2021–22 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
2021–22 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big East Conference |
2021–22 record | 19–13 (8–11 Big East) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Jonas Hayes (4th season) |
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Home arena | Cintas Center |
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No. 13 Providence | 14 | – | 3 | .824 | 26 | – | 5 | .839 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Villanova † | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Connecticut | 13 | – | 6 | .684 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 12 | – | 7 | .632 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | 11 | – | 8 | .579 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 11 | – | 8 | .579 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 8 | – | 11 | .421 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Xavier | 8 | – | 11 | .421 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePaul | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 0 | – | 19 | .000 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2022 Big East Tournament winner As of March 18, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2021–22 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represents Xavier University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big East Conference. Led by fourth-year head coach Travis Steele, they play their home games at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Previous season[]
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Musketeers finished the 2020–21 season 13–8, 6–7 in Big East play to finish tied for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big East Tournament to Butler.[1][2]
Offseason[]
On April 28, 2021, the NCAA officially adopted a measure that would allow athletes in all sports to transfer once without sitting out a season beginning with the 2021–22 season.[3]
Departures[]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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C. J. Wilcher | 0 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Freshman | Roselle, NJ | Transferred to Nebraska[4] |
Daniel Rasmey | 2 | F | 6'9" | 233 | Sophomore | Cordele, GA | Transferred to Tennessee Tech |
Bryan Griffin | 13 | F | 6'8" | 230 | GS Senior | Pomona, NY | Graduated |
Jason Carter | 25 | F | 6'8" | 227 | RS Senior | Johnstown, OH | Graduated transferred to Ohio |
Incoming transfers[]
Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Jerome Hunter | 21 | F | 6'8" | 210 | RS Junior | Columbus, OH | Indiana |
Jack Nunge | 24 | F | 7'0" | 245 | RS Junior | Newburgh, IN | Iowa |
Recruiting classes[]
2021 recruiting class[]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Cesare Edwards #18 C |
Hartsville, SC | Hartsville HS | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Jun 26, 2020 | |
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Elijah Tucker #39 PF |
Canton, GA | Cherokee HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Aug 14, 2020 | |
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2022 recruiting class[]
US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Tyrell Ward #14 SF |
Hyattsville, MD | DeMatha Catholic High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jul 12, 2021 | |
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Kam Craft #12 SG |
Buffalo Grove, IL | The Skill Factory Prep School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jul 12, 2021 | |
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Roster[]
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Schedule and results[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 5, 2021* 7:00 p.m. |
Ferris State | W 100–59 | 21 – Kunkel | 11 – Jones | 4 – Scruggs | Cintas Center (9,544) Cincinnati, OH | |||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 9, 2021* 7:30 p.m., FS1 |
Niagara | W 63–60 | 1–0 |
17 – Scruggs | 9 – Hunter | 6 – Scruggs | Cintas Center (10,003) Cincinnati, OH | ||||
November 12, 2021* 6:30 p.m., FS1 |
Kent State | W 73–59 | 2–0 |
23 – Scruggs | 9 – Hunter | 4 – Kunkel | Cintas Center (10,224) Cincinnati, OH | ||||
November 18, 2021* 6:30 p.m., FS1 |
No. 19 Ohio State Gavitt Tipoff Games |
W 71–65 | 3–0 |
14 – 2 tied | 14 – Nunge | 4 – 2 tied | Cintas Center (10,379) Cincinnati, OH | ||||
November 21, 2021* 12:00 p.m., FS1 |
Norfolk State | W 88–48 | 4–0 |
26 – Kunkel | 13 – Jones | 6 – 2 tied | Cintas Center (9,361) Cincinnati, OH | ||||
November 24, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU |
No. 25 | vs. Iowa State NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinals |
L 70–82 | 4–1 |
24 – Nunge | 12 – Jones | 3 – 2 tied | Barclays Center (2,804) Brooklyn, NY | |||
November 26, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 25 | vs. Virginia Tech NIT Season Tip-Off 3rd Place Game |
W 59–58 | 5–1 |
30 – Johnson | 14 – Nunge | 7 – Scruggs | Barclays Center (N/A) Brooklyn, NY | |||
December 1, 2021* 6:30 p.m., FS1 |
Central Michigan | W 78–45 | 6–1 |
24 – Johnson | 7 – Nunge | 7 – Jones | Cintas Center (9,449) Cincinnati, OH | ||||
December 5, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Oklahoma State Big East–Big 12 Battle |
W 77–71 | 7–1 |
19 – Scruggs | 12 – Jones | 4 – Jones | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,326) Stillwater, OK | ||||
December 8, 2021* 6:30 p.m., FS1 |
Ball State | W 96–50 | 8–1 |
24 – Freemantle | 9 – Scruggs | 6 – Odom | Cintas Center (9,865) Cincinnati, OH | ||||
December 11, 2021* 8:30 p.m., FS1 |
Cincinnati Rivalry/Crosstown Shootout |
