2018 NCAA POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE NO. 1 SEED XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (28-5) VS. NO. 16 SEED TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIV. TIGERS (16-19) AT NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND Friday, March 16, 2018 at 7:20 p.m. ET (6:20 p.m. CT) Bridgestone Arena (17,578) in Nashville, Tenn. 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 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (28-5, 15-3 BIG EAST) Television: TBS with play-by-play from Andrew Catalon and analysis from Steve Lappas. Jamie Erdahl is the sideline reporter. Xavier Radio: 700 WLW-AM, including via iHeart Radio, with play-by-play from XU Date Opponent TV Time (EST)/Result Hall of Famer and former Musketeer standout Joe Sunderman (‘79). Analysis will be NOVEMBER provided by Xavier Hall of Famer and XU all-time leading scorer Byron Larkin (‘88). 10 Fri. Morehead State FSN W/101-49 National Radio: Westwood One with Tom McCarthy and Will Perdue. Live Stats: Media stats at NCAA.com. Fan stats at GoXavier.com. 13 Mon. Rider FS1 W/101-75 16 Thu. *at Wisconsin FS1 W/80-70 THE X FACTORS ... KEY STORYLINES 20 Mon. Hampton FS1 W/96-60 23 Thu. +George Wash. FS1 W/83-64 • Xavier, a 2017 NCAA Elite Eight team, has secured its fifth straight NCAA Tourna- ment berth and its 12th in the last 13 years; only eight schools have been to at least 24 Fri. +Arizona State FOX-NATIONAL L/86-102 12 of the last 13 NCAA Tournaments. 28 Tue. #16 Baylor FS1 W/76-63 DECEMBER • Xavier is a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. XU's previous high was a No. 2 seed in the 2016 NCAA Tournament. 2 Sat. #11 Cincinnati FS1 W/89-76 6 Wed. Kent State FS1 W/96-70 • Xavier is one of six (out of 10 teams) in the BIG EAST Conference to make the 2018 9 Sat. Colorado FS1 W/96-69 NCAA Tournament field. Seven of 10 made the 2017 field. 16 Sat. East Tennessee St. FSN W/68-66 • Xavier ninth-year head coach Chris Mack has led XU to eight NCAA Tournaments 19 Tue. Marshall FS1 W/81-77 in nine years, including four Sweet 16 appearances. XU made the 2017 Elite Eight. 22 Fri. at Northern Iowa CBSSN W/77-67 Mack, the 2018 BIG EAST Coach of the Year, is XU's all-time wins leader at 214-96. 27 WED. AT MARQUETTE FS1 W/91-87 • Xavier, 28-5 overall, won its first BIG EAST Conference Regular Season Champion- 30 SAT. DEPAUL FS1 W/77-72 ship with a 15-3 record. XU is two wins shy of the school record (30 in 2007-08). JANUARY • Xavier senior National Player of the Year candidate Trevon Bluiett, who was 2 TUE. BUTLER FS1 W/86-79 named Second Team All-American by the USBWA, Sporting News, USA Today, 6 SAT. AT PROVIDENCE FOX-NATIONAL L/72-81 NBC Sports and NCAA.com, is on the final five list for the Julius Erving Award. 10 WED. AT #1 VILLANOVA FS1 L/65-89 • Xavier's Trevon Bluiett is sixth in the BIG EAST in scoring at 19.5 ppg. He has 13 SAT. #25 CREIGHTON FOX-NATIONAL W/92-70 scored 2,227 points (second on XU's all-time scoring list). His 315 career 3-pointers 17 WED. ST. JOHN'S CBSSN W/88-82 set a new school record and his 101 this season are just three shy of the XU record. 20 SAT. AT #19 SETON HALL FOX-NATIONAL W/73-64 • Xavier's Trevon Bluiett, a three-time All-BIG EAST Tournament and three-time 24 WED. MARQUETTE FS1 W/89-70 All-BIG EAST First Team member, is one of only 13 players in BIG EAST history to be 30 TUE. AT ST. JOHN'S CBSSN W/73-68 named to the First Team three times. FEBRUARY • Xavier senior J.P. Macura is 20th on XU’s all-time scoring list with 1,445 points. 3 SAT. GEORGETOWN CBSSN W/96-91 (OT) • Xavier sophomore Quentin Goodin is third in the BIG EAST in assists at 4.9 apg. 6 TUE. AT BUTLER FS1 W/98-93 (OT) and assist/turnover ratio at 2.19. 10 SAT. AT CREIGHTON FOX-NATIONAL W/72-71 • Xavier has graduated 105 straight men's basketball seniors dating back to the 14 WED. SETON HALL FS1 W/102-90 1985-86 school year. 17 SAT. #3 VILLANOVA FOX-NATIONAL L/79-95 21 WED. AT GEORGETOWN FS1 W/89-77 THE ACTIVE PLAYERS (* LAST GAME STARTERS) 28 WED. PROVIDENCE FS1 W/84-74 MARCH NO. NAME (HT./YR) POS. PPG RPG APG NOTES 0 Tyrique Jones (6-9/So.) F 7.0 4.5 0.4 Started all four of Xavier's 2017 NCAA games 3 SAT. AT DEPAUL FOX-NATIONAL W/65-62 1 Paul Scruggs (6-3/Fr.) G 4.8 2.0 1.7 Career-high 15 points in BIG EAST Trn. Semifinal 8 Thu. %St. John's FS1 W/88-60 3 *Quentin Goodin (6-4/So.) G 8.8 3.0 4.9 11.3 ppg. over the last 12 games 9 Fri. %Providence FS1 L/72-75 (OT) 4 Elias Harden (6-5/Fr.) G 0.6 0.2 0.4 Has played in 17 games 16 Fri. $Texas Southern TBS 7:20 p.m. 5 *Trevon Bluiett (6-6/Sr.) G 19.5 5.7 2.5 19 games with 20 points or more this season 10 Leighton Schrand (6-1/So.) G 0.0 0.0 0.0 Second-year walk-on * Gavitt Games 11 *Kerem Kanter (6-10/Gr.) F 10.4 4.5 0.5 20 df scoring games (14 vs. BIG EAST teams) + Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational in Las Vegas, Nevada 12 Nick Vanderpohl (6-1/Fr.) G 0.0 0.0 0.3 First-year walk-on % BIG EAST Tournament at Madison Square Garden in NYC 13 *Naji Marshall (6-7/Fr.) F 8.1 4.4 1.7 BIG EAST All-Freshman Team (unanimous pick) 20 Matt Singleton (6-7/Sr.) F 0.0 0.0 0.0 First-year walk-on $ NCAA Tournament 22 Kaiser Gates (6-8/Jr.) F 7.4 4.6 0.9 16 points in win over St. John's in BIG EAST Trn. BIG EAST GAMES ALL CAPS 54 Sean O'Mara (6-10/Gr.) F 7.1 3.3 1.0 3rd-leading scorer in 2017 NCAA Trn. at 10.5 ppg. Home Games In Bold Times Are Eastern Time 55 *J.P. Macura (6-5/Sr.) G 12.2 4.4 3.0 2017 NCAA All-West Regional Team w/ Bluiett 2018 NCAA POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE 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 2018 NCAA POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE 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.