2012–13 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

2012–13 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	17–14 (9–7 A-10)
Head coach	Chris Mack (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Ashley Howard Mike Pegues Travis Steele
Home arena	Cintas Center

2012–13 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 16 Saint Louis †	13	–	3		.813			28	–	7		.800
No. 25 VCU	12	–	4		.750			27	–	9		.750
Butler	11	–	5		.688			27	–	9		.750
La Salle	11	–	5		.688			24	–	10		.706
Temple	11	–	5		.688			24	–	10		.706
UMass	9	–	7		.563			21	–	12		.636
Xavier	9	–	7		.563			17	–	14		.548
Charlotte	8	–	8		.500			21	–	12		.636
Saint Joseph's	8	–	8		.500			18	–	14		.563
Richmond	8	–	8		.500			19	–	15		.559
Dayton	7	–	9		.438			17	–	14		.548
St. Bonaventure	7	–	9		.438			14	–	15		.483
George Washington	7	–	9		.438			13	–	17		.433
Rhode Island	3	–	13		.188			8	–	21		.276
Fordham	3	–	13		.188			7	–	24		.226
Duquesne	1	–	15		.063			8	–	22		.267
† 2013 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner As of March 28, 2013 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2012-13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Chris Mack. The Musketeers competed in the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Cintas Center. They finished the season 17–14, 9–7 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 tournament to Saint Joseph's. This was the first time since the 2004–05 season that Xavier failed to make the NCAA tournament.

The season marked Xavier's final season as a member of the A-10 as they departed to join the new Big East Conference in July 2013.

Previous season

The Musketeers finished the 2011–12 season with a record of 23–13, 10–6 in A-10 play finishing in a tie for third place. They lost to St. Bonaventure in the championship of the A-10 tournament. They received a bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Notre Dame and Lehigh before losing to Baylor in the Sweet Sixteen.

Roster

2012–13 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Semaj Christon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Cincinnati, Ohio F 1 Jalen Reynolds (I) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Fr Livonia, Michigan F 2 James Farr 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Fr Evanston, Illinois G 3 Joe Schuessler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Glen Ellyn, Illinois F 4 Travis Taylor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Sr Union, New Jersey G 11 Darwin Davis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 161 lb (73 kg) So Bloomington, Indiana G 12 Brad Redford 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) RS Sr Frankenmuth, Michigan G 14 Tim Whelan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Cincinnati, Ohio G 15 Myles Davis (I) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Plainfield, New Jersey F 21 Jeff Robinson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Indianapolis, Indiana G 22 Landon Amos 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois F 31 Isaiah Philmore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 236 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Bel Air, Maryland F 32 Kevin Coker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Plainfield, Illinois F 35 Erik Stenger 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 207 lb (94 kg) RS Jr Cincinnati, Ohio F 40 Matt Stainbrook  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 263 lb (119 kg) Jr Bay Village, Ohio	Head coach Chris Mack (Xavier) Assistant coach(es) Ashley Howard (Drexel) Mike Pegues (Delaware) Travis Steele (Butler) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2012-10-26

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Kenny Frease	32	C	7'0"	279	Senior	Massillon, Ohio	Graduated
Tu Holloway	52	G	6'0"	190	Senior	Hempstead, New York	Graduated
Griffin McKenzie	44	F	6'9"	240	Sophomore	Cincinnati, Ohio	Transferred to Denver[1]
Mark Lyons	10	G	6'1"	185	Junior	Schenectady, New York	Transferred to Arizona[2]
Dez Wells	5	G/F	6'5"	215	Freshman	Raleigh, North Carolina	Expelled[3]
Andre Walker	54	F	6'8"	225	Senior	Flossmoor, Illinois	Graduated

