2010-11 XAVIER UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL 2004 & 2008 NCAA ELITE EIGHT • 2009 & 2010 NCAA SWEET 16 Xavier University Musketeers (10-5, 2-0 Atlantic 10) vs. University of Dayton Flyers (14-4, 2-1 Atlantic 10) Saturday, January 15, 2011 at 8 p.m. ET Cintas Center (10,250) at XU • Cincinnati, Ohio 2010-11 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Television: CBS College Sports national broadcast with play-by-play from Tom McCarthy and analysis from former Xavier head coach Pete Gillen. (10-5, 2-0 ATLANTIC 10) Radio: 700 WLW-AM with play-by-play from XU Hall of Famer and former Muske- teer standout Joe Sunderman (‘79). Analysis will be provided by Xavier Hall of Date Opponent TV Time/Result Famer and XU all-time leading scorer Byron Larkin (‘88). NOVEMBER Media Contact: Associate Athletic Director for Media Relations Tom Eiser email: [email protected], offi ce: 513-745-3124, cell: 513-382-5565. Fri. 12 Western Michigan FS Ohio W 68-65 Xavier’s Probable Starters Tue. 16 IPFW FS Ohio W 76-66 OT Pos. # Name Elg. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG Notes Fri. 19 Iowa* FCS Broadband W 86-73 F 22 Jamel McLean Sr. 6-8 245 11.3 9.5 Second in A-10 in rebounding Sun. 21 Seton Hall* FCS W 57-52 F 25 Danté Jackson Sr. 6-5 195 8.5 2.9 Has started 71 games at Xavier Mon. 22 Old Dominion* FSN L 58-67 C 32 Kenny Frease Jr. 7-0 269 11.5 7.5 16 pts. & 7 reb. vs. UMass Sat. 27 Wofford FS Ohio W 94-90 3OT G 10 Mark Lyons So. 6-1 195 12.3 2.9 apg. 18 points on six treys vs. Albany DECEMBER G 52 Tu Holloway Jr. 6-0 185 20.0 5.4 apg. Bob Cousy Award Finalist Wed. 1 @ Miami (Ohio) FS Ohio L 64-75 Head Coach: Chris Mack (36-14, second year) Thur. 9 Butler ESPN2 W 51-49 • Xavier and Dayton have met 152 times, 54 times more than any other XU op- Sat. 18 Wake Forest CBS College W 83-75 ponent. Dayton leads the series 82-70, although Xavier has won nine of the last Wed. 22 @ Gonzaga ESPN2 L 54-64 11 meetings and 20 of the last 26 meetings in the series. UD has not beaten XU Tue. 28 Albany FS Ohio W 88-64 in Cincinnati or anywhere outside UD Arena since the 1980-81 season. Fri. 31 Florida ESPN2 L 67-71 • Xavier is ranked No. 42 in the latest RPI ratings for collegerpi.com (1-13-11), JANUARY while Dayton checks in at No. 56. Thur. 6 @ Cincinnati ESPN2 L 46-66 • Xavier, 10-5 overall and 2-0 in the Atlantic 10 Conference, is coming off a Sun. 9 @ Rhode Island (A-10) ESPNU W 72-45 79-50 win over Massachusetts on Wednesday as all fi ve starters scored in double Wed. 12 Massachusetts (A-10) CBS CSR# W 79-50 fi gures. XU won 72-45 at Rhode Island this past Sunday. Sat. 15 Dayton (A-10) CBS College 8 p.m. • Xavier has won at least a share of the Atlantic 10 Conference Regular Season Wed. 19 @ St. Bonaventure (A-10) CBS CSR# 7 p.m. Championship each of the last four seasons, including a co-championship with Sat. 22 Temple (A-10) ESPN2 3 p.m. Temple last season at 14-2. Wed. 26 George Wash. (A-10) FS Ohio 7 p.m. • Xavier has won 33 straight Atlantic 10 Conference home games, which is just Sat. 29 @ Richmond (A-10) ESPN2 12 p.m. one win shy of the A-10 record. FEBRUARY Wed. 2 @ Charlotte (A-10) FS Ohio 7:30 p.m. • Xavier has four players averaging in double fi gures in scoring led by junior Tu Holloway (20.0 ppg.), sophomore Mark Lyons (12.3 ppg.), junior Kenny