin (‘88). Xavier’s Possible Starters Date Opponent TV Time/Result Pos. # Name Yr. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG Notes NOVEMBER F 5 Dezmine Wells Fr. 6-5 215 10.4 5.4 12.8 ppg. & 7.8 rpg. in A-10 play Fri. 11 Morgan State FS Ohio W/74-63 F 54 Andre Walker Gr. 6-8 225 6.0 6.6 Career-high 7 assists vs. St. Bona Tue. 15 IPFW FS Ohio W/86-63 C 32 Kenny Frease Sr. 7-0 275 8.9 5.7 Averaging 1.5 blocks per game Fri. 18 Miami (Ohio) FS Ohio W/66-60 G0 1 Mark Lyons Jr. 6-1 188 16.3 2.7 apg. Had 21 pts. & 5 ast. vs. St. Bona Fri. 25 Georgia FS Ohio W/70-56 G 52 Tu Holloway Sr. 6-0 190 16.0 5.2 apg. Double-double vs. Duquesne Mon. 28 at Vanderbilt ESPN2 W/82-70 (OT) Head Coach: Chris Mack (62-22, third year) DECEMBER Sat. 3 Purdue ESPNU W/66-63 • Xavier, 12-5 overall and 3-1 in the Atlantic 10 Conference, is coming off its third Wed. 7 at Butler ESPN W/73-61 straight win, a 77-64 win over St. Bonaventure on Saturday at Cintas Center. Junior Mark Lyons led four Xavier players in double figures in scoring with 21 points to go Sat. 10 Cincinnati ESPN2 W/76-53 with five assists, while juniorJeff Robinson scored a season-high 13 points on 6-of-7 Sun. 18 Oral Roberts FS Ohio L/64-42 shooting from the field. Thu. 22 Long Beach State * ESPNU L/68-58 • Xavier is ranked 43rd in the latest NCAA RPI released Monday. Collegerpi.com also Fri. 23 at Hawaii * ESPNU L/84-82 (OT) has XU 43rd. In fact, collegerpi.com had 11 of the 14 Atlantic 10 teams ranked in the Sun. 25 Southern Illinois * ESPN3 W/87-77 top 100 on Jan. 16, best among all leagues and two more than second-place Big 10 Sat. 31 Gonzaga ESPN2 L/72-65 and Big East. Xavier’s next opponent, Saint Joseph’s, is No. 53 in both RPI listings. JANUARY • Xavier’s bench has averaged 20.2 ppg. in its 12 wins this season, including 27.0 ppg. Wed. 4 at La Salle (A-10) FS Ohio + L/80-70 during the current winning streak. XU’s bench averaged 10.4 ppg. in its five losses. Sat. 7 at Fordham (A-10) FS Ohio W/67-59 Wed. 11 Duquesne (A-10) CBS SN W/78-50 • Xavier has won a conference record 42 home games in a row in Atlantic 10 play. Sat. 14 St. Bonaventure (A-10) ESPNU W/77-64 • Xavier third-year head coach Chris Mack has 10 players averaging over 11 minutes Wed. 18 Saint Joseph’s (A-10) FS Ohio + 7 p.m. per game this season. Sat. 21 at Dayton (A-10) ESPN2 1 p.m. Wed. 25 Saint Louis (A-10) FS Ohio 7 p.m. • Xavier is ranked first in the A-10 in rebounding margin (+4.1 rpg.) and 3-point field Sat. 28 at Charlotte (A-10) FS Ohio 7 p.m. goal percentage defense (.280) and is second in field goal percentage defense (.385). FEBRUARY • Xavier junior Mark Lyons leads the team in scoring and is fourth in the Atlantic 10 Wed. 1 at George Washington (A-10) FS Ohio + 7 p.m. at 16.3 ppg., and is second on the team in assists at 2.7 apg. Sat. 4 at Memphis FSN/FS Ohio 1 p.m. Wed. 8 Rhode Island (A-10) CBS SN 7 p.m. • Xavier senior All-American Tu Holloway is second on the team in scoring at 16.0 ppg. (tied for seventh in the Atlantic 10 Conference) and leads the team in assists at Sat. 11 at Temple (A-10) ESPN2 9 p.m. 5.2 apg. (fourth in the A-10). Holloway also leads the team in steals (sixth in the A-10 Sat. 18 Dayton (A-10) CBS SN 8 p.m. at 1.9 spg.) and free throw percentage (fourth in the A-10 at .843). Tue. 21 at Massachusetts (A-10) FS Ohio + 7 p.m. Sat. 25 Richmond (A-10) ESPN2 8 p.m. • Xavier freshman Dezmine Wells, a preseason A-10 All-Rookie selection, is third on the team in scoring at 10.4 ppg. and in rebounding at 5.4 rpg., including 12.8 ppg. Tue. 28 at Saint Louis (A-10) CBS SN 9 p.m. and a team-high 7.8 rpg. in Atlantic 10 Conference games. MARCH Sat. 3 Charlotte (A-10) FS Ohio + 2 p.m. • Xavier senior Kenny Frease is fourth on the team in scoring at 8.9 ppg., second in Tue. 6 A-10 Champ./Campus Sites TBD rebounding at 5.7 rpg. and first in blocks at 1.5 bpg. Fri. 9 Atlantic 10 Champinship % FS Ohio + TBD • Xavier graduate student Andre Walker leads the team in rebounding at 6.6 rpg. Sat. 10 Atlantic 10 Champinship % CBS SN 1/3:30 p.m. (11th in the Atlantic 10), including a