2016 NCAA POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE

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1 NO. 2 SEED XAVIER UNIV. MUSKETEERS (27-5, 14-4 BIG EAST) NO. 15 SEED WEBER STATE WILDCATS (26-8, 15-3 BIG SKY) NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND Friday, March 18, 2016 at approx. 9:20 p.m. ET at Scottrade Center (19,260) in St. Louis, Mo. SCHEDULE/RESULTS (27-5, 14-4 BIG EAST) Date Opponent TV Time (EST)/Result NOVEMBER 13 Fri. Miami (Ohio) FOX COLLEGE W/ Tue. Missouri FS1 W/ Fri.!at No. 24 Michigan BTN W/ Mon. NKU FS1 W/ Thu. +Alabama ESPN2 W/ Fri. +USC ESPNU W/ Sun. +Dayton ESPN2 W/90-61 DECEMBER 5 Sat. Western Kentucky FS1 W/ Tue. Wright State FS1 W/ Sat. #No. 23 Cincinnati FOX-NATIONAL W/ Sat. Auburn FS1 W/ Tue. *at Wake Forest RSN^ & ESPN3 W/ THU. AT NO. 16 VILLANOVA FS1 L/64-95 JANUARY 2 SAT. NO. 9 BUTLER FS1 W/ WED. AT ST. JOHN S FS1 W/ TUE. DEPAUL FS1 W/ SAT. AT MARQUETTE FS1 W/ TUE. GEORGETOWN FS1 L/ SAT. SETON HALL FSN-REGIONAL W/ TUE. AT NO. 10 PROVIDENCE FS1 W/ SAT. AT DEPAUL CBSSN W/86-65 FEBRUARY 3 WED. ST. JOHN S FS1 W/ SAT. MARQUETTE FS1 W/ TUE. AT CREIGHTON CBSSN L/ SAT. AT BUTLER FOX-NATIONAL W/ WED. NO. 23 PROVIDENCE FS1 W/ SAT. AT GEORGETOWN FOX-NATIONAL W/ WED. NO. 1 VILLANOVA FS1 W/ SUN. AT SETON HALL FS1 L/81-90 MARCH 5 SAT. CREIGHTON FOX-NATIONAL W/ THU. % Marquette FS1 W/ FRI. % Seton Hall FS1 L/ FRI. $Weber State TNT 9:20 p.m. $ NCAA Tourn. 1st/2nd Rounds (Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo.) % BIG EAST Tournament (Madison Square Garden in NYC)! Gavitt Tipoff Games # Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout * Skip Prosser Classic + Advocare Invitational in Orlando, Florida BIG EAST GAMES ALL CAPS Home Games In Bold Times Are Eastern Time Xavier Media Contact: Tom Eiser, Associate Athletic Director for Communications eiser@xavier.edu, (cell) on Twitter TELEVISION & RADIO Television: TNT with the call from Brian Anderson, Steve Smith and Dana Jacobson. Xavier Radio: 55KRC-AM with play-by-play from Xavier Hall of Famer and former Musketeer standout Joe Sunderman ( 79). Analysis will be provided by Xavier Hall of Famer and XU all-time leading scorer Byron Larkin ( 88). National Radio: Westwood One with Wayne Larrivee (pbp) and Will Perdue (analyst). THE X FACTORS...IN 140 CHARACTERS OR LESS Xavier is making its 10th NCAA Tournament appearance in 11 years. XU is one of only nine schools that can say that. Xavier is one of only nine teams that have been to five NCAA Sweet 16s in the last eight NCAA Tournaments ( ). Xavier s No. 2 seeding is the highest in program history, surpassing the No. 3 seed teams of 2003 and 2008 (an NCAA Elite Eight squad). Xavier is 10-3 against teams in the Tournament field. Xavier seventh-year head coach Chris Mack has led XU to six NCAA Tournaments in seven years, including three Sweet 16 appearances. Xavier s Chris Mack is the Henry Iba USBWA National Coach of the Year. Xavier, 27-5 overall, was second in the BIG EAST regular season at Xavier has seven different players that have led the team in scoring at least twice. Xavier soph. Trevon Bluiett is a USA TODAY Sports 3rd Team All-American. Xavier soph. Trevon Bluiett, All-BIG EAST 1st Team, leads Xavier in scoring (9th in BIG EAST at 15.5 ppg.), one of 4 XU double-figure scorers. Xavier sr. James Farr is on Sports Illustrated s All-Glue Team. Xavier jr. Jalen Reynolds has had the most NCAA success of any current Musketeer, averaging 10.3 ppg. and 5.3 rpg in four games. Xavier jr. Myles Davis is 2nd in the BIG EAST in FT% (.851) & 6th in 3-Pt.% (.387). Xavier fr. Edmond Sumner, a unanimous BIG EAST All-Freshman Team selection, has averaged 13.0 ppg. over the last 10 games. Xavier soph. J.P. Macura, BIG EAST Conference Sixth Man Award winner, has averaged 11.3 ppg. over the last 13 games. Xavier has graduated the last 96 senior men s basketball players. THE PLAYERS (*LAST GAME STARTERS) NO. NAME (HT./YR) POS. PPG RPG APG NOTES 0 Larry Austin Jr. (6-2/So.) G Career-high 12 pts., 5 reb. & 4 ast. at DePaul 1 Jalen Reynolds (6-10/Jr.)* F Game-high 15 rebounds vs. Providence on 2/17 2 James Farr (6-10/Sr.) F ppg. & 61.8 FG% over last six games 3 Ashanti Burgess (6-1/Fr.) G First-year walk-on 4 Edmond Sumner (6-6/Fr.)* G pts., 4 ast., 9 reb., 2 stl. vs. Seton Hall on 3/11 5 Trevon Bluiett (6-6/So.)* G Double-figure scoring in 30 of XU s 32 games 10 Remy Abell (6-4/Sr.)* G Started 66 of XU s 69 games over the last 2 years 13 Makinde London (6-10/Fr.) F Career-high 7 points with 3 rebounds at DePaul 15 Myles Davis (6-2/Jr.)* G Triple-double vs. Providence; 24 pts. vs. Creighton 20 Alex Bergen (6-5/Jr.) G First-year walk-on 21 Tim Stainbrook (6-6/Jr.) F Walk-on; Third season in the program 22 Kaiser Gates (6-8/Fr.) F Career highs of 11 pts. & 8 reb. vs. Creighton on 3/5 32 Kevin Coker (6-6/Sr.) F Fourth-year walk-on 54 Sean O Mara (6-10/So.) F/C points on 4-of-4 shooting vs. Seton Hall at XU 55 J.P. Macura (6-5/So.) G Double-figure scorer in 9 of last 13 games

2 CHRIS MACK National COACH OF THE YEAR NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE MIDSEASON COACH OF THE YEAR NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE BIG EAST COACH OF THE YEAR BIG EAST COACH OF THE YEAR NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR Named the Henry Iba Award winner as the USBWA National Coach of the Year, the first National Coach of the Year in XU history. UNRANKED TO AP TOP 10 AND A NO. 2 SEED Xavier was unranked in the AP Preseason Poll 14 straight weeks in the AP Top 10; 17 straight in the AP Top 25 Xavier is 6-1 vs. the AP Top 25, including 3-0 vs. the AP Top 10. School-record seeding at No. 2 in Tournament MUCH BETTER THAN PREDICTED Selected fourth in the BIG EAST preseason poll, but finished second in the league at Lost leading scorer and rebounder, as well as 3-year starter at point, from 2015 Sweet 16 team; despite that XU leads BIG EAST and ranks high in the nation in scoring (18th at 81.3 ppg.), rebound margin (20th at +7.5 rpg.) and assists (27th at 16.4 apg.). Team defensive stats are much better despite seven freshmen or sophomores in top 11 players: FG% defense is 41.6 vs last year and 3-Pt. FG% defense is 31.5 vs last year. Xavier s balanced scoring attack is among the best nationally with four players in double figures and two more at 9.4 ppg.+ RECORD-SETTING SEASON Started a freshman at point guard and opened the season with a school record 12-0 non-conference slate. 26 wins tied the school record for most in a regular season. 27 wins are tied for the third-most in school history. CHAMPIONSHIP RUN Won the AdvoCare Invitational with blowout wins over Dayton, Alabama and USC. IMPRESSIVE CAREER RECORD Mack is (.679) in seven seasons at Xavier. Mack ranks second all-time in career wins at Xavier. Has led XU to six NCAA Tournaments in his first seven years. First Xavier coach to lead three XU teams to the NCAA Sweet 16.

3 TREVON BLUIETT ALL-AMERICAN USA TODAY Sports Third Team All-American First XU All-American since Tu Holloway in and first XU sophomore All-American since Jordan Crawford in USBWA First Team All-District 5 TEAM LEADER Leads Xavier in scoring at 15.5 ppg. (ninth in BIG EAST) Leads Xavier in 3-Pt. FG Made at 2.3 (fourth in BIG EAST) Leads Xavier in double-figure scoring games (30) Third on team in rebounding at 6.2 rpg. (14th in BIG EAST) Third on team in FT% at 77.0% (15th in BIG EAST) BIG EAST HONORS All-BIG EAST First Team pick by the league coaches 2016 All-BIG EAST Tournament selection Two-time BIG EAST Player of the Week as a sophomore Five-time selection to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll ALL-FRESHMAN 6TH MAN OF THE YEAR FIRST TEAM

4 0 Larry Austin Jr Sophomore Guard Springfield, Ill. 1 Jalen Reynolds Junior Forward Detroit, Mich. 2 James Farr Senior Forward Evanston, Ill. 3 Ashanti Burgess Freshman Guard Louisville, Ky. 4 Edmond Sumner Freshman Guard Detroit, Mich. 5 Trevon Bluiett Sophomore Guard Indianapolis, Ind. 10 Remy Abell Senior Guard Louisville, Ky. 13 Makindé London Freshman Forward Nashville, Tenn. 15 Myles Davis Junior Guard Plainfield, N.J. 20 Alex Bergen Junior Guard Cincinnati, Ohio 21 Tim Stainbrook Junior Forward Bay Village, Ohio 22 Kaiser Gates Freshman Forward Alpharetta, Ga. 32 Kevin Coker Senior Forward Plainfield, Ill. 54 Sean O Mara Sophomore Forward/Center Glen Ellyn, Ill. 55 J.P. Macura Sophomore Guard Lakeville, Minn. Chris Mack Head Coach 7th Year Xavier 92 Travis Steele Associate Head Coach 8th Year Butler 04 Mike Pegues Assistant Coach 4th Year Delaware 00 Luke Murray Assistant Coach 1st Year Fairfield 07 Mario Mercurio Dir. of Basketball Admin. 12th Year Xavier 03 Jeremy Growe Dir. of Basketball Operations 7th Year Indiana 09 David Fluker Athletic Trainer 13th Year Wilmington 86 Matt Jennings Strength and Conditioning Coach 7th Year North Carolina 96 Ty Sampson Video Coordinator 3rd Year Illinois 13 Tom Eiser Assoc. Athletic Dir./Comm. 30th Year Xavier 84

