Xavier Musketeers men's basketball

Xavier Musketeers
Xavier Musketeers
	2024–25 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
University	Xavier University
Head coach	Sean Miller (3rd season of 2nd stint, 8th overall season)
Conference	Big East
Location	Cincinnati, Ohio
Arena	Cintas Center ; (capacity: 10,224)
Colors	Navy blue, white, and gray;
Uniforms
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	2004, 2008, 2017
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1990, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2023
NCAA tournament round of 32
	1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023
NCAA tournament appearances
	1961, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023
Conference tournament champions
	1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006
Conference regular season champions
	1981, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2018

The Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represents Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school's team currently competes in the Big East Conference, and are coached by Sean Miller.^[2] Xavier has appeared in the NCAA tournament 29 times, 16 times in the 18 tournaments between 2001 and 2018. On March 11, 2018, Xavier earned its first ever No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.^[3] Xavier is also a two-time winner of the NIT, with their most recent championship coming in 2022.

Xavier won four Atlantic 10 tournament championships (1998, 2002, 2004 and 2006). Xavier has won or shared 17 regular season conference championships, while winning 9 conference tournament championships. In addition, they have won one Big East Conference regular season title in 2018. They made the 2023 Big East Championship but lost to the Marquette Golden Eagles.

Xavier has been listed among the top-20 most valuable college basketball teams.^[4]

^ Xavier University: Brand and Graphic Identity Guide (PDF). Retrieved September 3, 2019.
^ Brennan, Eamonn (August 22, 2012). "50 in 50 rankings". ESPN. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
^ ESPN Stats & Info (March 12, 2018). "Xavier is making its first appearance as a No. 1 seed looking for its first Final Four appearance. The Musketeers have won 27 NCAA Tournament games, the most all-time by a school never to reach the Final Four. For reference, their rival, Cincinnati, reached the Championship game long before the internet was invented". Retrieved March 13, 2018.
^ Schwartz, Peter J. (March 16, 2009). "The Most Valuable College Basketball Teams". forbes.com. Retrieved March 16, 2009.

[1] Xavier University: Brand and Graphic Identity Guide (PDF). Retrieved September 3, 2019.

[2] Brennan, Eamonn (August 22, 2012). "50 in 50 rankings". ESPN. Retrieved October 13, 2012.

[3] ESPN Stats & Info (March 12, 2018). "Xavier is making its first appearance as a No. 1 seed looking for its first Final Four appearance. The Musketeers have won 27 NCAA Tournament games, the most all-time by a school never to reach the Final Four. For reference, their rival, Cincinnati, reached the Championship game long before the internet was invented". Retrieved March 13, 2018.

[4] Schwartz, Peter J. (March 16, 2009). "The Most Valuable College Basketball Teams". forbes.com. Retrieved March 16, 2009.

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