2019-20 MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES CHARLESTON CLASSIC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME NO. 18/21 XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (6-0, 0-0 BIG EAST) UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GATORS (4-2, 0-0 SEC) SUNDAY, NOV. 24, 2019 AT 8:30 P.M. ET TD ARENA (5,100) IN CHARLESTON, S.C. 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 (6-0, 0-0 BIG EAST) Television: ESPN with play-by-play from Kevin Fitzgerald and analysis from Debbie Antonelli. Date Opponent TV Result/Time EST P.M. Radio: 55KRC-AM with play-by-play from XU Hall of Famer and former Musketeer NOVEMBER standout Joe Sunderman (‘79). Analysis will be provided by Xavier Hall of Famer 5 Tue. Jacksonville FS2 W/76-57 and XU all-time leading scorer Byron Larkin (‘88). 8 Fri. Siena FSN W/81-63 Live Stats: Media stats at Statbroadcast.com and fan stats at GoXavier.com. 12 Tue. Missouri CBSSN W/63-58 (OT) THE X FACTORS 15 Fri. +Missouri State FSN W/59-56 21 Thu. * Towson ESPNU W/73-51 • Xavier's 6-0 start is XU's best since the 7-0 start to the 2016-17 season, which 22 Fri. * UConn ESPNU W 75-74 (2OT) ended with an NCAA Tournament Elite Eight appearance. 24 Sun. * Florida ESPN 8:30 p.m. • Xavier is 20-7 in its last 27 games against nine different current SEC members dat- 30 Sat. Lipscomb FSN Noon ing back to 2008, including an overtime win over Missouri earlier this month. DECEMBER • Xavier junior Naji Marshall, preseason First Team All-BIG EAST, scored XU's final 4 Wed. Green Bay FS2 7 p.m. five points of regulation vs. UConn and XU's first eight points in the first overtime. 7 Sat. Cincinnati FS1 5 p.m. He finished with a game-high 21 points. 14 Sat. at Wake Forest ACCN 4 p.m. 18 Wed. Western Carolina FS1 6:30 p.m. • Xavier's Naji Marshall leads the team in scoring (16.0 ppg.) and assists (3.7 apg.), 22 Sun. at TCU ESPN2 5 p.m. is second in rebounding (6.8 rpg.). 30 Mon. AT VILLANOVA FS1 6:30 p.m. • Xavier senior Tyrique Jones recorded his second straight double-double with 17 JANUARY points and 11 rebounds in the win over UConn on Friday night. Jones has averaged 5 Sun. ST. JOHN'S FOX Noon/4:30 p.m. 14.5 points (second on the team) and a team-high 9.0 rebounds per game. 8 Wed. SETON HALL FS1 8:30 p.m. • Xavier junior Paul Scruggs has scored in double figures in each of his five games 11 Sat. CREIGHTON FOX 2 p.m. played, including 19 points in the UConn win on Friday night. 15 Wed. AT MARQUETTE FSN 8 p.m. 22 Wed. GEORGETOWN FS1 6:30 p.m. • Xavier junior Jason Carter has averaged 10.5 ppg. and 9.5 rpg. in the Charleston 26 Sun. AT CREIGHTON FS1 4 p.m. Classic, including the game-winning free throws near the end of double overtime. 29 Wed. MARQUETTE FS1 8:30 p.m. • Xavier freshman Zach Freemantle's five blocks are the most by a Musketeer since FEBRUARY Zach Hankins blocked six shots vs. Detroit Mercy last season and the most by an XU 1 Sat. AT SETON HALL FOX 11 a.m. freshman since Aaron Williams had seven at Loyola of Chicago in the 1989-90 season. 4 Tue. AT DEPAUL FS1 9 p.m. • Xavier graduate student Bryce Moore recorded the first double-figure scoring 8 Sat. PROVIDENCE FS1 8 p.m. game of his XU career with 12 points vs. Towson, including three 3-pointers. 12 Wed. AT BUTLER CBSSN 6:30 p.m. 17 Mon. AT ST. JOHN'S FS1 6:30 p.m. • Xavier has graduated 109 straight men's basketball seniors. 22 Sat. VILLANOVA FOX 2:30 p.m. 25 Tue. DEPAUL CBSSN 7 p.m. THE ACTIVE PLAYERS (* LAST GAME STARTERS) MARCH NO. NAME (HT./YR) POS. PPG RPG APG NOTES 1 Sun. AT GEORGETOWN CBS 2 p.m. 0 Daniel Ramsey (6-9/Fr.) F Sat out the first six games due to injury 4 Wed. AT PROVIDENCE FS1 6:30 p.m. 1 *Paul Scruggs (6-4/Jr.) G 13.6 4.2 2.8 On the latest BIG EAST weekly honor roll 7 Sat. BUTLER FS1 8:30 p.m. 2 Dahmir Bishop (6-5/Fr.) G 2.0 3.5 0.8 Averaged 16.0 minutes in the first six games 11 Wed. !BIG EAST TOURN. FS1 7/9:30 p.m. 3 *Quentin Goodin (6-4/Sr.) G 4.8 1.7 3.0 8th on XU's all-time assist career chart w/ 469 12 Thu. !BIG EAST TOURN. FS1 Noon/2:30/7/9:30 p.m. 4 *Tyrique Jones (6-9/Sr.) F 14.5 9.0 0.8 14 career double-doubles (3 this season) 13 Fri. !BIG EAST TOURN. FS1 6:30/9 p.m. 10 Leighton Schrand (6-2/Sr.) G 1.7 1.3 0.3 First two career