5 2016 XAVIER ACTIVE ROSTER NO. NAME YR. POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL / LAST COLLEGE 0 Larry Austin Jr. So. G Springfield, Ill. Lanphier 1 Jalen Reynolds Jr. F Detroit, Mich. Livonia Stevenson / Brewster Academy (N.H.) 2 James Farr Sr. F Evanston, Ill. Evanston / Maine Central Institute 3 Ashanti Burgess* Fr. G Louisville, Ky. St. Xavier 4 Edmond Sumner Fr. G Detroit, Mich. Country Day 5 Trevon Bluiett So. G Indianapolis, Ind. Park Tudor 10 Remy Abell Sr. G Louisville, Ky. Eastern / Indiana University 13 Makindé London Fr. F Nashville, Tenn. Montverde (Fla.) Academy 15 Myles Davis Jr. G Plainfield, N.J. St. Benedict s (N.J.) / Notre Dame Prep (Mass.) 20 Alex Bergen* Jr. G Cincinnati, Ohio Oak Hills 21 Tim Stainbrook* Jr. F Bay Village, Ohio Lakewood St. Edward 22 Kaiser Gates Fr. F Alpharetta, Ga. St. Francis 32 Kevin Coker* Sr. F Plainfield, Ill. Plainfield South 54 Sean O Mara So. F/C Glen Ellyn, Ill. Benet Academy 55 J.P. Macura So. G Lakeville, Minn. Lakeville North Head Coach: Chris Mack (Xavier 92; seventh season) Associate Head Coach: Travis Steele (Butler 04; eighth season) Assistant Coaches: Luke Murray (Fairfield 07; first season) and Mike Pegues (Delaware 00; fourth season) Director of Basketball Administration: Mario Mercurio (Xavier 03; 12th season) Director of Basketball Operations: Jeremy Growe (Indiana 09; seventh season) Video Coordinator: Ty Sampson (Illinois 13; third season) Graduate Program Assistants: Allen Payne (Auburn 14; first season) and Fivos Kostis (National U. in Athens, Greece 13; second season) Athletic Trainer: David Fluker (Wilmington 86; sixth season with current staff and 13th overall) Strength and Conditioning Coach: Matt Jennings (North Carolina 96; seventh season) Associate Athletic Director for Communications and Men s Basketball Media Contact: Tom Eiser (Xavier 84; 30th season) * - walk-on XAVIER AND BIG EAST WEB SITES & SOCIAL MEDIA Hashtags: #LetsMarch (Basketball season in March) #LetsGoX (all year long) Xavier Athletics website: Xavier Athletics Facebook: facebook.com/xaviermusketeers Xavier Athletics Xavier Athletics Xavier Gameday Xavier Basketball on Twitter & Coach Mack on Eiser on PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Remy Abell Pegues Jalen Trevon Bluiett Macura Makindé O Mara Kaiser Reh-Mee Able Puh-Geese Jay-Lenn Tray-vahn Blew-it Mah-cure-uh Mah-kin-day Oh-Mare-Uh KIE-Zer

6 THE XAVIER-WEBER STATE SERIES: Xavier and Weber State have never met. FOR THE RECORD (WEBER STATE): Weber State, 26-8, earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the second time in the last three years after winning the Big Sky Tournament. Weber State also won the Big Sky regular season title, posting a 15-3 record in conference play. Weber State senior Joel Bolomboy, who averages 17.2 ppg. and 12.7 rpg., was named Big Sky MVP and Defensive Player of the Year. Junior Jeremy Senglin leads the Wildcats in scoring at 18.2 ppg. and was named Big Sky Tournament MVP. XAVIER VS. THE FIELD: Xavier is 10-3 against teams in this year s tournament, picking up wins against Butler (2-0), Cincinnati (1-0), Dayton (1-0), Michigan (1-0), Providence (2-0), Seton Hall (1-2), Southern Cal (1-0) and Villanova (1-1). Eight of those 13 games were played on the road or at a neutral site. FIVE BIG EAST NCAA TEAMS: The Musketeers are one of five BIG EAST Conference schools in this year s NCAA Tournament (No. 2 seed Xavier, No. 2 seed Villanova, No. 6 seed Seton Hall, No. 9 seed Butler and No. 9 seed Providence). Xavier s only losses against the field came against conference competition XAVIER S NO. 2 SEED IS THE TOP SEED IN PROGRAM HISTORY: Xavier s No. 2 seed is the highest in program history. Xavier was a No. 3 seed in the 2003 and 2008 NCAA Tournaments. Xavier won one game and reached the second round in 2003 and made it to the Elite Eight in XAVIER IS IN ELITE NCAA TOURNAMENT COMPANY: Xavier has made 10 of the last 11 NCAA Tournaments and 14 of the last 16. Only nine schools have been to at least 10 NCAA Tournaments in the last 11 years: Duke, Kansas, Gonzaga, Michigan State and Wisconsin are at 11, while Xavier, Texas, North Carolina and Villanova are at 10. SWEET SUCCESS IN NCAA TOURNAMENT SINCE 2008: In 2015 Xavier reached the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 for the fifth time since 2008, including 2015, 2012, 2010, 2009 and XU advanced to the Elite Eight in Only nine teams have made at least five Sweet 16s since 2008: Michigan State (7), Louisville (6), Xavier (5), Arizona (5), Kentucky (5), Kansas (5), North Carolina (5), Duke (5) and Wisconsin (5). Xavier made its seventh all-time appearance in the Sweet 16 in 2015, including 1990, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 and XU advanced to the Elite Eight in 2004 and 2008, the best finishes so far in school history. SWEET PATH IN 2015: No. 6 seed Xavier defeated No. 11 seed Ole Miss in the second round ( ) and defeated No. 14 seed Georgia State in the third round ( ) in Jacksonville, Fla. XU lost to No. 2 seed Arizona in a Regional Semifinal ( ) in Los Angeles, Calif. XAVIER... REGULAR SINCE 1983: Xavier is making its 29th postseason appearance in the last 34 years ( ). That span includes 25 NCAA Tournament appearances, including 10 of the last 11 and 14 of the last 16 NCAA Tournaments. XU only made the NCAA Tournament field one time (1961) before the season. XAVIER S NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Xavier, all-time in the NCAA Tournament, was 1-6 in NCAA play prior to 1990 but is from 1990-present. XU lost to the eventual National Champions in the first round in 1988 (Kansas) and 1989 (Michigan). Xavier is making its 26th all-time appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 2016, which includes 16 atlarge berths, six automatic berths through the MCC and four automatic berths in the Atlantic 10 (2006, 2004, 2002 and 1998). FOR THE RECORD (XAVIER): Xavier, 27-5 overall and ranked No. 9 in the final AP Poll and No. 9 in the USA Today Poll, finished second in the BIG EAST Conference at XU reached the semifinals of the BIG EAST Tournament. Xavier s 14 BIG EAST wins are the most for XU since it joined the league for the season. SEEING ONE OF XAVIER S TOP WINNING SEASONS: Xavier, 27-5, clinched its third straight 20-win season, its 10th in 11 years and 18th in 20 years. Xavier s 27 wins are tied for third-most wins in a season with the team. XU won 28 games in its NCAA Sweet 16 season and a school-record 30 games in the NCAA Elite Eight season. Xavier s 26 regular season wins matched the most regular season victories in school history (26 in ). XAVIER IN THE NATIONAL POLLS: Xavier, 27-5, is ranked No. 9 in the AP Poll and No. 9 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. This marks Xavier s 17th straight week in the AP Top 25 and its 16th straight week in the USA Today Coaches Poll Top 25. This is the 14th straight week that Xavier has been in the Top 10 of the AP Poll. XAVIER VS. THE AP TOP 25: Xavier is 6-1 so far this season against the AP Top 25, including 3-0 vs. the AP Top 10. Xavier s latest Top 25 win was its win over then-no. 1 Villanova on Feb. 24. NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR CHRIS MACK... SECOND ON XU S ALL-TIME WINS LIST: Head coach Chris Mack was selected as the U.S. Basketball Writers Association s Henry Iba Award winner as National Coach of the Year. Mack was named as the BIG EAST Conference Coach of the Year by CBS Sports and Bleacher Report. Mack has recorded a (.679) mark in seven seasons so far, which is good for second on Xavier s all-time wins list. He has passed Skip Prosser (148 wins in seven seasons from ) and now trails only Pete Gillen (202 wins in nine seasons from ). Mack played under Gillen and then-gillen assistant Prosser and worked on Prosser s staffs at XU and Wake Forest. Mack has led Xavier to the NCAA Tournament six times in his seven seasons at the helm. He is the first XU head coach to lead XU to three Sweet 16s, having led XU to the Sweet 16 in 2010, 2012 and PERFECT AND NEAR PERFECT TRENDS: Xavier is 25-0 this season when leading at the half and 25-0 when shooting at least 40 percent. XU is 21-1 when having at least four players score in double figures. XAVIER IS GETTING DEFENSIVE: Xavier is ranked fourth in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage defense (.416) and first in the BIG EAST in 3-point field goal percentage defense (.315). By comparison, for the season Xavier was eighth in field goal percentage defense (.435) and seventh in 3-point field goal percentage defense (.345).

