2010-11 XAVIER UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL 2004 & 2008 NCAA ELITE EIGHT • 2009 & 2010 NCAA SWEET 16 Xavier Musketeers (2-0, 0-0 Atlantic 10) vs. Iowa Hawkeyes (1-1, 0-0 Big Ten) Friday, November 19, 2010 at 8:30 p.m. ET U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam St. Thomas, V.I. • University of the Virgin Islands 2010-11 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Television: Fox College Sports Broadband. (2-0, 0-0 ATLANTIC 10) Radio: 700 WLW-AM with play-by-play from XU Hall of Famer and former Muske- teer standout Joe Sunderman (‘79). Analysis will be provided by Xavier Hall of Famer and XU all-time leading scorer Byron Larkin (‘88). Date Opponent TV Time/Result Media Info.: Contact Associate Athletic Director for Media Relations Tom Eiser NOVEMBER -- email: [email protected], offi ce: 513-745-3124, cell: 513-382-5565. Fri. 12 Western Michigan FS Ohio W 68-65 Xavier’s Probable Starters Tue. 16 IPFW FS Ohio W 76-66 OT Pos. # Name Elg. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG Notes Fri. 19 Iowa* *FS Broadband 8:30 p.m. F 21 Jeff Robinson So. 6-9 219 9.0 4.5 Career highs in pts. & reb. on Tues. Sat./Sun. 20/21 Alabama/Seton Hall* FCS+ TBD F 22 Jamel McLean Sr. 6-8 245 11 10 Double-double in his 1st game Mon. 22 TBD* FSN+ TBD F 25 Danté Jackson Sr. 6-5 195 13.5 2.5 Has started 58 games at Xavier Sat. 27 Wofford FS Ohio 6:30 p.m. G 10 Mark Lyons So. 6-1 1955 8.0 8.5 apg. Had a career-high 10 assists vs. WMU DECEMBER G 52 Tu Holloway Jr. 6-0 185 24.5 3.5 apg. Atlantic 10 Conf. Player of the Week Wed. 1 @ Miami (Ohio) FS Ohio 7 p.m. Head Coach: Chris Mack (28-9, second year) Thur. 9 Butler ESPN/ESPN2 9 p.m. THE X’S AND O’S Sat. 18 Wake Forest CBS College 8 p.m. Wed. 22 @ Gonzaga ESPN2 11 p.m. • Xavier plays the fi rst of its three games in the 2010 Paradise Jam on Friday night Tue. 28 Albany FS Ohio 7 p.m. against Iowa. XU will face either Alabama or Seton Hall in its second round game. XU and Alabama met in the 2006 Paradise Jam. Fri. 31 Florida ESPN2 4 p.m. JANUARY • Xavier is making its second appearance in the Paradise Jam. Xavier lost in the Thur. 6 @ Cincinnati ESPN2 7 p.m. 2006 championship game to Alabama. XU defeated VCU and Villanova in its fi rst Sun. 9 @ Rhode Island (A-10) ESPNU 6:30 p.m. two games. Stanley Burrell earned a spot on the PJ All-Tournament Team. Wed. 12 Massachusetts (A-10) CBS CSR# 7 p.m. • Xavier, 2-0, has opened the 2010-11 regular season with a pair of nailbiters, a Sat. 15 Dayton (A-10) CBS College 8 p.m. come-from-behind 68-65 win over Western Michigan on Nov. 12 and a 76-66 over- Wed. 19 @ St. Bonaventure (A-10) CBS CSR# 7 p.m. time win over IPFW on Nov. 16. Sat. 22 Temple (A-10) ESPN2 3 p.m. • Xavier, 2-0, has won at least its fi rst two games in three straight seasons. XU Wed. 26 George Wash. (A-10) FS Ohio 7 p.m. began the 2009-10 season 3-0, its fi rst season under head coach Chris Mack. Sat. 29 @ Richmond (A-10) ESPN2 12 p.m. FEBRUARY • Xavier senior Jamel McLean was injured in the Nov. 2 exhibition game against Wed. 2 @ Charlotte (A-10) FS Ohio 7:30 p.m. Northern Kentucky and was expected to miss 3-6 weeks. Instead, he returned to action and started on Tuesday night against IPFW, recording a double-double with Sat. 5 Saint Louis (A-10) ESPNU 11 a.m. 11 points and 10 rebounds. Tue. 8 @ Georgia ESPNU 7 p.m. Sun. 13 @ Duquesne (A-10) FS Ohio 2 p.m. • Xavier junior Tu Holloway (formerly known as Terrell) was named Atlantic 10 Wed. 16 @ Saint Joseph’s (A-10) CBS CSR# 7 p.m. Conference Player of the Week after leading Xavier to a come-from-behind win over Western Michigan in the season opener. Holloway scored 20 of his game-high 25 in Sat. 19 Fordham (A-10) FS Ohio 8 p.m. the second half, while connecting on 6-of-7 from the fi eld after the break. He fol- Tue. 22 La Salle (A-10) CBS CSR# 7 p.m. lowed that with a game-high 24-point effort in the IPFW win. Sun. 27 @ Dayton (A-10) ESPN/ESPN2 1 p.m. MARCH • Xavier’s Tu Holloway is a nominee for the Bob Cousy Award, which is given annually to the nation’s best collegiate point guard. Holloway is the only returning Wed. 2 Charlotte (A-10) CBS CSR# 7 p.m. double-fi gure scorer from last season’s NCAA Sweet 16 team. Sat. 5 @ Saint Louis (A-10) CBS College 2 p.m. Tue. 8 Atlantic 10 Championship TBA • Xavier sophomore Jeff Robinson has made his fi rst two collegiate starts in Fri. 11 Atlantic 