No. 15/16 Xavier University Musketeers (13-2, 2-0 A-10) at University of Rhode Island Rams (11-5, 0-1 A-10) Thursday, January 15, 2009 at 8 p.m. ET Ryan Center (7,657) • Kingston, R.I. XAVIER SCHEDULE/RESULTS Television: CBS College Sports Network with play-by-play from Tom McCarthy and analysis from Steve Lappas. (13-2, 2-0 ATLANTIC 10) Radio: 700 WLW-AM with play-by-play from XU Hall of Famer and former Musketeer Date Opponent TV Time/Result standout Joe Sunderman (‘79). Analysis will be provided by Xavier Hall of Famer NOVEMBER and XU all-time leading scorer Byron Larkin (‘88). Fri 14 IPFW FS Ohio W 71-43 Next for X: XU hosts La Salle on Sunday, Jan. 18 at 12 p.m. Mon. 17 Toledo FS Ohio W 81-65 Xavier Media Information: Contact Associate Athletic Director for Media Thu. 20 Missouri ^ ESPNU W 75-71 Relations Tom Eiser -- email: [email protected], offi ce: 513-745-3124, cell: 513-382-5565, fax: 513-745-2825. Fri. 21 Virginia Tech ^ ESPNU W 63-62 OT Xavier’s Probable Starters Sun. 23 No. 13 Memphis ^ ESPN2 W 63-58 Pos. # Name Cl. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG Notes Sat. 29 Miami (Ohio) FS Ohio W 60-53 DECEMBER F 5 Derrick Brown Jr. 6-8 227 14.1 5.1 Atlantic 10 Conf. Player of the Week F 20 C.J. Anderson Sr. 6-6 225 10.7 5.6 13 pts., 6 reb. & 3 ast. vs. St. Louis Wed. 3 Auburn CBS College W 81-74 C 31 Jason Love Jr. 6-9 255 6.8 6.3 10.5 ppg. & 6.8 rpg. for last 4 games Wed. 10 Ohio FS Ohio W 78-56 G 11 B.J. Raymond Sr. 6-6 226 12.1 4.3 Team-high 18 points at Fordham Sat. 13 at Cincinnati ESPN2 W 76-66 G 52 Terrell Holloway Fr. 6-0 185 6.9 1.9 ast. 1st collegiate starts in last 4 games Sat. 20 No. 6 Duke % CBS L 64-82 Head Coach: Sean Miller (106-41, 5th year) Tue. 23 Butler ESPNU L 65-74 Wed. 31 Robert Morris FS Ohio W 78-57 JANUARY THE X’S AND O’S Sat. 3 at Virginia FS Ohio W 84-70 • Xavier, 13-2, is 15th in the Associated Press Poll and 16th in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. XU was 16th in the AP Poll and 18th in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll Thu. 8 Saint Louis (A-10) CBS College W 70-44 last week. Sun. 11 at Fordham (A-10) FS Ohio W 86-60 Thu. 15 at Rhode Island (A-10) CBS College 8 p.m. • Xavier, 13-2, is ranked eighth in the latest RPI ratings for collegerpi.com (1-13-09). Sun. 18 La Salle (A-10) FS Ohio# 12 p.m. • Xavier, 13-2 overall and 2-0 in the Atlantic 10 Conference, won its fourth straight Wed. 21 at St. Bonaventure (A-10) FS Ohio 7 p.m. game by rolling to an 86-60 win at Fordham on Sunday. XU had opened the Atlantic 10 Sat. 24 at LSU ESPN2 8 p.m. Conference schedule with a 70-44 bashing of visiting Saint Louis last Thursday. Wed. 28 Charlotte (A-10) FS Ohio# 7:30 p.m. Sat. 31 Massachusetts (A-10) ESPNU 12 p.m. • Xavier’s defense has held 12 of its fi rst 15 opponents to under 40.0 percent shooting FEBRUARY from the fi eld, including each of the last fi ve opponents. XU opponents are shooting 36.7 percent for the season. Thu. 5 Temple (A-10) ESPN* 7 p.m. Sat. 7 at Duquesne (A-10) FS Ohio# 7 p.m. • Xavier junior Derrick Brown earned Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Week hon- Wed. 11 at Dayton (A-10) ESPN Classic 7 p.m. ors for his perfect shooting night against Saint Louis. Brown led the offense with 20 Sat. 14 Fordham (A-10) FS Ohio# 4 p.m. points, while hitting 6-of-6 from the fi eld, including 3-of-3 three-pointers, and hitting 5-of-5 from the free throw line. Brown leads Xavier on the season at 14.1 ppg. Thu. 19 at Charlotte (A-10) ESPN* 7 p.m. Sun. 22 George Washington (A-10) FS Ohio 1 p.m. • Xavier, two-time defending Atlantic 10 Conference Regular Season Champion, Thu. 26 at Saint Joseph’s (A-10) ESPN* 7 p.m. fi nished 14-2 in the A-10 last season. The Musketeers have won outright or shared six MARCH Atlantic 10 Regular Season Championships to go with four A-10 Tournament titles in 13 seasons in the conference. XU was picked by the A-10 coaches and media as the Thu. 5 Dayton (A-10) ESPN* 9 p.m. favorite once again. Sat. 7 at Richmond (A-10) FS Ohio# 7 p.m. Wed.