#30 Xavier Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
Xavier Musketeers
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #30
 
Conference Rank: #5 Big East
 
 
2022-23 Record: 27-10, 15-5
2022-23 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Sean Miller
Coach Record: 147-57 at Xavier, 449-166 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Souley Boum, Guard, 16.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 4.3 apg
Colby Jones, Guard, 15.0 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 4.4 apg
Jack Nunge, Center, 14.2 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 2.1 apg
Adam Kunkel, Guard, 10.9 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 3.0 apg
KyKy Tandy, Guard, 2.2 ppg, 0.8 rpg, 0.9 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Zach Freemantle, Senior, Forward, 15.2 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 2.9 apg
Jerome Hunter, Senior, Forward, 7.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.3 apg
Desmond Claude, Sophomore, Guard, 4.7 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.8 apg
Kam Craft, Sophomore, Guard, 2.6 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 0.3 apg
 
Key New Players:
Sasa Ciani, Freshman, Forward
Brad Colbert, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Louisville
Lazar Djokovic, Freshman, Forward
Reid Ducharme, Freshman, Forward
Logan Duncomb, Junior, Center, Transfer from Indiana
Trey Green, Freshman, Guard
Dayvion McKnight, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Western Kentucky
Gytis Nemeiksa, Senior, Forward, Transfer from International
Kachi Nzeh, Freshman, Center
Quincy Olivari, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Rice
Abou Ousmane, Senior, Forward, Transfer from North Texas
Dailyn Swain, Freshman, Forward
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 80.9 (10th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 74.1 (284, 8)
Field-Goal Percentage: 49.2 (7, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.3 (211, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.4 (176, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 39.0 (5, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.0 (204, 9)
Rebound Margin: 5.4 (25, 3)
Assists Per Game: 19.1 (1, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.4 (186, 7)