Xavier University Athletics
Monday, November 20
Cincinnati, Ohio
8:30 p.m.
Xavier University
vs
Hampton
No. 15 Xavier Returns Home To Cintas Center On Monday Night
11.19.17 | Men's Basketball
Musketeers look to go 4-0 on the season.
No. 15 Xavier, 3-0, returns to Cintas Center on Monday night for an 8:30 p.m. clash with visiting Hampton. Xavier is looking for its 33rd straight non-conference home victory.
No. 15 Xavier University Musketeers (3-0, 0-0 BIG EAST)
Hampton University Pirates (1-3, 0-0 MEAC)
Monday, November 20, 2017 at 8:30 p.m. ET
Cintas Center (10,224) in Cincinnati, Ohio
Television: FS1 with play-by-play from Steve Physioc and analysis from Jordan Cornette.
Radio: 55KRC-AM, including via iHeart Radio, with play-by-play from Xavier Hall of Famers 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).
Live Stats: Fan stats at GoXavier.com
• Xavier has won 32 straight non-conference home games with its last loss coming in the 2012-13 season.
• Xavier, 3-0, is coming off an 80-70 win at Wisconsin on Thursday in The Gavitt Games. Senior guards Trevon Bluiett and J.P. Macura combined for 45 points, 17 rebounds and six assists.
• Xavier senior guard Trevon Bluiett leads the BIG EAST Conference in scoring at 25.3 ppg. and is tied for eighth in rebounding at 7.7 rpg.
• Xavier is ranked 15th in the latest Associated Press Poll (11-13-17).
• Xavier scored 100+ points in back-to-back home games to start the season. That's a first for Xavier since the 2009-10 season.
• Xavier's senior duo of Trevon Bluiett and J.P. Macura has scored a combined 2,767 points in their XU careers, second among duos nationally as of Nov. 19. Bluiett is 12th on XU's all-time scoring list (1,661 points) and Macura is 37th (1,106 points).
• Xavier's Trevon Bluiett has made numerous preseason National Player of the Year watch lists as well as All-America lists, including second team honors from Sporting News, NBC Sports and Athlon Sports.
• Xavier sophomore Tyrique Jones is tied for 16th in the BIG EAST in scoring (13.7 ppg.), tied for eighth in rebounding (7.7 rpg.), second in field goal percentage (.714) and second in blocks (2.3 bpg.) All of these numbers lead the team except scoring.
• Xavier, a 2017 NCAA Elite Eight team, has made it to at least the Sweet 16 six times in the last 10 years, one of only nine schools that can say that. XU is one of only eight schools have been to at least 11 of the last 12 NCAA tournaments.
• Xavier has graduated 105 straight men's basketball seniors dating back to the 1985-86 school year.
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THE MATCHUP |
No. 15 Xavier University Musketeers (3-0, 0-0 BIG EAST)
Hampton University Pirates (1-3, 0-0 MEAC)
Monday, November 20, 2017 at 8:30 p.m. ET
Cintas Center (10,224) in Cincinnati, Ohio
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TV/RADIO/LIVE STATS |
Television: FS1 with play-by-play from Steve Physioc and analysis from Jordan Cornette.
Radio: 55KRC-AM, including via iHeart Radio, with play-by-play from Xavier Hall of Famers 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).
Live Stats: Fan stats at GoXavier.com
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X-FACTORS |
• Xavier has won 32 straight non-conference home games with its last loss coming in the 2012-13 season.
• Xavier, 3-0, is coming off an 80-70 win at Wisconsin on Thursday in The Gavitt Games. Senior guards Trevon Bluiett and J.P. Macura combined for 45 points, 17 rebounds and six assists.
• Xavier senior guard Trevon Bluiett leads the BIG EAST Conference in scoring at 25.3 ppg. and is tied for eighth in rebounding at 7.7 rpg.
• Xavier is ranked 15th in the latest Associated Press Poll (11-13-17).
• Xavier scored 100+ points in back-to-back home games to start the season. That's a first for Xavier since the 2009-10 season.
• Xavier's senior duo of Trevon Bluiett and J.P. Macura has scored a combined 2,767 points in their XU careers, second among duos nationally as of Nov. 19. Bluiett is 12th on XU's all-time scoring list (1,661 points) and Macura is 37th (1,106 points).
• Xavier's Trevon Bluiett has made numerous preseason National Player of the Year watch lists as well as All-America lists, including second team honors from Sporting News, NBC Sports and Athlon Sports.
• Xavier sophomore Tyrique Jones is tied for 16th in the BIG EAST in scoring (13.7 ppg.), tied for eighth in rebounding (7.7 rpg.), second in field goal percentage (.714) and second in blocks (2.3 bpg.) All of these numbers lead the team except scoring.
• Xavier, a 2017 NCAA Elite Eight team, has made it to at least the Sweet 16 six times in the last 10 years, one of only nine schools that can say that. XU is one of only eight schools have been to at least 11 of the last 12 NCAA tournaments.
• Xavier has graduated 105 straight men's basketball seniors dating back to the 1985-86 school year.
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