7 BIG EAST LEADERSHIP: Xavier leads the BIG EAST Conference in scoring offense (18th in the nation at 81.3 ppg.), rebound margin (20th in the nation at +7.5 rpg.), and assists (27th in the nation at 16.4 apg.), and is second in the BIG EAST in two other major categories: scoring margin (26th in the nation at ppg.) and 3-point field goal percentage (.362). RUN, RUN, RUN: Xavier has put together some impressive runs, including 13-0 to start the second half at Georgetown on Feb. 20 and take control of the game, 30-8 to end the first half at Butler on Feb. 13, 17-1 at the end of the first half at DePaul on Jan. 30, a 21-0 run in the first half of the Jan. 16 win at Marquette, 25-0 (first half vs. Wright State on Dec. 8), 21-0 (second half vs. Dayton on Nov. 29) and 17-0 (first half vs. USC on Nov. 27). XU used a 21-4 second-half run, including 10-0 to start the second half, in a win at Wake Forest on Dec. 22. TRUE BALANCED SCORING: Xavier has four players with double-figure scoring averages and two more at 9.4 ppg. or more. Sophomore Trevon Bluiett (ninth in the BIG EAST at 15.5 ppg.) leads the way followed by freshman Edmond Sumner (25th in the BIG EAST at 11.3 ppg.), junior Myles Davis (26th in the BIG EAST at 11.1 ppg.), senior James Farr (28th in the BIG EAST at 10.8 ppg.), sophomore J.P. Macura (9.6 ppg.) and junior Jalen Reynolds (9.4 ppg.). XU is 21-1 this season when at least four players score in double figures. NAME THE SCORING LEADERS: Seven different Xavier players have led XU in scoring at least twice this season: Sophomore Trevon Bluiett (16 times), freshman Edmond Sumner (6), junior Myles Davis (4), junior Jalen Reynolds (4), senior James Farr (3), senior Remy Abell (2) and sophomore J.P. Macura (2). BOARD CHAIRMEN: Xavier leads the BIG EAST and is 20th in the nation in rebound margin at +7.5 rpg. Xavier has outrebounded 27 opponents and tied two in 32 games this season. XU has only been outrebounded three times (Georgetown on Jan. 19, Marquette on Feb. 6 and Seton Hall on Feb. 28, although XU has also outrebounded those three teams at least once in other meetings this season). Xavier outrebounded Michigan on Nov. 20, Alabama on Nov. 26, USC on Nov. 27 and Dayton on Nov. 29. XU has three players ranked in the top 15 in the BIG EAST in rebounding. Senior James Farr leads the team in rebounding at 7.8 rpg. (third in the BIG EAST), including his career-high 19-rebound game at Marquette on Jan. 16 and a game-high 15 vs. Seton Hall on Jan. 23, followed by junior Jalen Reynolds at 6.4 rpg. (12th in the BIG EAST) and sophomore Trevon Bluiett at 6.2 rpg. (14th in the BIG EAST). FOUR GUYS HAVE SIGNED THE BUBBLE: When a Musketeer grabs a double-figure rebound total they are asked to sign the rebounding bubble, the device that sits over the rim for rebounding drills in practice. Senior James Farr has signed the bubble nine times, including March 11 vs. Seton Hall with 10 rebounds, Feb. 13 at Butler after his 12-rebound effort, Jan. 16 after his 19-rebound game at Marquette and Jan. 23 after grabbing 15 vs. Seton Hall. Juniors Myles Davis (12) and Jalen Reynolds (15) grabbed double-figure rebound totals vs. Providence on Feb. 17. Sophomore Trevon Bluiett has done it five times and junior Jalen Reynolds has done it four times, including a game-high 11 at Providence on Jan. 26 as part of a double-double that included 15 points. Junior Myles Davis posted his first career double-figure rebound game with the 12 vs. Providence. IF IT S FREE IT S FOR ME: Xavier has hit 608-of-832 from the free-throw line for 73.1 percent (fourth in the BIG EAST), including its impressive 93.5 percent effort (29-of-31) at Georgetown on Feb. 20. Three Xavier players are in the top 15 in free-throw percentage in the BIG EAST: Junior Myles Davis is second in the BIG EAST at 85.1 percent, sophomore J.P. Macura is 10th (.807) and sophomore Trevon Bluiett is 15th (.770). ROAD WARRIORS: Xavier is 12-4 away from Cintas Center. Xavier is 8-3 this season in true road games. The eight true road wins are the most by an XU team since the team won eight. Xavier, which won six BIG EAST road games, doubled the number of BIG EAST road games than it won in either of its first two seasons in the BIG EAST. XU won at Georgetown, Butler, DePaul, Providence, Marquette and St. John s in BIG EAST play. XU won at Michigan and at Wake Forest in the non-conference season. XU is 4-1 in neutral site games with wins over Marquette, Alabama, USC and Dayton. BLUIETT NAMED THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICAN BY USA TODAY SPORTS: Sophomore guard Trevon Bluiett has been named as a USA TODAY Sports Third Team All-American. Bluiett, the leading scorer for the No. 9 team in the nation, was named to the BIG EAST Conference First Team and the USBWA District V First Team. Bluiett is the first Musketeer to earn a major All-America honor since Tu Holloway for the season and the first XU sophomore to earn a major All-America honor since redshirt sophomore Jordan Crawford earned Sporting News Third Team honors at the end of the season. ON THE LIST FOR MORE NATIONAL HONORS: BLUIETT NAMED ON THE MID- SEASON NAISMITH NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR WATCH LIST AND A FINALIST FOR JULIUS ERVING AWARD: Xavier sophomore Trevon Bluiett was named on the 35-member Naismith Trophy Men s College Player of the Year Mid-Season Watch List. In addition, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame selected Bluiett among the 10 watch list finalists for the 2016 Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award. Named after Hall of Famer and 11-time NBA All-Star Julius Erving, the annual honor in its second year recognizes the top small forwards in Division I men s college basketball. In March, five finalists will be presented to Mr. Erving and the Hall of Fame s selection committee for the 2016 Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award. The winner of the 2016 Julius Erving Award will be presented at the ESPN College Basketball Awards presented by Wendy s from Club Nokia in Los Angeles, CA on Friday, April 8, Broadcast information will be released at a later date. For more information on the 2016 Julius Erving Award, log onto www. HoophallAwards.com.

8 BLUIETT S BIG EAST HONORS: Sophomore guard Trevon Bluiett, who was named to the All-BIG EAST First Team, earned a spot on the BIG EAST Tournament All-Tournament Team after averaging 19.5 ppg. for XU s two games at Madison Square Garden. During the season Bluiett earned BIG EAST Conference weekly honors seven times, including being named BIG EAST Conference Player of the Week on Feb. 22 for a second time. In addition, he has been named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll five times this season. Bluiett averaged 18.0 points and 5.5 rebounds vs. Providence on Feb. 17 and at Georgetown on Feb. 20, including a game-high 23 points and six rebounds in the Providence win. Bluiett was named BIG EAST Conference Player of the Week on Jan. 18 after averaging 21.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals in a pair of Xavier wins (DePaul on Jan. 12 and at Marquette on Jan. 16). Bluiett scored a career-high 24 in the win over DePaul on the strength of a careerhigh tying five 3-pointers and scored 18 in the win at Marquette. Here is a quick look at his BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll: BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll #5: Won a spot Feb. 8 after averaging 19.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists in wins over St. John s on Feb. 3 and Marquette on Feb. 6, including 23 points and a careerhigh eight assists in the Marquette win. BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll #4: Won a spot on Dec. 28 after scoring 17 points and grabbing nine rebounds in the win at Wake on Dec. 22. BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll #3: Bluiett earned the honor Dec. 7 after leading XU vs. Western Kentucky on Dec. 5 with 21 points to go with 10 rebounds. Both totals were also game highs. BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll #2: Bluiett won it Nov. 30 after averaging 14.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.0 steals per game in four Xavier wins (NKU, Alabama, USC and Dayton). BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll #1: Bluiett earned the honor Nov. 23 after posting 16.5 ppg. and 8.0 rpg. and shooting 6-of-11 from 3-point range in Xavier wins over Missouri on Nov. 17 and at Michigan on Nov. 20, including 15 points with nine rebounds at Michigan. MORE HONORS FOR BLUIETT: Sophomore Trevon Bluiett, who was named to the AdvoCare Invitational All-Tournament team earlier this season, was the No. 8 high impact sophomore in a preseason Sports Illustrated story. BLUIETT HAS BEEN A LEADER: Sophomore guard Trevon Bluiett leads Xavier in scoring at 15.5 ppg. (ninth in the BIG EAST Conference) and 3-point field goals made (fourth in the BIG EAST at 2.3 mpg.), including his career-high tying 24 points on the strength of a career-high tying five 3-pointers in the win over Marquette on March 10 in the BIG EAST Tournament. Bluiett also leads the team in doublefigure scoring games (30) and times as team s leading scorer (16). Bluiett is third on the team in rebounding at 6.2 rpg. (14th in the BIG EAST) and free-throw percentage (15th in the BIG EAST at 77.0 percent). DOUBLING UP: Sophomore Trevon Bluiett has scored in double figures in 30 of the first 32 games, including doublefigure scoring streaks of 13 games and nine games. His current streak is at eight games. Bluiett, who hit 9-of-14 from the field in his career-high tying 24-point effort on March 10 vs. Marquette, posted a 23-point game in the Providence win on Feb. 17 and also had a game-high 23 points on the strength of a career-high tying five 3-pointers to go with a careerhigh eight assists on Feb. 6 vs. Marquette. Bluiett posted a team-high 18 (11 in the second half) in the win at Marquette on Jan. 16 and a career-high 24-point effort in XU s game vs. DePaul on Jan. 12 (19 in the first half alone). DOUBLE THE PRODUCTION: Sophomore Trevon Bluiett has a team-high tying five double-doubles in scoring-rebounding this season and six for his career, including 15 points to go with a game-high 13 rebounds on Feb. 3 vs. St. John s. Bluiett had an 18-point, 10-rebound, five-assist game on Jan. 19 vs. Georgetown. His other three double-doubles this season include 21 points and 10 rebounds vs. Western Kentucky on Dec. 5 and 22 points with 11 rebounds vs. Wright State on Dec. 8. Bluiett led Xavier against NKU on Nov. 23 with 14 points, a career-high 16 rebounds and five assists. He just missed another double-double with 17 points and nine rebounds at Wake Forest on Dec. 22. DAVIS WAS A TRIPLE THREAT VS. PROVIDENCE: Junior Myles Davis recorded his first career triple-double on Feb. 17 vs. Providence with 11 points and career highs of 12 assists and 12 rebounds. Myles is the first XU player to record a triple-double since Tu Holloway in 2011 (26 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists vs. Fordham at Cintas Center on Feb. 19, 2011). DAVIS IS STEPPING UP: Junior Myles Davis has averaged 12.3 ppg. over the last eight games while shooting 44.4 percent (20-of-45) from 3-point territory. Davis, who had a 24-point, seven-assist game vs. Creighton on March 5, had a 16-point, sixassist game in the Villanova win on Feb. 24. Davis is third on the team in scoring at 11.1 ppg. (26th in the BIG EAST Conference) and leads the team in assists (eighth in the BIG EAST at 4.2 apg.) and assist-toturnover ratio (fourth in BIG EAST at 2.2). He is second in the BIG EAST in free-throw shooting (.851). (Davis led the BIG EAST in free-throw shooting as a sophomore at.872). Davis is second on the team and seventh in the BIG EAST Conference in 3-point field goals per game (2.0) and is second on the team and sixth in the BIG EAST in 3-point field goal percentage (.387). Davis, who has 20 double-figure scoring games this season, contributed 11 points and six assists to the Feb. 6 Marquette win. Davis led XU with 16 points (all in the second half) and five assists vs. St. John s on Feb. 3. Davis had 13 points to go with seven assists, five rebounds and three steals at Providence on Jan. 26 and finished with 14 points and seven assists in the DePaul win on Jan. 12. Davis had a game-high 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field to go with three assists in the Cincinnati win on Dec. 12. Davis, who posted a 16-point, six-assist game vs. Western Kentucky on Dec. 5, had 14 points, six rebounds and three assists at Michigan on Nov. 20 and 12 points vs. USC on Nov. 27 and Dayton on Nov. 29. FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE LEADER: Junior Myles Davis is second in the BIG EAST Conference in free-throw shooting (.851). (Davis led the BIG EAST in free-throw shooting as a sophomore at.872). Davis had a streak of 24 straight free throws made earlier this season. DAVIS EARNED BIG EAST WEEKLY HONORS FOUR TIMES: Junior Myles Davis was named to the BIG EAST Conference Weekly Honor Roll for the fourth time this season (second straight week) on March 6. Davis scored a team-high 24 points and dished off a team-high seven assists in Xavier s win over Creighton in the regular season finale on March 5. BIG EAST honor on Feb. 29: Davis averaged 15.5 points,

