2022–23 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
The 2022–23 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big East Conference . Led by Sean Miller in the first season of his second stint after coaching the Musketeers from 2004 to 2009, they played their home games at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio . The Musketeers finished the season 23–8, 15–5 in Big East play to finish in second place. In the Big East tournament , they defeated DePaul and Creighton to reach the championship game, where they were defeated by Marquette . The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament , where they defeated Kennesaw State and Pittsburgh to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2017. There they were defeated by Texas , bringing their season to a close with a final record of 27–10.
Previous season
The Musketeers finished the 2021–22 season 23–13, 8–11 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big East tournament to Butler . The team received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Cleveland State , Florida , Vanderbilt , and St. Bonaventure to advance to the championship game. There they defeated Texas A&M to win the NIT championship.
Head coach Travis Steele was fired on March 16, 2022, the day after the first win in the NIT.[ 1] Assistant coach Jonas Hayes was named the interim head coach and coached the team for the four remaining games in the NIT.
On March 19, the school named former Xavier and Arizona head coach Sean Miller the team's new head coach.[ 2] Miller previously coached the Musketeers from 2004 to 2009.
Offseason
Departures
Incoming transfers
Recruiting classes
2022 recruiting class
2023 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Trey Green #31 PG
Charlotte, N.C.
Link Academy
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Aug 6, 2022
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN grade: 86
Dailyn Swain #23 SF
Columbus, OH
Columbus Africentric High School
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sep 2, 2022
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN grade: 82
Reid Ducharme #29 SF
Milton, MA
Brewster Academy
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Aug 25, 2022
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN grade: 82
Kachi Nzeh #56 C
Newtown, PA
George School
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Sep 8, 2022
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN grade: 76
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:
Roster
2022–23 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Souley Boum
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
GS
UTEP
Oakland, CA
G
1
Desmond Claude
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Putnam Science Academy
New Haven, CT
F
2
Jerome Hunter
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
RS Sr
Indiana
Columbus, OH
G
3
Colby Jones
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Mountain Brook HS
Birmingham, AL
F
4
Cesare Edwards
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
So
Hartsville HS
Hartsville, SC
G
5
Adam Kunkel
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
GS
Belmont
Hebron, KY
F
12
Kam Craft
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
The Skill Factory (GA)
Buffalo Grove, IL
G
15
KyKy Tandy
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
University Heights Academy
Hopkinsville, KY
F
22
Dieonte Miles
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
RS Jr
Walton-Verona HS
Walton, KY
F
24
Jack Nunge
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
RS Sr
Iowa
Newburgh, IN
G
25
Michael Wolf (W)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Bridgton Academy
Greenwood Village, CO
F
32
Zach Freemantle
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Sr
Bergen Catholic HS
Teaneck, NJ
F
34
Elijah Tucker
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
214 lb (97 kg)
So
Cherokee HS
Canton, GA
G
35
Bob Nunge (W)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Castle HS
Newburgh, IN
G
45
Brad Colbert (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
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
November 2, 2022 *7:00 p.m.
Kentucky Wesleyan
W 80–62
32 – Freemantle
13 – Freemantle
6 – Jones
Cintas Center (9,850)Cincinnati, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022 *7:30 p.m., FS1
Morgan State
W 96–73
1–0
23 – Boum
9 – Hunter
9 – Jones
Cintas Center (10,224)Cincinnati, OH
November 11, 2022 *8:00 p.m., FS2
Montana
W 86–64
2–0
18 – Freemantle
4 – Tied
5 – Tied
Cintas Center (10,311)Cincinnati, OH
November 15, 2022 *9:00 p.m., FS2
Fairfield
W 78–65
3–0
23 – Nunge
13 – Freemantle
10 – Freemantle
Cintas Center (9,624)Cincinnati, OH
November 18, 2022 *6:00 p.m., FS1
No. 12 Indiana Gavitt Tipoff Games
L 79–81
3–1
15 – Tied
8 – Nunge
6 – Jones
Cintas Center (10,586)Cincinnati, OH
November 24, 2022 *5:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Florida Phil Knight Legacy quarterfinals
W 90–83
4–1
22 – Tied
11 – Freemantle
6 – Boum
Veterans Memorial Coliseum (4,465)Portland, OR
November 25, 2022 *3:30 p.m., ESPN
vs. No. 8 Duke Phil Knight Legacy semifinals
L 64–71
4–2
23 – Boum
7 – Jones
4 – Jones
Moda Center Portland, OR
November 26, 2022 *7:30 p.m., ESPN
vs. No. 6 Gonzaga Phil Knight Legacy third place game
L 84–88
4–3
25 – Nunge
7 – Tied
7 – Jones
Veterans Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR
November 30, 2022 *8:30 p.m., FS1
Southeastern Louisiana
W 95–63
5–3
16 – Jones
12 – Freemantle
7 – Jones
Cintas Center (9,811)Cincinnati, OH
December 3, 2022 *6:30 p.m., FS1
West Virginia Big East–Big 12 Battle
W 84–74
6–3
23 – Boum
14 – Nunge
7 – Boum
Cintas Center (10,460)Cincinnati, OH
December 10, 2022 *3:30 p.m., ESPN2
at Cincinnati Crosstown Shootout
W 80–77
7–3
21 – Boum
12 – Freemantle
4 – Jones
Fifth Third Arena (12,012)Cincinnati, OH
December 13, 2022 *7:00 p.m., FS1
Southern
W 79–59
8–3
17 – Boum
8 – Freemantle
7 – Boum
Cintas Center (10,029)Cincinnati, OH
Big East regular season
December 16, 2022 6:30 p.m., FS1
at Georgetown
W 102–89
9–3 (1–0)
28 – Boum
12 – Nunge
8 – Jones
Capital One Arena (5,785)Washington, D.C.
