2010–11 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 20 2nd Basketball 2010–11 Xavier Musketeers Xavier Musketeers logo.svg 150 Atlantic 10 Conference A-10 24–8 15–1 Chris Mack Pat Kelsey Orlando Ranson Travis Steele Cintas Center Atlantic 10 regular season champions NCAA tournament Round of 64 The 2010–11 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University in the 2010–11 college basketball season. This was head coach Chris Mack's second season at Xavier. The Musketeers competed in the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Cintas Center. They finished the season 24–8, 15–1 in A-10 play to win the regular season conference championship. The Musketeers lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament to Dayton. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a #6 seed, where they lost in the second round to Marquette. Previous season The Musketeers finished the 2009–10 season 26–9, 14–2 in A-10 play to win a share of the regular season championship. They lost in the semifinals of the A-10 tournament to Richmond. The Musketeers received an at-large bid as a #6 seed to the NCAA tournament, where they defeated Minnesota and Pittsburgh before losing to Kansas State in the Sweet Sixteen. Preseason This was head coach Chris Mack's second season at Xavier. On October 21, 2010, the Musketeers were picked by other Atlantic 10 coaches to finish second in the league standings and received three first place votes. Tu Holloway was named to the All-Conference Second Team, while Dante Jackson was named to the defensive team. Jay Bilas of ESPN named Xavier the top team in the Atlantic 10, and praised the coaching job Mack did in his initial season.Jay Bilas Jay Bilas http://espn.go.com/ncb/notebook/_/page/notebooksummershootaround100818/atlantic-10 Summer Shootaround: Atlantic 10 November 23, 2010 August 18, 2010 ESPN ESPN Internet Ventures https://web.archive.org/web/20101124182019/http://espn.go.com/ncb/notebook/_/page/notebooksummershootaround100818/atlantic-10 24 November 2010 dead Roster Sourcehttp://www.goxavier.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/xavi-m-baskbl-mtt.html XAVIER OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Men's Basketball 2011-02-13 2010-01-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20100111072041/http://www.goxavier.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/xavi-m-baskbl-mtt.html dead #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious team(s)2Jordan Latham6'8"220FFr.Baltimore, MD, U.S.Baltimore City College HS10Mark Lyons6'1"195GSo.Schenectady, NY, U.S.Brewster Academy11Jay Canty6'6"190G/FFr.Jamestown, NC, U.S.Oak Ridge Military Academy12Brad Redford6'0"175GJr.Frankenmuth, MI, U.S.Frankenmuth HS13Kevin Feeney 6'3"170GSr.Monticello, IL, U.S.Monticello HS14Johnny Mazza6'0"160GJr.Cincinnati, OH, U.S.St. Xavier HS15Andrew Taylor6'8"215FJr.Toledo, OH, U.S.St. John's Jesuit HS15Justin Martin6'7"200FFr.Beckley, WV, U.S.Mountain State 21Jeff Robinson6'9"200FSo.Indianapolis, IN, U.S.Lawrence HS22Jamel McLean6'8"235FSr.Hampton, VA, U.S.Bethel HS25Danté Jackson6'5"195GSr.Greenfield, OH, U.S.McClain HS32Kenny Frease7'0"265CJr.Massillon, OH, U.S.Perry HS33Joe Hughes6'6"205FSr.Indianapolis, IN, U.S.Cathedral HS52Tu Holloway6'0"185GJr.Hempstead, NY, U.S.Harmony Community School Schedule 2010-11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2010 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Xavier Musketeers white| Exhibition 11/2/10 7:00 pm yes 2010 Northern Kentucky Norse Northern Kentucky Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH 9,280 73–62 — 11/6/10 7:00 pm yes 2010 Bellarmine Knights Bellarmine Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH 10,015 61–63 — |- !colspan=9 style=Xavier Musketeers white| Regular season 11/12/10 7:00 pm yes Western Michigan Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH 10,250 FS Ohio 68–65 1–0 11/16/10 7:00 pm yes 2010 IPFW Mastodons IPFW Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH 9,949 FS Ohio 76–66 OT 2–0 11/19/10 8:30 pm yes yes Iowa Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, VI Paradise Jam first round 3,132 86–73 3–0 11/21/10 8:40 pm yes yes 2010 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, VI Paradise Jam semi-finals 3,365 FCS 57–52 4–0 11/22/10 8:00 pm yes yes Old Dominion Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, VI Paradise Jam finals 3,893 58–67 4–1 11/27/10 6:30 pm yes Wofford Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH 2,921 FS Ohio 94–90 3OT 5–1 12/1/10 7:00 pm yes yes Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio 3,945 64–75 5–2 12/9/10 9:00 pm yes Butler Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH 10,250 ESPN 51–49 6–2 12/18/10 8:00 pm yes Wake Forest Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH 10,250 CBSCS 83–75 7–2 12/22/10 11:00 pm yes yes Gonzaga McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA 6,000 ESPN2 54–64 7–3 12/28/10 7:00 pm yes Albany Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH 10,004 FS Ohio 88–64 8–3 12/31/10 4:00 pm yes Florida Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH 10,250 ESPN2 67–71 8–4 1/6/11 7:00 pm yes yes Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH Crosstown Shootout 13,176 ESPN2 46–66 8–5 1/9/11 6:30 pm yes Rhode Island Ryan Center Kingston, RI 5,630 ESPNU 72–45 9–5 (1–0) 1/12/11 7:00 pm Massachusetts Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH 9,832 CBSCS 79–50 10–5 (2–0) 1/15/11 8:00 pm Dayton Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH 10,250 CBSCS 81–76 11–5 (3–0) 1/19/11 7:00 pm yes St. Bonaventure Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY 4,244 CBSCS 79–65 12–5 (4–0) 1/22/11 12:00 pm Temple Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH 10,250 ESPN2 88–77 13–5 (5–0) 1/26/11 7:00 pm 2010 George Washington Colonials George Washington Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH 9,824 FS Ohio 81–74 14–5 (6–0) 1/29/11 12:00 pm yes Richmond Robins Center Richmond, VA 8,514 ESPN2 85–62 15–5 (7–0) 2/2/11 7:30 pm yes 2010 Charlotte 49ers Charlotte Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC 6,378 FS Ohio 62–66 15–6 (7–1) 2/5/11 11:00 am Saint Louis Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH 10,250 ESPNU 76–68 16–6 (8–1) 2/8/11 7:00 pm yes yes Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 7,627 ESPNU 65–57 17–6 2/13/11 2:00 pm yes Duquesne A. J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA 10,509 FS Ohio 71–63 18–6 (9–1) 2/16/11 7:00 pm yes 24 2010 Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA 3,911 CBSCS 74–54 19–6 (10–1) 2/19/11 8:00 pm 24 2010 Fordham Rams Fordham Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH 10,250 FS Ohio 79–72 20–6 (11–1) 2/22/11 7:00 pm 25 2010 La Salle Explorers La Salle Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH 10,054 CBSCS 100–62 21–6 (12–1) 2/27/11 1:00 pm yes 25 Dayton UD Arena Dayton, OH 13,435 ESPN2 66–62 22–6 (13–1) 3/2/11 7:00 pm 23 Charlotte Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH 10,250 CBSCS 68–48 23–6 (14–1) 3/5/11 2:00 pm 23 Saint Louis Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO 7,268 CBSCS 66–55 24–6 (15–1) |- !colspan=9 style=Xavier Musketeers white| Atlantic 10 tournament 3/11/11 12:00 pm yes 18 1 Dayton 9 Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ A-10 Quarterfinals 5,354 CBSCS 67–68 24–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Xavier Musketeers white| NCAA tournament 3/18/11 7:27 pm yes yes 20 6 E Marquette 11 E Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH NCAA Second Round truTV 55–66 24–8 20,163 AP Poll Eastern Time E NCAA East Regional Season Preconference season Tu Holloway had a triple-double as Xavier defeated Wake Forest 83–75 in the Skip Prosser Classic. Playing with a cut above his eyebrow, Holloway scored 12 points, dished a career-high 14 assists and grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds. David West was the last Xavier player to record a triple-double when he had one against Long Island University on December 8, 2001. Xavier started the game on a 12–2 run and forced Wake Forest into six turnovers in the first five minutes. The Musketeers led the entire game, and Kenny Frease scored a career-high 22 points.Associated Press http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=303522752 https://web.archive.org/web/20110227075451/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=303522752 dead February 27, 2011 Xavier 83, Wake Forest 75 January 31, 2010 December 18, 2010 ESPN ESPN Internet Ventures The annual Crosstown Shootout was held on January 6, 2011, pitting the Musketeers against archrival Cincinnati. In what was Xavier's lowest-scoring game in seven years, the Musketeers lost in convincing fashion 66–46. The Bearcats, meanwhile, improved to 15–0, equalling their second best start. Xavier hit one shot from beyond the arc on ten attempts. The Musketeers were led by Jamel McLean's 18 points, while Tu Holloway was held to five, well below his season average.Associated Press http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=310062132 https://web.archive.org/web/20110227075454/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=310062132 dead February 27, 2011 Cincinnati stays unbeaten by routing city rival Xavier January 6, 2010 January 30, 2010 ESPN ESPN Internet Ventures Awards & honors Tu Holloway Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Second Teamhttp://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/102110aaa.html Temple Tabbed A-10 Favorites; League Announces Preseason Accolades October 21, 2010 Atlantic 10 Conference November 12, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101024110405/http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/102110aaa.html 24 October 2010 dead Bob Cousy Award Watchlisthttp://www.cousyaward.com/nominees.php Nominees Bob Cousy Award December 21, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101224092039/http://www.cousyaward.com/nominees.php December 24, 2010 November 15, 2010 Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Weekhttp://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/111510aab.html Holloway, Duren Head Up First A-10 Men's Basketball Weekly Awards November 15, 2010 Atlantic 10 Conference November 22, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110728093734/http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/111510aab.html July 28, 2011 dead mdy-all November 22, 2010 Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Weekhttp://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/112210aab.html Holloway, Staten Honored By The Atlantic 10 November 22, 2010 Atlantic 10 Conference November 22, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110728093745/http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/112210aab.html July 28, 2011 dead mdy-all December 20, 2010 Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Weekhttp://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/122010aaa.html Atlantic 10 Announces Men's Basketball Player And Rookie Of The Week December 20, 2010 Atlantic 10 Conference December 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101223103322/http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/122010aaa.html December 23, 2010 dead mdy-all January 24, 2011 Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Weekhttp://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/012411aaa.html Atlantic 10 Announces Men's Basketball Player And Rookie Of The Week January 24, 2011 Atlantic 10 Conference January 24, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111008143620/http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/012411aaa.html October 8, 2011 dead mdy-all Dante Jackson Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Defensive Team References Xavier Category:Xavier Musketeers men's basketball seasons Xavier