10 Championship% CBS CSR# 12/2:30/6:30/9 the last two games. Robinson posted career highs of 11 points and six rebounds against IPFW. Sat. 12 Atlantic 10 Championship% CBS College 1/3:30 p.m. Sun. 13 Atlantic 10 Championship% CBS 1 p.m. • Xavier sophomore Mark Lyons leads Xavier in assists at 8.5 apg., including a career-high 10 in the season opener against Western Michigan. A-10 - Atlantic 10 Conf. regular season game % - A-10 Trn. (Atlantic City, N.J.) • Xavier lost junior sharpshooter Brad Redford for the season. Redford suffered a * - Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) season-ending knee injury during an October practice session. + - May only be available in a pay-per-view on-line stream # - CBS College Sports-produced regional broadcast on FS Ohio • Xavier and Michigan State are the only teams in all of NCAA Division I that have Home Games In Bold --- All Times Are Eastern made the Sweet 16 in each of the last three NCAA Tournaments. XU is one of only 12 schools that have made fi ve straight NCAA Tournament appearances. 2010-11 XAVIER UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL 5 STRAIGHT NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 9 OF THE LAST 10 NCAA TOURNAMENTS 2010-11 Xavier Musketeer Numerical Roster Active Roster (13) Eligibility Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 2 Jordan Latham Fr. F 6-8 245 Baltimore, Md./City College 10 Mark Lyons So. G 6-1 195 Schenectady, N.Y./Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.) 11 Jay Canty Fr. G/F 6-6 203 Jamestown, N.C./Oak Ridge (N.C.) Military Acad. 13 Kevin Feeney* Sr. G 6-3 170 Monticello, Ill./Monticello 14 Johnny Mazza* Sr. G 6-0 160 Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier 15 Andrew Taylor Sr. F 6-8 215 Toledo, Ohio/St. John’s Jesuit/Hillsdale Coll. (Mich.) 21 Jeff Robinson So. F 6-9 219 Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North 22 Jamel McLean Sr. F 6-8 245 Hampton, Va./Bethel/University of Tulsa 25 Danté Jackson Sr. G 6-5 195 Greenfi eld, Ohio/McClain 32 Kenny Frease Jr. C 7-0 269 Massillon, Ohio/Perry 33 Joe Hughes* Sr. F 6-6 205 Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral 44 Griffi n McKenzie Fr. F 6-9 220 Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller 52 Tu Holloway Jr. G 6-0 185 Hempstead, N.Y./Harmony Community School (Cincinnati) * walk-on Inactive Roster (3) Eligibility Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 12 Brad Redford $ Jr. G 6-0 175 Frankenmuth, Mich./Frankenmuth 20 Justin Martin ! Fr. F 6-7 202 Indianapolis, Ind./Mountain State (W.Va.) Academy 31 Travis Taylor ! Jr. F 6-7 214 Union, N.J./Union/Monmouth University $ Injured and will miss 2010-11 season ! Will practice with the team this season but not play in games Head Coach: Chris Mack (Xavier ‘92; second season) Associate Head Coach: Pat Kelsey (Xavier ‘98; second season) Assistant Coaches: Travis Steele (Butler ‘04; second season) and Rasheen Davis (St. Thomas Aquinas ‘02; fi rst season) Director of Basketball Administration: Mario Mercurio (Xavier ‘03; seventh season) Director of Basketball Operations: Brian Thornton (Xavier ‘05; second season) Athletic Trainer: David Fluker (Wilmington ‘86; fi rst season with current staff) Pronunciation Guide Jamel juh-MEL McLean mih-CLEAN Danté DAN-tay Frease Freeze Latham LAY-thum Canty CAN-tee Tu Too (or Two) Mazza MAZZ-uh 2010-11 XAVIER UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL 2004 & 2008 NCAA ELITE EIGHT • 2009 & 2010 NCAA SWEET 16 Xavier In The 2010 Paradise Jam: with a game-high 24 points against IPFW. Senior Jamel McLean, who returned to Xavier plays the fi rst of its three games the starting lineup on Tuesday, started 25 in the 2010 Paradise Jam on Friday night For The Record (Iowa): Iowa, 1-1, is games in his junior season. against Iowa. XU will face either Alabama coming off a 68-40 win over Louisiana or Seton Hall in the second round. XU and Monroe on Tuesday. It was the fi rst win for First Career Starts And A Career Night Alabama met in the 2006 Paradise Jam. the Hawkeyes under fi rst-year head coach For Robinson: Sophomore Jeff Robin- Fran McCaffery. son has made his fi rst two collegiate starts Xavier Has Been Here Before: Xavier is in the last two games. Robinson posted making its second appearance in the Para- Holloway Earns Atlantic 10 Honor: career highs of 11 points and six rebounds dise Jam.