12 OF LAST 14 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • GOXAVIER.COM 1 TV/RADIO ROSTER 0 C.J. Wilcher 1 Paul Scruggs 2 Daniel Ramsey 3 Colby Jones 5 Adam Kunkel 10 Nate Johnson 6-5 195 Freshman 6-4 196 Senior 6-9 233 Sophomore 6-5 195 Freshman 6-4 176 Junior 6-4 195 Senior Guard Guard Forward Guard Guard Guard Plainfield, N.J. Indianapolis, Ind. Cordele, Ga. Birmingham, Ala. Hebron, Ky. Miami, Fla. 11 Dwon Odom 13 Bryan Griffin 14 Ben Stanley 15 Spencer Cody 20 Ramon Singh 21 Zak Swetye 6-1 180 Freshman 6-8 230 Senior 6-6 230 Junior 6-0 170 Junior 6-4 187 Junior 6-1 170 Junior Guard Forward Forward Guard Guard Guard Alpharetta, Ga. Pomona, N.Y. Baltimore, Md. Chicago, Ill. Sydney, Australia Darien, Conn. 22 Dieonte Miles 24 KyKy Tandy 25 Jason Carter 32 Zach Freemantle Travis Steele Jonas Hayes 6-10 220 Freshman 6-2 190 Sophomore 6-8 227 Senior 6-9 225 Sophomore Head Coach Assistant Coach Forward Guard Forward Forward 3rd Year 3rd Year Walton, Ky. Hopkinsville, Ky. Johnstown, Ohio Teaneck, N.J. Butler ‘04 Georgia ‘04 Dante Jackson Ben Johnson Mario Mercurio Matthew Graves David Fluker Matt Jennings Trey Scotti Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assoc. AD for Special Asst. to the Head Athletic Trainer Strength and Video 3rd Year 3rd Year Basketball Admin. Head Coach 18th Year Conditioning Coach Coordinator Xavier ‘11 Minnesota ‘05 18th Year • Xavier ‘03 2nd Year • Butler ‘98 Wilmington ‘86 12th Year • N. Carolina ‘96 4th Year • Indiana ‘17 2 SIX SWEET 16s SINCE 2008 • @XAVIERMBB XAVIER NUMERICAL ROSTER 2020-21 XAVIER MUSKETEER NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME YR. POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL(S) / LAST COLLEGE STATE / COUNTRY CLASS BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN 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.) Alabama (1) Seniors (4) 2 Daniel Ramsey So. F 6-9 233 Cordele, Ga. Deerfield Windsor HS / Norcross HS Colby Jones Jason Carter* Australia (1) Bryan Griffin* 3 Colby Jones Fr. G 6-5 195 Birmingham, Ala. Mountain Brook HS Nate Johnson* Ramon SIngh 5 Adam Kunkel Jr. G 6-4 176 Hebron, Ky. Cooper HS / Belmont University Paul Scruggs Connecticut (1) 10 Nate Johnson* Sr. G 6-4 195 Miami, Fla. McArthur HS / Gardner-Webb University Juniors (5) Zak Swetye 11 Dwon Odom Fr. G 6-1 180 Alpharetta, Ga. St. Francis HS Spencer Cody Georgia (2) Adam Kunkel 13 Bryan Griffin* Sr. F 6-8 230 Pomona, N.Y. Saint Joseph Regional / Mercy College Dwon Odom Ramon Singh Daniel Ramsey Ben Stanley 14 Ben Stanley Jr. F 6-6 230 Baltimore, Md. Millwood HS / Hampton University Zak Swetye Florida (1) 15 Spencer Cody Jr. G 6-0 170 Chicago, Ill. DePaul Prep Nate Johnson Sophomores (3) 20 Ramon Singh Jr. G 6-4 187 Sydney, Australia La Lumiere School (Ind.) Illinois (1) Zach Freemantle 21 Zak Swetye Jr. G 6-1 170 Darien, Conn. Darien HS Daniel Ramsey Spencer Cody KyKy Tandy 22 Dieonte Miles Fr. F 6-10 220 Walton, Ky. Walton-Verona HS Indiana (1) Freshmen (4) 24 KyKy Tandy So. G 6-2 190 Hopkinsville, Ky. University Heights Academy Paul Scruggs Colby Jones 25 Jason Carter* Sr. F 6-8 227 Johnstown, Ohio Johnstown-Monroe HS / Ohio University Kentucky (3) Dieonte Miles 32 Zach Freemantle So. F 6-9 225 Teaneck, N.J. Bergen Catholic HS Adam Kunkel Dwon Odom Dieonte Miles C.J. Wilcher Head Coach: Travis Steele (Butler ‘04; 3rd season) KyKy Tandy Assistant Coaches: : Jonas Hayes (Georgia ’04; 3rd season), Dante Jackson (Xavier ’11; 3rd season), Ben Johnson (Minnesota ’05; 3rd season) Maryland (1) Ben Stanley Associate Athletic Director for Basketball Administration: Mario Mercurio (Xavier ‘03; 18th season) PRONUNCIATIONS New Jersey (2) Dante DAN-tay Special Assistant to the Head Coach: Matthew Graves (Butler ‘98; 2nd season) C.J. Wilcher Dieonte Dee-On-tay Head Athletic Trainer: David Fluker (Wilmington ‘86; 18th season) Zach Freemantle Fluker Flew-ker KyKy KEE-kee Strength and Conditioning Coach: Matt Jennings (North Carolina ‘96; 12th season) New York (1) Singh SING Video Coordinator: Trey Scotti (Indiana ‘17; 4th season) Bryan Griffin Swetye SWEE-tie Ohio (1) Graduate Program Assistants: Leighton Schrand (Xavier ’20; 1st season) and Sean Flannery (John Carroll ’20; 1st season) Wilcher WILL-chur Jason Carter * Graduate student academically. 