2015–16 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

2015–16 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball

AdvoCare Invitational Champions
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#4
AP	#5
2015–16 record	22–3 (10–3 Big East)
Head coach	Chris Mack (7th year)
Assistant coach	Travis Steele
Assistant coach	Luke Murray
Assistant coach	Mike Pegues
Home arena	Cintas Center

2015–16 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#1 Villanova	11	–	1	.917	21	–	3	.875
#5 Xavier	9	–	3	.750	21	–	3	.875
Seton Hall	7	–	5	.583	17	–	7	.708
Creighton	7	–	5	.583	16	–	9	.640
#20 Providence	7	–	6	.538	19	–	7	.731
Georgetown	7	–	6	.538	14	–	12	.538
Butler	6	–	6	.500	17	–	7	.708
Marquette	5	–	7	.417	16	–	9	.640
DePaul	2	–	10	.167	8	–	16	.333
St. John's	0	–	12	.000	7	–	18	.280

† 2016 Big East Tournament winner As of February 9, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball basketball team represents Xavier University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by seventh year head coach Chris Mack, they will play their games at the Cintas Center and are third year members of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

The Musketeers finished the season 23–14, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the finals of the Big East Tournament where they lost to champion Villanova. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Ole Miss and Georgia State before losing to Arizona in the Sweet Sixteen.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Randolph, BrandonBrandon Randolph	3	G	6'2"	189	Sophomore	Inglewood, CA	Transferred to Utah Valley
Davis, DeeDee Davis	10	G	6'0"	170	Senior	Bloomington, IN	Graduated
Stainbrook, MattMatt Stainbrook	40	C	6'10"	270	RS Senior	Bay Village, OH	Graduated

Incoming recruits

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kaiser Gates SF	Alpharetta, GA	St. Francis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 16, 2014
Kaiser Gates SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Rankings

Main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Source^[1]

Roster

2015–16 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Austin, Jr., LarryLarry Austin, Jr.	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Springfield, Illinois
3.5 !F	1	Reynolds, JalenJalen Reynolds	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Livonia, Michigan
3.5 !F	2	Farr, JamesJames Farr	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Evanston, Illinois
1.5 !G	4	Sumner, EdmondEdmond Sumner	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Detroit, Michigan
3.5 !F	5	Bluiett, TrevonTrevon Bluiett	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	2.0 !So	Indianapolis, Indiana
1.5 !G	10	Abell, RemyRemy Abell	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Louisville, Kentucky
3.5 !F	13	London, MakindeMakinde London	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Nashville, Tennessee
1.5 !G	15	Davis, MylesMyles Davis	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Plainfield, New Jersey
3.5 !F	21	Stainbrook, TimTim Stainbrook	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Bay Village, Ohio
3.5 !F	22	Gates, KaiserKaiser Gates	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Alpharetta, Georgia
3.5 !F	32	Coker, KevinKevin Coker	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Plainfield, Illinois
3.5 !F	35	Gaston, RaShidRaShid Gaston	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Warren, Ohio
4.5 !F/C	54	O'Mara, SeanSean O'Mara	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	2.0 !So	Lisle, Illinois
1.5 !G	55	Macura, J. P.J. P. Macura	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Lakeville, Minnesota

Head coach

Chris Mack (Xavier)

Assistant coach(es)

Travis Steele (Butler)
Luke Murray (Fairfield)
Mike Pegues (Delaware)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 07-28-2015