W 83–63 | 9–1 |
31 – Nunge | 15 – Nunge | 5 – Scruggs | Cintas Center (10,707) Cincinnati, OH | ||||
December 15, 2021* 8:30 p.m., FS1 |
No. 22 | Morehead State | W 86–63 | 10–1 |
15 – Hunter | 7 – Nunge | 6 – 2 tied | Cintas Center (9,252) Cincinnati, OH | |||
December 18, 2021 4:00 p.m., FS1 |
No. 22 | Marquette | W 80–71 | 11–1 (1–0) |
19 – Odom | 12 – Nunge | 5 – Scruggs | Cintas Center (10,224) Cincinnati, OH | |||
December 21, 2021 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
No. 18 | at No. 23 Villanova | L 58–71 | 11–2 (1–1) |
13 – Odom | 8 – Jones | 4 – Scruggs | Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA | |||
January 4, 2022 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
No. 22 | at Georgetown | Canceled | Capital One Arena Washington, D.C. | |||||||
January 7, 2022 8:30 p.m., FS1 |
No. 22 | at Butler | W 87–72 | 12–2 (2–1) |
25 – Kunkel | 7 – Tied | 6 – Scruggs | Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,557) Indianapolis, IN | |||
January 12, 2022 6:30 p.m., FS1 |
No. 17 | No. 14 Villanova | L 60–64 | 12–3 (2–2) |
15 – Tied | 10 – Jones | 4 – Kunkel | Cintas Center (10,224) Cincinnati, OH | |||
January 15, 2022 12:00 p.m., FOX |
No. 17 | Creighton | W 80–73 | 13–3 (3–2) |
16 – Jones | 11 – Freemantle | 5 – Scruggs | Cintas Center (10,224) Cincinnati, OH | |||
January 19, 2022 9:00 p.m., FS1 |
No. 20 | at DePaul | W 68–67 | 14–3 (4–2) |
23 – Nunge | 9 – Freemantle | 7 – Scruggs | Wintrust Arena (2,947) Chicago, IL | |||
January 23, 2022 2:00 p.m., FS1 |
No. 20 | at Marquette | L 64–75 | 14–4 (4–3) |
13 – Scruggs | 8 – Nunge | 4 – Jones | Fiserv Forum (14,658) Milwaukee, WI | |||
January 26, 2022 6:30 p.m., CBSSN |
No. 21 | No. 17 Providence | L 62–65 | 14–5 (4–4) |
16 – Scruggs | 12 – Jones | 4 – Kunkel | Cintas Center (10,224) Cincinnati, OH | |||
January 29, 2022 2:00 p.m., FS1 |
No. 21 | at Creighton | W 74–64 | 15–5 (5–4) |
18 – Scruggs | 9 – Jones | 8 – Scruggs | CHI Health Center Omaha (17,850) Omaha, NE | |||
February 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
No. 21 | Butler | W 68–66 | 16–5 (6–4) |
23 – Freemantle | 7 – Nunge | 5 – Scruggs | Cintas Center (9,969) Cincinnati, OH | |||
February 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
No. 21 | DePaul | L 65–69 | 16–6 (6–5) |
21 – Scruggs | 7 – Nunge | 5 – Odom | Cintas Center (10,353) Cincinnati, OH | |||
February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
No. 25 | at Seton Hall | L 71–73 | 16–7 (6–6) |
22 – Nunge | 7 – Scruggs | 7 – Scruggs | Prudential Center (8,730) Newark, NJ | |||
February 11, 2022 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
No. 25 | No. 24 UConn Rescheduled from December 28 |
W 74–68 | 17–7 (7–6) |
22 – Nunge | 9 – Tied | 6 – Jones | Cintas Center (10,388) Cincinnati, OH | |||
February 16, 2022 6:30 p.m., CBSSN |
St. John's | L 73–86 | 17–8 (7–7) |
22 – Nunge | 9 – Jones | 5 – Tied | Cintas Center (10,160) Cincinnati, OH | ||||
February 19, 2022 12:00 p.m., FOX |
at No. 24 UConn | L 61–72 | 17–9 (7–8) |
15 – Kunkel | 10 – Freemantle | 2 – Tied | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT | ||||
February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at No. 11 Providence | L 92–99 3OT | 17–10 (7–9) |
20 – Kunkel | 11 – Jones | 3 – Jones | Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,400) Providence, RI | ||||
February 26, 2022 3:30 p.m., FOX |
Seton Hall | L 66–82 | 17–11 (7–10) |
20 – Jones | 10 – Jones | 5 – Odom | Cintas Center (10,404) Cincinnati, OH | ||||
March 2, 2022 6:30 p.m., FS1 |
at St. John's | L 66–81 | 17–12 (7–11) |
13 – Jones | 11 – Nunge | 3 – Odom | Carnesecca Arena (4,352) Queens, NY | ||||
March 5, 2022 7:15 p.m., FS1 |
Georgetown | W 97–75 | 18–12 (8–11) |
25 – Johnson | 9 – Nunge | 8 – Kunkel | Cintas Center (10,224) Cincinnati, OH | ||||
Big East Tournament | |||||||||||
March 9, 2022 4:30 p.m., FS1 |
(8) | vs. (9) Butler First round |
L 82–89 OT | 18–13 |
24 – Nunge | 13 – Freemantle | 6 – Scruggs | Madison Square Garden (17,163) New York, NY | |||
NIT Tournament | |||||||||||
March 15, 2022* 9:00 pm, ESPNU |
(2) | (7) Cleveland State First round |
W 72–68 | 19–13 |
14 – Kunkel | 11 – Freemantle | 6 – Jones | Cintas Center (1,482) Cincinnati, OH | |||
March 20, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPN |
(2) | (3) Florida Second round |
Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH | ||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
Rankings[]
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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 | 25 | RV | RV | 22 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 25 | RV | Not released | |||||
Coaches | RV | RV^ | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | RV | RV |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
^Coaches do not release a Week 1 poll.
References[]
- ^ "Butler vs. Xavier - Game Recap - March 10, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
- ^ Woods, David. "Stunning comeback gives Butler OT win over Xavier in Big East tournament". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
- ^ "NCAA Board of Directors ratifies one-time transfer legislation allowing athletes immediate eligibility". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ "Nebraska announces signing of Xavier transfer C.J. Wilcher". Husker247. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
- ^ "2021-22 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
- ^ "2021-22 Xavier Musketeers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
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