Many of you out there may know Xavier as an underdog team that usually makes the NCAA Tournament. But just how good are they? Let’s take a look at this years Xavier team.
Roster: Who do they have?
| No. | Name | eligibility | Yr. | Pos. | Height | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown (High School) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Amos, Landen | 3 | SO | Guard | 75 | 6-3 | 180 | Chicago, Ill. (Mount Carmel) | |
| 0 | Davis, Dee | 1 | FR | Guard | 72 | 6-0 | 160 | Bloomington, Ind. (South) | |
| 15 | Dougan, Greg | 3 | SO | Guard | 76 | 6-4 | 170 | Greensburg, Ind. (Greensburg Community) | |
| 32 | Frease, Kenny | 7 | SR | Center | 84 | 7-0 | 275 | Massillon, Ohio (Perry) | |
| 52 | Holloway, Tu | 7 | SR | Guard | 72 | 6-0 | 190 | Hempstead, N.Y. (Harmony Community School (Cincinnati)) | |
| 10 | Lyons, Mark | 5 | JR | Guard | 73 | 6-1 | 188 | Schenectady, N.Y. (Brewster (N.H.) Academy) | |
| 20 | Martin, Justin | 1 | FR | Forward | 78 | 6-6 | 205 | Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence North and Mountain State (W.Va.) Academy) | |
| 44 | McKenzie, Griffin | 3 | SO | Forward | 81 | 6-9 | 240 | Cincinnati, Ohio (Moeller) | |
| 31 | Philmore, Isaiah | 5 | JR | Forward | 80 | 6-8 | 230 | Bel Air, Md. (John Carroll School) | |
| 12 | Redford, Brad | 5 | JR | Guard | 73 | 6-1 | 182 | Frankenmuth, Mich. (Frankenmuth) | |
| 21 | Robinson, Jeff | 5 | JR | Forward | 82 | 6-10 | 225 | Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence North) | |
| 35 | Stenger, Erik | 5 | JR | Forward | 80 | 6-8 | 205 | Cincinnati, Ohio (St. Xavier) | |
| 4 | Taylor, Travis | 5 | JR | Forward | 80 | 6-8 | 220 | Union, N.J. (Union) | |
| 54 | Walker, Andre | 9 | GS | Forward | 80 | 6-8 | 225 | Flossmoor, Ill. (Brewster Acad./Homewood-Flossmoor) | |
| 5 | Wells, Dezmine | 1 | FR | Guard/Forward | 77 | 6-5 | 215 | Raleigh, N.C. (Hargrave Military Academy) |
The standout player to me is Tu Holloway. He is a very talented guard that has consistently led his team in points throughout the season. This senior was 4th in CBS’s top 100 players for the 2011-2012 preseason list. I fully expect him to be the go-to-guy in any clutch scenario.
Schedule: What does it mean?
| 2011-12 Xavier Musketeers Schedule | |||
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT/TIME | RECORD |
| Fri, Nov 11 | 1-0 (0-0) | ||
| Tue, Nov 15 |
| 2-0 (0-0) | |
| Fri, Nov 18 | 3-0 (0-0) | ||
| Fri, Nov 25 |
| 4-0 (0-0) | |
| Mon, Nov 28 |
| 5-0 (0-0) | |
| Sat, Dec 3 |
| 6-0 (0-0) | |
| Wed, Dec 7 | 7-0 (0-0) | ||
| Sat, Dec 10 | 8-0 (0-0) | ||
| Sun, Dec 18 | 8-1 (0-0) | ||
| Thu, Dec 22 | 8-2 (0-0) | ||
| Sat, Dec 24 | 8-3 (0-0) | ||
| Sun, Dec 25 | 9-3 (0-0) | ||
| Sat, Dec 31 |
| 9-4 (0-0) | |
| Wed, Jan 4 | 9-5 (0-1) | ||
| Sat, Jan 7 | 10-5 (1-1) | ||
| Wed, Jan 11 |
| 11-5 (2-1) | |
| Sat, Jan 14 | 12-5 (3-1) | ||
| Wed, Jan 18 | 13-5 (4-1) | ||
| Sat, Jan 21 | 13-6 (4-2) | ||
| Wed, Jan 25 | 13-7 (4-3) | ||
| Sat, Jan 28 | 14-7 (5-3) | ||
| Wed, Feb 1 | 15-7 (6-3) | ||
| Sat, Feb 4 | 15-8 (6-3) | ||
| Wed, Feb 8 | 16-8 (7-3) | ||
| Sat, Feb 11 | 16-9 (7-4) | ||
| Sat, Feb 18 |
| 17-9 (8-4) | |
| Tue, Feb 21 | 17-10 (8-5) | ||
| Sat, Feb 25 |
| 18-10 (9-5) | |
| Tue, Feb 28 | 18-11 (9-6) | ||
| Sat, Mar 3 | 19-11 (10-6) | ||
| Fri, Mar 9 |
| 20-11 (10-6) | |
| Sat, Mar 10 |
| 21-11 (10-6) | |
| Sun, Mar 11 | 21-12 (10-6) |
Key wins- @Vanderbilt, vs. Georgia, vs. Cincinnati,
Key losses- @La Salle, vs Oral Roberts, @Hawaii
They had a decent schedule for being in the Atlantic 10. It is clearly noticeable that they are game-tested. Luckily, so is Notre Dame.
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