12 OF LAST 14 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • GOXAVIER.COM 3 JASON CARTER THE CARTER FILE JASON Full name: Jason Michael Carter Birthdate/Birthplace: December 23, 1997 in CARTER Columbus, Ohio Parents: Melinda and Jeff Carter; father played basketball 6-8 | 227 | SENIOR | FORWARD | JOHNSTOWN, OHIO at Rio Grande JOHNSTOWN-MONROE HIGH SCHOOL | OHIO UNIVERSITY Siblings: Carson and Michaela; brother plays basketball at Muskingum University @JASON_CARTER_25 | @JASON_CARTER_25 Major: MBA; graduated from Ohio University with a degree in Management and Strategic Leadership Career goal after basketball: Start my own business or work for one, hopefully becoming a CEO. AT OHIO Shoe size: 15 AS A SENIOR (2020-21) 2018-19 Third Team All-Mid-American Con- Voted as a captain along with Zach Free- ference … Earned the MAC Commissioner’s Best thing about me as a person: Treat everyone equally mantle and fellow senior Paul Scruggs. Award and MAC Honor Roll distinction each with respect 1,000-POINT SCORER of his last two years at Ohio … Started all Hobbies: Fishing, reading, cooking and spending time Has scored 1,057 points in his collegiate 31 games in the 2018-19 season, averag- with family career, including his 836 at Ohio ... Gradu- ing team highs in scoring (16.5 ppg.) and Favorite midnight snack: Bowl of Cocoa Pebbles cereal ate of Ohio University; Injury redshirt in the rebounding (6.7 rpg.), while adding 2.0 as- 2017-18 season so was able to graduate af- sists per game ... Scored in double figures in Biggest fears: Heights and bees or wasps ter using only two years of eligibility. 26 of the 31 games, including nine 20-point First job I ever had: Baling hay games … Recorded six double-doubles in AS A JUNIOR AT XAVIER (2019-20) scoring-rebounding ... Scored a team-high Favorite board game as a kid: Life Xavier career-high 17 points, hitting 3-4 17 points against Xavier at Cintas Cen- 3-pointers, vs. Butler on March 7 ... Nine Favorite movie: Coach Carter ter (12-5-18) and a career-high 26 points points, hitting 3-3 3-pointers, to go with six vs. Miami (3-8-19) … Only played in three Who would play me in a movie: Adam Sandler assists vs. DePaul on Feb. 25 ... Contributed games in the 2017-18 season due to a leg 10 points and seven rebounds in the win injury; granted a medical redshirt by NCAA #25 BY THE NUMBERS – WHO ELSE HAS WORN IT? at St. John’s on Feb. 17 ... Posted his sec- … Earned a spot on the 2016-17 All-MAC ond double-double as a Musketeer with Jack Cahill 1952-54 Jim O’Connell 1954-56 Freshman Team in his first season after con- 11 points and 10 rebounds on Jan. 22 vs. Nick Daniels 1975-79 Joe Pangrazio 1966-68 tributing 9.9 ppg. and 6.5 rpg. and helping Georgetown ... Started each of the last 31 Pat Donovan 1938-39 Dave Plunkett 1972-75 Ohio record a 20-11 season … Played in all games ... Scored 14 points on 6-10 shooting, 31 games and started the final 15 contests Thomas Freppon 1961-64 Dwayne Wilson 1988-89 including 2-4 from 3-point range, vs. Seton as a freshman ... Recorded six double-dou- Joe Gromada 1968-71 Steve Wolf 1980-83 Hall on Jan. 8 ... Hit 7-9 from the field on his bles in scoring-rebounding as a freshman Jim Haffner 1959-61 way to 16 points to go with nine rebounds, ... Started 13 of 18 MAC games ... Scored Michael Hawkins 1991-95 four assists and four blocks in the win over a season-high 25 points in a win at Miami Tom Hext 1964-66 Western Carolina on Dec. 18 ... Recorded (2-21-17) ... Basketball coach: Saul Phillips. Robert Himmler 1939-40 his first double-double as a Musketeer with Dante Jackson 2007-11 12 points and a game-high 11 rebounds AT JOHNSTOWN-MONROE HIGH SCHOOL vs. Missouri on Nov. 12 and just missed his Averaged 20 points, 11 rebounds, four as- Keith Jackson 2001-05 second on Nov. 21 vs. Towson as he contrib- sists and three blocks per game as a senior Leo Murray 1995-97 uted 13 points and nine rebounds ... in 2015-16 en route to earning Associated 4 SIX SWEET 16s SINCE 2008 • @XAVIERMBB JASON CARTER 2016-17 2018-19 2019-20 TEAM DATE MIN FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS TEAM DATE MIN FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS TEAM DATE MIN FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS SOUTHERN 11/12 14 1-4 0-0 0-0 2-2-4 0 0 2 0 0 2 WILBERFORCE 11/7 21 5-9 0-1 7-9 7-6-13 1 4 4 1 0 17 JACKSONVILLE 11/5 12 1-1 0-0 0-0 3-1-4 2 0 2 0 0 2 SAM HOUSTON STATE 11/14 17 2-4 0-0 2-4 0-7-7 1 0 0 0 0 6 CAMPBELL 11/12 29 8-10 0-0 8-10 1-3-4 4 2 1 1 1 24 SIENA 11/8 16 3-7 1-1 2-2 0-0-0 2 1 0 0 1 9 at Georgia Tech 11/18 9 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 vs.