Sat. 5 Saint Louis (A-10) ESPNU 11 a.m. Frease (11.5 ppg.) and senior Jamel McLean (11.3 ppg.). Tue. 8 @ Georgia ESPNU 7 p.m. Sun. 13 @ Duquesne (A-10) FS Ohio 2 p.m. • Xavier junior Tu Holloway, who had a triple-double against Wake Forest, is av- eraging 20.0 ppg. (second in the A-10 and 23rd in the nation), 4.5 rpg., 5.4 apg. Wed. 16 @ Saint Joseph’s (A-10) CBS CSR# 7 p.m. (second in the A-10 and 41st in the nation) and 1.5 spg. (seventh in the A-10). Sat. 19 Fordham (A-10) FS Ohio 8 p.m. He leads the team in free throw percentage (fourth in the A-10 at 83.3 percent). Tue. 22 La Salle (A-10) CBS CSR# 7 p.m. • Xavier junior Kenny Frease, who has scored in double fi gures in eight of the Sun. 27 @ Dayton (A-10) ESPN/ESPN2 1 p.m. last 11 games, is sixth in the A-10 in fi eld goal percentage at 53.9 percent. MARCH Wed. 2 Charlotte (A-10) CBS CSR# 7 p.m. • Xavier senior Jamel McLean, who leads the team in rebounding at 9.5 rpg. (second in the Atlantic 10 and 34th in the nation) to go with 11.3 ppg., recorded Sat. 5 @ Saint Louis (A-10) CBS College 2 p.m. his second straight double-double against UMass. He is fourth in the A-10 in fi eld Tue. 8 Atlantic 10 Championship TBA goal percentage at 55.6 percent. Fri. 11 Atlantic 10 Championship% CBS CSR# 12/2:30/6:30/9 • Xavier head coach Chris Mack, who celebrated his 41st birthday on Dec. 30, is Sat. 12 Atlantic 10 Championship% CBS College 1/3:30 p.m. 36-14 (.720) in his second year at the helm for the Musketeers. Sun. 13 Atlantic 10 Championship% CBS 1 p.m. • Xavier freshman Jay Canty, who has sat out the last four games, is out of ac- A-10 - Atlantic 10 Conf. regular season game % - A-10 Trn. (Atlantic City, N.J.) tion due to a right foot stress fracture. XU has nine healthy scholarship players. * - Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) • Xavier and Michigan State are the only teams in all of NCAA Division I that have # - CBS College Sports-produced regional broadcast on FS Ohio made at least the Sweet 16 in each of the last three NCAA Tournaments. XU is Home Games In Bold --- All Times Are Eastern one of only 12 schools that have made fi ve straight NCAA Tournament appear- ances. XU has made nine of the last 10 NCAA Tournaments. 2010-11 XAVIER UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL 5 STRAIGHT NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 9 OF THE LAST 10 NCAA TOURNAMENTS 2010-11 Xavier Musketeer Numerical Roster Active Roster (13) Eligibility Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 2 Jordan Latham Fr. F 6-8 245 Baltimore, Md./City College 10 Mark Lyons So. G 6-1 195 Schenectady, N.Y./Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.) 11 Jay Canty Fr. G/F 6-6 203 Jamestown, N.C./Oak Ridge (N.C.) Military Acad. 13 Kevin Feeney* Sr. G 6-3 170 Monticello, Ill./Monticello 14 Johnny Mazza* Sr. G 6-0 160 Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier 15 Andrew Taylor Sr. F 6-8 215 Toledo, Ohio/St. John’s Jesuit/Hillsdale Coll. (Mich.) 21 Jeff Robinson So. F 6-9 219 Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North 22 Jamel McLean Sr. F 6-8 245 Hampton, Va./Bethel/University of Tulsa 25 Danté Jackson Sr. G 6-5 195 Greenfi eld, Ohio/McClain 32 Kenny Frease Jr. C 7-0 269 Massillon, Ohio/Perry 33 Joe Hughes* Sr. F 6-6 205 Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral 