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2024–25 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

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2024–25 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record8–3 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach
Associate head coachAdam Cohen (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Dante Jackson (7th season)
  • David Miller (3rd season)
Home arenaCintas Center
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Providence 1 0   1.000 7 5   .583
No. 9 Marquette 0 0   9 2   .818
Georgetown 0 0   8 2   .800
St. John's 0 0   8 2   .800
No. 11 UConn 0 0   8 3   .727
Xavier 0 0   8 3   .727
Butler 0 0   7 4   .636
Creighton 0 0   7 4   .636
Villanova 0 0   7 4   .636
Seton Hall 0 0   5 6   .455
DePaul 0 1   .000 8 2   .800
2025 Big East tournament winner
As of December 14, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represents Xavier University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big East Conference. Led by Sean Miller in the third season of his second stint after coaching the Musketeers from 2004 to 2009, they play their home games at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Previous season

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The Musketeers finished the 2023–24 season 16–18, 9–11 in Big East play, to finish in a tie for eighth place. In the Big East tournament, they defeated Butler in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to UConn. The team received an at-large bid to the NIT in the Wake Forest Bracket, where lost in the first round to Georgia.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Desmond Claude 1 G 6'6" 203 Sophomore New Haven, CT Transferred to USC
Quincy Olivari 8 G 6'3" 200 Senior Atlanta, GA Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Los Angeles Lakers
Reid Ducharme 11 G/F 6'7" 195 Freshman Milton, MA Transferred to Siena
Kam Craft 12 F 6'6" 211 Sophomore Buffalo Grove, IL Transferred to Miami (OH)
Kachi Nzeh 15 C 6'8" 230 Freshman Upper Darby, PA Transferred to Penn State
Lazar Đjoković 17 F 6'10" 230 Freshman Gornji Milanovac, Serbia Transferred to College of Charleston
Saša Ciani 21 F 6'9" 240 Sophomore Šempeter pri Gorici, Slovenia Transferred to UIC
Abou Ousmane 24 F 6'10" 230 Senior Brooklyn, NY Graduate transferred to Oklahoma State
Gytis Nemeikša 50 F 6'7" 203 Freshman Kaunas, Lithuania Transferred to Hawaii

Incoming transfers

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Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Marcus Foster 1 G 6'4" 200 GS Senior Atlanta, GA Furman
John Hugley IV 4 F/C 6'10" 275 Redshirt Senior Cleveland, OH Oklahoma
Lassina Traoré 6 F 6'10" 230 Senior Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire Long Beach State
Ryan Conwell 7 G 6'4" 195 Junior Indianapolis, IN Indiana State
Roddie Anderson III 8 G 6'3" 190 Junior Huntington Beach, CA Boise State
Cam'Ron Fletcher 11 G 6'7" 220 GS Senior St. Louis, MO Florida State
Dante Maddox Jr. 21 G 6'2' 195 Senior Chicago Heights, IL Toledo

Recruiting classes

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2024 recruiting class

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There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2024.

