2025–26 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

2025–26 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
2025–26 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	Richard Pitino (1st season);
Associate head coach	Isaac Chew
Assistant coaches	Tarvish Felton; Dante Jackson; Kareem Richardson;
Home arena	Cintas Center

2025–26 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Butler	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UConn	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Creighton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
DePaul	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgetown	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Marquette	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Providence	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
St. John's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Seton Hall	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Villanova	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2026 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team will represent Xavier University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big East Conference. The Musketeers, will be led by first-year Richard Pitino and will play their home games at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Previous season

The Musketeers finished the 2024–25 season 22–13, 13–7 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place.^[1] As the No. 4 seed in the Big East tournament, they lost Marquette in the quarterfinals.^[2] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 11 seed in the Midwest region. They defeated Texas in the First Four^[3] before losing to Illinois in the round of 64.^[4]

On March 24, 2025, head coach Sean Miller left the school for a second time as he was named the head coach of Texas.^[5] Two days later, the school named New Mexico head coach Richard Pitino the team's new head coach.^[6]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Trey Green	0	G	6'0"	168	Sophomore	Charlotte, NC	Transferred to Saint Louis
Marcus Foster	1	G	6'5"	215	Graduate Student	Atlanta, GA	Graduated
Jerome Hunter	2	F	6'8"	216	Graduate Student	Columbus, OH	Graduated
Dailyn Swain	3	G/F	6'7"	200	Sophomore	Columbus, OH	Transferred to Texas
John Hugley IV	4	F	6'11"	260	Senior	Cleveland, OH	Transferred to Duquesne
Lassina Traoré	6	F	6'10"	240	Senior	Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire	Transferred to Texas
Ryan Conwell	7	G	6'3"	210	Junior	Indianapolis, IN	Transferred to Louisville
Cam'Ron Fletcher	11	G	6'7"	230	Graduate Student	St. Louis, MO	Transferred to High Point
Dayvion McKnight	20	G	6'0"	195	Graduate Student	Shelbyville, KY	Graduated
Dante Maddox Jr.	21	G	6'2"	200	Senior	Chicago Heights, IL	Transferred
Zach Freemantle	32	F	6'9"	227	Graduate Student	Teaneck, NJ	Graduated/undrafted in 2025 NBA draft; signed with the Orlando Magic
Bob Nunge	35	G	6'6"	190	Senior	Newburgh, IN	Walk-on; graduated
Brad Colbert	45	G	6'2"	200	Senior	Loveland, OH	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Filip Borovicanin	F	6'9"	220	Senior	Belgrade, Serbia	New Mexico
Tre Carroll	F	6'7"	233	Junior	Punta Gorda, FL	Florida Atlantic
Malik Moore	G	6'5"	190	Senior	Ventura, CA	Montana
Jovan Milicevic	F	6'10"	260	Sophomore	Toronto, ON	New Mexico
Pape N'Diaye	F	7'0"	215	Sophomore	Ivory Coast	UNLV
Luke Naser	G	6'0"	200	Sophomore	Las Vegas, NV	Walk-on; UNLV
Mier Panoam	G	6'2"	200	Junior	Anchorage, AK	North Dakota
Gabriel Pozzato	F	6'7"		Sophomore	Rome, Italy	Evansville
Anthony Robinson	F/C	6'10"	238	Sophomore	Peachtree City, GA	Virginia
Isaiah Walker	G	6'5"	200	Senior	Wyoming, OH	Belmont
All Wright	G	6'3"	180	Sophomore	Durango, Mexico	Valparaiso

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kason Westphal C	Salida, CO	Salida High School	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Apr 23, 2025
Kason Westphal C	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Xavier 2025 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved 2025-07-20. "2025 Xavier Musketeers Recruiting Class". ESPN. Retrieved 2025-07-20. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved 2025-07-20. "Xavier 2025 Basketball Commits". 247Sports. Retrieved 2025-07-20.

