2017-18 GAME NOTES EXHIBITION SEASON OPENER NO. 17/17 XAVIER UNIV. MUSKETEERS (0-0, 0-0 BIG EAST) VS. THOMAS MORE COLLEGE SAINTS (0-0, 0-0 PAC) Saturday, November 4, 2017 at 4:00 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: N/A SCHEDULE/RESULTS (0-0, 0-0 BIG EAST) Radio: N/A Live Stats: Media stats at Statbroadcast.com. Fan stats at GoXavier.com Date Opponent TV Time (EST)/Result NOVEMBER THE X FACTORS ... GAME KEYS THAT STAND OUT 4 Sat. Thomas More (Exhibition) 4:00 p.m. • Thomas More, an NCAA Division III member from nearby Crestview Hills, Ky., 10 Fri. Morehead State FOX TBD 7:00 p.m. finished the 2016-17 season with a 22-7 overall record, including 15-3 in the PAC 13 Mon. Rider FS1 8:30 p.m. (Presidents' Athletic Conference), and a trip to the NCAA Div. III Tournament. 16 Thu. *at Wisconsin FS1 8:30 p.m. • Thomas More opened its season last week with a 103-61 exhibition loss at 20 Mon. Hampton FS1 8:30 p.m. Kentucky on Oct. 27. 23 Thu. +George Wash. FS1 5:00 p.m. 24 Fri. +TBD FOX TBD TBD • Xavier, 24-14, recorded its fourth straight 20-win season and its 11th in 12 years in 28 Tue. Baylor FS1 6:30 p.m. the 2016-17 season, earning a trip to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight. DECEMBER • Xavier is ranked 17th in the two major preseason polls, the Associated Press Poll 2 Sat. #Cincinnati FS1 12:00 p.m. and the USA Today Coaches Poll. 6 Wed. Kent State FS1 7:00 p.m. 9 Sat. Colorado FS1 5:00 p.m. • Xavier is playing its lone public exhibition game of the season. XU hosts Morehead 16 Sat. East Tennessee St. FOX TBD 2:00 p.m. State next Friday for Opening Night at Cintas Center. 19 Tue. Marshall FS1 6:30 p.m. • Xavier and Thomas More have played 14 times in the regular season with XU hold- 22 Fri. at Northern Iowa CBSSN 9:00 p.m. ing a 12-2 advantage. The Musketeers won the last regular season meeting 88-76 27 WED. AT MARQUETTE FS1 8:30 P.M. during the 1982-83 season at Schmidt Fieldhouse (12-30-82). 30 SAT. DEPAUL FS1 2:00 P.M. • Xavier senior guard Trevon Bluiett, a two-time First Team All-BIG EAST selection, JANUARY has been selected preseason All-BIG EAST First Team. Senior guard J.P. Macura has 2 TUE. BUTLER FS1 7:00 P.M. been selected preseason All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention. The duo has scored a 6 SAT. AT PROVIDENCE FOX-NATIONAL 12:00 P.M. combined 2,639 points in their XU careers, third among active duos in the nation. 10 WED. AT VILLANOVA FS1 8:00 P.M. 13 SAT. CREIGHTON FOX-NATIONAL 2:00 P.M. • Xavier senior guard Trevon Bluiett has made numerous preseason All-America lists 17 WED. ST. JOHN'S CBSSN 8:30 P.M. so far, including second team honors from NBC Sports and Athlon Sports. 20 SAT. AT SETON HALL FOX-NATIONAL 2:30 P.M. • Xavier has made it to at least the Sweet 16 six times in the last 10 years, one of 24 WED. MARQUETTE FS1 6:30 P.M. only nine schools that have been to at least six since 2008. 30 TUE. AT ST. JOHN'S CBSSN 8:30 P.M. • Xavier played in its fourth straight NCAA Tournament and its 11th in the last 12 FEBRUARY years; only eight schools have been to at least 11 of the last 12 tournaments. 3 SAT. GEORGETOWN CBSSN 6:00 P.M. 6 TUE. AT BUTLER FS1 6:30 P.M. • Xavier's Hall of Fame radio play-by-play team of Joe Sunderman and Byron Larkin, 10 SAT. AT CREIGHTON FOX-NATIONAL 2:30 P.M. beginning their 20th season together, host this season's first Chris Mack Radio Show 14 WED. SETON HALL FS1 9:00 P.M. on Thursday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. at Delicio Coal Fired Pizza at University Station. 17 SAT. VILLANOVA FOX-NATIONAL 4:30 P.M. 21 WED. AT GEORGETOWN FOX TBD 6:30 P.M. THE ACTIVE PLAYERS (* RETURNING STARTERS) 28 WED. PROVIDENCE FS1 6:30 P.M. NO. NAME (HT./YR) POS. PPG RPG APG NOTES MARCH 0 *Tyrique Jones (6-9/So.) F 4.2 3.1 0.3 Started all four games of 2017 NCAA Tourn. 3 SAT. AT DEPAUL FS1 12:00 P.M. 1 Paul Scruggs (6-3/Fr.) G First Year on Team 7 Wed. %BIG EAST Tourn. FS1 7:00 p.m./9:30 p.m. 3 *Quentin Goodin (6-4/So.) G 5.1 2.0 3.4 Averaged 5.3 apg. over final 17 games 8 Thu. %BIG EAST Tourn. FS1 TBD 4 Elias Harden (6-5/Fr.) G First Year on Team 9 Fri. %BIG EAST Tourn. FS1 6:30 p.m./9:00 p.m. 5 *Trevon Bluiett (6-6/Sr.) G 18.5 5.7 2.1 Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team 10 Sat. %BIG EAST Final FOX-NATIONAL 5:30 p.m. 10 Leighton Schrand (6-1/So.) G 0.4 0.0 0.0 Second-year walk-on # Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout 11 Kerem Kanter (6-10/Gr.) F First Year on Team 11.3 ppg. & 6.3 rpg. at Wis.-GB last season * Gavitt Games 12 Nick Vanderpohl (6-1/Fr.) G First Year on Team First-year walk-on + Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational in Las Vegas, Nevada 13 Naji Marshall (6-7/Fr.) F First Year on Team % BIG EAST Tournament 20 Matt Singleton (6-7/Sr.) F First Year on Team First-year walk-on BIG EAST GAMES ALL CAPS 22 Kaiser Gates (6-8/Jr.) F 5.8 4.0 0.7 7.8 ppg. & 7-16 3-pt. in 2017 NCAA Tourn. Home Games In Bold Times Are Eastern Time 54 Sean O'Mara (6-10/Gr.) F 6.1 3.1 0.6 10.5 ppg. (13-20 FG) in 2017 NCAA Tourn. 55 *J.P. Macura (6-5/Sr.) G 14.4 4.4 2.9 Preseason All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention 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 2016-17 Xavier Men's Basketball Xavier Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 26, 2017) All games Overall record: 24-14 Conf: 9-9 Home: 12-4 Away: 4-8 Neutral: 8-2 Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 05 BLUIETT, Trevon 36-36 1263 35.1 212-484 .4 3 8 91-245 .3 7 1 150-199 .7 5 4 26 178 204 5.7 86 2 75 78 4 32 665 18.5 55 MACURA, J.P.