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2012* 7:00 pm		Kentucky State	W 73–54		Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
Regular season
November 9, 2012* 7:00 pm, FSOH		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 117–75	1–0	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
November 13, 2012* 2:00 pm, ESPN		Butler ESPN Tip Off Marathon	W 62–47	2–0	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
November 17, 2012* 2:00 pm, FSOH		Robert Morris	W 61–59	3–0	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
November 22, 2012* 1:00 pm, ESPNU		Pacific DirecTV Classic	L 67–70	3–1	Anaheim Convention Center  Anaheim, CA
November 23, 2012* 6:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Drexel DirecTV Classic consolation round	W 69–65	4–1	Anaheim Convention Center  Anaheim, CA
November 25, 2012* 1:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. Drake DirecTV Classic 5th place game	W 74–70	5–1	Anaheim Convention Center  Anaheim, CA
December 1, 2012* 2:15 pm, BTN		at Purdue	W 63–57	6–1	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
December 6, 2012* 7:30 pm, ESPNU		Vanderbilt	L 64–66 ^OT	6–2	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
December 9, 2012* 4:00 pm, FSOH		Kent State	W 62–55	7–2	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
December 19, 2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. No. 11 Cincinnati Skyline Chili Crosstown Classic	L 45–60	7–3	U.S. Bank Arena  Cincinnati, OH
December 22, 2012* 2:00 pm, FSOH		Wofford	L 55–56	7–4	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
December 29, 2012* 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at Tennessee	L 47–51	7–5	Thompson–Boling Arena  Knoxville, TN
January 2, 2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Wake Forest Skip Prosser Classic	L 59–66	7–6	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
January 10, 2013 7:00 pm, TWCSOH		Temple	W 57–52	8–6 (1–0)	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
January 12, 2013 4:00 pm, CBSSN		George Washington	W 71–56	9–6 (2–0)	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
January 16, 2013 8:00 pm, CBSSN		at St. Bonaventure	W 66–64	10–6 (3–0)	Reilly Center  St. Bonaventure, NY
January 19, 2013 2:00 pm, TWCSOH		La Salle	W 70–63	11–6 (4–0)	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
January 23, 2013 7:30 pm, FSOH		at Charlotte	L 57–63	11–7 (4–1)	Halton Arena  Charlotte, NC
January 26, 2013 6:00 pm, CBSSN		at Saint Joseph's	L 49–59	11–8 (4–2)	Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, PA
January 30, 2013 9:00 pm, CBSSN		Dayton	W 66–61	12–8 (5–2)	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
February 2, 2013 6:00 pm, FSOH		at Richmond	L 71–73	12–9 (5–3)	Robins Center  Richmond, VA
February 9, 2013 7:00 pm, TWCSOH		at Duquesne	W 73–65	13–9 (6–3)	CONSOL Energy Center  Pittsburgh, PA
February 13, 2013 7:00 pm, TWCSOH		Fordham	W 79–66	14–9 (7–3)	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
February 16, 2013 12:00 pm, ESPN2		at Dayton	L 59–70	14–10 (7–4)	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, OH
February 20, 2013 7:00 pm, FSOH		at Rhode Island	W 55–42	15–10 (8–4)	Ryan Center  Kingston, RI
February 23, 2013 2:00 pm, CBSSN		No. 24 VCU	L 71–75	15–11 (8–5)	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
February 26, 2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 19 Memphis	W 64–62	16–11	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
March 2, 2013 2:00 pm, CBSSN		Massachusetts	L 72–77	16–12 (8–6)	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
March 6, 2013 9:00 pm, TWCSOH		No. 16 Saint Louis	W 77–66 ^OT	17–12 (9–6)	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
March 9, 2013 6:30 pm, CBSSN		at Butler	L 62–67	17–13 (9–7)	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
A-10 tournament
March 14, 2013 6:30 pm, NBCSN	(7)	vs. (10) Saint Joseph's First Round	L 57–58	17–14	Barclays Center  Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time..

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References

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2. DeCourcy, Mike. "Former Xavier guard Lyons to reconnect with Miller at Arizona". SportingNews. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
3. Auerbach, Nicole (August 21, 2012). "Xavier expels Dez Wells for violating student conduct code". USA Today. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
4. "2012–2013 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball schedule". cstv.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2012.