2022–23 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

2022–23 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
2022–23 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	5–3 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	Sean Miller (1st, 6th overall season);
Associate head coach	Adam Cohen (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Dante Jackson (5th season); David Miller (1st season);
Home arena	Cintas Center
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Marquette †	17	–	3	.850	29	–	7	.806
No. 13 Xavier	15	–	5	.750	27	–	10	.730
Creighton	14	–	6	.700	24	–	13	.649
No. 10 UConn	13	–	7	.650	31	–	8	.795
Providence	13	–	7	.650	21	–	12	.636
Villanova	10	–	10	.500	17	–	17	.500
Seton Hall	10	–	10	.500	17	–	16	.515
St. John's	7	–	13	.350	18	–	15	.545
Butler	6	–	14	.300	14	–	18	.438
DePaul	3	–	17	.150	10	–	23	.303
Georgetown	2	–	18	.100	7	–	25	.219

† 2023 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represents Xavier University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big East Conference. Led by Sean Miller in the first 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

The Musketeers finished the 2021–22 season 23–13, 8–11 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big East tournament to Butler. The team received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Cleveland State, Florida, Vanderbilt, and St. Bonaventure to advance to the championship game. There they defeated Texas A&M to win the NIT championship.

Head coach Travis Steele was fired on March 16, 2022, the day after the first win in the NIT.^[1] Assistant coach Jonas Hayes was named the interim head coach and coached the team for the four remaining games in the NIT.

On March 19, the school named former Xavier and Arizona head coach Sean Miller the team's new head coach.^[2] Miller previously coached the Musketeers from 2004 to 2009.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Paul Scruggs	1	G	6'5"	198	GS Senior	Indianapolis, IN	Graduated
Nate Johnson	10	G	6'4"	192	GS Senior	Miami, FL	Graduated
Dwon Odom	11	G	6'2"	182	Sophomore	Alpharetta, GA	Transferred to Georgia State
Zak Swetye	12	G	6'1"	187	Senior	Darien, CT	Walk-on; graduated
Ben Stanley	14	F	6'6"	225	RS Senior	Baltimore, MD	Graduate transferred to Old Dominion
Ramon Singh	20	G	6'4"	187	Senior	Sydney, Australia	Walk-on; graduated
Spencer Cody	25	G	5'11"	185	Senior	Chicago, IL	Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Souley Boum	0	G	6'3"	165	GS Senior	Oakland, CA	UTEP
Brad Colbert	45	G	6'2"	185	Sophomore	Loveland, OH	Walk-on; Louisville

Recruiting classes

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kam Craft #8 SG	Buffalo Grove, IL	The Skill Factory Prep School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jul 12, 2021
Kam Craft #8 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 84
Desmond Claude #21 SF	Hyattsville, MD	DeMatha Catholic High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jul 12, 2021
Desmond Claude #21 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 82
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 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2021-10-15. "2022 Xavier Musketeers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-10-15. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2021-10-15. "Xavier 2022 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved 2021-10-15.

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Trey Green #31 PG	Charlotte, N.C.	Link Academy	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Aug 6, 2022
Trey Green #31 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 82
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 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2022-08-15. "2023 Xavier Musketeers Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2022-08-15. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2022-08-15. "Xavier 2023 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved 2022-08-15.

Roster

2022–23 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Souley Boum	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	GS	UTEP	Oakland, CA
G	1	Desmond Claude	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Putnam Science Academy	New Haven, CT
F	2	Jerome Hunter	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	Indiana	Columbus, OH
G	3	Colby Jones	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Mountain Brook HS	Birmingham, AL
F	4	Cesare Edwards	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Hartsville HS	Hartsville, SC
G	5	Adam Kunkel	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Belmont	Hebron, KY
F	12	Kam Craft	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	The Skill Factory (GA)	Buffalo Grove, IL
G	15	KyKy Tandy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	University Heights Academy	Hopkinsville, KY
F	22	Dieonte Miles	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Jr	Walton-Verona HS	Walton, KY
F	24	Jack Nunge	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS Sr	Iowa	Newburgh, IN
G	25	Michael Wolf (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Bridgton Academy	Greenwood Village, CO
F	32	Zach Freemantle	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Bergen Catholic HS	Teaneck, NJ
F	34	Elijah Tucker	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	So	Cherokee HS	Canton, GA
G	35	Bob Nunge (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Castle HS	Newburgh, IN
G	45	Brad Colbert (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Louisville	Loveland, OH

Head coach

Sean Miller (Pittsburgh)

