The 2011–12 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented
Xavier University
Xavier University ( ) is a private Jesuit university in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It is the sixth-oldest Catholic and fourth-oldest Jesuit university in the United States. Xavier had an enrollment of approximately 5,600 undergraduate an ...
in the
2011–12 NCAA Divisions I Men's Basketball Season. Xavier was led by head coach
Chris Mack in his third season at Xavier. The Musketeers competed in the
Atlantic 10 Conference
The Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference whose schools compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I. The A-10's member schools are located most ...
and played their home games at the
Cintas Center
The Cintas Center is a 10,250-seat multi-purpose arena and conference center on the campus on Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. The arena officially opened in 2000 and was constructed through private donations as part of Xavier University's C ...
. Xavier finished the season 23–13,10–6 in
A-10 play to finish in tie for third place in conference. The Musketeers lost to
St. Bonaventure in the championship of the
A-10 tournament. Xavier received a #10 seed in the
NCAA tournament. The Musketeers defeated
Notre Dame and
Lehigh to reach the Sweet Sixteen where they were defeated by
Baylor.
Previous season
The
Musketeers
A musketeer ( ) was a type of soldier equipped with a musket. Musketeers were an important part of early modern warfare, particularly in Europe, as they normally comprised the majority of their infantry. The musketeer was a precursor to the riflem ...
finished the
2010–11 season 24–8, 15–1 in
A-10 play to win the regular season championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the
A-10 tournament to Dayton. The Musketeers received an at-large bid as a #6 seed to the
NCAA tournament where they lost in Second Round to
Marquette.
Preseason
On October 13, 2011, the Musketeers were picked by other Atlantic 10 coaches to finish first in the league standings and received 18 first place votes. Kenny Freese and Mark Lyons were named to the All-Conference Second Team. Justin Martin and
Dez Wells
Dezmine Jamaal Lavonte Wells (born April 15, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Liaoning Flying Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the Xavier Musketeers and Maryland Terrap ...
were selected to the 2011–12 preseason Atlantic 10 Conference All-Rookie Team.
Senior Center Kenny Frease was suspended from October 14 through October 23 for not fulfilling all of the responsibilities of a Xavier basketball player. Frease was reinstated on October 23. Senior
Tu Holloway
Terrell "Tu" Holloway (born August 21, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Cocodrilos de Caracas of the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto (SPB). As a junior at Xavier, he was selected as the 2011 Atlantic 10 Conference ...
sat out the first game of the season because of a secondary violation of NCAA rules. Sources believe Holloway played in two summer leagues. The NCAA allows players to compete in one.
Roster
Schedule and results
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A-10 tournament
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NCAA tournament
References
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