Xavier University Athletics
Saturday, December 30
Cincinnati, Ohio
2 p.m.
Xavier University
vs
DePaul
No. 6/5 Xavier Returns Home Saturday To Host BIG EAST Foe DePaul
12.28.17 | Men's Basketball
Musketeers have won eight straight games.
No. 6/5 Xavier returns to Cintas Center on Saturday for its BIG EAST Conference home opener against DePaul. The Musketeers have won eight straight games.
No. 6/5 Xavier University Musketeers (13-1, 1-0 BIG EAST)
DePaul University Blue Demons (7-6, 0-1 BIG EAST)
Saturday, December 30, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. ET
Cintas Center (10,224) in Cincinnati, Ohio
Television: FS1 with play-by-play from Tim Brando and analysis from Len Elmore.
Radio: 700 WLW-AM, including via iHeart Radio, 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).Broadcast also available on Sirius (132), XM (201) and Internet (962).
Live Stats: Fan stats at GoXavier.com.
• Xavier, 13-1, has won eight straight games. XU's 13-1 record equals the best start in XU history after 14 games. The 2015-16 won 16 games before its second loss.
• Xavier is No. 6 in the AP Poll and No. 5 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. XU is No. 2 in the latest NCAA Official RPI, one of five BIG EAST schools in the top 30.
• Xavier head coach Chris Mack, who turns 48 years old on game day, is looking for his 200th win at his alma mater. Mack is 199-92 in his ninth year at the helm.
• Xavier is second in the BIG EAST and sixth nationally in field goal percentage at .521. Sophomore forward Tyrique Jones leads the BIG EAST at 70.9 percent. Xavier is third in the BIG EAST (39th nationally) in field goal percentage defense (.395).
• Xavier leads the nation in free-throw percentage at 80.6. Xavier has six players shooting over 80 percent and five ranked in the top 12 in the BIG EAST.
• Xavier is second in the BIG EAST and 22nd nationally in rebound margin at 8.5 rpg.
• Xavier senior Trevon Bluiett is fourth in the BIG EAST in scoring at 20.0 ppg. He is sixth on XU's all-time scoring list (20 points shy of the top five) with 1,865 points.
• Xavier senior guard J.P. Macura, who is second on the team in scoring at 12.4 ppg., is 28th on XU's all-time scoring list with 1,215 points.
• Xavier sophomore guard Quentin Goodin leads the BIG EAST (25th in the nation) in assists at 6.0 apg. Goodin is second in the BIG EAST in assist/turnover ratio at 2.55.
• Xavier graduate transfer forward Kerem Kanter has averaged 11.3 ppg. over the last nine games.
• 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. 6/5 Xavier University Musketeers (13-1, 1-0 BIG EAST)
DePaul University Blue Demons (7-6, 0-1 BIG EAST)
Saturday, December 30, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. ET
Cintas Center (10,224) in Cincinnati, Ohio
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TV, RADIO AND LIVE STATS |
Television: FS1 with play-by-play from Tim Brando and analysis from Len Elmore.
Radio: 700 WLW-AM, including via iHeart Radio, 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).Broadcast also available on Sirius (132), XM (201) and Internet (962).
Live Stats: Fan stats at GoXavier.com.
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X-FACTORS |
• Xavier, 13-1, has won eight straight games. XU's 13-1 record equals the best start in XU history after 14 games. The 2015-16 won 16 games before its second loss.
• Xavier is No. 6 in the AP Poll and No. 5 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. XU is No. 2 in the latest NCAA Official RPI, one of five BIG EAST schools in the top 30.
• Xavier head coach Chris Mack, who turns 48 years old on game day, is looking for his 200th win at his alma mater. Mack is 199-92 in his ninth year at the helm.
• Xavier is second in the BIG EAST and sixth nationally in field goal percentage at .521. Sophomore forward Tyrique Jones leads the BIG EAST at 70.9 percent. Xavier is third in the BIG EAST (39th nationally) in field goal percentage defense (.395).
• Xavier leads the nation in free-throw percentage at 80.6. Xavier has six players shooting over 80 percent and five ranked in the top 12 in the BIG EAST.
• Xavier is second in the BIG EAST and 22nd nationally in rebound margin at 8.5 rpg.
• Xavier senior Trevon Bluiett is fourth in the BIG EAST in scoring at 20.0 ppg. He is sixth on XU's all-time scoring list (20 points shy of the top five) with 1,865 points.
• Xavier senior guard J.P. Macura, who is second on the team in scoring at 12.4 ppg., is 28th on XU's all-time scoring list with 1,215 points.
• Xavier sophomore guard Quentin Goodin leads the BIG EAST (25th in the nation) in assists at 6.0 apg. Goodin is second in the BIG EAST in assist/turnover ratio at 2.55.
• Xavier graduate transfer forward Kerem Kanter has averaged 11.3 ppg. over the last nine games.
• 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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