9 5.5 assists and 3.0 rebounds for Xavier s two games (Villanova on Feb. 24 and at Seton Hall on Feb. 28), which included 16 points and six assists in the win over then-no.1 Villanova. Davis earned the BIG EAST honor on Jan. 11 for a second time this season after leading Xavier with 19 points in the win at St. John s on Jan. 6, including 16 in the second half. In fact, Davis scored 16 of XU s final 26 points. He added four assists, three rebounds and a steal while hitting all nine of his free-throw attempts. Davis also earned BIG EAST honor on Dec. 14 for his efforts in the wins over Wright State on Dec. 8 and No. 23 Cincinnati on Dec. 12. In addition, CollegeSportsMadness.com selected Davis as its BIG EAST Player of the Week on Dec. 12. He averaged 15.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists for two games, while shooting 62.5 percent from the field. XAVIER S GLUE GUY FARR IS DOU- BLING UP: Senior James Farr has been a big key to the Xavier success this season and Sports Illustrated recognized that by naming him to its 2016 All-Glue Team. One area where Farr has been a key leader is on the boards. Farr led Xavier with 10 rebounds to go with 18 points vs. Seton Hall on March 11, marking his fifth double-double of the season and the seventh of his career, while also marking his ninth double-figure rebound game of the season and 17th of his career. Farr had a monster game with a career-high 24 points, a game-high 15 rebounds, three blocks, a career-high four assists and two steals in the Jan. 23 win over Seton Hall. Farr, who grabbed a careerhigh 19 rebounds at Marquette on Jan. 16 (most since Travis Taylor, who had 19 in a win over St. Louis on ), completed the double-double at Marquette with 16 points (all 16 in the first half). Farr also posted a double-double vs. Auburn on Dec. 19 with 11 rebounds and 12 points. Farr had a double-double with 15 points and 14 rebounds in the win over Missouri on Nov. 17. Farr, who has grabbed a teamhigh 7.8 rpg. (third in the BIG EAST Conference), collected a game-high 13 rebounds in the win at Michigan on Nov. 20. FARR BETTER ON OFFENSE: Senior James Farr, who had a career-high 24 points vs. Seton Hall on Jan. 23 and 17 at Seton Hall on Feb. 28, posted a 16-point game in the win over Creighton on March 5. Farr has averaged 14.5 ppg. over the last six games on 61.8 percent (34-of-55) shooting from the field. For the season, Farr is averaging 10.8 ppg. (fourth on the team and 28th in the BIG EAST). Farr, who has posted 18 double-figure scoring games including 14 at Georgetown on Feb. 20, is fifth in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage (.552), a sharp jump over his career average (.462) entering this season. Farr has only taken eight 3-point field goal attempts this season or 3.2 percent of his field goal attempts compared with 35.5 percent of his field goal attempts being from behind the arc over his first three seasons combined. In addition, Farr is shooting 71.9 percent from the free-throw line, a big jump from his career percentage (.500) entering this season. FIVE-TIME BIG EAST FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK NAMED TO BIG EAST ALL- FRESHMAN TEAM... EARNING NATIONAL PRAISE: Freshman Edmond Sumner, who was a unanimous selection to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team in the coaches voting, was selected Second Team All-BIG EAST by CBS Sports and Bleacher Report. During the season, Sumner was named BIG EAST Conference Freshman of the Week five times, including on Feb. 22 after averaging 16.5 points and 2.0 assists with 0 turnovers in Xavier wins over then-no. 23/20 Providence on Feb. 17 and at Georgetown on Feb. 20. Sumner shot 71.4 percent (10-of-14) from the field, including 66.7 percent (2-of-3) from 3-point range, and 100 percent (11-of-11) from the free-throw line for the week. Sumner led Xavier with a career-high 22 points in the win at Georgetown. Sumner won the award Feb. 8 after averaging 15.0 points, 4.5 assists and 2.0 steals in Xavier s wins over St. John s on Feb. 3 and Marquette on Feb. 6, including 20 points to go with five assists in the Marquette win. Sumner also earned the honor Jan. 18 after contributing 15 points, five assists and three rebounds in the Jan. 16 victory at Marquette. Sumner was the BIG EAST Conference Freshman of the Week two straight weeks (Dec. 21 and 28) before his Dec. 31 injury at Villanova: Sumner earned the BIG EAST award Dec. 28 after scoring a game-high 21 points in the win at Wake Forest on Dec. 22, while grabbing a career-high and game-high tying nine rebounds. He also added two assists and two steals. In addition to the BIG EAST award that week, Sumner was named Wayman Tisdale National Freshman of the Week for games ending the week of Dec. 27; selected by CBSSports.com s Matt Norlander, in partnership with the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. Sumner earned the BIG EAST honor Dec. 21 after scoring 13 points with five assists and six rebounds vs. Auburn on Dec. 19. SUMNER MAKING A POINT: Freshman Edmond Sumner is second on the team in scoring at 11.3 ppg. (25th in the BIG EAST) and is second on the team in assists at 3.5 apg. (11th in the BIG EAST) following his 21-point, career-high tying nine-rebound and four-assist game vs. Seton Hall on March 11. Sumner has averaged 13.0 ppg. over the last 10 games. Sumner, who collected 19 points (11-of-13 shooting from the free-throw line), a career-high nine assists and six rebounds vs. Villanova on Feb. 24, posted a career-high 22-point game at Georgetown on Feb. 20 and a 20-point, five-assist effort vs. Marquette on Feb. 6. Sumner, who had six assists vs. Alabama on Nov. 26, has 21 double-figure scoring games this season. Sumner, who has started 27 games, started each of the first 13 games before suffering an injury less than three minutes into the game at Villanova on Dec. 31. Sumner returned to court for the game at Marquette on Jan. 16, coming off the bench to contribute 15 points, five assists and three rebounds in 25 minutes of action. Sumner, who had 11 points, five assists and three steals in the win over Cincinnati on Dec. 12, scored 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds in Xavier s win at Wake Forest on Dec. 22. Sumner led Xavier with 19 points in the Miami (Ohio) win on Nov. 13, had 14 points in the win over USC on Nov. 27 and led Xavier with 14 points vs. Dayton on Nov. 29. REYNOLDS DOUBLES HIS EFFORTS: Junior forward Jalen Reynolds grabbed a gamehigh 15 rebounds to go with 10 points in the Providence win on Feb. 17, earning his fourth double-double of the season. Reynolds had a game-high 11 rebounds and tied for the team high in scoring with 15 points in the win at Providence on Jan. 26. Reynolds had 13 rebounds to go with 10 points at St. John s on Jan. 6. Reynolds, who had his 16th double-figure scoring game of the season with 11 points vs. Marquette on March 10, is averaging 9.4 ppg. and 6.4 rpg. (second on the team in rebounding and 12th in the BIG EAST), including a team-high 17 points and game-high nine rebounds at Creighton on Feb. 9.

10 HONORS FOR REYNOLDS: Junior Jalen Reynolds was on the 2015 AdvoCare Invitational All-Tournament team. He was named three times this season to the BIG EAST Conference Weekly Honor Roll. BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll #3: Earned his third BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll award after averaging 12.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in a pair of road wins at Providence on Jan. 26 and at DePaul on Jan. 30, including a team-high-tying 15 points and a game-high 11 rebounds the win at Providence. BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll #2: Scored a season-high 18-point game on 7-of-9 shooting vs. Auburn on Dec. 19. BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll #1: Earned a spot on the weekly BIG EAST Honor Roll for his 16-point and 15-rebound game vs. Miami on Nov. 13. In addition to these honors, Reynolds was listed as the No. 9 dunker in college basketball for the season by NBCSports.com (list by Rob Dauster) and had one of his dunks in the St John s win on Feb. 3 selected as an ESPN Top 10 Play of the Day. MACURA NAMED THE BIG EAST S BEST SIXTH MAN: Sophomore J.P. Macura, who was named the BIG EAST Sixth Man Award winner, is giving Xavier added energy and a lift, including 11.3 ppg. over the last 13 games on 48.0 percent (49- of-102) shooting, including 40.4 percent (19-of-47) from 3-point territory. Macura, who has raised his scoring average to 9.6 ppg., has scored in double figures in nine of the last 13 games (16 for the season), including a team-high tying 19 points to go with three steals in the Villanova win on Feb. 24. Macura scored 12 points at Georgetown to go with four assists and two steals, 13 points at Butler on Feb. 13 and a career-high 20 points in 31 minutes of action in the Feb. 6 win over Marquette that included a pair of clutch 3-pointers with under four minutes left. Macura, who had 12 points and a career-high seven rebounds in the win over St. John s on Feb. 3, had 10 points in the win at Providence on Jan. 26 and 12 points in the win at DePaul on Jan. 30. Macura posted 13 points, four rebounds, two assists and three steals in the home win over DePaul on Jan. 12. Macura, who had 12 points to go with five rebounds and two assists at Villanova on Dec. 31, scored 17 points in the Miami win on Nov. 13 and had 14 points in the Alabama win on Nov. 26. MORE THAN ABELL: Senior Remy Abell reached the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 in each of his first three collegiate seasons, including two seasons at Indiana and last season at Xavier. Abell, who had a 15-point game in the Creighton win on March 5, led Xavier with a career-high 21 points on 7-of-8 shooting, including 3-of-3 from 3-point range, to go with four assists and a block in the win over Butler on Jan. 2. Abell, who scored 12 points in the win at Butler on Feb. 13, hit three big 3-pointers in the win over Cincinnati on Dec. 12 and two in each of the two wins over Providence this season. Abell had 11 points in the AdvoCare Invitational Championship Game vs. Dayton on Nov. 29. Abell, who has been a defensive leader again this season, has started 66 of Xavier s 69 games over the last two seasons. Abell was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Jan. 4 after averaging 13.5 points, 3.0 assists, 1.0 rebounds and 0.5 steals in XU s first two BIG EAST games (at Villanova on Dec. 31 and vs. Butler on Jan. 2), while shooting 9-of-12 (.750) from the field, including 4-of-5 (.800) from 3-point range. Abell scored a team-high tying 15 points in the win at Michigan on Nov. 20, including a pair of 3-pointers. AUSTIN JR. IS MAKING A POINT: Sophomore Larry Austin Jr. scored a career-high 12 points to go with five rebounds and four assists in 17 minutes at DePaul on Jan. 30. Austin has logged 10.4 minutes per game over the first 32 games, mainly as the backup point guard. GATES HAS BEEN A CONTRIBUTOR: Freshman Kaiser Gates grabbed a career-high eight rebounds to go with a career-high tying 11 points (3-of-3 on 3-pointers and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line) in 15 minutes of the Creighton win on March 5. Gates had a team-high tying seven rebounds vs. Villanova on Feb. 24 to go with five points and two steals in 17 minutes. Gates contributed seven points and two rebounds in 15 minutes at Butler on Feb. 13 and five points and six rebounds in 18 minutes of action in the win at Marquette on Jan. 16. Gates scored a career-high 11 points to go with four rebounds vs. DePaul on Jan. 12 in 16 minutes. Gates contributed 10 points to go with five rebounds in 12 minutes vs. Butler on Jan. 2, hitting 2-of-3 3-pointers and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line. O MARA GIVING STRONG EFFORT: Sophomore Sean O Mara contributed nine points on 4-of-4 shooting from the field vs. Seton Hall on Jan. 23 and nine points with three rebounds in the win over DePaul on Jan. 12. O Mara scored a career-high 10 points in the win over Auburn on Dec. 19, while tying his career high for rebounds with six. O Mara had big efforts in back-to-back games vs. Dayton on Nov. 29 and Western Kentucky on Dec. 5. O Mara grabbed a career-high six rebounds in the win over Western Kentucky on Dec. 5. O Mara scored a then career-high nine points and grabbed five rebounds in the Dayton win on Nov. 29. He played well down in Florida, averaging 6.0 ppg. and 2.7 rpg. in 9.3 minutes per game in XU s three games at the AdvoCare Invite Nov LONDON ENJOYED A CAREER EFFORT IN CHICAGO: Freshman Makindé London scored a career-high seven points to go with three rebounds in the win at DePaul on Jan. 30, hitting 2-of-2 from 3-point territory. London s no-look pass and the dunk finish by sophomore Sean O Mara vs. USC on Nov. 27 made the No. 6 play on ESPN s Top 10 on Nov. 27. London, who has played in 18 games, had six points, one rebound and one steal in 10 minutes vs. Alabama on Nov. 26 and followed that up with a career-high five rebounds in 11 minutes vs. USC on Nov. 27 and a careerhigh two assists vs. Dayton on Nov. 29. SIX MUSKETEERS EARNED BIG EAST WEEKLY HONORS THIS SEASON: Junior Myles Davis was named to the BIG EAST Conference Weekly Honor Roll for the fourth time this season and the second straight week on March 6 (also named on on Feb. 29). Davis scored a team-high 24 points and dished off a team-high seven assists in Xavier s win over Creighton in the regular season finale on March 6. Six Musketeers were honored by the BIG EAST this season, including five that were named at least once to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll: Sophomore Trevon Bluiett (five times), junior Jalen Reynolds (three times), junior Myles Davis (four times, including March 6) and seniors Remy Abell (once) and James Farr (once) each earned the honor at least once this season. Trevon Bluiett, who was named the BIG EAST Player of the Week on Feb. 22 and Jan. 18, earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for a fifth time on Feb. 8. Bluiett was named BIG EAST Player

