2014–15 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 Xavier Musketeers Xavier Musketeers logo.svg 150 Big East Conference Big East 22 23–14 9–9 Chris Mack 6th Rich Carter Mike Pegues Travis Steele Cintas Center NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2014–15 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fifth year head coach Chris Mack, they played their games at the Cintas Center and were second year members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 23–14, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big East tournament where they lost to Villanova. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Ole Miss in the second round and Georgia State in the Third Round before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to Arizona. Previous season The Musketeers finished the 2014–15 season 21–13, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East tournament where they lost to Creighton. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where the lost in the first round ("First Four") to NC State. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Semaj Christon 0 G 6'3" 190 Sophomore Cincinnati, OH Entered 2014 NBA draft Tim Whelan 14 G 5'9" 160 Senior Cincinnati, OH Graduated Justin Martin 20 F 6'6" 205 RS Junior Indianapolis, IN Graduate transferred to SMU Landen Amos 22 G 6'4" 185 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated Kamall Richards 24 F 6'6" 210 Freshman Brooklyn, NY Transferred to Harcum College Isaiah Philmore 31 F 6'8" 230 RS Senior Bel Air, MD Graduated Erik Stenger 35 F 6'8" 207 RS Senior Cincinnati, OH Graduated Incoming recruits thumb|Incoming freshman Sean O'Mara shown boxing out Jahlil Okafor in the 2014 IHSA Class 4A championship game no no 2014 Trevon Bluiett SF Indianapolis, IN Park Tudor School 6 5 205 2013-11-01 4 5 87 Edmond Sumner PG Detroit, MI Detroit Country Day School 6 3 160 2013-05-12 4 3 83 Larry Austin PG Springfield, IL Lanphier High School 6 1 161 2014-05-10 3 3 79 Makinde London PF Nashville, TN Montverde Academy 6 9 195 2013-09-25 4 5 79 J. P. Macura SF Lakeville, MN Lakeville North High School 6 5 175 2013-09-09 4 4 78 Sean O'Mara C Glen Ellyn, IL Benet Academy 6 9 240 2013-10-01 3 3 74 2014 2014 Xavier Signees 2014 Xavier Signees 2014 Xavier Signees 2 September 2014 yes Rankings April 2015 Rankings 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Sourcesports-reference.com 2014-15 Polls + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. Poll PreNov 10 Wk 2Nov 17 Wk 3Nov 24 Wk 4Dec 1 Wk 5Dec 8 Wk 6Dec 15 Wk 7Dec 22 Wk 8Dec 29 Wk 9Jan 5 Wk 10Jan 12 Wk 11Jan 19 Wk 12Jan 26 Wk 13Feb 2 Wk 14Feb 9 Wk 14Feb 16 Wk 16Feb 23 Wk 17Mar 2 Wk 18Mar 9 PostMar 16 FinalApr 6 AP RV RV RV RV RV N/A Coaches RV 22 Roster 2014 Xavier Musketeers y Larry Austin, Jr. n 0 G 6 2 174 FR Springfield, Illinois Jalen Reynolds y 1 F 6 10 232 SO Livonia, Michigan James Farr y basketball 2 F 6 10 247 JR Evanston, Illinois Brandon Randolph 3 G 6 2 189 SO Inglewood, California Edmond Sumner 4 G 6 5 170 FR Detroit, Michigan y Trevon Bluiett 5 F 6 6 215 FR Indianapolis, Indiana y Remy Abell n 10 G 6 4 195 JR yes Louisville, Kentucky Darwin Davis 11 G 6 0 170 SR Bloomington, Indiana y Makinde London 13 F 6 10 210 FR Nashville, Tennessee Myles Davis 15 G 6 2 195 FR Plainfield, New Jersey Tim Stainbrook 21 F 6 6 200 SO Bay Village, Ohio Kevin Coker 32 F 6 6 200 JR Plainfield, Illinois Matt Stainbrook y 40 C 6 10 270 SR yes Bay Village, Ohio W Sean O'Mara 54 F/C 6 10 247 FR Lisle, Illinois J. 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Macura y 55 G 6 5 190 FR Lakeville, Minnesota Chris Mack (Xavier) Mike Pegues (Delaware) Travis Steele (Butler) Rich Carter (Michigan State) http://www.goxavier.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/xavi-m-baskbl-mtt.html Schedule yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#062252; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition 11/08/2014 8:00 pm yes Northwood Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH 102–68 9,152MBB vs. Northwood box score http://www.goxavier.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2014-2015/xumbb-ex.html goxavier.com Xavier University 8 November 2014 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#062252; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season 11/14/2014 7:00 pm yes Northern Arizona Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH FCS 93–60 1–0 10,250MBB vs. Northern Arizona box score http://www.goxavier.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2014-2015/xumbb01.html goxavier.com Xavier University 14 November 2014 11/18/2014 7:00 pm yes Long Beach State Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH FS1 97–74 2–0 9,457MBB vs. Long Beach State box score http://www.goxavier.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2014-2015/xumbb02.html goxavier.com Xavier University 19 November 2014 11/21/2014 8:00 pm yes Stephen F. Austin Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH FS2 81–63 3–0 9,514MBB vs. Stephen F. Austin box score http://www.goxavier.