-Sat. 11-14 A-10 Championship (Atlantic City, N.J.) TBA • Xavier is 151-59 (.719) in 14 seasons of Atlantic 10 regular season play, including 29-5 (.853) over the last three seasons. XU was 13-3 in 2006-07, 14-2 in 2007-08 and SCHEDULE NOTES: is 2-0 so far this season. All times are Eastern • Times are subject to change based on TV • Xavier’s Sean Miller picked up his 100th career win on December 3 against Auburn. ^ - 2008 O’Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan, P.R.) Miller is 106-41 (.721) in fi ve seasons at the helm. Miller has moved into third place on A-10 - Atlantic 10 Conference game XU’s all-time wins list for head coaches. # - CBS College Sports-produced regional broadcast • Xavier is one of only nine schools that have made the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight % - game played at Izod Center (East Rutherford, N.J.) multiple times in the last fi ve years. XU made its third straight NCAA appearance in * May be moved to ESPN2 2008. XU has won at least 20 games in three straight seasons and 11 times in 12 years. Two-Time Defending Atlantic 10 Regular utes of action. URI still led 59-57 at the under NATIONAL POLLS Season Champs Have Enjoyed Life In The eight-minute media timeout. Out of the break, A-10: Xavier, 14-2 in the Atlantic 10 last season Duncan nailed a three-pointer to give XU the ASSOCIATED PRESS (1-12-09) (8-0 at home and 6-2 on the road), began lead back at 60-59. A URI free throw tied the Rk Team Record Pts. Pvs. competition in the Atlantic 10 Conference in the game at 60-all. Senior Stanley Burrell, already 1. Pittsburgh (70) 15-0 1,798 1 1995-96 season after 16 years as a member of having a great game on defense, stepped up 2. Wake Forest (2) 14-0 1,686 4 the Midwestern Collegiate Conference. Xavier and hit a jumper to give XU a 62-60 lead with 3. Duke 14-1 1,678 2 5:48 left, the start of a 9-1 run that gave XU a 4. Connecticut 14-1 1,549 5 has a composite record of 151-59 (.719) in A-10 5. North Carolina 14-2 1,461 3 regular season competition and 21-9 (.700) in 69-61 lead with 2:39 left. URI’s frantic rally got 6. Oklahoma 15-1 1,440 6 A-10 Tournament action in 14 seasons in the it to within two points but fell short in the end. 7. Michigan State 13-2 1,356 8 Atlantic 10 Conference. Xavier’s A-10 history Parfait Bitee led URI with 25 points and seven 8. Syracuse 16-1 1,232 11 includes the last two A-10 Regular Season assists, while Will Daniels had 23 points. 9. UCLA 13-2 1,222 10 Championships (2008 and Co-Champs in 2007), 10. Clemson 16-0 1,153 12 sole possession of three A-10 West Division For The Record (Rhode Island): Rhode 11. Texas 12-3 1,009 7 Championships (1997 and back-to-back in 2002 Island, 11-5 overall and 0-1 in the Atlantic 10 12. Notre Dame 12-3 1,008 13 and 2003), one A-10 West Co-Championship Conference, lost its Atlantic 10 Conference to 13. Georgetown 11-3 908 9 (1998) and four A-10 Tourney Championships Saint Joseph’s, 92-86, in triple overtime on 14. Marquette 15-2 752 18 (1998, 2002, 2004 and 2006). Xavier’s all-time Saturday in Philadelphia. 15. Xavier 13-2 710 16 16. Arizona State 14-2 573 20 regular season winning percentage (.719) is 17. Butler 14-1 521 21 second only to Temple (314-115 for .732 in 28 For The Record (Xavier): Xavier, 13-2 overall 18. Minnesota 15-1 508 22 seasons) among current A-10 members. and 2-0 in the Atlantic 10 Conference, is ranked 19. Purdue 12-4 490 14 15th in the Associated Press Poll and 16th 20. Louisville 11-3 433 23 Xavier Picked To Win Another Atlantic 10 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. Xavier 21. Baylor 13-2 364 23 Championship: Two-time defending Atlantic used a balanced scoring attack with six players 22. California 15-2 299 RV 10 Conference Regular Season Champion Xavier in double fi gures in scoring on its way to a 23.