starts in first two games 11 Bryce Moore (6-3/Gr.) G. 6.0 1.3 0.5 Graduate transfer from Western Michigan Univ. 14 Sat. !BIG EAST TOURN. FS1 6:30 p.m. 12 Dontarius James (6-7/So.) F 2.7 1.3 0.0 Logged a career-high 15 minutes vs. Siena 13 *Naji Marshall (6-7/Jr.) F 16.0 6.8 3.7 2019-20 preseason First Team All-BIG EAST + Charleston Classic – Opening Game (non-bracketed) 15 Spencer Cody (6-0/So.) G 0.0 1.0 1.0 First-year walk-on * Charleston Classic (Buffalo, UConn, Florida, Miami, 20 Ramon Singh (6-4/So.) G 0.0 0.0 0.0 Second-year walk-on Missouri State, Saint Joseph's and Towson) 21 Zak Swetye (6-1/So.) G 0.0 0.0 0.0 Second-year walk-on BIG EAST GAMES IN ALL CAPS 24 KyKy Tandy (6-2/Fr.) G Sat out the first six games due to injury ! BIG EAST TOURNAMENT at Madison Square Garden in NYC 25 *Jason Carter (6-8/Jr.) F 7.7 6.3 1.2 Graduate transfer from Ohio U.; 2 years left Home Games In Bold 32 Zach Freemantle (6-9/Fr.) F 6.3 4.0 0.3 Blocked five shots in the UConn win 34 Myles Hanson (6-7/Jr.) G 1.0 0.5 0.0 Sat out the 2018-19 season as a transfer 2019-20 MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2019-20 XAVIER MUSKETEER NUMERICAL ROSTER HT. NAME YR. POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL / LAST COLLEGE OR PREP SCHOOL 0 Daniel Ramsey Fr. F 6-9 233 Cordele, Ga. Deerfield Windsor HS / Norcross HS 1 Paul Scruggs Jr. G 6-4 196 Indianapolis, Ind. Southport HS / Prolific Prep (Calif.) 2 Dahmir Bishop Fr. G 6-5 178 Philadelphia, Pa. Imhotep Institute 3 Quentin Goodin Sr. G 6-4 194 Campbellsville, Ky. Taylor County HS 4 Tyrique Jones Sr. F 6-9 239 Bloomfield, Conn. Bloomfield HS / Vermont Academy 10 Leighton Schrand Sr. G 6-2 166 Villa Hills, Ky. Holy Cross HS 11 Bryce Moore* Gr. G 6-3 194 Indianapolis, Ind. Park Tudor HS / Western Michigan Univ. 12 Dontarius James So. F 6-7 228 Kershaw, S.C. Andrew Jackson (S.C.) HS / Huntington Prep (W.Va.) 13 Naji Marshall Jr. F 6-7 220 Atlantic City, N.J. Eleanor Roosevelt HS / Hargrave Military Acad. (Va.) 15 Spencer Cody So. G 6-0 170 Chicago, Ill. DePaul Prep 20 Ramon Singh So. G 6-4 187 Sydney, Australia La Lumiere School (Ind.) 21 Zak Swetye So. G 6-1 170 Darien, Conn. Darien HS 22 Dieonte Miles# Fr. F 6-11 208 Walton, Ky. Walton-Verona HS 24 KyKy Tandy Fr. G 6-2 190 Hopkinsville, Ky. University Heights Academy 25 Jason Carter+ Jr. F 6-8 227 Johnstown, Ohio Johnstown-Monroe HS / Ohio University 32 Zach Freemantle Fr. F 6-9 225 Teaneck, N.J. Bergen Catholic HS 34 Myles Hanson Jr. G 6-7 215 Chaska, Minn. Chaska HS / Columbia University + Graduate transfer with two years of eligibility left * Graduate transfer with one year of eligibility left # Will redshirt the 2019-20 season Head Coach: Travis Steele (Butler ‘04; second season) Assistant Coaches: Jonas Hayes (Georgia ’04; second season), Dante Jackson (Xavier ’11; second season) and Ben Johnson (Minnesota ’05; second season) Associate Athletic Director for Basketball Administration: Mario Mercurio (Xavier ‘03; 17th season) Special Assistant to the Head Coach: Matthew Graves (Butler ’98; first season) Head Athletic Trainer: David Fluker (Wilmington ‘86; 17th season) Strength and Conditioning Coach: Matt Jennings (North Carolina ‘96; 11th season) Video Coordinator: Trey Scotti (Indiana ‘17; third season) Graduate Program Assistants: Bo Burkhart (Central Methodist ‘18; second season) and Sam Frayer (Ohio ‘18; second season) XAVIER AND BIG EAST WEB SITES & SOCIAL MEDIA PRONUNCIATIONS Hashtags: #LetsGoX and #LetsMarch Dahmir Dah-MEER Dante DAN-tay Xavier Athletics website: www.GoXavier.com Dieonte Dee-ON-tay Xavier Athletics Facebook: facebook.com/XavierMusketeers KyKy KEE-kee Xavier Athletics Twitter: @XUAthletics Quentin KWEN-tin Xavier Athletics Instagram: @XUAthletics Xavier Gameday Twitter: @XavierGameDay Naji NAH-jee Tyrique Tie-REEK Xavier Basketball on Twitter & Instagram: @XavierMBB Singh SING Coach Steele on Twitter: @CoachSteeleXU Swetye SWEE-tie Eiser on Twitter: @EiserXUSports 2019-20 MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 0 Daniel Ramsey 1 Paul Scruggs 2 Dahmir Bishop 3 Quentin Goodin 4 Tyrique Jones 6-9 233 Freshman 6-4 196 Junior 6-5 178 Freshman 6-4 194 Senior 6-9 239 Senior Forward Guard Guard Guard Forward Cordele, Ga.