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Nov 7, 2015* 2:00 pm		Northwood	W 97–77		17 – Sumner	9 – Bluiett	7 – Davis	Cintas Center (9,312) Cincinnati, OH
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 13, 2015* 7:00 pm, FCS		Miami (OH)	W 81–72	1–0	19 – Sumner	15 – Reynolds	3 – Tied	Cintas Center (10,372) Cincinnati, OH
Nov 17, 2015* 6:30 pm, FS1		Missouri	W 78-66	2–0	18 – Bluitt	14 – Farr	4 – Davis	Cintas Center (9,751) Cincinnati, OH
Nov 20, 2015* 9:00 pm, BTN		at #24 Michigan Gavitt Tipoff Games	W 86-70	3–0	15 – Tied	13 – Farr	3 – Tied	Crisler Center (11,967) Ann Arbor, MI
Nov 23, 2015* 8:30 pm, FS1	#23	Northern Kentucky	W 78-66	4–0	14 – Bluiett	16 – Blueitt	5 – Blueitt	Cintas Center (9,688) Cincinnati, OH
Nov 26, 2015* 12:00 pm, ESPN2	#23	vs. Alabama AdvoCare Invitational First Round	W 64–45	5–0	15 – Bluiett	9 – Reynolds	6 – Sumner	HP Field House (4,629) Bay Lake, FL
Nov 27, 2015* 2:30 pm, ESPNU	#23	vs. USC AdvoCare Invitational Semifinals	W 87–77	6–0	16 – Bluiett	9 – Farr	3 – Austin Jr.	HP Field House (4,170) Bay Lake, FL
Nov 29, 2015* 4:30 pm, ESPN2	#23	vs. Dayton AdvoCare Invitational Championship	W 90–61	7–0	14 – Sumner	7 – Farr	3 – Tied	HP Field House (4,633) Bay Lake, FL
Dec 5, 2015* 8:30 pm, FS1	#12	WKU	W 95–64	8–0	21 – Bluiett	10 – Bluiett	6 – Davis	Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH
Dec 8, 2015* 7:00 pm, FS1	#12	Wright State	W 90–55	9–0	22 – Bluiett	11 – Bluiett	4 – Abell	Cintas Center (10,178) Cincinnati, OH
Dec 12, 2015* 5:30 pm, FOX	#12	#23 Cincinnati Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout	W 65–55	10–0	17 – Davis	6 – Tied	5 – Sumner	Cintas Center (10,617) Cincinnati, OH
Dec 19, 2015* 12:00 pm, FS1	#10	Auburn	W 85–61	11–0	18 – Reynolds	11 – Farr	5 – Tied	Cintas Center (10,018) Cincinnati, OH
Dec 22, 2015* 7:30 pm	#6	at Wake Forest Skip Prosser Classic	W 78–70	12–0	21 – Sumner	9 – Sumner/Bluiett/Farr	3 – Davis	LJVM Coliseum (12,938) Winston-Salem, NC
Big East Conference Play
Dec 31, 2015 12:00 pm, FS1	#6	at #16 Villanova	L 95–64	12–1	15 – Farr	7 – Farr	5 – Davis	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
Jan 2, 2016 1:00 pm, FS1	#6	#9 Butler Big East New Year's Marathon	W 88-69	13–1 (1–1)	21 – Abell	10 – Farr	5 – Davis	Cintas Center (10,498) Cincinnati, OH
Jan 6, 2016 9:00 pm, FS1	#10	at St. John's	W 74–66	14–1 (2–1)	19 – Davis	13 – Reynolds	4 – Davis	Carnesecca Arena (4,168) Queens, NY
Jan 12, 2016 6:30 pm, FS1	#7	DePaul	W 84–64	15–1 (3–1)	24 – Bluiett	7 – Reynolds	7 – Davis	Cintas Center (10,400) Cincinnati, OH
Jan 16, 2016 2:00 pm, FS1	#7	at Marquette	W 74–66	16–1 (4–1)	18 – Bluiett	19 – Farr	5 – Sumner	BMO Harris Bradley Center (14,864) Milwaukee, WI
Jan 19, 2016 8:45 pm, FS1	#5	Georgetown	L 72–81	16–2 (4–2)	18 – Bluiett	10 – Bluiett	5 – Bluiett	Cintas Center (9,906) Cincinnati, OH
Jan 23, 2016 2:00 pm, FSN	#5	Seton Hall	W 84-76	17-2 (5-2)	24 – Farr	15 – Farr	5 – Davis	Cintas Center (10.368) Cincinnati, OH
Jan 26, 2016 8:30 pm, FS1	#7	at #10 Providence	W 75-68	18-2 (6-2)	15 – Bluiett/Reynolds	11 – Reynolds	7 – Davis	Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,804) Providence, RI
Jan 30, 2016 2:00 pm, CBSSN	#7	at DePaul	W 86-65	19-2 (7-2)	15 – Bluiett	6 – Bluiett/Reynolds	4 – Austin Jr.	Allstate Arena (6,958) Rosemont, IL
Feb 3, 2016 6:30 pm, FS1	#6	St. John's	W 90-83	20-2 (8-2)	16 – Davis	13 – Bluiett	5 – Davis	Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH
Feb 6, 2016 12:00 pm, FS1	#6	Marquette	W 90-82	21-2 (9-2)	23 – Bluiett	9 – Reynolds	8 – Bluiett	Cintas Center (10,509) Cincinnati, OH
Feb 9, 2016 8:30 pm, CBSSN	#5	at Creighton	L 56–70	21–3 (9–3)	17 – Reynolds	9 – Reynolds	2 – Bluiett/Davis/Sumner	CenturyLink Center (17,011) Omaha, NE
Feb 13, 2016 2:30 pm, FOX	#5	at Butler	W 74-57	22-3 (10-3)	13 – Macura	12 – Farr	3 – Austin/Sumner	Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,344) Indianapolis, IN
Feb 17, 2016 7:00 pm, FS1		Providence			–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Feb 20, 2016 1:00 pm, FOX		at Georgetown			–	–	–	Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
Feb 24, 2016 7:00 pm, FS1		Villanova			–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Feb 28, 2016 12:30 pm, FS1		at Seton Hall			–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
Mar 5, 2016 2:30 pm, FSN		Creighton			–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Big East Tournament
Mar 9–12, 2016 TBD		vs.			–	–	–	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time..

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Rankings

Main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV	RV	23	12	12	10	6	6	10	7	5	7	6	5							Not released
Coaches'	RV	RV	RV	18	13	10	6	6	12	8	6	8	5	4

References

↑ sports-reference.com 2015-16 Polls
↑ "2015–2016 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball schedule". cstv.com. Retrieved July 28, 2015.

Xavier Musketeers men's basketball

Venues	Fenwick Club (1919–1928) Schmidt Field House (1928–1983) Cincinnati Gardens (1949–1979; 1983–2000) Cintas Center (2000–present)

Rivalries	Cincinnati Dayton

Culture & lore	History 2011 Crosstown Shootout brawl

People	Head coaches Retired jerseys

Seasons	1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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