2014–15 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team


The 2014–15 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fifth year head coach Chris Mack, they played their games at the Cintas Center and were second year members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 23–14, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big East tournament where they lost to Villanova. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Ole Miss in the second round and Georgia State in the Third Round before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to Arizona.

2014–15 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
Record23–14 (9–9 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCintas Center
Seasons
2014–15 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Villanova 16 2   .889 33 3   .917
No. 22 Georgetown 12 6   .667 22 11   .667
No. 24 Butler 12 6   .667 23 11   .676
Providence 11 7   .611 22 12   .647
St. John's 10 8   .556 21 12   .636
Xavier 9 9   .500 23 14   .622
DePaul 6 12   .333 12 20   .375
Seton Hall 6 12   .333 16 15   .516
Marquette 4 14   .222 13 19   .406
Creighton 4 14   .222 14 19   .424
2015 Big East tournament winner
As of April 6, 2015
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Musketeers finished the 2014–15 season 21–13, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East tournament where they lost to Creighton. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where the lost in the first round ("First Four") to NC State.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Semaj Christon 0 G 6'3" 190 Sophomore Cincinnati, OH Entered 2014 NBA draft
Tim Whelan 14 G 5'9" 160 Senior Cincinnati, OH Graduated
Justin Martin 20 F 6'6" 205 RS Junior Indianapolis, IN Graduate transferred to SMU
Landen Amos 22 G 6'4" 185 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated
Kamall Richards 24 F 6'6" 210 Freshman Brooklyn, NY Transferred to Harcum College
Isaiah Philmore 31 F 6'8" 230 RS Senior Bel Air, MD Graduated
Erik Stenger 35 F 6'8" 207 RS Senior Cincinnati, OH Graduated

Incoming recruits

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Incoming freshman Sean O'Mara shown boxing out Jahlil Okafor in the 2014 IHSA Class 4A championship game
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Trevon Bluiett
SF
Indianapolis, IN Park Tudor School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Nov 1, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 87
Edmond Sumner
PG
Detroit, MI Detroit Country Day School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) May 12, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 83
Larry Austin
PG
Springfield, IL Lanphier High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 161 lb (73 kg) May 10, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 79
Makinde London
PF
Nashville, TN Montverde Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 25, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 79
J. P. Macura
SF
Lakeville, MN Lakeville North High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 9, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 78
Sean O'Mara
C
Glen Ellyn, IL Benet Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Oct 1, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 74
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 2, 2014.

Rankings

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Rankings

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Source[1]

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre
Nov 10
Wk 2
Nov 17
Wk 3
Nov 24
Wk 4
Dec 1
Wk 5
Dec 8
Wk 6
Dec 15
Wk 7
Dec 22
Wk 8
Dec 29
Wk 9
Jan 5
Wk 10
Jan 12
Wk 11
Jan 19
Wk 12
Jan 26
Wk 13
Feb 2
Wk 14
Feb 9
Wk 14
Feb 16
Wk 16
Feb 23
Wk 17
Mar 2
Wk 18
Mar 9
Post
Mar 16
Final
Apr 6
AP RV RV RV RV RV N/A
Coaches RV 22