11 of the Week on Feb. 22 after averaging 18.0 points and 5.5 rebounds in the Xavier victories last week over Providence and at Georgetown, including a game-high 23 points and six rebounds in the Providence win on Feb. 17. In addition, freshman Edmond Sumner was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week five times this season, including on Feb. 22 after averaging 16.5 points and 2.0 assists with 0 turnovers in wins vs. Providence and at Georgetown. Sumner shot 71.4 percent (10-of-14) from the field and 100 percent (11-of-11) from the free-throw line for the week. Sumner led Xavier with a careerhigh 22 points in the win at Georgetown. WIN STREAKS: Xavier started the season with a 12-game winning streak, tied for the third-longest in school history and XU s longest since winning a school record 16 straight games in the season. SCHOOL RECORD RANKINGS: Xavier was a school-record No. 5 in the Associated Press Poll for five weeks this season. Xavier reached as high as a school-record No. 4 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. DOWN GOES NO. 1: Xavier recorded an impressive win over No. 1 Villanova on Feb. 24 in front of a Cintas Center record standing room only crowd of 10,727. Xavier placed six players in double figures in scoring led by sophomore J.P. Macura with 19 points and freshman Edmond Sumner with 19 points, a career-high nine assists and six rebounds. Xavier erased an early deficit with a 13-3 run that gave XU a lead with 2:45 left but Villanova closed the gap to at halftime. Xavier took control of the game with a little under nine minutes left and led by as many as 15 points, 82-67, with two minutes left. Four late Villanova 3-pointers helped close the gap in the final score. Xavier won the rebounding battle, 42-33, and dished off an impressive 24 assists on its 30 field goals. XAVIER FINISHED OFF A PERFECT NON- CONFERENCE SLATE: Xavier recorded a comeback win at Wake Forest in the Skip Prosser Classic on Dec. 22, giving XU a perfect 12-0 non-conference record. Wake led by 18 points, 36-18, with 3:45 left in the first half and took a halftime lead. Xavier used a 21-4 run, including a 10-0 run to start the second half to grab a lead with 13:43 left. XU led with under four minutes left and used a 7-0 run to extend the lead to with 30 seconds left. Freshman Edmond Sumner led all scorers with 21 points to go with a career-high nine rebounds. XAVIER CONTINUED ITS SUCCESS VS. THE SEC WITH BLOWOUT WIN OVER AUBURN: Xavier defeated Auburn on Dec. 19 at Cintas Center. Junior Jalen Reynolds led Xavier with 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the field, while senior James Farr contributed a doubledouble with 12 points and 11 rebounds. XU is now 18-5 against nine different current SEC members since XAVIER RECORDED A CONVINCING WIN OVER CROSSTOWN RIVAL CINCIN- NATI: Xavier recorded a win over then-no. 23 Cincinnati on Dec. 12 in the annual Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout. Xavier dominated the first half and led at halftime. UC chipped the lead to five points, 52-47, with 10:27 left but six straight XU points got the lead back to double digits at with 9:11 remaining in the game. Junior Myles Davis led Xavier with 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field. XU has now won three straight over UC and seven of the last nine meetings between the two schools. ADVOCARE INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONS: Xavier blew out Dayton (90-61), Alabama (64-45) and USC (87-77) to capture the AdvoCare Invitational Championship Nov in Florida. Sophomore Trevon Bluiett and junior Jalen Reynolds were named to the AdvoCare Invitational All- Tournament team. In the championship game win over Dayton on Nov. 29, Xavier led with 18:33 left before using a 21-0 run that blew the game open at with 12:10 left. In the semifinal win over USC on Nov. 27, XU used a 17-0 run and rolled to a halftime lead and held on in the second half. In the opening game win over Alabama on Nov. 26, Xavier overcame a cold-shooting first half where XU shot just 24.1 percent from the field and used a 13-0 run to turn a lead into a lead with 13:25 left. A TOP 15 RECRUITING CLASS: Xavier head coach Chris Mack announced the signing of two talented four-star high school stars, Quentin Goodin, a 6-3 and 190-pound point guard, and Tyrique Jones, a 6-7 and 245-pound forward. Xavier s recruiting class is currently ranked No. 13 in the nation by ESPN. Goodin, a Scout. com four-star recruit who attends Taylor County High School in Campbellsville, Ky., is rated as the No. 71 senior by Rivals.com and No. 74 by Scout.com. He is ranked as the top player in the state of Kentucky. Goodin earned First Team All-State honors as a junior. Jones, an ESPN and Scout.com four-star recruit who attends Vermont Academy in Saxtons River, Vt., is ranked as the No. 21 power forward and the No. 89 player overall in the country by ESPN. As a senior last season at Vermont Academy, Jones earned Class AA All-NEPSAC Team honors and led Vermont Academy to the Class AA NEPSAC Finals. Jones is in his post-graduate year at Vermont Academy. Jones, who was voted First Team All- State as a junior, played three seasons at Bloomfield (Conn.) High before attending Vermont Academy. GRADUATION SUCCESS: Xavier has graduated each of the last 96 men s basketball players that have played as seniors.

12 TOP 10 AT CINTAS CENTER: The Villanova game on Feb. 24 was the second time this season that two AP Top 10 teams played at Cintas Center. The Butler game on January 2 marked the first time that two AP Top 10 teams had faced off at Cintas Center. TOP 25 SHOWDOWNS AT CINTAS CENTER: Xavier has won all six games that have involved two AP Top 25 teams at Cintas Center, including four this season: No. 5 Xavier 90, No. 1 Villanova 83 ( ) No. 8 Xavier 85, No. 23 Providence 74 ( ) No. 6 Xavier 88, No. 9 Butler 69 (1-2-16) No. 12 Xavier 65, No. 23 Cincinnati 55 ( ) No. 23 Xavier 69, No. 16 Dayton 43 ( ) No. 19 Xavier 75, No. 15 Creighton 73 ( ) TOP ATTENDANCE MARKS ALL-TIME AT CINTAS CENTER: 10,727 Villanova ,633 Creighton ,617 Cincinnati ,509 Marquette ,498 Butler ,492 Butler ,483 Creighton ,400 DePaul ,372 Miami (Ohio) ,372 Marquette ,368 Seton Hall AP TOP 10 VISITING TEAMS AT CINTAS CENTER No. 5 Xavier 90, No. 1 Villanova No. 6 Xavier 88, No. 9 Butler No. 6 Villanova 78, Xavier No. 6 Villanova 77, Xavier Xavier 75, No. 9 Creighton No. 10 George Washington 89, Xavier Xavier 71, No. 10 Cincinnati No. 6 Saint Joseph s 81, Xavier 73 CINTAS MAGIC: Xavier is now (.874) all-time at Cintas Center, including 15-1 this season. Xavier s all-time winning percentage at Cintas Center is currently ranked fourth in the nation at 87.4 percent (see the chart of the top teams with a minimum of five years on their home court). HOME COURT WINNING PERCENTAGE (MINIMUM FIVE FULL YEARS) RK. TEAM ARENA (YEAR AS HOME COURT) WON LOST PCT. 1. GONZAGA McCarthy Athletic Center (12th) KENTUCKY Adolph Rupp Arena (40th) WISCONSIN Kohl Center (19th) XAVIER Cintas Center (16th) KANSAS Allen Fieldhouse (61st) Data courtesy of Collegiate Basketball News Co. and NCAA Stats CINTAS CENTER IS THE PLACE TO BE: Xavier has averaged 10,031 fans for its first 247 games played at the 10,250-seat Cintas Center since it opened for the season, including a Cintas Center record standing room only crowd of 10,727 for the Villanova game on Feb. 24, 2016 and the second-best attendance in Cintas Center history on March 5, 2016 vs. Creighton (10,633) for Senior Day. Xavier has averaged 97.9% average capacity of its 10,250 seats since the building opened. ATTENDANCE RECORDS: Xavier averaged school-record 10,281 fans per game for its 16 home games this season, which breaks the old single season Cintas Center record (10,224 for 14 games in season). Xavier posted eight of the top 11 attendance marks in Cintas Center history this season. Note: Nine of the 11 games in the top 11 are BIG EAST games and the other two are local rivalry games. Six different BIG EAST rivals are represented in this top 11 list (Butler, Creighton, DePaul, Marquette, Seton Hall and Villanova). ANOTHER SELLOUT: The Xavier- Creighton game was a sellout, Xavier s 11th of the season. Xavier has sold out 137 games at Cintas Center since it opened for the season, including the 11 games this season (Miami, Western Kentucky, Cincinnati, Butler, DePaul, Seton Hall, St. John s, Marquette, Providence, Villanova and Creighton).

13 SWEET SUCCESS: Xavier s men s basketball program has reached at least the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 five times over the last eight tournaments ( ), including 2015, 2012, 2010, 2009 and XU advanced to the Elite Eight in Only nine teams have made at least five Sweet 16 appearances since 2008 ( ): Michigan State (7), Louisville (6), Xavier (5), Arizona (5), Kentucky (5), Kansas (5), North Carolina (5), Duke (5) and Wisconsin (5). NCAA TRADITION: Xavier has now made 10 of the last 11 NCAA Tournament fields and 14 of the last 16. Only nine schools have been to at least 10 NCAA Tournaments in the last 11 years: Duke, Kansas, Gonzaga, Michigan State and Wisconsin are at 11, while Xavier, Texas, North Carolina and Villanova are at 10. TRADITION: Xavier is making its 29th postseason appearance in the last 34 years ( ) this season. That span includes 25 NCAA Tournament appearances, including 10 of the last 11 and 14 of the last 16 NCAA Tournaments. XU only made the NCAA Tournament field one time (1961) before the season.

