2008–09 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

2008–09 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
A-10 Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches #15
AP #20
2008–09 record 269 (142 A-10)
Head coach Sean Miller
Home arena Cintas Center
2008–09 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#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
† 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
CJ 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
BJ Raymond 6'6" F Jr. 9.9 Pts, 3.0 Reb, 0.9 Ast
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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. #13 Memphis
Puerto Rico Tip-Off Finals
W 63–58  5–0
Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum 
San Juan, Puerto Rico

11/29/2008*
#16 Miami (OH) W 60–53  6–0
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, OH

12/3/2008*
#14 Auburn W 81–74  7–0
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio

12/10/2008*
#10 Ohio W 78–56  8–0
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, OH

12/13/2008*
#10 at Cincinnati W 76–66  9–0
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, Ohio

12/20/2008*
#7 vs. #6 Duke L 64–82  9–1
Izod Center 
East Rutherford, NJ

12/23/2008*
#14 Butler L 65–74  9–2
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio

12/31/2008*
#22 Robert Morris W 78–57  10–2
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio

1/3/2009*
#22 at Virginia W 84–70  11–2
John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA

1/8/2009
#16 Saint Louis W 70–44  12–2
(1–0)
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, OH

1/11/2009
#16 at Fordham W 86–60  13–2
(2–0)
Rose Hill Gym 
Bronx, NY

1/15/2009
#15 at Rhode Island W 67–65  14–2
(3–0)
Thomas M. Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI

1/18/2008
#15 La Salle W 73–53  15–2
(4–0)
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio

1/21/2009
#15 at St. Bonaventure W 84–64  16–2
(5–0)
Reilly Center 
St. Bonaventure, NY

1/24/2009*
#15 at LSU W 80–70  17–2
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA

1/28/2009
#10 Charlotte W 69–47  18–2
(6–0)
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio

1/31/2009
#10 Massachusetts W 82–80  19–2
(7–0)
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio

2/5/2009
#9 Temple W 83–74  20–2
(8–0)
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, OH

2/7/2009
#9 at Duquesne L 68–72  20–3
(8–1)
AJ Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, PA

2/11/2009
#14 at Dayton W 58–71  20–4
(8–2)
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, OH

2/14/2009
#14 Fordham W 88–53  21–4
(9–2)
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio

2/19/2009
#16 at Charlotte L 60–65  21–5
(9–3)
Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, North Carolina

2/22/2009
#16 George Washington W 71–53  22–5
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, OH

2/26/2009
#19 at Saint Joseph's W 65–54  23–5
(11–3)
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA

3/5/2009
#17 Dayton W 76–59  24–5
(12–3)
Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, OH

3/7/2009
#17 at Richmond L 75–80  24–6
(12–4)
Robins Center (10,031)
Richmond, VA
A-10 Tournament

3/12/2009
(1) #19 vs. (9) Saint Louis
Quarterfinals
W 66–47  25–6
Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, New Jersey

3/13/2009
(1) #19 vs. (4) Temple
Semifinals
L 53–55  25–7
Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, New Jersey
NCAA Tournament

3/20/2009*
(4 E) #20 vs. (13 E) Portland State
First Round
W 77–59  26–7
Taco Bell Arena 
Boise, ID

3/22/2009*
(4 E) #20 vs. (12 E) Wisconsin
Second Round
W 60–49  27–7
Taco Bell Arena 
Boise, ID

3/26/2009*
(4 E) #20 vs. (1 E) #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.

References

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