2008–09 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

2008–09 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
2008–09 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
Atlantic 10 regular season champions; Puerto Rico Tip-Off champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 20
Record	27–8 (12–4 A-10)
Head coach	Sean Miller (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Mack; James Whitford; Emanuel Richardson;
Home arena	Cintas Center
	Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

2008–09 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 20 Xavier	12	–	4	.750	27	–	8	.771
Dayton	11	–	5	.688	27	–	8	.771
Rhode Island	11	–	5	.688	23	–	11	.676
Temple†	11	–	5	.688	22	–	12	.647
Duquesne	9	–	7	.563	21	–	13	.618
La Salle	9	–	7	.563	18	–	13	.581
Richmond	9	–	7	.563	20	–	16	.556
Saint Joseph's	9	–	7	.563	17	–	15	.531
Saint Louis	8	–	8	.500	18	–	14	.563
UMass	7	–	9	.438	12	–	18	.400
St. Bonaventure	6	–	10	.375	15	–	15	.500
Charlotte	5	–	11	.313	11	–	20	.355
George Washington	4	–	12	.250	10	–	18	.357
Fordham	1	–	15	.063	3	–	25	.107

† 2009 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University in the 2008–09 college basketball season. They were led by head coach Sean Miller in his fifth and final season at Xavier. The Musketeers were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Cintas Center. Xavier finished the season with a record of 27–8, 12–4 in A-10 play to win the regular season championship. The Musketeers lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament to Saint Louis. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a #4 seed. The Musketeers defeated Portland State and Wisconsin to advance to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Pittsburgh.

Previous season

The Musketeers finished the 2007–08 season with a record of 30–7, 14–2 in conference play to win the regular season championship. Xavier lost to Saint Joseph's in the semifinals of the A-10 tournament. The Musketeers received an at-large bid as a #3 seed to the NCAA tournament where they advanced to the Elite Eight before losing to UCLA.

Roster

2008–09 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
Name	Height	Position	Class	Summary
C. J. Anderson	6'6"	G	Jr.	10.7 Pts, 5.9 Reb, 1.5 Ast
Charles Bronson	6'9"	F	Jr.	2.1 Pts, 1.1 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Derrick Brown	6'8"	F	So.	10.9 Pts, 6.5 Reb, 1.7 Ast
Stanley Burrell	6'3"	G	St.	9.7 Pts, 2.2 Reb, 3.8 Ast
Stephen Duckett	6'4"	G	Sr.	0.3 Pts, 0.3 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Josh Duncan	6'9"	F	Sr.	12.4 Pts, 4.7 Reb, 1.3 Ast
Adrion Graves	6'4:	G	So.	1.9 Pts, 1.0 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Joe Hughes	6'6"	F	Fr.	0.4 Pts, 0.5 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Dante Jackson	6'5"	G	Fr.	2.4 Pts, 1.1 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Drew Lavender	5'7"	G	Sr.	10.8 Pts, 2.7 Reb, 4.5 Ast
Jason Love	6'9"	F	So.	6.0 Pts, 5.5 Reb, 0.5 Ast
B. J. Raymond	6'6"	F	Jr.	9.9 Pts, 3.0 Reb, 0.9 Ast
Source^[1]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/14/2008*		IPFW	W 71–43	1–0	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
11/17/2008*		Toledo	W 81–65	2–0	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
11/20/2008*		vs. Missouri Puerto Rico Tip-Off quarterfinals	W 75–71	3–0	Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum San Juan, Puerto Rico
11/21/2008*		vs. Virginia Tech Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinals	W 63–62 ^OT	4–0	Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum San Juan, Puerto Rico
11/23/2008*		vs. No. 13 Memphis Puerto Rico Tip-Off Finals	W 63–58	5–0	Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum San Juan, Puerto Rico
11/29/2008*	No. 16	Miami (OH)	W 60–53	6–0	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
12/3/2008*	No. 14	Auburn	W 81–74	7–0	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
12/10/2008*	No. 10	Ohio	W 78–56	8–0	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
12/13/2008*	No. 10	at Cincinnati	W 76–66	9–0	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio
12/20/2008* CBS	No. 7	vs. No. 6 Duke	L 64–82	9–1	Izod Center East Rutherford, NJ
12/23/2008*	No. 14	Butler	L 65–74	9–2	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
12/31/2008*	No. 22	Robert Morris	W 78–57	10–2	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
1/3/2009*	No. 22	at Virginia	W 84–70	11–2	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
1/8/2009	No. 16	Saint Louis	W 70–44	12–2 (1–0)	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
1/11/2009	No. 16	at Fordham	W 86–60	13–2 (2–0)	Rose Hill Gym Bronx, NY
1/15/2009	No. 15	at Rhode Island	W 67–65	14–2 (3–0)	Thomas M. Ryan Center Kingston, RI
1/18/2008	No. 15	La Salle	W 73–53	15–2 (4–0)	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
1/21/2009	No. 15	at St. Bonaventure	W 84–64	16–2 (5–0)	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY
1/24/2009*	No. 15	at LSU	W 80–70	17–2	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
1/28/2009	No. 10	Charlotte	W 69–47	18–2 (6–0)	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
1/31/2009	No. 10	Massachusetts	W 82–80	19–2 (7–0)	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
2/5/2009	No. 9	Temple	W 83–74	20–2 (8–0)	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
2/7/2009	No. 9	at Duquesne	L 68–72	20–3 (8–1)	AJ Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA
2/12/2009	No. 14	at Dayton	L 58-71	20–4 (8–2)	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH
2/14/2009	No. 14	Fordham	W 88–53	21–4 (9–2)	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
2/19/2009	No. 16	at Charlotte	L 60–65	21–5 (9–3)	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
2/22/2009	No. 16	George Washington	W 71–53	22–5 (10–3)	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
2/26/2009	No. 19	at Saint Joseph's	W 65–54	23–5 (11–3)	The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
3/5/2009	No. 17	Dayton	W 76–59	24–5 (12–3)	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
3/7/2009	No. 17	at Richmond	L 75–80	24–6 (12–4)	Robins Center (10,031) Richmond, VA
A-10 tournament
3/12/2009	(1) No. 19	vs. (9) Saint Louis Quarterfinals	W 66–47	25–6	Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey
3/13/2009	(1) No. 19	vs. (4) Temple Semifinals	L 53–55	25–7	Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey
NCAA tournament
3/20/2009* CBS	(4 E) No. 20	vs. (13 E) Portland State First Round	W 77–59	26–7	Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID
3/22/2009* CBS	(4 E) No. 20	vs. (12 E) Wisconsin Second Round	W 60–49	27–7	Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID
3/26/2009* CBS	(4 E) No. 20	vs. (1 E) No. 4 Pittsburgh Sweet Sixteen	L 55–60	27–8	TD Banknorth Garden Boston, MA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	—	—	16	14	10	7	14	22	16	15	15	10	8	14	16	19	17	19	20	Not released
Coaches	—	—	20	14	9	7 т	12	22	18	16	13	10	9	14	17	22	18	19	22	15

References

^ "2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster".

[1] "2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster".

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