2020–21 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represents Xavier University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big East Conference. Led by third-year head coach Travis Steele, they play their home games at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.

2020–21 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
2020–21 record11–2 (4–2 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jonas Hayes (3rd season)
  • Ben Johnson (3rd season)
  • Dante Jackson (3rd season)
Home arenaCintas Center
2020–21 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Villanova7–1 .875  12–2  .857
No. 19 Creighton10–4 .714  14–5  .737
Xavier4–2 .667  11–2  .846
Seton Hall8–5 .615  11–8  .579
UConn5–4 .556  8–4  .667
St. John's7–6 .538  13–7  .650
Providence5–8 .385  9–10  .474
Marquette5–8 .385  9–10  .474
Butler5–8 .385  6–10  .375
Georgetown3–6 .333  5–9  .357
DePaul1–8 .111  3–8  .273
† 2021 Big East Tournament winner
As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Musketeers finished the 2019–20 season 19–13, 8–10 in Big East play to finish tied for sixth place.[1] As the No. 7 seed in the Big East Tournament, Xavier was defeated by DePaul in the first round.[2] The next day, the remainder of the Big East Tournament and all other postseason tournaments were canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.[3][4]

Offseason

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Dahmir Bishop2G6'5"178FreshmanPhiladelphia, PATransferred to Saint Joseph's (mid-season)[5]
Quentin Goodin3G6'4"194SeniorCampbellsville, KYGraduated
Tyrique Jones4F6'9"239SeniorBloomfield, CTGraduated
Leighton Schrand10G6'2"166SeniorVilla Hills, KYGraduated
Bryce Moore11G6'3"194Graduate StudentIndianapolis, INCompleted college eligibility[lower-alpha 1]
Dontarius James12F6'7"228SophomoreKershaw, SCTransferred to Jacksonville State[6]
Naji Marshall13F6'7"220JuniorAtlantic City, NJDeclared for NBA Draft[7]
Myles Hanson34G6'7"215RS SophomoreChaska, MNWalk-on; transferred to Stonehill College[8]
  1. Moore was a graduate transfer in the 2019–20 season, having graduated from Western Michigan in 2019.

Incoming transfers
NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Nate JohnsonG6'3"180Graduate StudentMiami, FLTransferred from Gardner-Webb after graduating. Will have one year of eligibility beginning immediately.[9]
Bryan GriffinF6'8"230Graduate StudentPomona, NYTransferred from Mercy College after graduating. Will have one year of eligibility beginning immediately.[10]
Adam KunkelG6'3"165JuniorHebron, KYTransferred from Belmont. Kunkel was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.[11][12]
Ben StanleyF6'6"225RS JuniorBaltimore, MDTransferred from Hampton. Under NCAA transfer rules, Stanley will have to sit out for the 2020–21 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.[13]

2020 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dwon Odom
PG		 Alpharetta, GA St. Francis HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jul 29, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:
C. J. Wilcher
SG		 Roselle, NJ Roselle Catholic HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jun 7, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:
Colby Jones
SG		 Birmingham, AL Mountain Brook HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Aug 14, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:
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:

  • "Xavier 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  • "2020 Xavier Musketeers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2020-07-23.