December 20, 2022 8:30 p.m., FS1
Seton Hall
W 73–70
10–3 (2–0)
23 – Freemantle
9 – Freemantle
7 – Boum
Cintas Center (10,224)Cincinnati, OH
December 28, 2022 9:00 p.m., FS1
No. 22
at St. John's
W 84–79
11–3 (3–0)
23 – Nunge
12 – Nunge
6 – Boum
Carnesecca Arena (4,368)Queens, NY
December 31, 2022 12:00 p.m., FOX
No. 22
No. 2 UConn
W 83–73
12–3 (4–0)
16 – Tied
11 – Freemantle
5 – Tied
Cintas Center (10,565)Cincinnati, OH
January 7, 2023 4:30 p.m., FS1
No. 18
at Villanova
W 88–80
13–3 (5–0)
29 – Freemantle
11 – Freemantle
6 – Tied
Finneran Pavilion (6,501)Villanova, PA
January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1
No. 12
Creighton
W 90–87
14–3 (6–0)
26 – Boum
12 – Nunge
8 – Boum
Cintas Center (10,224)Cincinnati, OH
January 15, 2023 12:00 p.m., FOX
No. 12
No. 25 Marquette
W 80–76
15–3 (7–0)
16 – Tied
13 – Nunge
5 – Tied
Cintas Center (10,508)Cincinnati, OH
January 18, 2023 8:30 p.m., FS1
No. 8
at DePaul
L 72–73
15–4 (7–1)
18 – Freemantle
13 – Nunge
6 – Boum
Wintrust Arena (4,252)Chicago, IL
January 21, 2023 12:00 p.m., FS1
No. 8
Georgetown
W 95–82
16–4 (8–1)
30 – Freemantle
11 – Freemantle
7 – Tied
Cintas Center (10,383)Cincinnati, OH
January 25, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1
No. 13
at No. 19 UConn
W 82–79
17–4 (9–1)
21 – Boum
7 – Nunge
4 –
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)Storrs, CT
January 28, 2023 12:15 p.m., CBS
No. 13
at Creighton
L 67–84
17–5 (9–2)
18 – Freemantle
7 – Kunkel
4 –
CHI Health Center Omaha (18,277)Omaha, NE
February 1, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1
No. 16
No. 17 Providence
W 85–83 OT
18–5 (10–2)
23 – Nunge
14 – Nunge
9 – Boum
Cintas Center (10,334)Cincinnati, OH
February 4, 2023 5:00 p.m., FOX
No. 16
St. John's
W 96–71
19–5 (11–2)
21 – Nunge
8 – Jones
6 – Nunge
Cintas Center (10,436)Cincinnati, OH
February 10, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1
No. 13
at Butler
L 67–69
19–6 (11–3)
17 – Jones
8 – Tied
3 – Tied
Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,352)Indianapolis, IN
February 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 16
at No. 11 Marquette
L 68–69
19–7 (11–4)
24 – Boum
8 – Jones
5 – Jones
Fiserv Forum (16,041)Milwaukee, WI
February 18, 2023 4:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 16
DePaul
W 82–68
20–7 (12–4)
18 – Nunge
10 – Nunge
8 – Kinkel
Cintas Center (10,403)Cincinnati, OH
February 21, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1
No. 16
Villanova
L 63–64
20–8 (12–5)
17 – Boum
10 – Nunge
7 – Jones
Cintas Center (10,349)Cincinnati, OH
February 24, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1
No. 16
at Seton Hall
W 82–60
21–8 (13–5)
23 – Boum
9 – Hunter
5 – Nunge
Prudential Center (10,481)Newark, NJ
March 1, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1
No. 19
at No. 20 Providence
W 94–89
22–8 (14–5)
33 – Boum
9 – Jones
4 – Tied
Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,400)Providence, RI
March 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1
No. 19
Butler
W 78–66
23–8 (15–5)
20 – Jones
8 – Jones
4 – Tied
Cintas Center (10,398)Cincinnati, OH
Big East tournament
March 9, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1
(2) No. 15
vs. (10) DePaul Quarterfinals
W 89–84
24–8
23 – Nunge
10 – Nunge
4 – Nunge
Madison Square Garden (19,812)New York, NY
March 10, 2023 9:00 p.m., FS1
(2) No. 15
vs. (3) No. 24 Creighton Semifinals
W 82–60
25–8
23 – Boum
10 – Jones
6 – Boum
Madison Square Garden (19,812)New York, NY
March 11, 2023 6:30 p.m., FOX
(2) No. 15
vs. (1) No. 6 Marquette Championship
L 51–65
25–9
14 – Kunkel
8 – Hunter
3 – Claude
Madison Square Garden (19,812)New York, NY
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2023 *12:40 pm, TruTV
(3 MW) No. 13
vs. (14 MW) Kennesaw State First Round
W 72–67
26–9
24 – Hunter
11 – Nunge
6 – Kunkle
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
March 19, 2023 *12:10 pm, CBS
(3 MW) No. 13
vs. (11 MW) Pittsburgh Second Round
W 84–73
27–9
18 – Nunge
14 – Jones
7 – Jones
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
March 24, 2023 *9:45 p.m., CBS
(3 MW) No. 13
vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Texas Sweet Sixteen
L 71–83
27–10
21 – Kunkel
11 – Nunge
6 – Jones
T-Mobile Center (17,429)Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Source[ 3]
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final AP RV RV RV — RV RV RV 22т 18 12 8 13 16 13 16 16 19 15 13 Not released Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 18 11 8 12 15 15 16 15 17 15 14 15
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
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