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2014-2015/xumbb03.html goxavier.com Xavier University 21 November 2014 11/24/2014 7:00 pm yes Murray State Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH FS1 89–62 4–0 9,446MBB vs. Murray State box score http://www.goxavier.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2014-2015/xumbb04.html goxavier.com Xavier University 5 December 2014 11/27/2014 4:30 pm yes yes San Diego Titan Gym Fullerton, CA Wooden Legacy quarterfinals ESPN2 82–71 5–0 N/AMBB vs. San Diego box score http://www.goxavier.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2014-2015/xumbb05.html goxavier.com Xavier University 5 December 2014 11/28/2014 4:30 pm yes yes UTEP Titan Gym Fullerton, CA Wooden Legacy semifinals ESPN2 73–77 5–1 N/AMBB vs. UTEP box score http://www.goxavier.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2014-2015/xumbb06.html goxavier.com Xavier University 5 December 2014 11/30/2014 4:30 pm yes yes Long Beach State Honda Center Anaheim, CA Wooden Legacy 3rd place game ESPNU 70–73 5–2 N/AMBB vs. Long Beach State box score http://www.goxavier.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2014-2015/xumbb07.html goxavier.com Xavier University 5 December 2014 12/06/2014 8:00 pm yes Alabama Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH CBSSN 97–84 6–2 10,250 12/09/2014 7:00 pm yes IUPUI Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH FS1 66–43 7–2 9,634 12/13/2014 4:00 pm yes yes Missouri Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO ESPN2 74–58 8–2 7,854 12/20/2014 6:00 pm yes yes Auburn Auburn Arena Auburn, AL SECN 88–89 2OT 8–3 7,975 12/28/2014 4:00 pm yes Florida Gulf Coast Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH FS1 71–57 9–3 9,908 12/31/2014 10:00 pm Georgetown 25 Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH FS1 70–53 10–3 1–0 9,558 01/03/2015 2:00 pm yes DePaul Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL FS1 68–71 10–4 1–1 6,827 01/07/2015 7:00 pm Seton Hall 19 Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH CBSSN 69–58 11–4 2–1 10,250 01/10/2015 4:30 pm yes Butler Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN FSN 76–88 11–5 2–2 9,100 01/14/2015 9:00 pm yes Villanova 5 Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA FS1 75–88 11–6 2–3 6,500 01/17/2015 12:00 pm Marquette Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH FSN 62–58 12–6 3–3 10,372 01/22/2015 7:00 pm yes Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI FSN 66–69 OT 12–7 3–4 8,250 01/24/2015 12:00 pm DePaul Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH FS1 89–76 13–7 4–4 10,250 01/27/2015 7:00 pm yes Georgetown 21 Verizon Center Washington, D.C. FS1 66–53 14–7 5–4 8,576 01/31/2015 12:00 pm yes Seton Hall Prudential Center Newark, NJ FS1 82–90 14–8 5–5 8,205 02/04/2015 9:10 pm Creighton Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH FS1 72–79 OT 14–9 5–6 9,843 02/07/2015 1:00 pm Providence Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH FS1 78–69 15–9 6–6 10,250 02/10/2015 9:15 pm yes Marquette BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI FS1 64–44 16–9 7–6 12,833 02/14/2015 12:30 pm St. John's Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH FOX 70–78 16–10 7–7 10,250 02/18/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH Skyline Chilli Crosstown Classic ESPN2 59–57 17–10 13,176 02/21/2015 2:00 pm Butler 19 Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH FSN 73–56 18–10 8–7 10,492 02/23/2015 8:00 pm yes St. John's Madison Square Garden New York, NY FS1 57–58 18–11 8–8 6,634 02/28/2015 2:00 pm Villanova 6 Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH FOX 66–78 18–12 8–9 10,250 03/07/2015 2:00 pm yes Creighton CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE FS2 74–73 19–12 9–9 16,751 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#062252; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big East tournament 03/12/2015 9:30 pm yes 6 Butler 22 3 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Quarterfinal FS1 67–61 OT 20–12 13,245 03/13/2015 9:45 pm yes 6 Georgetown 23 2 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Semifinal FS1 65–63 21–12 15,194 03/14/2015 8:00 pm yes 6 Villanova 4 1 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Championship game FS1 52–69 21–13 13,471 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#062252; color:#FFFFFF;"| NCAA tournament 03/19/2015 4:10 pm yes yes 6 W Ole Miss 11 W Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL Second round TBS 76–57 22–13 N/A 03/21/2015 6:10 pm yes yes 6 W Georgia State 14 W Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL Third round TNT 75–67 23–13 13,687 03/26/2015 10:17 pm yes yes 6 W Arizona 5 2 W Staples Center Los Angeles, CA Sweet Sixteen TBS 60–68 23–14 18,809 AP Poll Eastern Time W West Region 2014–2015 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball schedule http://www.goxavier.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/xavi-m-baskbl-sched.html cstv.com September 2, 2014 January 11, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100111044248/http://www.goxavier.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/xavi-m-baskbl-sched.html dead Notes note References Category:Xavier Musketeers men's basketball seasons Xavier Xavier