career-high tying 14 rebounds at Fordham on Jan. Sun. 11 Atlantic 10 Champinship % CBS 1 p.m. 7. He is also averaging 6.0 points and 2.4 assists per game, including a career-high * - Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic (Honolulu, Hawaii) seven assists against St. Bonaventure on Jan. 14. A-10 - Atlantic 10 Conference regular season game • Xavier made its sixth straight NCAA Tournament appearance in 2011, one of only 12 % - Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament (Atlantic City, N.J.) schools that can say that. Xavier has made 10 of the last 11 NCAA Tournaments. + - CBS Sports Network-produced regional broadcast on FS Ohio Home Games In Bold • Xavier has graduated each of the last 83 men’s basketball players that have played as seniors, a streak which dates back to 1986. 2011-12 XAVIER UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL 6 STRAIGHT NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 10 OF THE LAST 11 NCAA TOURNAMENTS Class Breakdown 2011-12 Xavier Musketeer Active Numerical Roster (14) Seniors (4) No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown High School / Last College Kenny Frease 0 Dee Davis Fr. G 6-0 160 Bloomington, Ind. South Tu Holloway O’Neil Cooper 2 Landen Amos # So. G 6-3 177 Chicago, Ill. Mount Carmel Andre Walker 3 O’Neil Cooper # Sr. G 5-9 185 New York, N.Y. Harmony Community School (Cincinnati) Juniors (4) 4 Travis Taylor Jr. F 6-8 220 Union, N.J. Union/Monmouth University Mark Lyons Brad Redford 5 Dezmine Wells Fr. G/F 6-5 215 Raleigh, N.C. Hargrave Military Academy (Va.) Jeff Robinson 10 Mark Lyons Jr. G 6-1 188 Schenectady, N.Y. Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.) Travis Taylor 12 Brad Redford Jr. G 6-1 182 Frankenmuth, Mich. Frankenmuth Sophomores (3) 15 Greg Dougan # So. G 6-4 170 Greensburg, Ind. Greensburg Community Landen Amos Greg Dougan 20 Justin Martin Fr. F 6-6 205 Indianapolis, Ind. Lawrence North/Mountain State Acad. (W.Va.) Griffin McKenzie 21 Jeff Robinson Jr. F 6-10 225 Indianapolis, Ind. Lawrence North Freshmen (3) 32 Kenny Frease Sr. C 7-0 275 Massillon, Ohio Perry Dee Davis 44 Griffin McKenzie So. F 6-9 240 Cincinnati, Ohio Moeller Justin Martin Dezmine Wells 52 Tu Holloway Sr. G 6-0 190 Hempstead, N.Y. Harmony Community School (Cincinnati) 54 Andre Walker + Gr. F 6-8 225 Flossmoor, Ill. Brewster Academy/Vanderbilt University State Breakdown Ohio (2) Head Coach: Chris Mack (Xavier ‘92; third season) Kenny Frease Griffin McKenzie Assistant Coaches: Rasheen Davis (St. Thomas Aquinas ‘02; second season), Kareem Richardson (Evansville ‘97; first season), Travis Steele (Butler ‘04; third season) and temporary asst. coach Aaron Williams (Xavier ‘93; first season). Illinois (2) Director of Basketball Administration: Mario Mercurio (Xavier ‘03; eighth season) Landen Amos Andre Walker Director of Basketball Operations: Jeremy Growe (Indiana ‘09; first season) Indiana (4) Graduate Program Assistants: Doug Davenport (Bellarmine ‘10; 2nd season) and Ben Botts (IPFW ‘11; 1st season) Dee Davis Athletic Trainer: David Fluker (Wilmington ‘86; second season with current staff) Greg Dougan Strength and Conditioning Coach: Matt Jennings (North Carolina ‘96; third season) Justin Martin Jeff Robinson Associate Athletic Director and Men’s Basketball SID: Tom Eiser (Xavier ‘84; 26th season) Michigan (1) + - graduate student/senior eligibility-wise # first-year walk-on Brad Redford New Jersey (1) Travis Taylor New York (3) Pronunciation Guide Tu Holloway Dezmine DEZ-Mihn Mark Lyons O’Neil Cooper Frease Freeze North Carolina (1) Tu Too Dezmine Wells 2011-12 XAVIER UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL 6 STRAIGHT NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 5 STRAIGHT A-10 REGULAR SEASON TITLES Jesuit Spotlight Game: The nationwide one A-10 West Co-Championship (1998) and For The Record (Saint Joseph’s): Jesuit Basketball Spotlight (JBS) project uses four A-10 Tourney Championships (2006, Saint Joseph’s, 12-6 overall and 2-2 in the Jesuit basketball to raise awareness of Jesuit 2004, 2002 and 1998).