Getting to know Xavier
By Editorial Staff
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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