2021 recruiting class

Roster
2020–21 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 C. J. Wilcher 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrRoselle Catholic HS Roselle, NJ
G 1 Paul Scruggs 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)196 lb (89 kg) SrProlific Prep Indianapolis, IN
F 2 Daniel Ramsey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)233 lb (106 kg) SoNorcross HS Cordele, GA
G 3 Colby Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrMountain Brook HS Birmingham, AL
G 5 Adam Kunkel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)176 lb (80 kg) JrBelmont Hebron, KY
G 10 Nate Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) GSGardner-Webb Miami, FL
G 11 Dwon Odom 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrSt. Francis HS Alpharetta, GA
F 13 Bryan Griffin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) GSMercy College Pomona, NY
F 14 Ben Stanley  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS JrHampton Baltimore, MD
G 15 Spencer Cody (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrDePaul Prep Chicago, IL
G 20 Ramon Singh (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)187 lb (85 kg) JrLa Lumiere School Sydney, Australia
G 21 Zak Swetye (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrDarien HS Darien, CT
F 22 Dieonte Miles 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS FrWalton-Verona HS Walton, KY
G 24 KyKy Tandy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoUniversity Heights Academy Hopkinsville, KY
F 25 Jason Carter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)227 lb (103 kg) RS SrOhio Johnstown, OH
F 32 Zach Freemantle 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoBergen Catholic HS Teaneck, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
12:00 p.m., FS1		 Oakland
Xavier Invitational		 W 101–49  1–0
  21 – Freemantle  12 – Freemantle  8 – Scruggs  Cintas Center (300)
Cincinnati, OH
November 26, 2020*
12:00 p.m., FS1		 Bradley
Xavier Invitational		 W 51–50  2–0
  19 – Freemantle  11 – Carter  7 – Scruggs  Cintas Center (300)
Cincinnati, OH
November 27, 2020*
12:00 p.m., GoXavier.com		 Toledo
Xavier Invitational		 W 76–73  3–0
  24 – Tandy  13 – Carter  7 – Scruggs  Cintas Center (300)
Cincinnati, OH
November 30, 2020*
7:00 p.m., FS1		 Eastern Kentucky W 99–96 OT 4–0
  24 – Freemantle  13 – Freemantle  6 – Odom  Cintas Center (300)
Cincinnati, OH
December 2, 2020*
7:00 p.m., FS1		 Tennessee Tech W 79–48  5–0
  14 – Johnson  12 – Carter  9 – Scruggs  Cintas Center (300)
Cincinnati, OH
December 6, 2020*
3:00 p.m., ESPN		 at Cincinnati
Crosstown Shootout		 W 77–69  6–0
  20 – Scruggs  9 – Freemantle  5 – Scruggs  Fifth Third Arena (300)
Cincinnati, OH
December 9, 2020*
8:00 p.m., FS1		 Oklahoma
Big East/Big 12 Battle		 W 99–77  7–0
  28 – Freemantle  6 – Johnson  8 – Scruggs  Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, OH
Big East regular season
December 12, 2020
6:30 p.m., FS2		 at Providence Postponed due to COVID-19 Alumni Hall (–)
Providence, RI
December 18, 2020
2:00 p.m., FS1		 at DePaul Postponed due to COVID-19 Wintrust Arena (–)
Chicago, IL
December 20, 2020
2:00 p.m., FS1		 Marquette W 91–88  8–0
(1–0)		  29 – Scruggs  7 – Freemantle  6 – Scruggs  Cintas Center (300)
Cincinnati, OH
December 23, 2020
3:00 p.m., FS1		 No. 22 at No. 13 Creighton L 61–66  8–1
(1–1)		  12 – Johnson  6 – Jones  4 – Scruggs  CHI Health Center Omaha (1,673)
Omaha, NE
December 30, 2020
7:00 p.m., FS1		 Seton Hall L 68–85  8–2
(1–2)		  20 – Freemantle  9 – Freemantle  8 – Scruggs  Cintas Center (300)
Cincinnati, OH
January 2, 2021
2:00 PM, FS1		 No. 4 Villanova Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic Cintas Center (–)
Cincinnati, OH
January 6, 2021
8:00 PM		 St. John's W 69–60  9–2
(2–2)		  16 – Jones  16 – Carter  3 – Tied  Cintas Center (300)
Cincinnati, OH
January 10, 2021
11:00 AM, FOX		 Providence W 74–73  10–2
(3–2)		  17 – Freemantle  8 – Freemantle  5 – Kunkel  Cintas Center (300)
Cincinnati, OH
January 13, 2021
6:30 PM, FS1		 Villanova Postponed due to COVID-19 Cintas Center (–)
Cincinnati, OH
January 16, 2021
3:30 PM, CBSSN		 at Seton Hall Postponed due to COVID-19 Prudential Center (–)
Newark, NJ
January 20, 2021
8:30 PM, CBSSN		 at No. 23 Connecticut Postponed due to COVID-19 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (–)
Storrs, CT
January 26, 2021
TBD, FS1		 Georgetown Postponed due to COVID-19 Cintas Center (–)
Cincinnati, OH
January 29, 2021
6:30 PM, FS1		 at Butler W 68–55  11–2
(4–2)		  24 – Scruggs  10 – Freemantle  3 – Scruggs  Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,084)
Indianapolis, IN
February 3, 2021
5:00 p.m., FS1		 at DePaul Postponed due to COVID-19 Wintrust Arena (–)
Chicago, IL
February 7, 2021
2:30 PM, TBD		 at No. 3 Villanova Postponed due to COVID-19 Finneran Pavilion (–)
Villanova, PA
TBD
TBD, TBD		 Butler     Cintas Center (–)
Cincinnati, OH
TBD
TBD, TBD		 UConn     Cintas Center (–)
Cincinnati, OH
TBD
TBD, TBD		 Creighton     Cintas Center (–)
Cincinnati, OH
TBD
TBD, TBD		 DePaul     Cintas Center (–)
Cincinnati, OH
TBD
TBD, TBD		 at Georgetown     Capital One Arena (–)
Washington, D.C.
TBD
TBD, TBD		 at Marquette     Fiserv Forum (–)
Milwaukee, WI
TBD
TBD, TBD		 at St. John's     Madison Square Garden (–)
New York, NY
Big East Tournament
March 10–13, 2021
TBD, FS1		 vs. TBD     Madison Square Garden (–)
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings
See also: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = 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 NR NR RV RV 22 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV  
Coaches NR NR^ RV RV 22 20T RV RV RV RV

