2024–25 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

2024–25 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
2024–25 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	Sean Miller (3rd, 8th overall season);
Associate head coach	Adam Cohen (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Dante Jackson (7th season); David Miller (3rd season);
Home arena	Cintas Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big East Conference. Led by Sean Miller in the third 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.

2024–25 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Butler	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 3 UConn	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 15 Creighton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
DePaul	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgetown	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 18 Marquette	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Providence	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Seton Hall	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
St. John's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Villanova	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Xavier	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Musketeers finished the 2023–24 season 16–18, 9–11 in Big East play, to finish in a tie for eighth place. In the Big East tournament, they defeated Butler in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to UConn. The team received an at-large bid to the NIT in the Wake Forest Bracket, where lost in the first round to Georgia.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Desmond Claude	1	G	6'6"	203	Sophomore	New Haven, CT	Transferred to USC
Quincy Olivari	8	G	6'3"	200	Senior	Atlanta, GA	Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Los Angeles Lakers
Reid Ducharme	11	G/F	6'7"	195	Freshman	Milton, MA	Transferred to Siena
Kam Craft	12	F	6'6"	211	Sophomore	Buffalo Grove, IL	Transferred to Miami (OH)
Kachi Nzeh	15	C	6'8"	230	Freshman	Upper Darby, PA	Transferred to Penn State
Lazar Đjoković	17	F	6'10"	230	Freshman	Gornji Milanovac, Serbia	Transferred to College of Charleston
Saša Ciani	21	F	6'9"	240	Sophomore	Šempeter pri Gorici, Slovenia	Transferred to UIC
Abou Ousmane	24	F	6'10"	230	Senior	Brooklyn, NY	Graduate transferred to Oklahoma State
Gytis Nemeikša	50	F	6'7"	203	Freshman	Kaunas, Lithuania	Transferred to Hawaii

Incoming transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Marcus Foster	1	G	6'4"	200	GS Senior	Atlanta, GA	Furman
John Hugley IV	4	F/C	6'10"	275	Senior	Cleveland, OH	Oklahoma
Lassina Traoré	6	F	6'10"	230	Senior	Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire	Long Beach State
Ryan Conwell	7	G	6'4"	195	Junior	Indianapolis, IN	Indiana State
Roddie Anderson III	8	G	6'3"	190	Junior	Huntington Beach, CA	Xavier
Cam'Ron Fletcher	11	G	6'7"	220	GS Senior	St. Louis, MO	Florida State
Dante Maddox Jr.	21	G	6'2'	195	Senior	Chicago Heights, IL	Toledo

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Trey Green	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	So	Prolific Prep (CA)	Charlotte, NC
G	1	Marcus Foster	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	Furman	Atlanta, GA
F	2	Jerome Hunter	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	GS	Indiana	Columbus, OH
G/F	3	Dailyn Swain	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Columbus Africentric Early College	Columbus, OH
F	4	John Hugley IV	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	RS Sr	Oklahoma	Cleveland, OH
F	6	Lassina Traoré	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Long Beach State	Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
G	7	Ryan Conwell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Indiana State	Indianapolis, IN
G	8	Roddie Anderson III	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Boise State	Huntington Beach, CA
G	11	Cam'Ron Fletcher	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	GS	Florida State	St. Louis, MO
F	19	Henry Thole (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Villa Madonna Academy	Union, KY
G	20	Dayvion McKnight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	GS	Western Kentucky	Shelbyville, KY
G	21	Dante Maddox Jr.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Toledo	Chicago Heights, IL
G	25	Michael Wolf (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Bridgton Academy	Greenwood Village, CO
F	31	Ian Sabourin (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Badin HS	Hamilton, OH
F	32	Zach Freemantle	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	GS	Bergen Catholic HS	Teaneck, NJ
G	35	Bob Nunge (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Castle HS	Newburgh, IN
G	45	Brad Colbert (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Louisville	Loveland, OH

Head coach

Sean Miller (Pittsburgh)

Assistant coach(es)

Adam Cohen (Arizona)
Dante Jackson (Xavier)
David Miller (Arizona)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 20, 2024* 5:00 p.m., BSOH	at Dayton Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy	W 98–74	17 – Freemantle	7 – Maddox Jr.	4 – Tied	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:30 p.m., FS1	Texas Southern					Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
November 8, 2024* 6:00 p.m., FS1	IU Indy					Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
November 12, 2024* 8:30 p.m., FS1	Jackson State					Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
November 16, 2024* 12:00 p.m., FS1	Wake Forest Skip Prosser Classic					Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
November 20, 2024* 6:30 p.m., FS1	Siena Fort Myers Tip-Off campus site game					Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
November 25, 2024* 8:30 p.m., FS1	vs. South Carolina Fort Myers Tip-Off Riviera Division semifinals					Suncoast Credit Union Arena Fort Myers, FL
November 27, 2024* 6:00 p.m./8:30 p.m., FS1	vs. Michigan/Virginia Tech Fort Myers Tip-Off Riviera Division					Suncoast Credit Union Arena Fort Myers, FL
December 1, 2024* 4:30 p.m., FS1	South Carolina State					Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
December 5, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at TCU Big East–Big 12 Battle					Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
December 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	Morgan State					Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
December 14, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Cincinnati Crosstown Shootout					Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
Big East regular season
December 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1	at UConn					XL Center Hartford, CT
December 21, 2024 12:00 p.m., FOX	Marquette					Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
December 31, 2024 2:00 p.m., Peacock	Seton Hall					Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
January 3, 2025 7:00/8:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Georgetown					Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
January 7, 2025 6:30 p.m., FS1	St. John's					Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
January 11, 2025 4:00 p.m., FS1	at DePaul					Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
January 14, 2025 6:30 p.m., FS1	Villanova					Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., FOX	at Marquette					Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1	at St. John's					Madison Square Garden New York, NY
January 25, 2025 8:00 p.m., FOX	UConn					Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
January 29, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1	at Creighton					CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
February 4, 2025 8:30 p.m, FS1	Georgetown					Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
February 9, 2025 12:00 p.m., FS1	at Villanova					Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 2025 8:00 p.m., Peacock	at Providence					Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
February 15, 2025 12:00 p.m., FS1	DePaul					Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
February 18, 2025 8:00 p.m., Peacock	Butler					Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
February 23, 2025 2:00 p.m., FS1	at Seton Hall					Prudential Center Newark, NJ
March 1, 2025 4:30 p.m., FOX	Creighton					Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
March 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Butler					Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
March 8, 2025 TBD, TBD	Providence					Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Big East tournament
March 12–15, 2025 TBA, FOX/FS1	vs. First Round/Quarterfinals					Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV
Coaches

References

^ "2024–25 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results". goxavier.com. Retrieved 2024-08-28.

[1] "2024–25 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results". goxavier.com. Retrieved 2024-08-28.

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