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2008–09 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
Atlantic 10 regular season champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 20
Record27–8 (12–4 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCintas Center
Seasons
2008–09 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
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*
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*
(4 E) No. 20 vs. (13 E) Portland State
First Round
W 77–59  26–7
Taco Bell Arena 
Boise, ID
3/22/2009*
(4 E) No. 20 vs. (12 E) Wisconsin
Second Round
W 60–49  27–7
Taco Bell Arena 
Boise, ID
3/26/2009*
(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
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP16141071422161515108141619171920Not released
Coaches201497 т122218161310914172218192215

References