2024–25 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

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 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

2024–25 Big East men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Butler	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
UConn	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Creighton	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
DePaul	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Georgetown	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
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	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 20, 2024* 5:00 p.m.		at Dayton Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy						UD Arena  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 Palms 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 Palms 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* TBA		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* TBA		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

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
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