14 THE XAVIER WINNING TRADITION Atlantic 10, MCC or BIG EAST NCAA (seed) or NIT Home Attendance Avg. Year Record Conference Record (Finish) Postseason (Sell-outs/Home Games) (Second in BIG EAST) NCAA (#2 seed) 10,281 (11/16) (Sixth in BIG EAST) NCAA Sweet 16 (#6 seed) 9,998 (9/16) (Begin BIG EAST) (T-Third in BIG EAST) NCAA Tournament (#12 seed) 9,890 (7/17) (T-Sixth in Atlantic 10) 9,781 (1/15) (T-Third in Atlantic 10) NCAA Sweet 16 (#10 seed) 10,155 (10/16) (First in Atlantic 10) NCAA Second Round (#6 seed) 10,098 (9/15) (T-First in Atlantic 10) NCAA Sweet 16 (#6 seed) 10,123 (7/15) (First in Atlantic 10) NCAA Sweet 16 (#4 seed) 10,097 (11/15) (First in Atlantic 10) NCAA Elite Eight (#3 seed) 10,008 (9/17) (T-First in Atlantic 10) NCAA Second Round (#9 seed) 9,910 (5/15) (T-Seventh in Atlantic 10)* NCAA Tournament (#14 seed) 9,775 (4/15) (T-Second in Atlantic 10 West) 10,027 (7/16) (T-Third in Atlantic 10 West)* NCAA Elite Eight (#7 seed) 9,902 (8/16) (First in Atlantic 10 West) NCAA Second Round (#3 seed) 10,181 (14/15) (First in Atlantic 10 West)* NCAA Second Round (#7 seed) 10,224 (13/14) (T-Second in Atlantic 10) NCAA Tournament (#11 seed) 10,072 (12/14) (T-Second in Atlantic 10 West) NIT Second Round 9,072 (4/15) (Second in Atlantic 10 West) NIT Third Place 9,540 (6/16) (T-First in Atlantic 10 West)* NCAA Tournament (#6 seed) 9,924 (10/14) (First in Atlantic 10 West) NCAA Second Round (#7 seed) 9,436 (5/14) (Begin Atlantic 10) (Third in Atlantic 10 West) 8,871 (5/14) (First in MCC) NCAA Tournament (#11 seed) 8,201 (2/14) (First in MCC) NIT Quarterfinals 6,943 (1/16) (T-First in MCC) NCAA Second Round (#9 seed) 7,236 (1/13) (T-Second in MCC) 8,296 (1/14) (First in MCC)* NCAA Second Round (#14 seed) 6,812 (1/15) (First in MCC) NCAA Sweet 16 (#6 seed) 7,757 (2/14) (Third in MCC)* NCAA Tournament (#14 seed) 4,411 (0/15) (First in MCC)* NCAA Tournament (#11 seed) 5,853 (1/15) (T-Third in MCC)* NCAA Second Round (#13 seed) 3,213 (0/15) (First in MCC)* NCAA Tournament (#12 seed) 5,171 (1/14) (Fifth in MCC) 4,644 (0/13) (Third in MCC) NIT Quarterfinals 4,788 (0/15) (T-Second in MCC)* NCAA Tournament (#12 seed) 3,002 (0/15) (Seventh in MCC) 2,861 (0/15) (First in MCC) 2,782 (1/14) (Begin MCC) (Sixth in MCC) 3,769 (0/12) 37-Year Totals (.682) # (.699) Conf. Regular Season 25 NCAA Tournaments/4 NIT * Won Conference Tournament Championship #These 37 years include (.611) BIG EAST, (.726) Atlantic 10 and (.688) MCC records. + Xavier won or shared 16 regular season conference championships over its 34 years in the Atlantic 10 and MCC (nine A-10 and seven MCC), while winning 10 conference tournament championships (four A-10 and six MCC). XU was in the MCC 16 years ( ) and the A years ( ). + Xavier has made 10 of the last 11 NCAA Tournament fields and 14 of the last Xavier has made 29 postseason appearances in the last 34 years, including 25 NCAA Tournament berths during that time. XU only made the NCAA Tournament field one time (1961) before the season. + Xavier has recorded 20-win seasons in 10 of the last 11 years and 18 of the last 20 years. XU was a school record 30-7 for the season.

15 XAVIER RECORDS BREAKDOWN Leading at the half: 25-0 Trailing at the half: 2-5 Tied at the half: 0-0 In Overtime: 0-0 XU Shooting 50% or better: 11-0 XU Shooting between % 14-0 XU Shooting less than 40%: 2-5 Opponents shoot 50% or better: 2-4 Opponents shoot less than 50%: 25-1 XU outrebounds its opponent: 24-3 Opponent outrebounds XU: 1-2 Teams are tied in rebounds: 2-0 XU Scoring 50 points or less: 0-0 XU Scoring points: 0-1 XU Scoring points: 2-1 XU Scoring points: 7-1 XU Scoring points: 10-2 XU Scoring points: 8-0 XU Scoring 100 or more points: 0-0 Allowing 50 points or less: 1-0 Allowing points: 3-0 Allowing points: 11-0 Allowing points: 8-1 Allowing points: 3-2 Allowing 90 points or more: 1-2 Game is decided by 1-4 points: 0-1 Game is decided by 5-10 points: 12-2 Game is decided by points: 10-1 Game is decided by 21 points or more: 5-1 Playing at night: 15-3 Playing in the morning or afternoon: 12-2 Trevon Bluiett leads team in scoring: 14-2 Edmond Sumner leads team in scoring: 5-1 Jalen Reynolds leads team in scoring: 3-1 Remy Abell leads team in scoring: 2-0 Myles Davis leads team in scoring: 4-0 James Farr leads team in scoring: 1-2 J.P. Macura leads team in scoring: 2-0 One player scores in double figures 0-0 Two players score in double figures: 1-0 Three players score in double figures: 5-4 Four players score in double figures: 9-1 Five players score in double figures: 9-0 Six players score in double figures: 3-0 Seven players score in double figures: 0-0 In November: 7-0 In December: 5-1 In January: 7-1 In February: 6-2 In March: 2-1 On Sunday: 1-1 On Monday 1-0 On Tuesday: 5-2 On Wednesday: 4-0 On Thursday: 2-1 On Friday: 3-1 On Saturday: Double-Figure Scoring Games (132): Bluiett (30), Sumner (21), Davis (20), Farr (18), Reynolds (16), Macura (16), Abell (6), Gates (3), O Mara (1), Austin (1) Double-Figure Rebounding Games (19): Farr (9), Bluiett (5), Reynolds (4), Davis (1) 20-Point+ Scoring Games (14): Bluiett (6), Sumner (4), Davis (1), Macura (1), Farr (1), Abell (1) 30-Point+ Scoring Games (0): Double-Doubles/Pts.-Reb. (15): Bluiett (5). Farr (5), Reynolds (4), Davis (1)* Triple-Doubles (1): Davis (1)* THE LAST TIME... Xavier scored points: Seton Hall 87, XU 83 at Madison Square Garden ( ) Opponent scored points: Seton Hall 87, XU 83 at Madison Square Garden ( ) Xavier scored points: XU 90, Marquette 72 at Madison Square Garden ( ) Opponent scored points: XU 98, Creighton 93 at CC (3-5-16) Xavier scored 100 points or more: XU 117, Fairleigh Dickinson 75 at CC ( ) Opponent scored 100 points or more: Kansas State 101, XU 96 in 2OT in NCAA Trn. ( ) Xavier scored 60 points or less: Creighton 70, XU 56 at CU (2-9-16) Opponent scored 60 points or less: XU 74, Butler 57 at BU ( ) Xavier scored 50 points or less: Tennessee 64, XU 49 at Battle 4 Atlantis ( ) Opponent scored 50 points or less: XU 64, Marquette 44 at MU ( ) Xavier scored 40 points or less: Temple 59, XU 40 at TU ( ) Opponent scored 40 points or less: XU 65, Delaware State 33 at CC ( ) Xavier won by points: XU 90, Marquette 72 at Madison Square Garden ( ) Opponent won by points: Creighton 70, XU 56 at CU (2-9-16) Xavier won by points: XU 86, DePaul 65 at DU ( ) Opponent won by points: Georgetown 74, XU 52 at GU ( ) Xavier won by 30 points or more: XU 90, Wright State 55 at CC ( ) Opponent won by 30 points or more: Villanova 95, Xavier 64 at VU ( ) Xavier trailed by 10 points or more in a win: 18 (first half) and 15 (halftime) vs. Wake Forest at WFU ( ) Xavier scored 50 or more in the first half: 52 vs. Providence at CC ( ) Opponent scored 50 or more in the first half: 50 by DePaul at CC ( ) Xavier scored 50 or more in second half: 53 vs. Seton Hall at Madison Square Garden ( ) Opponent scored 50 or more in the second half: 52 by Creighton at CC (3-5-16) Xavier scored 25 or less in the first half: 21 vs. Villanova at Madison Square Garden ( ) Opponent scored 25 or less in the first half: 21 by Wright State at CC ( ) Xavier scored 25 or less in second half: 23 vs. Cincinnati at CC ( ) Opponent scored 25 or less in the second half: 21 by Alabama at AdvoCare Inv. ( ) Xavier played an overtime game: XU 67, Butler 61 at Madison Square Garden ( ) Xavier played more than one overtime: Auburn 89, XU 88 2OT at AU ( ) Xavier won an overtime game: XU 67, Butler 61 at Madison Square Garden ( ) Opponent won an overtime game: Creighton 79, XU 72 at CC (2-4-15) Xavier shot 60 percent from the field: 67.6 (23-34) vs. Georgia State in NCAA Tournament ( ) Opponent shot 60 percent from the field: 63.2 (36-57) by Villanova at VU ( ) Xavier shot 50 pct. or more: 53.0 (35-66) vs. Marquette at Madison Square Garden ( ) Opponent shot 50 percent or more: 51.8 (29-56) by Seton Hall at Madison Square Garden ( ) Xavier shot 35 pct. or worse: 34.9 (29-83) vs. Seton Hall at Madison Square Garden ( ) Opponent shot 35 percent or worse: 32.8 (21-64) by Providence at CC ( ) Xavier made 40 or more field goals: vs. Fairleigh Dickinson at CC ( ) Opponent made 40 or more field goals: by Kansas in Great Alaska Shootout ( ) Xavier made 30 or more free throws: vs. Marquette at CC (1-9-14) Opponent made 30 or more free throws: by Butler at BU ( ) Xavier made free throws: vs. Creighton at CC (3-5-16) Opponent made free throws: by Seton Hall at Madison Square Garden ( ) Xavier made 10 or more 3-Pt. FG: vs. Creighton at CC (3-5-16) Opponent made 10 or more 3-Pt. FG: by Creighton at CC (3-5-16) Xavier had 50 or more rebounds: 54 vs. Wright State at CC ( ) Opponent had 50 or more rebounds: 51 by Dayton at CC ( ) Xavier had 25 or more assists: 25 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson at CC ( ) Opponent had 25 or more assists: 25 by Villanova at VU ( ) Xavier had 15 or more steals: 15 vs. Seton Hall at SHU ( ) Opponent had 15 or more steals: 16 by Missouri in Puerto Rico Tip-Off ( ) Xavier had 10 or more blocked shots: 10 vs. Butler at CC (1-2-16) Opponent had 10 or more blocked shots: 10 by St. John s at MSG ( ) Xavier had 15 or more turnovers: 16 vs. Seton Hall at Madison Square Garden ( ) Opponent had 15 or more turnovers: 25 by Seton Hall at Madison Square Garden ( ) Musketeer scored pts.: 21 by Edmond Sumner vs. Seton Hall at Madison Square Garden ( ) Two Musketeer players with 20+ points in one game: 25 by Myles Davis and 21 by Trevon Bluiett vs. DePaul at CC ( ) Three Musketeer players with 20+ points in one game: 23 by Trevon Bluiett, 20 by J.P Macura and 20 by Edmond Sumner vs. Marquette at CC (2-6-16) Opponent scored pts.: 23 by Khadeem Carrington and 20 by Isaiah Whitehead of Seton Hall at Madison Square Garden ( ) Musketeer scored points: 32 by Tu Holloway vs. Dayton at CC ( ) Opponent scored points in a game: 32 by Maurice Watson Jr. of Creighton at at CU (2-9-16) Musketeer scored 40+ points in a game: 47 by David West vs. Dayton at CC (2-8-03) Opponent scored 40+ points in a game: 44 by Jimmal Ball of Akron at UA ( ) Musketeer grabbed 15 + reb.: 15 by Jalen Reynolds vs. Providence at CC ( ) Musketeer had 10 + assists: 12 by Myles Davis vs. Providence at CC ( ) Musketeer had 5 or more steals: 5 by J.P. Macura vs. IUPUI at CC ( ) Musketeer had 5 or more blocks: 6 by Travis Taylor vs. Saint Louis at CC (3-6-13) Double-double (pts.-ast.): *triple-double: Myles Davis with 11 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists vs. Providence at CC ( ) and 19 points & 10 assists by Semaj Christon vs. St. Bonaventure at SBU ( ) Double-double (pts.-reb.): 18 points and 10 rebounds by James Farr vs. Seton Hall at Madison Square Garden ( )) Two Musketeer players with double-doubles in one game: 10 points & 15 rebounds by Jalen Reynolds vs. Providence at CC ( ) and *triple-double: Myles Davis with 11 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists vs. Providence at CC ( ) 14 points & 13 rebounds by Jalen Reynolds and 17 points & 10 rebounds by Matt Stainbrook at Providence ( ) Triple-double (pts.-reb.-ast.): Myles Davis with 11 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists vs. Providence at CC ( ) Five Musketeers scored in double figures: 5 vs. Marquette at Madison Square Garden ( ) Six Musketeers scored in double figures: 6 vs. Villanova at CC ( ) Seven Musketeers scored in double figures: 7 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson at CC ( )

