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2015–16 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

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2015–16 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 9
Record28–6 (14–4 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCintas Center
Seasons
2015–16 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Villanova 16 2   .889 35 5   .875
No. 9 Xavier 14 4   .778 28 5   .848
No. 20 Seton Hall 12 6   .667 25 9   .735
Providence 10 8   .556 24 11   .686
Butler 10 8   .556 22 11   .667
Creighton 9 9   .500 20 15   .571
Marquette 8 10   .444 20 13   .606
Georgetown 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
DePaul 3 15   .167 9 22   .290
St. John's 1 17   .056 8 24   .250
2016 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2015–16 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by seventh year head coach Chris Mack, they played their games at the Cintas Center and were third year members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 28–6, 14–4 in Big East play to finish in second place. They defeated Marquette in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Seton Hall. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they received a #2 seed. They defeated Weber State in the First Round to advance to the Second Round where they lost to Wisconsin.

Previous season

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The Musketeers finished the 2014–15 season 23–14, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the finals of the Big East tournament where they lost to Villanova. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Ole Miss and Georgia State before losing to Arizona in the Sweet Sixteen.

Departures

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Jalen Reynolds
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Brandon Randolph 3 G 6'2" 189 Sophomore Inglewood, CA Transferred to Utah Valley
Dee Davis 10 G 6'0" 170 Senior Bloomington, IN Graduated
Matt Stainbrook 40 C 6'10" 270 RS Senior Bay Village, OH Graduated

Incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kaiser Gates
SF
Alpharetta, GA St. Francis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 16, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2015–16 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Larry Jr. Austin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 174 lb (79 kg) So Springfield, Illinois
F 1 Jalen Reynolds 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Jr Livonia, Michigan
F 2 James Farr 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 247 lb (112 kg) Sr Evanston, Illinois
G 4 Edmond Sumner 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 183 lb (83 kg) RS Fr Detroit, Michigan
F 5 Trevon Bluiett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) So Indianapolis, Indiana
G 10 Remy Abell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Louisville, Kentucky
F 13 Makinde London 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Nashville, Tennessee
G 15 Myles Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Plainfield, New Jersey
F 21 Tim Stainbrook 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Bay Village, Ohio
F 22 Kaiser Gates 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Alpharetta, Georgia
F 32 Kevin Coker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Plainfield, Illinois
F 35 RaShid Gaston Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Warren, Ohio
F/C 54 Sean O'Mara 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 247 lb (112 kg) So Lisle, Illinois
G 55 J. P. Macura 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Lakeville, Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 07-28-2015

