2019-20 MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES NO. 23/RV XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (9-1, 0-0 BIG EAST) WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY DEMON DEACONS (5-5, 0-2 ACC) SATURDAY, DEC. 14, 2019 AT 4 P.M. ET LJVM COLISEUM (14,665) IN WINSTON-SALEM, N.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 (9-1, 0-0 BIG EAST) Television: ACC Network with play-by-play from Chris Cotter and analysis from Chris Spatola. Date Opponent TV Result/Time EST P.M. Radio: 55KRC-AM with play-by-play from XU Hall of Famer and former NOVEMBER Musketeer standout Joe Sunderman (‘79). Analysis will be provided by Xavier Hall of Famer and XU all-time leading scorer Byron Larkin (‘88). Broadcast is also 5 Tue. Jacksonville FS2 W/76-57 available via Sirius (211), XM (207) and Internet (967). 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) 15 Fri. +Missouri State FSN W/59-56 THE X FACTORS 21 Thu. * Towson ESPNU W/73-51 • Xavier holds a 4-2 lead in the six games played so far in the Skip Prosser Classic. 22 Fri. * UConn ESPNU W 75-74 (2OT) XU has won the last three meetings in the series, which has honored the late former 24 Sun. * Florida ESPN L/65-70 head coach of both institutions since the 2009-10 season. 30 Sat. Lipscomb FSN W/87-62 • Xavier, 9-1 and winner of three straight games, is ranked No. 23 in this week's AP DECEMBER Poll and No. 16 in the latest ESPN Power Rankings. 4 Wed. Green Bay FS2 W/84-71 • Xavier junior Naji Marshall was named BIG EAST Player of the Week by College 7 Sat. Cincinnati FS1 W/73-66 Sports Madness and named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll. Marshall averaged 14 Sat. at Wake Forest ACCN 4 p.m. 27.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals a game in Xavier’s two wins last week. 18 Wed. Western Carolina FS1 6:30 p.m. 22 Sun. at TCU ESPN2 5 p.m. • Xavier's Naji Marshall, who had a career-high tying 31 points vs. Cincinnati, leads XU in scoring at 17.0 ppg. (fifth in BIG EAST) and assists at 3.7 apg. (ninth in BIG 30 Mon. AT VILLANOVA FS1 6:30 p.m. EAST), while ranking second in rebounding at 6.0 rpg. (10th in BIG EAST). JANUARY 5 Sun. ST. JOHN'S FOX Noon/4:30 p.m. • Xavier junior Paul Scruggs is second on the team in scoring at 14.2 ppg. (15th in 8 Wed. SETON HALL FS1 8:30 p.m. the BIG EAST). He has been named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll twice this season. 11 Sat. CREIGHTON FOX 2 p.m. • Xavier senior Quentin Goodin now has 484 career assists, sixth in Xavier history, 15 Wed. AT MARQUETTE FSN 8 p.m. and is just 12 assists shy of fourth place. 22 Wed. GEORGETOWN FS1 6:30 p.m. • Xavier senior Tyrique Jones leads XU at 9.4 rpg. (fourth in BIG EAST), including 11.0 26 Sun. AT CREIGHTON FS1 4 p.m. rpg. over the last three games. He is the BIG EAST offensive rebound leader (4.3 rpg.). 29 Wed. MARQUETTE FS1 8:30 p.m. FEBRUARY • Xavier junior Jason Carter, the only non-returnee in the starting lineup, has 1 Sat. AT SETON HALL FOX 11 a.m. started each of the last nine games. 4 Tue. AT DEPAUL FS1 9 p.m. • Xavier freshman Zach Freemantle, who blocked five shots in the win over UConn 8 Sat. PROVIDENCE FS1 8 p.m. in Charleston, tied for team-high honors with 15 points vs. Lipscomb on Nov. 30. 12 Wed. AT BUTLER CBSSN 6:30 p.m. • Xavier has graduated 109 straight men's basketball seniors. 17 Mon. AT ST. JOHN'S FS1 6:30 p.m. 22 Sat. VILLANOVA FOX 2:30 p.m. THE ACTIVE PLAYERS (* LAST GAME STARTERS) 25 Tue. DEPAUL CBSSN 7 p.m. 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 2.0 1.0 0.0 Saw his first action of the season on Nov. 30 4 Wed. AT PROVIDENCE FS1 6:30 p.m. 1 *Paul Scruggs (6-4/Jr.) G 14.2 4.1 2.7 Double figure scoring in 8 of 9 games played 7 Sat. BUTLER FS1 8:30 p.m. 2 Dahmir Bishop (6-5/Fr.) G 1.8 3.0 1.1 4 assists & 2 steals vs. Lipscomb on Nov. 30 11 Wed. !BIG EAST TOURN. FS1 7/9:30 p.m. 3 *Quentin Goodin (6-4/Sr.) G 6.7 2.8 3.3 Season-high 8 assists vs. Cincinnati on Dec. 7 12 Thu. !BIG EAST TOURN. FS1 Noon/2:30/7/9:30 p.m. 4 *Tyrique Jones (6-9/Sr.) F 13.8 9.4 1.1 16 career double-doubles (5 this season) 13 Fri. !BIG EAST TOURN. FS1 6:30/9 p.m. 10 Leighton Schrand (6-2/Sr.) G 1.3 1.3 0.3 First two career starts in first two games 11 Bryce Moore (6-3/Sr.) G 5.0 1.1 0.5 Grad. transfer now listed as senior (by eligibility) 14 Sat. !BIG EAST TOURN. FS1 6:30 p.m. 12 Dontarius James (6-7/So.) F 1.4 1.9 0.3 Career-high 5 rebounds vs. Lipscomb on Nov. 30 13 *Naji Marshall (6-7/Jr.) F 17.0 6.0 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 5.0 1.7 0.7 1st career double-figure game w/ 10 pts. on Dec. 4 ! BIG EAST TOURNAMENT at Madison Square Garden in NYC 25 *Jason Carter (6-8/Jr.) F 6.5 5.3 1.6 Grad. transfer listed as junior (by eligibility) Home Games In Bold 32 Zach Freemantle (6-9/Fr.) F 7.0 4.0 0.2 Blocked five shots in the UConn win on Nov. 22 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* Sr. 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 so listed as junior * Graduate transfer with one year of eligibility left so listed as senior # 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.