16 #10 REMY ABELL Senior Guard Louisville, Ky. Eastern Indiana University AS A SENIOR ( ) Has started 38 straight games... Has started 66 of Xavier s 69 games over the past two seasons points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field to go with four assists vs. Creighton on March 5... Contributed 12 points in the win at Butler on Feb Has earned a reputation as an elite on the ball defender, including his work on many of the top scorers in the BIG EAST Conference... Named to the BIG EAST Conference Weekly Honor Roll on Jan. 4; averaged 13.5 points and 3.0 assists in XU s first two BIG EAST games (at Villanova and XAVIER CAREER STATS & CAREER HIGHS Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / TOTAL / vs. Butler), while shooting 9-of-12 (.750) from the field, including 4-of-5 (.800) from 3-point range... Led Xavier with a career-high 21 points on 7-of-8 shooting, including 3-of-3 from 3-point range, to go with four assists and a block in the Butler win on Jan Hit three big 3-pointers vs. Cincinnati on Dec Scored 11 points vs. Dayton on Nov Tied for team-high scoring honors at Michigan on Nov. 20 with 15 points. AS A JUNIOR ( ) Started 34 games in the season, his first season eligible as a Musketeer... Averaged 8.4 ppg., which was sixth on the team... Hit four 3-pointers on his way to 16 points on Feb. 4 vs. Creighton... Had a career-high five-assist game to go with 12 points vs. Alabama on Dec Fourth in the BIG EAST in 3-point percentage at Scored in double figures in 14 games, including 11 points to go with a collegiate career-high eight rebounds in the win at Georgetown on Jan Team-high 15 points in the Marquette win on Jan. 17 on the strength of a collegiate career-high five 3-pointers... Had an 18-point game at Auburn on Dec. 20. AT INDIANA ( AND ) Helped the Hoosiers reach the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 two years in a row Averaged 4.0 points per game in 12.5 minutes per game as a sophomore. SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 21, Butler -- 01/02/16 : 8, at Georgetown -- 1/27/15 Assists: 5, Alabama -- 12/6/14 Steals: 2, 6 times Blocks: 1, 5 times FG made: 7, Butler -- 01/02/16 FG attempts: 12, Long Beach State -- 11/18/14 3FG made: 5, Marquette -- 01/17/15 3FG attempts: 9, Marquette -- 01/17/15 FT made: 7, at BUTLER -- 01/10/15 FT attempts: 8, at BUTLER -- 01/10/15 #10 ABELL, Remy GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg MIAMI 11/13/15 * MISSOURI 11/17/15 * at Michigan 11/20/15 * NORTHERN KENTUCKY 11/23/15 * vs Alabama 11/26/15 * vs Southern Cal 11/27/15 * vs Dayton 11/29/15 * WESTERN KENTUCKY 12/05/15 * WRIGHT STATE 12/08/15 * CINCINNATI 12/12/15 * AUBURN 12/19/15 * at Wake Forest 12/22/15 * at Villanova 12/31/15 * BUTLER 01/02/16 * at St. John's 1/6/16 * DEPAUL 01/12/16 * at Marquette 1/16/16 * GEORGETOWN 01/19/16 * SETON HALL 01/23/16 * at Providence College 1/26/16 * at DePaul 1/30/16 * ST. JOHN'S 02/03/16 * MARQUETTE 02/06/16 * at Creighton * at Butler 2/13/16 * PROVIDENCE COLLEGE 02/17/16 * at Georgetown 02/20/16 * VILLANOVA 02/24/16 * at Seton Hall 02/28/16 * CREIGHTON 03/05/16 * vs Marquette 03/10/16 * vs Seton Hall 3/11/16 * ABELL FILE Full name: Remy Christianson Abell Birthdate/Birthplace: August 17, 1992 in Louisville, Ky. Parents: Natasha Elliott and Tim Abell Siblings: Joy and Diamond Major: Liberal Arts

17 #0 LARRY AUSTIN JR Sophomore Guard Springfield, Ill. Lanphier AS A SOPHOMORE ( ) Scored a career-high 12 points to go with five rebounds and four assists in 17 minutes at DePaul on Jan Has averaged 10.4 minutes per game as the backup point guard... Scored six points in 11 minutes at St. John s on Jan Contributed four points and three assists in 12 minutes vs. USC on Nov. 27. AS A FRESHMAN ( ) Scored a season-high four points in 11 minutes at Creighton on March 7... Made his first collegiate start at Villanova on Jan. 14, contributing three assists and a steal... Played in 26 games... Played 12 minutes and scored his first collegiate basket against Northern Arizona ( )... Contributed three points in six minutes vs. Alabama ( ). AT LANPHIER HIGH SCHOOL 2014 Class 3A unanimous First Team All-State selection by the Associated Press, Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times... Averaged 22.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 4.2 steals as a senior, while shooting 38 percent from 3-point territory and 73 percent from the free-throw line... Led his team to a 27-2 overall record, including a 25-0 start that set a new record for both the school and the entire city... Conference Player of the Year. USA BASKETBALL Named a member of the 2011 USA U16 National Team... His U16 team compiled a 5-0 record, captured the FIBA Americas Championship gold medal and qualified the U.S. for the 2012 FIBA U17 World Championship... Started all five games for the U16 Team, averaging 4.4 assists per game. Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / TOTAL / SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 12, at DePaul -- 1/30/16 : 6, Wright State -- 12/08/15 Assists: 4, Butler -- 01/02/16; at DePaul -- 1/30/16 Steals: 3, Missouri -- 11/17/15 FG made: 4, at DePaul -- 1/30/16 FG attempts: 5, at DePaul -- 1/30/16 3FG attempts: 1, vs Alabama -- 11/26/15 FT made: 4, at DePaul -- 1/30/16 FT attempts: 6, at DePaul -- 1/30/16; Wright State -- 12/08/15 XAVIER CAREER STATS & CAREER HIGHS GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg MIAMI 11/13/ MISSOURI 11/17/ at Michigan 11/20/ NORTHERN KENTUCKY 11/23/ vs Alabama 11/26/ vs Southern Cal 11/27/ vs Dayton 11/29/ WESTERN KENTUCKY 12/05/ WRIGHT STATE 12/08/ CINCINNATI 12/12/ AUBURN 12/19/ at Wake Forest 12/22/ at Villanova 12/31/ BUTLER 01/02/ at St. John's 1/6/ DEPAUL 01/12/ at Marquette 1/16/ GEORGETOWN 01/19/ SETON HALL 01/23/ at Providence College 1/26/ at DePaul 1/30/ ST. JOHN'S 02/03/ MARQUETTE 02/06/ at Creighton at Butler 2/13/ PROVIDENCE COLLEGE 02/17/ at Georgetown 02/20/ VILLANOVA 02/24/ at Seton Hall 02/28/ CREIGHTON 03/05/ vs Marquette 03/10/ vs Seton Hall 3/11/ AUSTIN FILE Full name: Larry Carnail Austin Jr. Nickname: L.A. Birthdate/Birthplace: February 18, 1996 in Springfield, Ill. Parents: Larry and Christa Austin Siblings: Terrian, Trinere, Tiera, Deandre, and Nick Major: Public Relations

18 #5 TREVON BLUIETT Sophomore Guard Indianapolis, Ind. Park Tudor ALL-AMERICAN... MORE NATIONAL HONORS AHEAD USA TODAY Sports Third Team All-American... The first Musketeer to earn a major All-America honor since Tu Holloway ( ) and the first XU sophomore to earn a major All-America honor since redshirt sophomore Jordan Crawford earned Sporting News Third Team ( )... Named on the 35-member Naismith Trophy Men s College Player of the Year Mid-Season Watch List... Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame selected him among 10 watch list finalists for the 2016 Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award... USBWA First Team All-District V... AdvoCare Invitational All-Tournament Team. AS A SOPHOMORE ( ) All-BIG EAST First Team selection by the coaches... Earned a spot on the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team after averaging 19.5 ppg. for XU s two games... Leads Xavier in scoring at 15.5 ppg. (ninth in BIG EAST) and 3-point field goals made (fourth in BIG EAST at 2.3 mpg.)... Third on the XAVIER CAREER STATS & CAREER HIGHS Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / TOTAL / team in rebounding at 6.2 rpg. (14th in the BIG EAST)... 15th in the BIG EAST in free-throw shooting (.770)... Has scored in double figures in 30 of the first 32 games, including a career-high tying 24 vs. Marquette in the BIG EAST Tournament on March points in the Providence win on Feb points on 5-of-6 3-point shooting to go with a career-high eight assists in the win over Marquette on Feb Career-high 24 points (19 in the first half) on the strength of a career-high tying five 3-pointers vs. DePaul on Jan points and 13 rebounds in the win over St. John s on Feb. 3, his fifth double-double of the season and sixth of his career... Had 18 points, 10 rebounds and five assists vs. Georgetown on Jan Scored all 15 of his points in the second half of the Jan. 23 Seton Hall win points on the strength of a career-high tying five 3-pointers to go with 11 rebounds vs. Wright State on Dec. 8. WEEKLY BIG EAST HONORS AS A SOPHOMORE Earned BIG EAST honors seven times this season (Player of the Week twice), including BIG EAST Player of the Week on Feb. 22 after averaging 18.0 points and 5.5 rebounds in two Xavier victories, including 23 points in the Providence win on Feb BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll five times, including on Feb. 8 after averaging 19.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists in wins over St. John s and Marquette, including 23 points and a career-high eight assists in the Marquette win on Feb BIG EAST Player of the Week on Jan. 18 after averaging 21.0 points in a pair of Xavier wins (DePaul on Jan. 12 and at Marquette on Jan. 16)... Career-high 24 in the win over DePaul on a career-high tying five 3-pointers... Named on Dec. 28 to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll after scoring 17 points and grabbing nine rebounds in the win at Wake on Dec Honored Dec. 6 after scoring 21 points to go with 10 rebounds vs. Western Kentucky on Dec Also won it Nov. 30 after averaging 14.3 points and 4.7 rebounds in four Xavier wins the week of Nov (NKU, Alabama, USC and Dayton)... Led Xavier against NKU on Nov. 23 with 14 points, a career-high 16 rebounds and five assists... Honored Nov. 23 after scoring 18 points in the win over Missouri on Nov. 17 and 15 points at Michigan on Nov. 20. SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 24, DePaul -- 01/12/16; vs Marquette -- 03/10/16 : 16, Northern Kentucky -- 11/23/15 Assists: 8, Marquette -- 02/06/16 Steals: 3, Marquette -- 01/17/15; at St. John's -- 1/6/16 Blocks: 3, at Providence College -- 1/26/16 FG made: 9, vs Marquette -- 03/10/16 FG attempts: 18, at Wake Forest -- 12/22/15 3FG made: 5, 5 times 3FG attempts: 11, DePaul -- 01/12/16 FT made: 9, at St. John's -- 1/6/16 FT attempts: 12, Providence College -- 02/17/ GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg MIAMI 11/13/15 * MISSOURI 11/17/15 * at Michigan 11/20/15 * NORTHERN KENTUCKY 11/23/15 * vs Alabama 11/26/15 * vs Southern Cal 11/27/15 * vs Dayton 11/29/15 * WESTERN KENTUCKY 12/05/15 * WRIGHT STATE 12/08/15 * CINCINNATI 12/12/15 * AUBURN 12/19/15 * at Wake Forest 12/22/15 * at Villanova 12/31/15 * BUTLER 01/02/16 * at St. John's 1/6/16 * DEPAUL 01/12/16 * at Marquette 1/16/16 * GEORGETOWN 01/19/16 * SETON HALL 01/23/16 * at Providence College 1/26/16 * at DePaul 1/30/16 * ST. JOHN'S 02/03/16 * MARQUETTE 02/06/16 * at Creighton * at Butler 2/13/16 * PROVIDENCE COLLEGE 02/17/16 * at Georgetown 02/20/16 * VILLANOVA 02/24/16 * at Seton Hall 02/28/16 * CREIGHTON 03/05/16 * vs Marquette 03/10/16 * vs Seton Hall 3/11/16 * BLUIETT FILE Full name: Trevon Nykee Bluiett Nickname: Tre Birthdate/Birthplace: November 5, 1994 in Indianapolis, Ind. Parents: Reynardo and Mariam Bluiett; Dad was on All-Marine Football Team and Mom was on the All- Marine Basketball Team Siblings: Ashtyn, Juwaan, and Brody Major: Sport Management

