No. 8/7 Xavier Returns to Cintas Center to Host No. 23/20 Providence

Wednesday, February 17

Cincinnati, Ohio

7 P.M.

Xavier University

Providence College

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No. 8/7 Xavier Returns to Cintas Center to Host No. 23/20 Providence

02.15.16 | Men's Basketball

By: Tom Eiser, Xavier Athletics Communication

CINCINNATI - No. 8/7 Xavier returns to Cintas Center to host No. 23/20 Providence on GE Aviation Military Appreciation Night on Wednesday, Feb. 17. The Musketeers (22-3, 10-3 BIG EAST) and the Friars (19-7, 7-6 BIG EAST) are set for a 7:00 p.m. tip on FOX Sports 1.

THE MATCHUP

No. T8/7 Xavier University Musketeers (22-3, 10-3 BIG EAST)
No. 23/20 Providence College Friars (19-7, 7-6 BIG EAST)
Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. ET
at Cintas Center (10,250) at Xavier University

TELEVISION AND RADIO

Television: FS1 with play-by-play from Joe Davis and analysis from Steve Lavin.
Xavier Radio: 700 WLW-AM with play-by-play from Xavier Hall of Famer and former
Musketeer standout Joe Sunderman ('79). Analysis will be provided by Xavier Hall
of Famer and XU all-time leading scorer Byron Larkin ('88).

X-FACTORS IN 140 CHARACTERS

• Xavier is 22-3 overall and 10-3 and in second place in the BIG EAST Conference.
• Xavier won its fifth BIG EAST road game on Saturday, 74-57 at Butler.
• Xavier is tied for No. 8 (AP) and is No. 7 (USA Today Coaches) in the polls, while
checking in at No. 7 in the NCAA Official RPI.
• Xavier has recorded three straight 20-win seasons and 10 in 11 years.
• Xavier head coach Chris Mack, named midseason National Coach of the Year by
Sporting News, is ESPN.com's top candidate for National COY.
• Xavier soph. Trevon Bluiett is on the Midseason Watch List for the Naismith POY
Award and a finalist for the Julius Erving Award.
• Xavier is 1st in the BIG EAST and 15th nationally in rebound margin at +8.4 rpg.
• Xavier sr. James Farr is 3rd in the BIG EAST in rebounding (8.4 rpg.), 7th in FG%
(.546) and tied for 11th in blocks (1.1 bpg.).
• Xavier soph. J.P. Macura has averaged 12.3 ppg. over the last six games, including
a career-high 20 points vs. Marquette.
• Xavier's Edmond Sumner has averaged 13 ppg. over the last four games.
• Xavier junior Myles Davis is ranked in the top 10 in the BIG EAST in 5 major
categories, including third in free throw pct. at .866.
• Xavier is 20-0 this season when leading at halftime and 20-0 when shooting at
least 40 percent from the field.
• Xavier has made nine of the last 10 NCAA Tournaments, one of only 11 schools
that have at least nine in that stretch.
• Xavier has been to five NCAA Sweet 16s in the last eight years, one of only nine
schools with at least five in that stretch.
• Xavier has graduated the last 96 men's basketball players that have played as
seniors, including all three seniors from last year's team.