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 7, 2015*
2:00 pm
Northwood W 97–77  0–0
 17  Sumner   9  Bluiett   7  Davis  Cintas Center (9,312)
Cincinnati, OH
Non-Conference Regular season
Nov 13, 2015*
7:00 pm, FCS
Miami (OH) W 81–72  1–0
 19  Sumner   15  Reynolds   3  Tied  Cintas Center (10,372)
Cincinnati, OH
Nov 17, 2015*
6:30 pm, FS1
Missouri W 78–66  2–0
 18  Bluiett   14  Farr   4  Davis  Cintas Center (9,751)
Cincinnati, OH
Nov 20, 2015*
9:00 pm, BTN
at No. 24 Michigan
Gavitt Tipoff Games
W 86–70  3–0
 15  Tied   13  Farr   3  Tied  Crisler Center (11,967)
Ann Arbor, MI
Nov 23, 2015*
8:30 pm, FS1
No. 23 Northern Kentucky W 78–66  4–0
 14  Bluiett   16  Blueitt   5  Blueitt  Cintas Center (9,688)
Cincinnati, OH
Nov 26, 2015*
12:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 23 vs. Alabama
AdvoCare Invitational First Round
W 64–45  5–0
 15  Bluiett   9  Reynolds   6  Sumner  HP Field House (4,629)
Bay Lake, FL
Nov 27, 2015*
2:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 23 vs. USC
AdvoCare Invitational Semifinals
W 87–77  6–0
 16  Bluiett   9  Farr   3  Austin Jr.  HP Field House (4,170)
Bay Lake, FL
Nov 29, 2015*
4:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 23 vs. Dayton
AdvoCare Invitational Championship
W 90–61  7–0
 14  Sumner   7  Farr   3  Tied  HP Field House (4,633)
Bay Lake, FL
Dec 5, 2015*
8:30 pm, FS1
No. 12 WKU W 95–64  8–0
 21  Bluiett   10  Bluiett   6  Davis  Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
Dec 8, 2015*
7:00 pm, FS1
No. 12 Wright State W 90–55  9–0
 22  Bluiett   11  Bluiett   4  Abell  Cintas Center (10,178)
Cincinnati, OH
Dec 12, 2015*
5:30 pm, FOX
No. 12 No. 23 Cincinnati
Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout
W 65–55  10–0
 17  Davis   6  Tied   5  Sumner  Cintas Center (10,617)
Cincinnati, OH
Dec 19, 2015*
12:00 pm, FS1
No. 10 Auburn W 85–61  11–0
 18  Reynolds   11  Farr   5  Tied  Cintas Center (10,018)
Cincinnati, OH
Dec 22, 2015*
7:30 pm
No. 6 at Wake Forest
Skip Prosser Classic
W 78–70  12–0
 21  Sumner   9  Tied   3  Davis  LJVM Coliseum (12,938)
Winston-Salem, NC
Big East regular season
Dec 31, 2015
12:00 pm, FS1
No. 6 at No. 16 Villanova L 64-95  12–1
(0–1)
 15  Farr   7  Farr   5  Davis  The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
Jan 2, 2016
1:00 pm, FS1
No. 6 No. 9 Butler
Big East New Year's Marathon
W 88–69  13–1
(1–1)
 21  Abell   10  Farr   5  Davis  Cintas Center (10,498)
Cincinnati, OH
Jan 6, 2016
9:00 pm, FS1
No. 10 at St. John's W 74–66  14–1
(2–1)
 19  Davis   13  Reynolds   4  Davis  Carnesecca Arena (4,168)
Queens, NY
Jan 12, 2016
6:30 pm, FS1
No. 7 DePaul W 84–64  15–1
(3–1)
 24  Bluiett   7  Reynolds   7  Davis  Cintas Center (10,400)
Cincinnati, OH
Jan 16, 2016
2:00 pm, FS1
No. 7 at Marquette W 74–66  16–1
(4–1)
 18  Bluiett   19  Farr   5  Sumner  BMO Harris Bradley Center (14,864)
Milwaukee, WI
Jan 19, 2016
8:45 pm, FS1
No. 5 Georgetown L 72–81  16–2
(4–2)
 18  Bluiett   10  Bluiett   5  Bluiett  Cintas Center (9,906)
Cincinnati, OH
Jan 23, 2016
2:00 pm, FSN
No. 5 Seton Hall W 84–76  17–2
(5–2)
 24  Farr   15  Farr   5  Davis  Cintas Center (10,368)
Cincinnati, OH
Jan 26, 2016
8:30 pm, FS1
No. 7 at No. 10 Providence W 75–68  18–2
(6–2)
 15  Tied   11  Reynolds   7  Davis  Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,804)
Providence, RI
Jan 30, 2016
2:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 7 at DePaul W 86–65  19–2
(7–2)
 15  Bluiett   6  Tied   4  Austin Jr.  Allstate Arena (6,958)
Rosemont, IL
Feb 3, 2016
6:30 pm, FS1
No. 6 St. John's W 90–83  20–2
(8–2)
 16  Davis   13  Bluiett   5  Davis  Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
Feb 6, 2016
12:00 pm, FS1
No. 6 Marquette W 90–82  21–2
(9–2)
 23  Bluiett   9  Reynolds   8  Bluiett  Cintas Center (10,509)
Cincinnati, OH
Feb 9, 2016
8:30 pm, CBSSN
No. 5 at Creighton L 56–70  21–3
(9–3)
 17  Reynolds   9  Reynolds   2  Tied  CenturyLink Center (17,011)
Omaha, NE
Feb 13, 2016
2:30 pm, FOX
No. 5 at Butler W 74–57  22–3
(10–3)
 13  Macura   12  Farr   3  Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,344)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 17, 2016
7:00 pm, FS1
No. 8 No. 23 Providence W 85–74  23–3
(11–3)
 23  Bluiett   15  Reynolds   12  Davis  Cintas Center (10,336)
Cincinnati, OH
Feb 20, 2016
12:07 pm, FOX
No. 8 at Georgetown W 88–70  24–3
(12–3)
 22  Sumner   5  Tied   4  Macura  Verizon Center (10,652)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 24, 2016
7:00 pm, FS1
No. 5 No. 1 Villanova W 90–83  25–3
(13–3)
 19  Tied   7  Tied   9  Sumner  Cintas Center (10,727)
Cincinnati, OH
Feb 28, 2016
12:30 pm, FS1
No. 5 at Seton Hall L 81–90  25–4
(13–4)
 17  Tied   8  Farr   5  Davis  Prudential Center (10,353)
Newark, NJ
Mar 5, 2016
2:30 pm, FOX
No. 5 Creighton W 98–93  26–4
(14–4)
 24  Davis   8  Gates   7  Davis  Cintas Center (10,633)
Cincinnati, OH
Big East tournament
Mar 10, 2016
7:00 pm, FS1
(2) No. 5 vs. (7) Marquette
Quarterfinals
W 90–72  27–4
 24  Bluiett   6  Bluiett   7  Sumner  Madison Square Garden (13,813)
New York, NY
Mar 11, 2016
9:00 pm, FS1
(2) No. 5 vs. (3) Seton Hall
Semifinals
L 83–87  27–5
 21  Sumner   10  Farr   4  Sumner/Davis  Madison Square Garden (17,130)
New York, NY
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2016*
9:20 pm, TNT
(2 E) No. 9 vs. (15 E) Weber State
First Round
W 71–53  28–5
 18  Farr   15  Farr   6  Davis/Sumner  Scottrade Center (14,425)
St. Louis, MO
Mar 20, 2016*
8:40 pm, TNT
(2 E) No. 9 vs. (7 E) Wisconsin
Second Round
L 63–66  28–6
 13  Abell/Reynolds   9  Reynolds   5  Sumner  Scottrade Center (15,169)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final
AP RV RV 23 12 12 10 6 6 10 7 5 7 6 5 8 5 5 5 9 *N/A
Coaches RV RV RV 18 13 10 6 6 12 8 5 4 5 4 7 5 5 5 9 11

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

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