Assistant coach(es)

Adam Cohen (Arizona)
Dante Jackson (Xavier)
David Miller (Arizona)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2022* 7:00 p.m.	Kentucky Wesleyan	W 80–62		32 – Freemantle	13 – Freemantle	6 – Jones	Cintas Center (9,850) Cincinnati, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:30 p.m., FS1	Morgan State	W 96–73	1–0	23 – Boum	9 – Hunter	9 – Jones	Cintas Center (10,224) Cincinnati, OH
November 11, 2022* 8:00 p.m., FS2	Montana	W 86–64	2–0	18 – Freemantle	4 – Tied	5 – Tied	Cintas Center (10,311) Cincinnati, OH
November 15, 2022* 9:00 p.m., FS2	Fairfield	W 78–65	3–0	23 – Nunge	13 – Freemantle	10 – Freemantle	Cintas Center (9,624) Cincinnati, OH
November 18, 2022* 6:00 p.m., FS1	No. 12 Indiana Gavitt Tipoff Games	L 79–81	3–1	15 – Tied	8 – Nunge	6 – Jones	Cintas Center (10,586) Cincinnati, OH
November 24, 2022* 5:30 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Florida Phil Knight Legacy quarterfinals	W 90–83	4–1	22 – Tied	11 – Freemantle	6 – Boum	Veterans Memorial Coliseum (4,465) Portland, OR
November 25, 2022* 3:30 p.m., ESPN	vs. No. 8 Duke Phil Knight Legacy semifinals	L 64–71	4–2	23 – Boum	7 – Jones	4 – Jones	Moda Center Portland, OR
November 26, 2022* 7:30 p.m., ESPN	vs. No. 6 Gonzaga Phil Knight Legacy third place game	L 84–88	4–3	25 – Nunge	7 – Tied	7 – Jones	Veterans Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR
November 30, 2022* 8:30 p.m., FS1	Southeastern Louisiana	W 95–63	5–3	16 – Jones	12 – Freemantle	7 – Jones	Cintas Center (9,811) Cincinnati, OH
December 3, 2022* 6:30 p.m., FS1	West Virginia Big East–Big 12 Battle						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
December 10, 2022* 3:30 p.m., ESPN2	at Cincinnati Crosstown Shootout						Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
December 13, 2022* 7:00 p.m., FS1	Southern						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Big East regular season
December 16, 2022 6:30 p.m., FS1	at Georgetown						Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
December 20, 2022 8:30 p.m., FS1	Seton Hall						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
December 28, 2022 9:00 p.m., FS1	at St. John's						Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
December 31, 2022 12:00 p.m., FOX	UConn						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
January 7, 2023 4:30 p.m., FS1	at Villanova						Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1	Creighton						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
January 15, 2023 12:00 p.m./4:30 p.m., FOX	Marquette						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
January 18, 2023 8:30 p.m., FS1	at DePaul						Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
January 21, 2023 12:00 p.m., FS1	Georgetown						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
January 25, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1	at UConn						Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
January 28, 2023 12:15 p.m., CBS	at Creighton						CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
February 1, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1	Providence						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
February 4, 2023 5:00 p.m., FOX	St. John's						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
February 10, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1	at Butler						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
February 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Marquette						Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
February 18, 2023 TBA, CBSSN	DePaul						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
February 21, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1	Villanova						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
February 24, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1	at Seton Hall						Prudential Center Newark, NJ
March 1, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1	at Providence						Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
March 4, 2023 TBA, FOX/FS1	Butler						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Big East tournament
March 8–11, 2023 TBA	vs.						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	RV																			Not released
Coaches	RV	^

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
^Coaches do not release a Week 1 poll.

References

^ "Steele out as coach as Xavier plays on in NIT". ESPN.com. 2022-03-16. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
^ "Sean Miller back for second stint as Xavier coach". ESPN.com. 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
^ "2022-23 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results". goxavier.com. Retrieved 2022-08-15.

[1] "Steele out as coach as Xavier plays on in NIT". ESPN.com. 2022-03-16. Retrieved 2022-03-22.

[2] "Sean Miller back for second stint as Xavier coach". ESPN.com. 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2022-03-22.

[3] "2022-23 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results". goxavier.com. Retrieved 2022-08-15.

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v t e Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
Venues	Fenwick Club (1919–1928) Schmidt Fieldhouse (1928–1983) Cincinnati Gardens (1949–1979; 1983–2000) Cintas Center (2000–present)
Rivalries	Cincinnati Dayton
Culture & lore	2011 Crosstown Shootout brawl
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25