2024–25 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 St. John's 18 – 2   .900 27 – 4   .871
Creighton 15 – 5   .750 22 – 9   .710
UConn 14 – 6   .700 22 – 9   .710
Xavier 13 – 7   .650 21 – 10   .677
No. 20 Marquette 13 – 7   .650 22 – 9   .710
Villanova 11 – 9   .550 18 – 13   .581
Georgetown 8 – 12   .400 17 – 14   .548
Providence 6 – 14   .300 12 – 19   .387
Butler 6 – 14   .300 13 – 18   .419
DePaul 4 – 16   .200 13 – 18   .419
Seton Hall 2 – 18   .100 7 – 24   .226
† 2025 Big East tournament winner
As of March 8, 2025
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represents Xavier University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big East Conference. Led by Sean Miller in the third 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 2023–24 season 16–18, 9–11 in Big East play, to finish in a tie for eighth place. In the Big East tournament, they defeated Butler in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to UConn. The team received an at-large bid to the NIT in the Wake Forest Bracket, where lost in the first round to Georgia.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Desmond Claude 1 G 6'6" 203 Sophomore New Haven, CT Transferred to USC
Quincy Olivari 8 G 6'3" 200 Senior Atlanta, GA Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Los Angeles Lakers
Reid Ducharme 11 G/F 6'7" 195 Freshman Milton, MA Transferred to Siena
Kam Craft 12 F 6'6" 211 Sophomore Buffalo Grove, IL Transferred to Miami (OH)
Kachi Nzeh 15 C 6'8" 230 Freshman Upper Darby, PA Transferred to Penn State
Lazar Đjoković 17 F 6'10" 230 Freshman Gornji Milanovac, Serbia Transferred to College of Charleston
Saša Ciani 21 F 6'9" 240 Sophomore Šempeter pri Gorici, Slovenia Transferred to UIC
Abou Ousmane 24 F 6'10" 230 Senior Brooklyn, NY Graduate transferred to Oklahoma State
Gytis Nemeikša 50 F 6'7" 203 Freshman Kaunas, Lithuania Transferred to Hawaii

Incoming transfers

Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Marcus Foster 1 G 6'4" 200 GS Senior Atlanta, GA Furman
John Hugley IV 4 F/C 6'10" 275 Redshirt Senior Cleveland, OH Oklahoma
Lassina Traoré 6 F 6'10" 230 Senior Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire Long Beach State
Ryan Conwell 7 G 6'4" 195 Junior Indianapolis, IN Indiana State
Roddie Anderson III 8 G 6'3" 190 Junior Huntington Beach, CA Boise State
Cam'Ron Fletcher 11 G 6'7" 220 GS Senior St. Louis, MO Florida State
Dante Maddox Jr. 21 G 6'2' 195 Senior Chicago Heights, IL Toledo