Roster

2025–26 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	8	Roddie Anderson III	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Boise State	Huntington Beach, CA
F	15	Henry Thole (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Villa Madonna Academy	Union, KY
G	25	Michael Wolf (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Bridgton Academy	Greenwood Village, CO
F	31	Ian Sabourin (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Badin HS	Hamilton, OH
F		Filip Borovicanin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Sr	New Mexico	Belgrade, Serbia
F		Tre Carroll	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Jr	Charlotte	Punta Gorda, FL
G		Malik Messina-Moore	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Montana	Ventura, CA
F		Jovan Milicevic	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	241 lb (109 kg)	So	New Mexico	Toronto, ON
F		Pape N'Diaye	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	UNLV	Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
G		Luke Naser (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	So	UNLV	Las Vegas, NV
G		Mier Panoam	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	North Dakota	Anchorage, AK
F		Gabriel Pozzato	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Evansville	Novara, Italy
F/C		Anthony Robinson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	RS So	Virginia	Atlanta, GA
G		Isaiah Walker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Belmont	Wyoming, OH
C		Kason Westphal	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Salida HS	Salida, CO
G		All Wright	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Valparaiso	Durango, Mexico

Head coach

Richard Pitino (Providence)

Assistant coach(es)

Isaac Chew (Avila)
Tarvish Felton (Southern Utah)
Dante Jackson (Xavier)
Kareem Richardson (Evansville)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 18, 2025* TBA	Murray State	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* TBA	Marist	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
November 6, 2025* TBA	Le Moyne	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
November 10, 2025* TBA	Santa Clara	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
November 14, 2025* TBA	at Iowa	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
November 18, 2025* TBA	Old Dominion	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
November 21, 2025* TBA	vs. Clemson/Georgia/West Virginia Charleston Classic	TD Arena Charleston, SC
November 23, 2025* TBA	vs. Clemson/Georgia/West Virginia Charleston Classic	TD Arena Charleston, SC
November 28, 2025* TBA	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
December 1, 2025* TBA	Saint Francis (PA)	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
December 5, 2025* TBA	Cincinnati Rivalry/Crosstown Shootout	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
December 12, 2025* TBA	Missouri State	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Big East regular season
Big East tournament
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[7]

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

References

^ "2024-25 Xavier Musketeers Men's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
^ "Marquette Golden Eagles vs. Xavier Musketeers Live Score and Stats - March 13, 2025 Gametracker". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
^ "Xavier 86-80 Texas (Mar 19, 2025) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
^ "Illinois 86-73 Xavier (Mar 21, 2025) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
^ "Sean Miller hired by Texas: Longhorns move quickly, bring in Xavier coach to replace Rodney Terry". CBSSports.com. 2025-03-24. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
^ By; Press, Associated; By; Press, Associated (2025-03-26). "Xavier hires Richard Pitino". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
^ "2025–26 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results". goxavier.com. Retrieved 2025-07-20.

[1] "2024-25 Xavier Musketeers Men's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2025-07-30.

[2] "Marquette Golden Eagles vs. Xavier Musketeers Live Score and Stats - March 13, 2025 Gametracker". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2025-07-30.

[3] "Xavier 86-80 Texas (Mar 19, 2025) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved 2025-07-30.

[4] "Illinois 86-73 Xavier (Mar 21, 2025) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved 2025-07-30.

[5] "Sean Miller hired by Texas: Longhorns move quickly, bring in Xavier coach to replace Rodney Terry". CBSSports.com. 2025-03-24. Retrieved 2025-07-30.

[6] By; Press, Associated; By; Press, Associated (2025-03-26). "Xavier hires Richard Pitino". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2025-07-30.

[7] "2025–26 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results". goxavier.com. Retrieved 2025-07-20.

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Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
Venues	Fenwick Club (1919–1928) Schmidt Fieldhouse (1928–1983) Cincinnati Gardens (1949–1979; 1983–2000) Cintas Center (2000–present)
Rivalries	Cincinnati Dayton
Culture & lore	2011 Crosstown Shootout brawl
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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