By Marisol Nicholson Xavier has not played a game since Dec. 23 win over Seton Hall.   THE MATCHUP XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (7-6, 1-1 BIG EAST) VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY WILDCATS (9-4, 2-0 BIG EAST) WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2024 AT 8:30 P.M. ET AT FINNERAN PAVILION IN […]

By Marisol Nicholson Musketeers are 9-1 in BIG EAST home openers at Cintas Center   CINCINNATI — The Xavier University Musketeers, 6-6 overall and 0-1 in the BIG EAST Conference, host the Seton Hall University Pirates, 8-4 overall and 1-0 in the BIG EAST Conference, […]

By Marisol Nicholson 12.20.23   BOX SCORE https://goxavier.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2023-24/st-john-s/boxscore/12192     QUEENS, N.Y. – Xavier men’s basketball dropped its BIG EAST opener at St. John’s, 81-66, on Wednesday night at Carnesecca Arena. The Musketeers move to 6-6 (0-1 BIG EAST), while the Red Storm improve to 8-3 […]

By Marisol Nicholson   12.18.23   Olivari earns a spot on the BIG EAST Honor Roll for the second-straight week.   CINCINNATI — Xavier University graduate student Quincy Olivari was named to the BIG EAST Conference Honor Roll after his game-high 22-point effort vs. Winthrop on Dec. […]

By Chris Garvin GAME NOTES https://goxavier.com/documents/2023/12/7/2023-24_NOTES_GAME_10_VS._CINCINNATI.pdf   Musketeers have won four-straight in the series.   CINCINNATI — The Xavier University Musketeers, 4-5, and the University of Cincinnati Bearcats, 7-0, will meet for the 91st time on Saturday. Xavier will be looking for its fifth-straight win […]

By Bane Rossi   11.24.23   Quincy Olivari led five Musketeers in double figures with a game-high 22 points on Black Friday   CINCINNATI – Quincy Olivari led five Musketeers in double figures with 22 points on Friday afternoon as the Musketeers opened a six-game homestand with a […]

The two teams split the regular season meetings. GAME NOTES https://goxavier.com/documents/2023/3/11/XAVIER_NOTES_2023_BIG_EAST_CHAMPIONSHIP_GAME.pdf NEW YORK — The No. 2 Seed Xavier University Musketeers, 25-8 overall, battle the No. 1 Seed Marquette University Golden Eagles, 27-6, tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the 2023 BIG EAST Tournament Championship game. […]

BOX SCORE https://goxavier.com/documents/2023/3/10/2249066.PDF POSTGAME NOTES https://goxavier.com/documents/2023/3/11/Xavier_SF_Quotes.pdf NEW YORK CITY – Xavier men’s basketball posted an 82-60 win over Creighton in the BIG EAST Tournament semifinals on Friday night at Madison Square Garden. The Musketeers improved to 25-8, while the Bluejays moved to 21-12. Xavier moved to […]

Xavier is playing in its seventh semifinal in 10 years GAME NOTES https://goxavier.com/documents/2023/3/10/XAVIER_NOTES_2023_BIG_EAST_SEMIFINAL.pdf NEW YORK — The No. 2 Seed Xavier University Musketeers, 24-8, take on the No. 3 Seed Creighton University Bluejays, 21-11, on Friday night at 9 p.m. in the BIG EAST Tournament […]

BIG EAST RELEASE https://www.bigeast.com/news/2023/3/8/xaviers-nunge-named-mens-basketball-scholar-athlete-of-the-year.aspx NEW YORK – Xavier University graduate student Jack Nunge has been selected as the 2022-23 BIG EAST Conference Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Nunge received his award at a ceremony today at Madison Square Garden. He is the first Musketeer ever to receive the […]

NEW YORK — The BIG EAST Conference announced the Men’s Basketball All-BIG EAST teams today and four Xavier players earned spots on the honor squads.  Graduate student Souley Boum is on the All-BIG EAST First Team, junior Colby Jones is on the Second Team and graduate student Jack Nunge earned All-BIG […]

NEW YORK CITY – Xavier men’s basketball posted an 89-84 win over DePaul in the BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinals on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden. The Musketeers improve to 24-8 on the year, while the Blue Demons drop to 10-23. Xavier only led for two […]

No. 2 Seed XU will play No.10 Seed DePaul GAME NOTES https://goxavier.com/documents/2023/3/6/XAVIER_NOTES_2023_BIG_EAST_QUARTERFINAL.pdf NEW YORK — The No. 2 Seed Xavier University Musketeers, 23-8 overall and 15-5 in the BIG EAST Conference, earned a first-round bye in this week’s BIG EAST Tournament at Madison Square Garden. […]

GAME NOTES https://goxavier.com/documents/2023/3/2/2022-23_NOTES_GAME_31_BUTLER.pdf CINCINNATI — The No. 19/17 Xavier University Musketeers, 22-8 overall and 14-5 in the BIG EAST Conference, close out the regular season with a 7 p.m. game on Saturday against the Butler University Bulldogs at Cintas Center. Xavier will honor three student-athletes and […]

02.27.23 CINCINNATI — Xavier University graduate student Souley Boum has been named to the BIG EAST Conference Honor Roll for his efforts in games this past week against Villanova and Seton Hall. This marks the fifth time this season that Boum has been selected for a BIG […]

02.24.23 road win at Seton Hall on Friday night at the Prudential Center. Xavier improves to 21-8 (13-5 BIG EAST), while Seton Hall drops to 16-13 (9-9 BIG EAST). Xavier took its first double-figure lead (21-10) at the 9:01 mark in the first half and led […]

SPRINGFIELD, MASS.  — The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced today that Xavier University graduate student Souley Boum is among the Top 10 candidates for the 2023 Bob Cousy Award. Named after Class of 1971 Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic and Holy Cross guard Bob Cousy, […]

SPRINGFIELD, MASS. — The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced today that Xavier University junior Colby Jones is among the Top 10 candidates for the 2023 Julius Erving Award. Named after Class of 1993 Hall of Famer and 16-year professional basketball player Julius Erving, the annual honor in […]

Boum leads Xavier in scoring and assists. NAISMITH MEN’S MIDSEASON TEAM CINCINNATI  — Xavier University graduate student and All-America candidate Souley Boum has been selected to the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Men’s Midseason Team. The 30 standout collegiate players on the list announced today are vying for the Jersey Mike’s Naismith […]

SPRINGFIELD, MASS. — The Basketball Hall of Fame announced today that Xavier University graduate student Jack Nunge is among the Top 10 candidates for the 2023 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award. Named after Class of 1995 Hall of Famer and three-time NCAA Champion Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the annual honor in […]