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Trey Green Injured 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) So Prolific Prep (CA) Charlotte, NC
G 1 Marcus Foster 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Furman Atlanta, GA
F 2 Jerome Hunter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 216 lb (98 kg) GS Indiana Columbus, OH
G/F 3 Dailyn Swain 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Columbus Africentric Early College Columbus, OH
F 4 John Hugley IV 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS Sr Oklahoma Cleveland, OH
F 6 Lassina Traoré Injured 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Long Beach State Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
G 7 Ryan Conwell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Indiana State Indianapolis, IN
G 8 Roddie Anderson III 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Boise State Huntington Beach, CA
G 11 Cam'Ron Fletcher 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Florida State St. Louis, MO
F 19 Henry Thole (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Villa Madonna Academy Union, KY
G 20 Dayvion McKnight 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Western Kentucky Shelbyville, KY
G 21 Dante Maddox Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Toledo Chicago Heights, IL
G 25 Michael Wolf (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Bridgton Academy Greenwood Village, CO
F 31 Ian Sabourin (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Badin HS Hamilton, OH
F 32 Zach Freemantle 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 227 lb (103 kg) GS Bergen Catholic HS Teaneck, NJ
G 35 Bob Nunge (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Castle HS Newburgh, IN
G 45 Brad Colbert (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Louisville Loveland, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 20, 2024*
5:00 p.m., BSOH 		at Dayton
Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy 		W 98–74 
 17 – Freemantle   7 – Maddox Jr.   4 – Tied  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:30 p.m., FS1 		Texas Southern W 78–69  1–0
  21 – Conwell   11 – Freemantle   5 – Tied  Cintas Center (10,212)
Cincinnati, OH
November 8, 2024*
6:00 p.m., FS1 		IU Indy W 94–80  2–0
  19 – Conwell   8 – Swain   5 – McKnight  Cintas Center (10,224)
Cincinnati, OH
November 12, 2024*
8:30 p.m., FS1 		Jackson State W 94–57  3–0
  21 – Freemantle   10 – Swain   8 – Foster  Cintas Center (10,107)
Cincinnati, OH
November 16, 2024*
12:00 p.m., FS1 		Wake Forest
Skip Prosser Classic 		W 75–60  4–0
  21 – Conwell   6 – Tied   4 – Tied  Cintas Center (10,455)
Cincinnati, OH
November 20, 2024*
6:30 p.m., FS1 		Siena
Fort Myers Tip-Off campus site game 		W 80–55  5–0
  16 – Conwell   9 – Freemantle   7 – McKnight  Cintas Center (10,067)
Cincinnati, OH
November 25, 2024*
8:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 22 vs. South Carolina
Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division Semifinal 		W 75–66  6–0
  16 – Freemantle   9 – Freemantle   3 – McKnight  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (3,500)
Fort Myers, FL
November 27, 2024*
8:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 22 vs. Michigan
Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division Championship 		L 53–78  6–1
  19 – Conwell   10 – Freemantle   2 – McKnight  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (3,500)
Fort Myers, FL
December 1, 2024*
4:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 22 South Carolina State W 71–68  7–1
  17 – Freemantle   7 – Freemantle   5 – McKnight  Cintas Center (9,512)
Cincinnati, OH
December 5, 2024*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at TCU
Big East–Big 12 Battle 		L 72–76  7–2
  17 – Conwell   6 – Tied   6 – Conwell  Schollmaier Arena (5,156)
Fort Worth, TX
December 10, 2024*
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Morgan State W 119–58  8–2
  27 – Freemantle   10 – Freemantle   4 – Tied  Cintas Center (9,840)
Cincinnati, OH
December 14, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 22 Cincinnati
Crosstown Shootout 		L 65–68  8–3
  18 – Freemantle   8 – Hunter   9 – McKnight  Fifth Third Arena (12,513)
Cincinnati, OH
Big East regular season
December 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., FS1 		at No. 11 UConn L 89–94 OT 8–4
(0–1) 		 23 – Conwell   4 – Tied   3 – McKnight  XL Center (15,684)
Hartford, CT
December 21, 2024
12:00 p.m., FOX 		No. 9 Marquette L 70–72  8–5
(0–2) 		 16 – Foster   10 – Swain   6 – McKnight  Cintas Center (10,452)
Cincinnati, OH
December 31, 2024
2:00 p.m., Peacock 		Seton Hall W 94–72  9–5
(1–2) 		 22 – Conwell   6 – Foster   6 – McKnight  Cintas Center (10,212)
Cincinnati, OH
January 3, 2025
8:10 p.m., CBSSN 		at Georgetown L 63–69  9–6
(1–3) 		 16 – Freemantle   7 – Freemantle   4 – McKnight  Capital One Arena (6,640)
Washington, D.C.
January 7, 2025
6:30 p.m., FS1 		St. John's L 72–82  9–7
(1–4) 		 22 – Freemantle   8 – Swain   8 – McKnight  Cintas Center (9,328)
Cincinnati, OH
January 11, 2025
4:00 p.m., FS1 		at DePaul W 77–63  10–7
(2–4) 		 20 – Freemantle   10 – Freemantle   4 – Tied  Wintrust Arena (5,711)
Chicago, IL
January 14, 2025
6:30 p.m., FS1 		Villanova W 69–63  11–7
(3–4) 		 34 – Conwell   9 – Freemantle   4 – Tied  Cintas Center (10,077)
Cincinnati, OH
January 18, 2025
2:00 p.m., FOX 		at No. 7 Marquette W 59–57  12–7
(4–4) 		 14 – Freemantle   10 – Freemantle   5 – McKnight  Fiserv Forum (17,881)
Milwaukee, WI
January 22, 2025
7:00 p.m., FS1 		at No. 20 St. John's L 71–79 OT 12–8
(4–5) 		 21 – Conwell   7 – Foster   6 – McKnight  Madison Square Garden (14,545)
New York, NY
January 25, 2025
8:00 p.m., FOX 		No. 19 UConn W 76–72  13–8
(5–5) 		 15 – Tied   7 – Foster   4 – Swain  Cintas Center (10,613)
Cincinnati, OH
January 29, 2025
8:00 p.m., FS1 		at Creighton L 77–86  13–9
(5–6) 		 20 – Conwell   6 – Tied   3 – Tied  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,056)
Omaha, NE
February 4, 2025
8:42 p.m, FS1 		Georgetown W 74–69  14–9
(6–6) 		 18 – Swain   13 – Foster   4 – Tied  Cintas Center (10,212)
Cincinnati, OH
February 9, 2025
12:00 p.m., FS1 		at Villanova L 68–80  14–10
(6–7) 		 24 – Maddox Jr.   6 – Foster   5 – Conwell  Wells Fargo Center (8,462)
Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 2025
8:00 p.m., Peacock 		at Providence W 91–82  15–10
(7–7) 		 26 – Maddox   9 – Freemantle   4 – Tied  Amica Mutual Pavilion (5,752)
Providence, RI
February 15, 2025
12:00 p.m., FS1 		DePaul W 85–68  16–10
(8–7) 		 19 – Freemantle   9 – Freemantle   8 – Swain  Cintas Center (10,473)
Cincinnati, OH
February 18, 2025
8:00 p.m., Peacock 		Butler W 76–63  17–10
(9–7) 		 14 – Tied   8 – Maddox Jr.   5 – McKnight  Cintas Center (10,023)
Cincinnati, OH
February 23, 2025
2:00 p.m., FS1 		at Seton Hall W 73–66  18–10
(10–7) 		 22 – Conwell   7 – Freemantle   7 – McKnight  Prudential Center (9,337)
Newark, NJ
March 1, 2025
4:30 p.m., FOX 		Creighton W 83–61  19–10
(11–7) 		 23 – Freemantle   7 – Swain   5 – Swain  Cintas Center (10,674)
Cincinnati, OH
March 5, 2025
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Butler W 91–78  20–10
(12–7) 		 24 – Freemantle   10 – Swain   4 – Conwell  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,225)
Indianapolis, IN
March 8, 2025
4:00 p.m., FS1 		Providence W 76–68  21–10
(13–7) 		 25 – Freemantle   8 – Freemantle   7 – Maddox Jr.  Cintas Center (10,532)
Cincinnati, OH
Big East tournament
March 13, 2025
2:30 p.m., Peacock 		(4) vs. (5) Marquette
Quarterfinal 		      Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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References

  1. ^ "2024–25 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results". goxavier.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_Xavier_Musketeers_men%27s_basketball_team
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