Roster

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2014–15 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Larry Austin, Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Fr Springfield, Illinois
F 1 Jalen Reynolds 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 232 lb (105 kg) So Livonia, Michigan
F 2 James Farr 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 247 lb (112 kg) Jr Evanston, Illinois
G 3 Brandon Randolph 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 189 lb (86 kg) So Inglewood, California
G 4 Edmond Sumner 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Detroit, Michigan
F 5 Trevon Bluiett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Indianapolis, Indiana
G 10 Remy Abell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Louisville, Kentucky
G 11 Darwin Davis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Bloomington, Indiana
F 13 Makinde London 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Nashville, Tennessee
G 15 Myles Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Plainfield, New Jersey
F 21 Tim Stainbrook 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Bay Village, Ohio
F 32 Kevin Coker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Plainfield, Illinois
C 40 Matt Stainbrook (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) RS Sr Bay Village, Ohio
F/C 54 Sean O'Mara 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 247 lb (112 kg) Fr Lisle, Illinois
G 55 J. P. Macura 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Lakeville, Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2014*
8:00 pm
Northwood W 102–68 
Cintas Center (9,152[2])
Cincinnati, OH
Regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm, FCS
Northern Arizona W 93–60  1–0
Cintas Center (10,250[3])
Cincinnati, OH
11/18/2014*
7:00 pm, FS1
Long Beach State W 97–74  2–0
Cintas Center (9,457[4])
Cincinnati, OH
11/21/2014*
8:00 pm, FS2
Stephen F. Austin W 81–63  3–0
Cintas Center (9,514[5])
Cincinnati, OH
11/24/2014*
7:00 pm, FS1
Murray State W 89–62  4–0
Cintas Center (9,446[6])
Cincinnati, OH
11/27/2014*
4:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. San Diego
Wooden Legacy quarterfinals
W 82–71  5–0
Titan Gym (N/A[7])
Fullerton, CA
11/28/2014*
4:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. UTEP
Wooden Legacy semifinals
L 73–77  5–1
Titan Gym (N/A[8])
Fullerton, CA
11/30/2014*
4:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Long Beach State
Wooden Legacy 3rd place game
L 70–73  5–2
Honda Center (N/A[9])
Anaheim, CA
12/06/2014*
8:00 pm, CBSSN
Alabama W 97–84  6–2
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
12/09/2014*
7:00 pm, FS1
IUPUI W 66–43  7–2
Cintas Center (9,634)
Cincinnati, OH
12/13/2014*
4:00 pm, ESPN2
at Missouri W 74–58  8–2
Mizzou Arena (7,854)
Columbia, MO
12/20/2014*
6:00 pm, SECN
at Auburn L 88–89 2OT 8–3
Auburn Arena (7,975)
Auburn, AL
12/28/2014*
4:00 pm, FS1
Florida Gulf Coast W 71–57  9–3
Cintas Center (9,908)
Cincinnati, OH
12/31/2014
10:00 pm, FS1
No. 25 Georgetown W 70–53  10–3
(1–0)
Cintas Center (9,558)
Cincinnati, OH
01/03/2015
2:00 pm, FS1
at DePaul L 68–71  10–4
(1–1)
Allstate Arena (6,827)
Rosemont, IL
01/07/2015
7:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 19 Seton Hall W 69–58  11–4
(2–1)
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
01/10/2015
4:30 pm, FSN
at Butler L 76–88  11–5
(2–2)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100)
Indianapolis, IN
01/14/2015
9:00 pm, FS1
at No. 5 Villanova L 75–88  11–6
(2–3)
Wells Fargo Center (6,500)
Philadelphia, PA
01/17/2015
12:00 pm, FSN
Marquette W 62–58  12–6
(3–3)
Cintas Center (10,372)
Cincinnati, OH
01/22/2015
7:00 pm, FSN
at Providence L 66–69 OT 12–7
(3–4)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,250)
Providence, RI
01/24/2015
12:00 pm, FS1
DePaul W 89–76  13–7
(4–4)
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
01/27/2015
7:00 pm, FS1
at No. 21 Georgetown W 66–53  14–7
(5–4)
Verizon Center (8,576)
Washington, D.C.
01/31/2015
12:00 pm, FS1
at Seton Hall L 82–90  14–8
(5–5)
Prudential Center (8,205)
Newark, NJ
02/04/2015
9:10 pm, FS1
Creighton L 72–79 OT 14–9
(5–6)
Cintas Center (9,843)
Cincinnati, OH
02/07/2015
1:00 pm, FS1
Providence W 78–69  15–9
(6–6)
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
02/10/2015
9:15 pm, FS1
at Marquette W 64–44  16–9
(7–6)
BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,833)
Milwaukee, WI
02/14/2015
12:30 pm, FOX
St. John's L 70–78  16–10
(7–7)
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
02/18/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Cincinnati
Skyline Chilli Crosstown Classic
W 59–57  17–10
Fifth Third Arena (13,176)
Cincinnati, OH
02/21/2015
2:00 pm, FSN
No. 19 Butler W 73–56  18–10
(8–7)
Cintas Center (10,492)
Cincinnati, OH
02/23/2015
8:00 pm, FS1
at St. John's L 57–58  18–11
(8–8)
Madison Square Garden (6,634)
New York, NY
02/28/2015
2:00 pm, FOX
No. 6 Villanova L 66–78  18–12
(8–9)
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
03/07/2015
2:00 pm, FS2
at Creighton W 74–73  19–12
(9–9)
CenturyLink Center (16,751)
Omaha, NE
Big East tournament
03/12/2015
9:30 pm, FS1
(6) vs. (3) No. 22 Butler
Quarterfinal
W 67–61 OT 20–12
Madison Square Garden (13,245)
New York, NY
03/13/2015
9:45 pm, FS1
(6) vs. (2) No. 23 Georgetown
Semifinal
W 65–63  21–12
Madison Square Garden (15,194)
New York, NY
03/14/2015
8:00 pm, FS1
(6) vs. (1) No. 4 Villanova
Championship game
L 52–69  21–13
Madison Square Garden (13,471)
New York, NY
NCAA tournament
03/19/2015*
4:10 pm, TBS
(6 W) vs. (11 W) Ole Miss
Second round
W 76–57  22–13
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (N/A)
Jacksonville, FL
03/21/2015*
6:10 pm, TNT
(6 W) vs. (14 W) Georgia State
Third round
W 75–67  23–13
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (13,687)
Jacksonville, FL
03/26/2015*
10:17 pm, TBS
(6 W) vs. (2 W) No. 5 Arizona
Sweet Sixteen
L 60–68  23–14
Staples Center (18,809)
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2014-15 Polls
  2. ^ "MBB vs. Northwood box score". goxavier.com. Xavier University. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  3. ^ "MBB vs. Northern Arizona box score". goxavier.com. Xavier University. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  4. ^ "MBB vs. Long Beach State box score". goxavier.com. Xavier University. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  5. ^ "MBB vs. Stephen F. Austin box score". goxavier.com. Xavier University. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  6. ^ "MBB vs. Murray State box score". goxavier.com. Xavier University. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  7. ^ "MBB vs. San Diego box score". goxavier.com. Xavier University. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  8. ^ "MBB vs. UTEP box score". goxavier.com. Xavier University. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  9. ^ "MBB vs. Long Beach State box score". goxavier.com. Xavier University. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  10. ^ "2014–2015 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball schedule". cstv.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2014.