2008–09 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University in the 2008–09 college basketball season. They were led by head coach Sean Miller in his fifth and final season at Xavier. The Musketeers were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Cintas Center. Xavier finished the season with a record of 27–8, 12–4 in A-10 play to win the regular season championship. The Musketeers lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament to Saint Louis. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a #4 seed. The Musketeers defeated Portland State and Wisconsin to advance to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Pittsburgh.

2008–09 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
Atlantic 10 regular season champions Puerto Rico Tip-Off champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 20
Record	27–8 (12–4 A-10)
Head coach	Sean Miller (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Mack James Whitford Emanuel Richardson
Home arena	Cintas Center
Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

2008–09 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 20 Xavier	12	–	4		.750			27	–	8		.771
Dayton	11	–	5		.688			27	–	8		.771
Rhode Island	11	–	5		.688			23	–	11		.676
Temple†	11	–	5		.688			22	–	12		.647
Duquesne	9	–	7		.563			21	–	13		.618
La Salle	9	–	7		.563			18	–	13		.581
Richmond	9	–	7		.563			20	–	16		.556
Saint Joseph's	9	–	7		.563			17	–	15		.531
Saint Louis	8	–	8		.500			18	–	14		.563
UMass	7	–	9		.438			12	–	18		.400
St. Bonaventure	6	–	10		.375			15	–	15		.500
Charlotte	5	–	11		.313			11	–	20		.355
George Washington	4	–	12		.250			10	–	18		.357
Fordham	1	–	15		.063			3	–	25		.107
† 2009 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Musketeers finished the 2007–08 season with a record of 30–7, 14–2 in conference play to win the regular season championship. Xavier lost to Saint Joseph's in the semifinals of the A-10 tournament. The Musketeers received an at-large bid as a #3 seed to the NCAA tournament where they advanced to the Elite Eight before losing to UCLA.

Roster

2008–09 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
Name	Height	Position	Class	Summary
C. J. Anderson	6'6"	G	Jr.	10.7 Pts, 5.9 Reb, 1.5 Ast
Charles Bronson	6'9"	F	Jr.	2.1 Pts, 1.1 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Derrick Brown	6'8"	F	So.	10.9 Pts, 6.5 Reb, 1.7 Ast
Stanley Burrell	6'3"	G	St.	9.7 Pts, 2.2 Reb, 3.8 Ast
Stephen Duckett	6'4"	G	Sr.	0.3 Pts, 0.3 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Josh Duncan	6'9"	F	Sr.	12.4 Pts, 4.7 Reb, 1.3 Ast
Adrion Graves	6'4:	G	So.	1.9 Pts, 1.0 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Joe Hughes	6'6"	F	Fr.	0.4 Pts, 0.5 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Dante Jackson	6'5"	G	Fr.	2.4 Pts, 1.1 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Drew Lavender	5'7"	G	Sr.	10.8 Pts, 2.7 Reb, 4.5 Ast
Jason Love	6'9"	F	So.	6.0 Pts, 5.5 Reb, 0.5 Ast
B. J. Raymond	6'6"	F	Jr.	9.9 Pts, 3.0 Reb, 0.9 Ast
Source^[1]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/14/2008*		IPFW	W 71–43	1–0	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
11/17/2008*		Toledo	W 81–65	2–0	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
11/20/2008*		vs. Missouri Puerto Rico Tip-Off quarterfinals	W 75–71	3–0	Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum  San Juan, Puerto Rico
11/21/2008*		vs. Virginia Tech Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinals	W 63–62 ^OT	4–0	Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum  San Juan, Puerto Rico
11/23/2008*		vs. No. 13 Memphis Puerto Rico Tip-Off Finals	W 63–58	5–0	Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum  San Juan, Puerto Rico
11/29/2008*	No. 16	Miami (OH)	W 60–53	6–0	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
12/3/2008*	No. 14	Auburn	W 81–74	7–0	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
12/10/2008*	No. 10	Ohio	W 78–56	8–0	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
12/13/2008*	No. 10	at Cincinnati	W 76–66	9–0	Fifth Third Arena  Cincinnati, Ohio
12/20/2008*  CBS	No. 7	vs. No. 6 Duke	L 64–82	9–1	Izod Center  East Rutherford, NJ
12/23/2008*	No. 14	Butler	L 65–74	9–2	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
12/31/2008*	No. 22	Robert Morris	W 78–57	10–2	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
1/3/2009*	No. 22	at Virginia	W 84–70	11–2	John Paul Jones Arena  Charlottesville, VA
1/8/2009	No. 16	Saint Louis	W 70–44	12–2 (1–0)	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
1/11/2009	No. 16	at Fordham	W 86–60	13–2 (2–0)	Rose Hill Gym  Bronx, NY
1/15/2009	No. 15	at Rhode Island	W 67–65	14–2 (3–0)	Thomas M. Ryan Center  Kingston, RI
1/18/2008	No. 15	La Salle	W 73–53	15–2 (4–0)	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
1/21/2009	No. 15	at St. Bonaventure	W 84–64	16–2 (5–0)	Reilly Center  St. Bonaventure, NY
1/24/2009*	No. 15	at LSU	W 80–70	17–2	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
1/28/2009	No. 10	Charlotte	W 69–47	18–2 (6–0)	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
1/31/2009	No. 10	Massachusetts	W 82–80	19–2 (7–0)	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
2/5/2009	No. 9	Temple	W 83–74	20–2 (8–0)	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
2/7/2009	No. 9	at Duquesne	L 68–72	20–3 (8–1)	AJ Palumbo Center  Pittsburgh, PA
2/12/2009	No. 14	at Dayton	L 58-71	20–4 (8–2)	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, OH
2/14/2009	No. 14	Fordham	W 88–53	21–4 (9–2)	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
2/19/2009	No. 16	at Charlotte	L 60–65	21–5 (9–3)	Dale F. Halton Arena  Charlotte, North Carolina
2/22/2009	No. 16	George Washington	W 71–53	22–5 (10–3)	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
2/26/2009	No. 19	at Saint Joseph's	W 65–54	23–5 (11–3)	The Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
3/5/2009	No. 17	Dayton	W 76–59	24–5 (12–3)	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
3/7/2009	No. 17	at Richmond	L 75–80	24–6 (12–4)	Robins Center (10,031) Richmond, VA
A-10 tournament
3/12/2009	(1) No. 19	vs. (9) Saint Louis Quarterfinals	W 66–47	25–6	Boardwalk Hall  Atlantic City, New Jersey
3/13/2009	(1) No. 19	vs. (4) Temple Semifinals	L 53–55	25–7	Boardwalk Hall  Atlantic City, New Jersey
NCAA tournament
3/20/2009*  CBS	(4 E) No. 20	vs. (13 E) Portland State First Round	W 77–59	26–7	Taco Bell Arena  Boise, ID
3/22/2009*  CBS	(4 E) No. 20	vs. (12 E) Wisconsin Second Round	W 60–49	27–7	Taco Bell Arena  Boise, ID
3/26/2009*  CBS	(4 E) No. 20	vs. (1 E) No. 4 Pittsburgh Sweet Sixteen	L 55–60	27–8	TD Banknorth Garden  Boston, MA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

See also: 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	—	—	16	14	10	7	14	22	16	15	15	10	8	14	16	19	17	19	20	Not released
Coaches	—	—	20	14	9	7 т	12	22	18	16	13	10	9	14	17	22	18	19	22	15

References

1. "2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster".