2008–09 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2008–09 Xavier Musketeers Xavier Musketeers logo.svg 150 Atlantic 10 Conference A-10 15 20 27–8 12–4 Sean Miller 5th Chris Mack James Whitford Emanuel Richardson Cintas Center Atlantic 10 regular season championsPuerto Rico Tip-Off champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2008–09 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University in the 2008–09 college basketball season. They were led by head coach Sean Miller in his fifth and final season at Xavier. The Musketeers were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Cintas Center. Xavier finished the season with a record of 27–8, 12–4 in A-10 play to win the regular season championship. The Musketeers lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament to Saint Louis. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a #4 seed. The Musketeers defeated Portland State and Wisconsin to advance to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Pittsburgh. Previous season The Musketeers finished the 2007–08 season with a record of 30–7, 14–2 in conference play to win the regular season championship. Xavier lost to Saint Joseph's in the semifinals of the A-10 tournament. The Musketeers received an at-large bid as a #3 seed to the NCAA tournament where they advanced to the Elite Eight before losing to UCLA. Roster 2008–09 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball teamNameHeightPositionClassSummaryC. J. Anderson6'6"GJr.10.7 Pts, 5.9 Reb, 1.5 AstCharles Bronson6'9"FJr.2.1 Pts, 1.1 Reb, 0.1 AstDerrick Brown6'8"FSo.10.9 Pts, 6.5 Reb, 1.7 AstStanley Burrell6'3"GSt.9.7 Pts, 2.2 Reb, 3.8 AstStephen Duckett6'4"GSr.0.3 Pts, 0.3 Reb, 0.0 AstJosh Duncan6'9"FSr.12.4 Pts, 4.7 Reb, 1.3 AstAdrion Graves6'4:GSo.1.9 Pts, 1.0 Reb, 0.6 AstJoe Hughes6'6"FFr.0.4 Pts, 0.5 Reb, 0.3 AstDante Jackson6'5"GFr.2.4 Pts, 1.1 Reb, 0.6 AstDrew Lavender5'7"GSr.10.8 Pts, 2.7 Reb, 4.5 AstJason Love6'9"FSo.6.0 Pts, 5.5 Reb, 0.5 AstB. J. Raymond6'6"FJr.9.9 Pts, 3.0 Reb, 0.9 AstSourcehttps://goxavier.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2008-09 2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#062252; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season 11/14/2008 yes IPFW Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio 71–43 1–0 11/17/2008 yes Toledo Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio 81–65 2–0 11/20/2008 yes yes Missouri Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Tip-Off quarterfinals 75–71 3–0 11/21/2008 yes yes Virginia Tech Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinals 63–62 OT 4–0 11/23/2008 yes yes Memphis 13 Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Tip-Off Finals 63–58 5–0 11/29/2008 yes 16 Miami (OH) Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH 60–53 6–0 12/3/2008 yes 14 Auburn Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio 81–74 7–0 12/10/2008 yes 10 Ohio Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH 78–56 8–0 12/13/2008 yes yes 10 Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio 76–66 9–0 12/20/2008 yes yes 7 Duke 6 Izod Center East Rutherford, NJ CBS 64–82 9–1 12/23/2008 yes 14 Butler Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio 65–74 9–2 12/31/2008 yes 22 Robert Morris Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio 78–57 10–2 1/3/2009 yes yes 22 Virginia John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 84–70 11–2 1/8/2009 16 Saint Louis Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH 70–44 12–2 1–0 1/11/2009 yes 16 Fordham Rose Hill Gym Bronx, NY 86–60 13–2 2–0 1/15/2009 yes 15 Rhode Island Thomas M. Ryan Center Kingston, RI 67–65 14–2 3–0 1/18/2008 15 La Salle Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio 73–53 15–2 4–0 1/21/2009 yes 15 St. Bonaventure Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY 84–64 16–2 5–0 1/24/2009 yes yes 15 LSU Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 80–70 17–2 1/28/2009 10 Charlotte Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio 69–47 18–2 6–0 1/31/2009 10 Massachusetts Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio 82–80 19–2 7–0 2/5/2009 9 Temple Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH 83–74 20–2 8–0 2/7/2009 yes 9 Duquesne AJ Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA 68–72 20–3 8–1 2/12/2009 yes 14 Dayton University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH 58-71 20–4 8–2 2/14/2009 14 Fordham Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio 88–53 21–4 9–2 2/19/2009 yes 16 Charlotte Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina 60–65 21–5 9–3 2/22/2009 16 George Washington Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH 71–53 22–5 10–3 2/26/2009 yes 19 Saint Joseph's The Palestra Philadelphia, PA 65–54 23–5 11–3 3/5/2009 17 Dayton Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH 76–59 24–5 12–3 3/7/2009 yes 17 Richmond Robins Center Richmond, VA 75–80 24–6 12–4 10,031 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#062252; color:#FFFFFF;"| A-10 tournament 3/12/2009 yes 19 1 Saint Louis 9 Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey Quarterfinals 66–47 25–6 3/13/2009 yes 19 1 Temple 4 Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey Semifinals 53–55 25–7 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#062252; color:#FFFFFF;"|NCAA tournament 3/20/2009 yes yes 20 4 E Portland State 13 E Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID First Round CBS 77–59 26–7 3/22/2009 yes yes 20 4 E Wisconsin 12 E Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID Second Round CBS 60–49 27–7 3/26/2009 yes yes 20 4 E Pittsburgh 4 1 E TD Banknorth Garden Boston, MA Sweet Sixteen CBS 55–60 27–8 Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/xavier/2009-schedule.html 2008-09 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results Rankings 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 18 NR NR 16 14 10 7 14 22 16 15 15 10 8 14 16 19 17 19 20 Coaches 0 19 NR NR 20 14 9 7 т 12 22 18 16 13 10 9 14 17 22 18 19 22 15 References Xavier Category:Xavier Musketeers men's basketball seasons Xavier