Men's Basketball

Xavier University

3800 Victory Parkway - Cincinnati, OH - 45207
Team Office: Tel: (513) 745-3417 Fax: (513) 745-4390
Team website: goxavier.collegesports.com/

Founded in 1831, Xavier provides a liberal arts education in the Catholic, Jesuit tradition. The university is the third largest independent university in Ohio and offers more than 60 undergraduate majors and 11 graduate majors (including a doctorate in Psychology) through three schools: Arts and Sciences, Social Sciences, and the Williams College of Business. Other majors offered include Athletic Training and Sports Medicine, School Counseling and Guidance, Health Care Administration, Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, and Theological Studies. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Xavier #2 among universities in the midwest offering a Master's degree.

The campus is located in Cinncinatti (pop. 330k)

School website
www.xu.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

Yes, Catholic

Enrollment:

6,500

Getting In:

Moderately difficult. ACT 25/75: 23-29

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$33,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Business - Liberal Arts/Science Studies- Communication

Misc. Information

Head coach Sean Miller completed his 4th season at Xavier in 2007-08. Miller took over for Thad Matta (who went to Ohio State) and previously under Skip Prosser, who had established Xavier as a national contender. Miller was Matta's associate head coach for three years during which Xavier compiled a 78-23 record, a mark that included three straight 26 win seasons. Miller began his coaching career as an assistant under Stu Jackson at Wisconsin. Prior to coming to Xavier, Miller was an assistant at North Carolina State. The 1992 Pittsburg graduate is regarded as one of the best point guards in Big East history with 1,282 career points. In 2007-08, Miller led the Musketeers to a 30-7 record and Elite 8 appearance, losing to UCLA.

Team Name	Musketeers
Colors	Navy, Gray, and White
Division	NCAA Division I
All-Time Record	1229-884 (.581)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	30-7	25-9	21-11	116-43 (.729)
Conference	14-2	13-3	8-8	61-19 (.762)
Conf. Finish	1	1	5	4, 4, 1, 1, 2
Post Appear.	Elite 8	2nd Rnd	1st Rnd	NCAA 4x
Final 25 Rank	#8	NR	NR	1x

Coaches

Head Coach	Sean Miller
	Birthday: 1968-11-17
Started at Xavier (OH)	2004-05
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	93-39 (.704)
Record at Xavier (OH)	93-39 (.704)
Coaching Awards

Asst. Coaches	Chris Mack, James Whitford, Emmanuel Richardson

Recruiting Coordinator

Chris Mack, (513) 745-3417, mackc@xavier.edu

Conference and Schedule

Xavier plays in the Atlantic 10 Conference (www.atlantic10.org) which is now comprised of 14 teams. Although some of its members are state-funded, it is largely made up of private, Catholic institutions. Xavier will play an 18 game schedule beginning in January. The farthest conference away game is at UMASS some 800 miles from campus. The season concludes with the AC 10 tourney which takes all teams with the top two teams receiving first round byes. The winner is an automatic qualifier for the NCAA tourney.

Conference Opponents

St. Josephs, Temple, Rhode Island, Massassuchettes, St. Bonaventure, Fordham, Duquesne, Richmond, Dayton, George Washington, St. Louis, UNC Charlotte, and La Salle.

Facilities

Cintas Center
Capacity 10,250. Average attendance: 10,000