Xavier Men’s Basketball 2022 NIT Capsule
March 4, 2022 · CSM Staff
Xavier Musketeers
Big East (18-13, 8-11)
Big Wins: 11/18 Ohio State (71-65), 2/11 Connecticut (74-68)
Bad Losses: 2/5 DePaul (65-69), 2/16 St. John’s (73-86)
Coach: Travis Steele
Probable Starters:
Paul Scruggs, Senior, Guard, 12.0 ppg, 4.1 apg, 4.2 rpg
Nate Johnson, Senior, Guard, 10.3 ppg, 1.0 apg
Colby Jones, Sophomore, Guard, 11.1 ppg, 3.0 apg, 7.5 rpg, 1.5 spg
Zach Freemantle, Junior, Forward, 10.0 ppg, 5.4 rpg
Jack Nunge, Junior, Forward, 13.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 1.4 bpg
Key Role Players:
Dwon Odom, Sophomore, Guard, 6.1 ppg, 2.2 apg
Adam Kunkel, Senior, Guard, 8.4 ppg, 1.7 apg
Jerome Hunter, Junior, Forward, 4.4 ppg, 3.1 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.7 (115th in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 68.6 (162, 7)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.5 (150, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.3 (130, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.9 (223, 9)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.8 (233, 8)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.3 (181, 8)
Rebound Margin: 2.9 (97, 5)
Assists Per Game: 14.6 (73, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.8 (90, 2)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2019 | NIT | First Round win over Toledo |
| 2019 | NIT | Second Round loss to Texas |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Texas Southern |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Florida State |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Maryland |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Florida State |
| 2017 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Arizona |
| 2017 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Gonzaga |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Weber State |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Wisconsin |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Mississippi |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Georgia State |
| 2015 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Arizona |
| 2014 | NCAA | Opening Round loss to North Carolina State |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Notre Dame |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Lehigh |
| 2012 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Baylor |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Marquette |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Minnesota |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Pittsburg |
| 2010 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Kansas State |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Portland State |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Wisconsin |
| 2009 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Pittsburgh |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Georgia |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Purdue |
| 2008 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over West Virginia |
| 2008 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to UCLA |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over BYU |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Ohio State |
*all team stats through 3/6
