2011–12 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

2011–12 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball

NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2011–12 record	23–13 (10–6 A-10)
Head coach	Chris Mack (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Rasheen Davis
Assistant coach	Kareem Richardson
Assistant coach	Travis Steele
Home arena	Cintas Center

2011–12 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Temple	13	–	3	.813	24	–	8	.750
Saint Louis	12	–	4	.750	26	–	8	.765
Xavier	10	–	6	.625	23	–	13	.639
St. Bonaventure†	10	–	6	.625	20	–	12	.625
UMass	9	–	7	.563	26	–	11	.703
La Salle	9	–	7	.563	21	–	13	.618
Dayton	9	–	7	.563	20	–	13	.606
Saint Joseph's	9	–	7	.563	20	–	14	.588
Duquesne	7	–	9	.438	16	–	15	.516
Richmond	7	–	9	.438	16	–	16	.500
Charlotte	5	–	11	.313	13	–	17	.433
George Washington	5	–	11	.313	10	–	21	.323
Rhode Island	4	–	12	.250	7	–	24	.226
Fordham	3	–	13	.188	10	–	19	.345

† 2012 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner As of March 13, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University in the 2011–12 NCAA Divisions I Men's Basketball Season. Xavier was led by head coach Chris Mack in his third season at Xavier. The Musketeers competed in the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Cintas Center. Xavier finished the season 28–3,10–6 in A-10 play to finish in tie for third place in conference. The Musketeers lost to St. Bonaventure in the championship of the A-10 Tournament. Xavier received a #10 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Musketeers defeated Notre Dame and Lehigh to reach the Sweet Sixteen where the were defeated by Baylor.

Previous season

The Musketeers finished the 2010–11 season 24–8, 15–1 in A-10 play to win the regular season championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 Tournament to Dayton. The Musketeers received an at-large bid as a #6 seed to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in Second Round to Marquette.

Preseason

On October 13, 2011, the Musketeers were picked by other Atlantic 10 coaches to finish first in the league standings and received 18 first place votes. Kenny Freese and Mark Lyons were named to the All-Conference Second Team. Justin Martin and Dez Wells were selected to the 2011–12 preseason Atlantic 10 Conference All-Rookie Team.

Senior Center Kenny Frease was suspended from October 14 through October 23 for not fulfilling all of the responsibilities of a Xavier basketball player. Frease was reinstated on October 23.^[1] Senior Tu Holloway sat out the first game of the season because of a secondary violation of NCAA rules. Sources believe Holloway played in two summer leagues. The NCAA allows players to compete in one.^[2]

Roster

2011–12 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Davis, DeeDee Davis	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Bloomington, Indiana
1.5 !G	2	Amos, LandenLanden Amos (S)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Chicago, Illinois
1.5 !G	3	Cooper, O’NeilO’Neil Cooper	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	New York, New York
3.5 !F	4	Taylor, TravisTravis Taylor	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Union, New Jersey
2.5 !G/F	5	Wells, DezDez Wells	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Raleigh, North Carolina
1.5 !G	10	Lyons, MarkMark Lyons	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Schenectady, New York
1.5 !G	12	Redford, BradBrad Redford	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Frankenmuth, Michigan
1.5 !G	15	Dougan, GregGreg Dougan	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Greensburg, Indiana
3.5 !F	20	Martin, JustinJustin Martin	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Indianapolis, Indiana
3.5 !F	21	Robinson, JeffJeff Robinson	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Indianapolis, Indiana
2.5 !G/F	31	Philmore, IsaiahIsaiah Philmore	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Bel Air, Maryland
5.0 !C	32	Frease, KennyKenny Frease	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Massillon, Ohio
3.5 !F	35	Stenger, ErikErik Stenger	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Cincinnati, Ohio
3.5 !F	44	McKenzie, GriffinGriffin McKenzie	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2.0 !So	Cincinnati, Ohio
1.5 !G	52	Holloway, TuTu Holloway	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Hempstead, New York
3.5 !F	54	Walker, AndreAndre Walker	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Flossmoor, Illinois

Head coach

Chris Mack (Xavier)

Assistant coach(es)

Rasheen Davis (St. Thomas Aquinas College)
Kareem Richardson (Evansville)
Travis Steele (Butler)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2011-12-11

