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	26–9 (14–2 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
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. #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

↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/xavier/2008.html#all_roster

Xavier Musketeers men's basketball

Venues	Fenwick Club (1919–1928) Schmidt Field House (1928–1983) Cincinnati Gardens (1949–1979; 1983–2000) Cintas Center (2000–present)

Rivalries	Cincinnati Dayton

Culture & lore	History 2011 Crosstown Shootout brawl

People	Head coaches Retired jerseys

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