44 Griffi n McKenzie Fr. F 6-9 220 Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller 52 Tu Holloway Jr. G 6-0 185 Hempstead, N.Y./Harmony Community School (Cincinnati) * walk-on Inactive Roster (3) Eligibility Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 12 Brad Redford $ Jr. G 6-0 175 Frankenmuth, Mich./Frankenmuth 20 Justin Martin ! Fr. F 6-7 202 Indianapolis, Ind./Mountain State (W.Va.) Academy 31 Travis Taylor ! Jr. F 6-7 214 Union, N.J./Union/Monmouth University $ Injured and will miss 2010-11 season ! Will practice with the team this season but not play in games Head Coach: Chris Mack (Xavier ‘92; second season) Associate Head Coach: Pat Kelsey (Xavier ‘98; second season) Assistant Coaches: Travis Steele (Butler ‘04; second season) and Rasheen Davis (St. Thomas Aquinas ‘02; fi rst season) Director of Basketball Administration: Mario Mercurio (Xavier ‘03; seventh season) Director of Basketball Operations: Brian Thornton (Xavier ‘05; second season) Athletic Trainer: David Fluker (Wilmington ‘86; fi rst season with current staff) Pronunciation Guide Jamel juh-MEL McLean mih-CLEAN Danté DAN-tay Frease Freeze Latham LAY-thum Canty CAN-tee Tu Too (or Two) Mazza MAZZ-uh 2010-11 XAVIER UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL 2004 & 2008 NCAA ELITE EIGHT • 2009 & 2010 NCAA SWEET 16 THE BLACKBURN/McCAFFERTY TROPHY SERIES: Since 1980-81, Franklin Savings of Cincinnati has sponsored the Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy, which is named after former Dayton coach Tom Blackburn (1947-64) and former Xavier head coach and athletic director Jim McCafferty (1957-63). McCafferty led XU to the 1958 NIT Championship. Xavier leads the “trophy series” 33-19, which only covers regular season meetings. There is a team trophy and an MVP Award and donations are made to the scholarship funds of both schools by Franklin Savings. The “trophy series” recap is below: DATE RESULT SITE GAME MVP 2-6-10 Dayton 90-65 UD Arena Chris Wright (UD) 1-16-10 Xavier 78-74 Cintas Center Danté Jackson (XU) 3-5-09 Xavier 76-59 Cintas Center Danté Jackson (XU) 2-11-09 Dayton 71-58 UD Arena Chris Wright (UD) 2-24-08 Xavier 57-51 UD Arena Stanley Burrell & Josh Duncan (XU) 1-24-08 Xavier 69-43 Cintas Center Stanley Burrell (XU) 2-24-07 Xavier 75-67 UD Arena Drew Lavender (XU) 1-27-07 Xavier 83-67 Cintas Center Justin Doellman (XU) 2-21-06 Dayton 66-62 UD Arena Norman Plummer (UD) 1-28-06 Xavier 60-55 Cintas Center Brian Thornton (XU) 3-5-05 Xavier 74-65 Cintas Center Will Caudle (XU) 2-19-05 Dayton 59-55 UD Arena Marques Bennett (UD) 2-21-04 Xavier 67-60 Cintas Center Lionel Chalmers (XU) 1-31-04 Dayton 74-67 UD Arena Ramod Marshall (UD) 2-22-03 Xavier 73-72 UD Arena David West (XU) 2-8-03 Xavier 85-77 Cintas Center David West (XU) 1-26-02 Xavier 75-59 Cintas Center Lionel Chalmers (XU) 1-5-02 Xavier 66-59 UD Arena Romain Sato (XU) 3-4-01 Dayton 65-62 UD Arena Yuanta Holland (UD) 1-30-01 Xavier 82-72 Cintas Center David West (XU) 2-2-00 Xavier 65-64 (OT) Cincinnati Gardens Alvin Brown (XU) 1-11-00 Dayton 76-72 UD Arena David Morris (UD) 2-24-99 Xavier 90-62 Cincinnati Gardens Lenny Brown (XU) 1-30-99 Dayton 91-86 UD Arena Coby Turner (UD) 3-1-98 Xavier 89-84 Cincinnati Gardens Torraye Braggs (XU) 1-24-98 Dayton 93-82 UD Arena Ryan Perryman (UD) 2-12-97 Xavier