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/5/2011* 6:00pm	#14	Bellarmine	W 76–73	–	Cintas Center (10,033) Cincinnati, OH
Regular season
11/11/2011* 7:00pm, FSOH	#14	Morgan State	W 74–63	1–0	Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH
11/15/2011* 7:00pm, FSOH	#13	IPFW	W 86–63	2–0	Cintas Center (9,873) Cincinnati, OH
11/18/2011* 7:00 PM, FSOH	#13	Miami (OH)	W 66–40	3–0	Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH
11/25/2011* 8:00pm, FSOH	#12	Georgia	W 70–56	4–0	Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH
11/28/2011* 7:00pm, ESPN2	#11	at #20 Vanderbilt	W 82–70 ^OT	5–0	Memorial Gymnasium (14,316) Nashville, TN
12/3/2011* 3:00pm, ESPNU	#11	Purdue	W 66–63	6–0	Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH
12/7/2011* 9:00pm, ESPN	#8	at Butler	W 73–61	7–0	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,033) Indianapolis, IN
12/10/2011* 12:30pm, ESPN2	#8	Cincinnati Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout	W 76–53	8–0	Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH
12/18/2011* 1:00pm, FSOH	#8	Oral Roberts	L 42–64	8–1	Cintas Center (9,678) Cincinnati, OH
12/22/2011* 11:00pm, ESPNU	#14	vs. Long Beach State Diamond Head Classic	L 58–68	8–2	Stan Sheriff Center (N/A) Honolulu, HI
12/24/2011* 1:30am, ESPNU	#14	at Hawaiʻi Diamond Head Classic Consolation Game	L 82–84 ^OT	8–3	Stan Sheriff Center (6,836) Honolulu, HI
12/25/2011* 2:00pm, ESPN3	#14	vs. Southern Illinois Diamond Head Classic 7th Place Game	W 87–77	9–3	Stan Sheriff Center (N/A) Honolulu, HI
12/31/2011* 8:00pm, ESPN2		Gonzaga	L 65–72	9–4	Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH
1/4/2012 6:00pm, FSOH/CBSSR		at La Salle	L 70–80	9–5 (0–1)	Tom Gola Arena (2,076) Philadelphia, PA
1/7/2012 12:00pm, FSOH		at Fordham	W 67–59	10–5 (1–1)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,200) Bronx, NY
1/11/2012 7:00pm, CBSSN		Duquesne	W 78–50	11–5 (2–1)	Cintas Center (10,168) Cincinnati, OH
1/14/2012 12:00pm, ESPNU		St. Bonaventure	W 74–67	12–5 (3–1)	Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH
1/18/2012 7:00pm, FSOH/CBSSR		Saint Joseph's	W 68–55	13–5 (4–1)	Cintas Center (9,919) Cincinnati, OH
1/21/2012 1:00pm, ESPN2		at Dayton	L 72–87	13–6 (4–2)	University of Dayton Arena (13,435) Dayton, OH
1/25/2012 7:00pm, FSOH		Saint Louis	L 68–73	13–7 (4–3)	Cintas Center (10,153) Cincinnati, OH
1/28/2012 7:00pm, FSOH		at Charlotte	W 74–70	14–7 (5–3)	Dale F. Halton Arena (7,503) Charlotte, NC
2/1/2012 7:00pm, FSOH/CBSSR		at George Washington	W 59–58	15–7 (6–3)	Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (2,716) Washington, DC
2/4/2012* 1:00pm, FSOH		at Memphis	L 68–72	15–8	FedExForum (17,097) Memphis, TN
2/8/2012 7:00pm, CBSSN		Rhode Island	W 84–66	16–8 (7–3)	Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH
2/11/2012 9:00pm, ESPN2		at Temple	L 72–85	16–9 (7–4)	Liacouras Center (9,370) Philadelphia, PA
2/18/2012 8:00pm, CBSSN		Dayton	W 86–83 ^OT	17–9 (8–4)	Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH
2/21/2012 7:00pm, FSOH/CBSSR		at Massachusetts	L 73–80	17–10 (8–5)	Mullens Center (6,632) Amherst, MA
2/25/2012 8:00pm, ESPN2		Richmond	W 65–57	18–10 (9–5)	Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH
2/28/2012 9:00pm, CBSSN		at Saint Louis	L 59–70	18–11 (9–6)	Chaifetz Arena (10,441) St. Louis, MO
3/3/2012 2:00pm, FSOH/CBSSN		Charlotte	W 72–63	19–11 (10–6)	Cintas Center (10,183) Cincinnati, OH
A-10 Tournament
3/9/2012 9:00pm, CBSSN	(3)	vs. (6) Dayton Quarterfinals	W 70–69	20–11	Boardwalk Hall (5,955) Atlantic City, NJ
3/10/2012 3:30pm, CBSSN	(3)	vs. (2) Saint Louis Semifinals	W 71–64	21–11	Boardwalk Hall (6,784) Atlantic City, NJ
3/11/2012 1:00pm, CBS	(3)	vs. (4) St. Bonaventure Championship Game	L 56–67	21–12	Boardwalk Hall (6,101) Atlantic City, NJ
NCAA Tournament
3/16/2012* 9:45pm, CBS	(10 S)	vs. (7 S) Notre Dame Second Round	W 67–63	22–12	Greensboro Coliseum (16,523) Greensboro, NC
3/18/2012* 7:45pm, truTV	(10 S)	vs. (15 S) Lehigh Third Round	W 70–58	23–12	Greensboro Coliseum (18,722) Greensboro, NC
3/23/2012* 7:15pm, CBS	(10 S)	vs. (3 S) #9 Baylor Sweet Sixteen	L 70–75	23–13	Georgia Dome (N/A) Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region ^[3].

References

↑ "Senior Kenny Frease Reinstated To Men's Basketball Squad". GoXavier.com. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
↑ Russell, Shannon (October 24, 2011). "Tu Holloway’s suspension". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
↑ Schedule GoXavier.com. Retrieved on October 27, 2011.

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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