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

References
  1. "2019-20 Xavier Musketeers Roster and Stats". Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  2. "DePaul vs. Xavier - Game Recap - March 11, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  3. West, Jenna. "Big East Cancels Tournament Over Coronavirus". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  4. "2020 NCAA Tournament canceled due to growing threat of coronavirus pandemic". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  5. Jensen, Mike (10 Jan 2020). "Former Imhotep star Dahmir Bishop transfers to St. Joseph's from Xavier". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 29 Jun 2020.
  6. Clark, Dave (17 Apr 2020). "Xavier Musketeers transfer Dontarius James commits to Jacksonville University Dolphins". cincinnati.com. The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 12 Jul 2020.
  7. Baum, Adam (26 Mar 2020). "Report: Xavier's Naji Marshall has declared for the 2020 NBA Draft". cincinnati.com. The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 29 Jun 2020.
  8. Rapay, Eugene (17 Aug 2020). "Big East offer tracker (Aug. 17): UConn, Xavier add commits, new offers, decisions, and more!". bigeastcoastbias.com. Retrieved 25 Aug 2020. A destination has been added for former Xavier guard Myles Hanson. He will be transferring to Stonehill. Sit one, play one.
  9. Baum, Adam (March 28, 2020). "FaceTime campus tour helps Xavier basketball land grad transfer Nate Johnson". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  10. Baum, Adam (March 29, 2020). "'No place I'd rather be': Xavier basketball adds size in Mercy College transfer Bryan Griffin". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 29 Jun 2020.
  11. Baum, Adam (25 July 2020). "'Ready to be a Musketeer': Xavier lands Belmont transfer, Cooper grad Adam Kunkel". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  12. Baum, Adam (5 Dec 2020). "Xavier's 3 quarantined players are back and Adam Kunkel's waiver has been approved". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 5 Dec 2020.
  13. Clark, Dave (29 July 2020). "Ben Stanley, Hampton transfer, commits to Xavier Musketeers". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
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