Roster

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2024–25 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Trey Green 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) So Prolific Prep (CA) Charlotte, NC
G 1 Marcus Foster 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Furman Atlanta, GA
F 2 Jerome Hunter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 216 lb (98 kg) GS Indiana Columbus, OH
G/F 3 Dailyn Swain 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Columbus Africentric Early College Columbus, OH
F 4 John Hugley IV 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS Sr Oklahoma Cleveland, OH
F 6 Lassina Traoré 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Long Beach State Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
G 7 Ryan Conwell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Indiana State Indianapolis, IN
G 8 Roddie Anderson III 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Boise State Huntington Beach, CA
G 11 Cam'Ron Fletcher 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Florida State St. Louis, MO
F 19 Henry Thole (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Villa Madonna Academy Union, KY
G 20 Dayvion McKnight 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Western Kentucky Shelbyville, KY
G 21 Dante Maddox Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Toledo Chicago Heights, IL
G 25 Michael Wolf (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Bridgton Academy Greenwood Village, CO
F 31 Ian Sabourin (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Badin HS Hamilton, OH
F 32 Zach Freemantle 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 227 lb (103 kg) GS Bergen Catholic HS Teaneck, NJ
G 35 Bob Nunge (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Castle HS Newburgh, IN
G 45 Brad Colbert (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Louisville Loveland, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 20, 2024*
5:00 p.m., BSOH
at Dayton
Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy
W 98–74 
 17  Freemantle   7  Maddox Jr.   4  Tied  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:30 p.m., FS1
Texas Southern W 78–69  1–0
 21  Conwell   11  Freemantle   5  Tied  Cintas Center (10,212)
Cincinnati, OH
November 8, 2024*
6:00 p.m., FS1
IU Indy W 94–80  2–0
 19  Conwell   8  Swain   5  McKnight  Cintas Center (10,224)
Cincinnati, OH
November 12, 2024*
8:30 p.m., FS1
Jackson State W 94–57  3–0
 21  Freemantle   10  Swain   8  Foster  Cintas Center (10,107)
Cincinnati, OH
November 16, 2024*
12:00 p.m., FS1
Wake Forest
Skip Prosser Classic
W 75–60  4–0
 21  Conwell   6  Tied   4  Tied  Cintas Center (10,455)
Cincinnati, OH
November 20, 2024*
6:30 p.m., FS1
Siena
Fort Myers Tip-Off campus site game
W 80–55  5–0
 16  Conwell   9  Freemantle   7  McKnight  Cintas Center (10,067)
Cincinnati, OH
November 25, 2024*
8:30 p.m., FS1
No. 22 vs. South Carolina
Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division Semifinal
W 75–66  6–0
 16  Freemantle   9  Freemantle   3  McKnight  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (3,500)
Fort Myers, FL
November 27, 2024*
8:30 p.m., FS1
No. 22 vs. Michigan
Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division Championship
L 53–78  6–1
 19  Conwell   10  Freemantle   2  McKnight  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (3,500)
Fort Myers, FL
December 1, 2024*
4:30 p.m., FS1
No. 22 South Carolina State W 71–68  7–1
 17  Freemantle   7  Freemantle   5  McKnight  Cintas Center (9,512)
Cincinnati, OH
December 5, 2024*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at TCU
Big East–Big 12 Battle
L 72–76  7–2
 17  Conwell   6  Tied   6  Conwell  Schollmaier Arena (5,156)
Fort Worth, TX
December 10, 2024*
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
Morgan State W 119–58  8–2
 27  Freemantle   10  Freemantle   4  Tied  Cintas Center (9,840)
Cincinnati, OH
December 14, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 22 Cincinnati
Crosstown Shootout
L 65–68  8–3
 18  Freemantle   8  Hunter   9  McKnight  Fifth Third Arena (12,513)
Cincinnati, OH
Big East regular season
December 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., FS1
at No. 11 UConn       XL Center 
Hartford, CT
December 21, 2024
12:00 p.m., FOX
No. 9 Marquette       Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, OH
December 31, 2024
2:00 p.m., Peacock
Seton Hall       Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, OH
January 3, 2025
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Georgetown       Capital One Arena 
Washington, D.C.
January 7, 2025
6:30 p.m., FS1
St. John's       Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, OH
January 11, 2025
4:00 p.m., FS1
at DePaul       Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
January 14, 2025
6:30 p.m., FS1
Villanova       Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, OH
January 18, 2025
2:00 p.m., FOX
at Marquette       Fiserv Forum 
Milwaukee, WI
January 22, 2025
7:00 p.m., FS1
at St. John's       Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
January 25, 2025
8:00 p.m., FOX
UConn       Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, OH
January 29, 2025
8:00 p.m., FS1
at Creighton       CHI Health Center Omaha 
Omaha, NE
February 4, 2025
8:30 p.m, FS1
Georgetown       Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, OH
February 9, 2025
12:00 p.m., FS1
at Villanova       Wells Fargo Center 
Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 2025
8:00 p.m., Peacock
at Providence       Amica Mutual Pavilion 
Providence, RI
February 15, 2025
12:00 p.m., FS1
DePaul       Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, OH
February 18, 2025
8:00 p.m., Peacock
Butler       Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, OH
February 23, 2025
2:00 p.m., FS1
at Seton Hall       Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
March 1, 2025
4:30 p.m., FOX
Creighton       Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, OH
March 5, 2025
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Butler       Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
March 8, 2025
TBD, TBD
Providence       Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, OH
Big East tournament
March 12–15, 2025
TBA, FOX/FS1
vs. 
First Round/Quarterfinals
      Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
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References

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  1. ^ "2024–25 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results". goxavier.com. Retrieved 2024-08-28.