Men's Basketball Opens BIG EAST Conference Play On The Road Vs. Georgetown

Friday, December 16

Washington, D.C.

6:30 p.m.

Xavier University

Georgetown

Men's Basketball Opens BIG EAST Conference Play On The Road Vs. Georgetown

12.15.22 | Men's Basketball

NOTES: GAME 12 VS. GEORGETOWN.pdf BIG EAST Composite Schedule.pdf

Musketeers are 7-2 in BIG EAST openers.

By: Tom Eiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI --- The Xavier University Musketeers, 8-3, open BIG EAST Conference play on Friday night vs. the Georgetown University Hoyas, 5-6, in Washington, D.C. XU is riding a four-game winning streak.

This game marks the first BIG EAST Conference game for Sean Miller as a head coach but he is no stranger to the league. Miller is a former BIG EAST standout at Pitt.

THE MATCHUP

RV/RV XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (8-3, 0-0 BIG EAST)
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOYAS (5-6, 0-0 BIG EAST)
FRIDAY, DEC. 16, 2022 AT 6:30 P.M. ET
AT CAPITAL ONE ARENA IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

TV, RADIO & LIVE STATS

Television: FS1 with play by-play from Scott Graham and analysis from Tarik Turner.
Radio: 700 WLW with play-by-play from Xavier Hall of Famer Joe Sunderman ('79) and analysis from XU all-time leading scorer and Hall of Famer Byron Larkin ('88). XU broadcast also available on Sirius XM channel 382 and 970 on the SXM App.
Live Stats: Media stats at Statbroadcast.com and fan stats at GoXavier.com.

X FACTORS

• Xavier is 7-2 in BIG EAST Conference openers.
• Xavier, 8-3, is coming off its fourth-straight win, 79-59 over Southern on Tuesday.
• Xavier leads the BIG EAST Conference in three major offensive categories: overall field goal percentage (sixth in the nation at .507), 3-point field goal percentage (eighth in the nation at .408) and assists per game (third in the nation at 20.5 apg.).
• Xavier graduate student Souley Boum led Xavier in scoring for the seventh time in 11 games with 17 points vs. Southern. Boum, who has earned a spot on the BIG EAST Honor Roll each of the last two weeks, leads the team in scoring (fourth in BIG EAST at 17.0 ppg.) and is second in assists (10th in the BIG EAST at 4.2 apg.).
• Xavier junior Colby Jones, who was named Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team, leads XU in assists at 5.6 apg. (fourth in the BIG EAST) to go with 14.9 ppg., which ranks third on the team and 16th in the BIG EAST.
• Xavier graduate student Jack Nunge, who was named Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team, is second the team in scoring at 15.3 ppg. (10th in the BIG EAST) and rebounding at 7.1 rpg. (10th in the BIG EAST).
• Xavier's balanced scoring attack boasts five players in double figures in scoring (four in the top 25 in the BIG EAST): Souley Boum (17.0 ppg.), Jack Nunge (15.3 ppg.), Colby Jones (14.9 ppg.), Zach Freemantle (13.3 ppg.) and Adam Kunkel (10.3 ppg.).
• Xavier senior Zach Freemantle leads the team in rebounding at 7.5 rpg. (tied for eighth in the BIG EAST) and leads the team with four double-doubles.
• Xavier head coach Sean Miller, a former BIG EAST standout at Pitt, is coaching his first BIG EAST game. He is the fifth-winningest active Div. I head coach (by win percentage) among head coaches with at least 10 years. He is 430-159 (.730) in his 18th year.