Xavier University Athletics
Thursday, November 21
Charleston, S.C.
7 p.m.
Xavier University
vs
Towson
No. 18/21 Xavier Preparing For Three Games In Four Days At Charleston Classic
11.19.19 | Men's Basketball
Musketeers face Towson in the first round.
CINCINNATI --- The No. 18/21 Xavier Musketeers, 4-0, begin play in the Charleston Classic on Thursday night vs. the Towson Tigers, 2-2. The Musketeers are looking to match the 5-0 start of the 2017-18 team. The game will be broadcast on ESPNU and 700 WLW.
NO. 18/21 XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (4-0, 0-0 BIG EAST)
TOWSON UNIVERSITY TIGERS (2-2, 0-0 CAA)
THURSDAY, NOV. 21, 2019 AT 7:00 P.M. ET
TD ARENA (5,100) IN CHARLESTON, S.C.
Television: ESPNU with play-by-play from Kevin Fitzgerald and analysis from Debbie Antonelli.
Radio: 700 WLW-AM with play-by-play from XU 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). The broadcast will also be available on Sirius (137), XM (202) and Internet (965).
Live Stats: Media stats at Statbroadcast.com and fan stats at GoXavier.com.
• Xavier moved up from No. 21 last week to No. 18 in this week's Associated Press Poll. XU checks in at No. 21 in the USA Today Sports Coaches Poll.
• Xavier has won three in-season tournaments since Travis Steele came to Xavier: 2015 Advocare Invitational and 2016 Tire Pros Invitational (both played in Orlando, Fla.) and the 2008 Puerto Rico Classic
• Xavier junior Naji Marshall, preseason First Team All-BIG EAST, is on the watch lists for the Wendy's Wooden Award, the Citizen Naismith Trophy and Julius Erving Award.
• Xavier's Naji Marshall, who leads the team in scoring (16.5 ppg.) and assists (3.8 apg.), is second in rebounding (6.8 rpg.). He had 17 points vs. Mizzou on Nov. 12 and tied his career assist high with 7 vs. Siena on Nov. 8 to go with 20 points.
• Xavier senior Tyrique Jones has averaged 14.5 points (second on the team), a team-high 7.8 rebounds and a team-high 1.3 blocks per game in Xavier's four wins.
• Xavier junior Paul Scruggs is on the BIG EAST Honor Roll this week after averaging 13.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals in Xavier wins over Missouri and Missouri State. He scored all 12 of his points vs. Missouri in the final 13:07.
• Xavier junior Jason Carter recorded the first double-double of his Xavier career with 12 points and a game-high 11 rebounds vs. Mizzou on Nov. 12.
• Xavier has graduated 109 straight men's basketball seniors.
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THE MATCHUP |
NO. 18/21 XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (4-0, 0-0 BIG EAST)
TOWSON UNIVERSITY TIGERS (2-2, 0-0 CAA)
THURSDAY, NOV. 21, 2019 AT 7:00 P.M. ET
TD ARENA (5,100) IN CHARLESTON, S.C.
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TV, RADIO AND LIVE STATS |
Television: ESPNU with play-by-play from Kevin Fitzgerald and analysis from Debbie Antonelli.
Radio: 700 WLW-AM with play-by-play from XU 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). The broadcast will also be available on Sirius (137), XM (202) and Internet (965).
Live Stats: Media stats at Statbroadcast.com and fan stats at GoXavier.com.
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X FACTORS |
• Xavier moved up from No. 21 last week to No. 18 in this week's Associated Press Poll. XU checks in at No. 21 in the USA Today Sports Coaches Poll.
• Xavier has won three in-season tournaments since Travis Steele came to Xavier: 2015 Advocare Invitational and 2016 Tire Pros Invitational (both played in Orlando, Fla.) and the 2008 Puerto Rico Classic
• Xavier junior Naji Marshall, preseason First Team All-BIG EAST, is on the watch lists for the Wendy's Wooden Award, the Citizen Naismith Trophy and Julius Erving Award.
• Xavier's Naji Marshall, who leads the team in scoring (16.5 ppg.) and assists (3.8 apg.), is second in rebounding (6.8 rpg.). He had 17 points vs. Mizzou on Nov. 12 and tied his career assist high with 7 vs. Siena on Nov. 8 to go with 20 points.
• Xavier senior Tyrique Jones has averaged 14.5 points (second on the team), a team-high 7.8 rebounds and a team-high 1.3 blocks per game in Xavier's four wins.
• Xavier junior Paul Scruggs is on the BIG EAST Honor Roll this week after averaging 13.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals in Xavier wins over Missouri and Missouri State. He scored all 12 of his points vs. Missouri in the final 13:07.
• Xavier junior Jason Carter recorded the first double-double of his Xavier career with 12 points and a game-high 11 rebounds vs. Mizzou on Nov. 12.
• Xavier has graduated 109 straight men's basketball seniors.
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