Xavier Men's Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

Xavier Musketeers

Big East (25-9, 15-5)

 
 
Big Wins: 1/15 Marquette (80-76), 1/25 at Connecticut (82-79)
Bad Losses: 1/18 at DePaul (72-73), 2/10 at Butler (67-69)
Coach: Sean Miller
 
Probable Starters:
Jerome Hunter, Senior, Forward, 7.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg
Jack Nunge, Senior, Forward, 14.1 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.1 bpg
Colby Jones, Junior, Guard, 15.2 ppg, 4.3 apg, 5.4 rpg
Adam Kunkel, Senior, Guard, 10.5 ppg, 3.0 apg
Souley Boum, Senior, Guard, 16.5 ppg, 4.4 apg, 4.3 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Desmond Claude, Freshman, Guard, 4.7 ppg, 1.8 apg
Cesare Edwards, Sophomore, Forward, 2.3 ppg, 1.9 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 82.1 (10th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 74.5 (294, 8)
Field-Goal Percentage: 50.0 (3, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.3 (213, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.6 (159, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 39.8 (5, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.7 (174, 7)
Rebound Margin: 5.5 (24, 3)
Assists Per Game: 19.9 (1, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.8 (218, 7)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2022NITFirst Round win over Cleveland State
2022NITSecond Round win over Florida
2022NITQuarterfinal win over Vanderbilt
2022NITSemifinal win over St. Bonaventure
2022NITFinal over Texas A&M
2019NITFirst Round win over Toledo
2019NITSecond Round loss to Texas
2018NCAARound of 64 win over Texas Southern
2018NCAARound of 32 loss to Florida State
2017NCAARound of 64 win over Maryland
2017NCAARound of 32 win over Florida State
2017NCAARegional Semifinal win over Arizona
2017NCAARegional Final loss to Gonzaga
2016NCAARound of 64 win over Weber State
2016NCAARound of 32 loss to Wisconsin
2015NCAARound of 64 win over Mississippi
2015NCAARound of 32 win over Georgia State
2015NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Arizona
2014NCAAOpening Round loss to North Carolina State
2012NCAARound of 64 win over Notre Dame
2012NCAARound of 32 win over Lehigh
2012NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Baylor
2011NCAARound of 64 loss to Marquette
2010NCAARound of 64 win over Minnesota
2010NCAARound of 32 win over Pittsburg
2010NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Kansas State
2009NCAARound of 64 win over Portland State
2009NCAARound of 32 win over Wisconsin
2009NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Pittsburgh
2008NCAARound of 64 win over Georgia
2008NCAARound of 32 win over Purdue
2008NCAARegional Semifinal win over West Virginia
2008NCAARegional Final loss to UCLA
2007NCAARound of 64 win over BYU
2007NCAARound of 32 loss to Ohio State
 
*all team stats through 3/5