19 #15 MYLES DAVIS Junior Guard Plainfield, N.J. Notre Dame Prep (Mass.) STEPPING UP AS A JUNIOR ( ) Averaging 11.1 ppg. (third on the team and 26th in the BIG EAST) and 4.2 apg. (first on the team and eighth in BIG EAST), including his 24-point, seven-assist game vs. Creighton on March 5 that earned him a spot on the BIG EAST Conference Weekly Honor Roll on March 6... Has averaged 12.3 ppg. over the last eight games on the strength of 44.4 percent (20-of-45) 3-point shooting... Had a 15-point, five-assist game at Seton Hall on Feb. 28 and a 13-point, seven-assist game at Providence on Jan Fourth in the BIG EAST in assist-to-turnover ratio at Second on the team and seventh in the BIG EAST Conference in 3-point field goals per game (2.0) and second on the team and XAVIER CAREER STATS & CAREER HIGHS Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / TOTAL / sixth in the BIG EAST in 3-point field goal percentage (.387)... Has 20 double-figure scoring games this season, including 11 points to go with six assists in the Feb. 6 win over Marquette... Scored a team-high 16 points to go with five assists in the St. John s win on Feb. 3 and 15 vs. Georgetown on Jan BIG EAST Conference Weekly Honor Roll on Jan. 11 after leading Xavier with a season-high 19 points in the win at St. John s on Jan. 6, including 16 in the second half; in fact, Davis scored 16 of XU s final 26 points. He added four assists, three rebounds and a steal while hitting all nine of his free-throw attempts... Named to the BIG EAST Conference Weekly Honor Roll on Dec. 14 for his efforts in the wins over Wright State on Dec. 8 and Cincinnati on Dec. 12, while also earning BIG EAST Conference Player of the Week from the web site CollegeSportsMadness.com... Led Xavier with 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field against Cincinnati on Dec Contributed 16 points and six assists vs. Western Kentucky on Dec Scored 12 points in the Dayton win on Nov. 29 and the USC win on Nov points, six rebounds and three assists at Michigan on Nov. 20. TRIPLE-DOUBLE Recorded his first career triple-double on Feb. 17 vs. Providence with 11 points and career highs of 12 assists and 12 rebounds... First XU player to record a triple-double since Tu Holloway in FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE LEADER Second in the BIG EAST in free-throw shooting (.851) for a second straight year... Davis led the BIG EAST in free-throw shooting as a sophomore at Streak of 24 straight made free throws ended on Jan. 12. SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 25, DePaul -- 01/24/15 : 12, Providence College -- 02/17/16 Assists: 12, Providence College -- 02/17/16 Steals: 4, BUTLER -- 02/21/15; vs Seton Hall -- 3/11/16 Blocks: 1, 6 times FG made: 8, DePaul -- 01/24/15 FG attempts: 14, DePaul -- 01/24/15; vs UTEP -- 11/28/14 3FG made: 5, Creighton -- 03/05/16; vs Georgia State -- 03/21/15; Abilene Christian -- 11/25/13 3FG attempts: 9, Villanova -- 02/24/16; vs Iowa -- 11/28/13 FT made: 9, at DePaul ; at St. John's -- 1/6/16 FT attempts: 10, DePaul -- 01/24/ GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg MIAMI 11/13/15 * MISSOURI 11/17/15 * at Michigan 11/20/15 * NORTHERN KENTUCKY 11/23/15 * vs Alabama 11/26/15 * vs Southern Cal 11/27/15 * vs Dayton 11/29/15 * WESTERN KENTUCKY 12/05/15 * WRIGHT STATE 12/08/15 * CINCINNATI 12/12/15 * AUBURN 12/19/15 * at Wake Forest 12/22/15 * at Villanova 12/31/15 * BUTLER 01/02/16 * at St. John's 1/6/16 * DEPAUL 01/12/16 * at Marquette 1/16/16 * GEORGETOWN 01/19/16 * SETON HALL 01/23/16 * at Providence College 1/26/16 * at DePaul 1/30/16 * ST. JOHN'S 02/03/16 * MARQUETTE 02/06/ at Creighton * at Butler 2/13/16 * PROVIDENCE COLLEGE 02/17/16 * at Georgetown 02/20/16 * VILLANOVA 02/24/16 * at Seton Hall 02/28/16 * CREIGHTON 03/05/16 * vs Marquette 03/10/16 * vs Seton Hall 3/11/16 * DAVIS FILE Full name: Myles Emmanuel Davis Nickname: MD Birthdate/Birthplace: November 2, 1993 in Plainfield, N.J. Parents: Sam and Laura Davis Siblings: Chanel, Krystle, Sam and Angie Major: Public Relations

20 #2 JAMES FARR Senior Forward Evanston, Ill. Maine Central Insitute AS A SENIOR ( )... DOUBLING HIS EFFORT A big key to the Xavier success this season and Sports Illustrated recognized that by naming him to its 2016 All-Glue Team... Leads the team in rebounding at 7.8 rpg. (third in the BIG EAST Conference) rebounds to go with 18 points vs. Seton Hall on March 11, marking his fifth double-double of the season and the seventh of his career, while also marking his ninth double-figure rebound game of the season and 17th of his career... Had a game-high 15 rebounds vs. Seton Hall on Jan. 23 and completed the double-double with a career-high 24 points in that Seton Hall win, while also contributing a career-high four assists, three blocks and two steals... Grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds at Marquette on Jan Completed the XAVIER CAREER STATS & CAREER HIGHS Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / / TOTAL / double-double at Marquette with 16 points... Double-double vs. Auburn on Dec. 19 with 11 rebounds and 12 points points and 14 rebounds in the Missouri win on Nov rebounds in the Michigan win on Nov. 20. FARR BETTER OFFENSE... FARR BETTER SHOOTING Has averaged 14.5 ppg. over the last six games on 61.8 percent (34- of-55) shooting from the field... For the season is averaging 10.8 ppg. (fourth on the team and 28th in the BIG EAST), including 16 vs. Creighton on March 5, 17 at Seton Hall on Feb. 28 and 16 points at Marquette on Jan double-figure scoring games, including 14 points at Georgetown on Feb. 20, 18 points vs. Western Kentucky on Dec. 5 and 15 points at Villanova on Dec Fifth in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage (.552), a sharp jump over his career average (.462) entering this season; has only taken eight 3-point field goal attempts this season or 3.2 percent of his field goal attempts compared with 35.5 percent of his field goal attempts being from behind the arc over his first three seasons combined... Shooting 71.9 percent from the free-throw line, a big improvement over his career percentage (.500) entering this season. BIG EAST HONOREE Earned a spot on the BIG EAST Conference Weekly Honor Roll on Jan. 25 after averaging 15.0 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.5 blocks and 1.0 steals for Xavier s wins over Georgetown on Jan. 19 and Seton Hall on Jan Had a monster game with a careerhigh 24 points, a game-high 15 rebounds, three blocks, a careerhigh four assists vs. Seton Hall. SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 24, Seton Hall -- 01/23/16 : 19, at Marquette -- 1/16/16 Assists: 4, Seton Hall -- 01/23/16 Steals: 3, vs Alabama -- 11/26/15; vs Seton Hall -- 3/11/16 Blocks: 4, Butler -- 01/02/16 FG made: 8, vs Seton Hall -- 3/11/16 FG attempts: 15, vs Seton Hall -- 3/11/16 3FG made: 2, 6 times 3FG attempts: 5, Wake Forest -- 12/28/13 FT made: 10, Seton Hall -- 01/23/16 FT attempts: 11, Seton Hall -- 01/23/ GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg MIAMI 11/13/ MISSOURI 11/17/ at Michigan 11/20/ NORTHERN KENTUCKY 11/23/ vs Alabama 11/26/ vs Southern Cal 11/27/ vs Dayton 11/29/ WESTERN KENTUCKY 12/05/ WRIGHT STATE 12/08/ CINCINNATI 12/12/ AUBURN 12/19/ at Wake Forest 12/22/ at Villanova 12/31/ BUTLER 01/02/16 * at St. John's 1/6/16 * DEPAUL 01/12/ at Marquette 1/16/ GEORGETOWN 01/19/16 * SETON HALL 01/23/ at Providence College 1/26/ at DePaul 1/30/ ST. JOHN'S 02/03/ MARQUETTE 02/06/ at Creighton at Butler 2/13/16 * PROVIDENCE COLLEGE 02/17/ at Georgetown 02/20/ VILLANOVA 02/24/ at Seton Hall 02/28/ CREIGHTON 03/05/ vs Marquette 03/10/ vs Seton Hall 3/11/ FARR FILE Full name: James Anthony Farr Nickname: Jimmy Birthdate/Birthplace: November 2, 1992 in Evanston, Ill. Parents: Belita and James Farr Siblings: Lerone Ellison, Kara, Sonya and Janet Major: Sociology

21 #22 KAISER GATES Freshman Forward Alpharetta, Ga. St. Francis AS A FRESHMAN ( ) Came up big in 15 minutes vs. Creighton on March 5, grabbing a career-high eight rebounds to go with a career-high tying 11 points on 3-of-3 3-point shooting... Grabbed seven rebounds to go with five points and a career-high two assists in 17 minutes in the Villanova win on Feb Contributed seven points and two rebounds in 15 minutes at Butler on Feb Had five points and six rebounds in a career-high 18 minutes at Marquette on Jan Scored a career-high 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting, including 2-of-3 3-pointers, to go with four rebounds in 16 minutes of action vs. DePaul on Jan Contributed 10 points vs. Butler on Jan. 2 to go with five rebounds; hit 2-of-3 from 3-point range... Grabbed six rebounds vs. Wright State on Dec Had four points and three rebounds in 10 minutes vs. Western Kentucky on Dec Scored five points in three minutes of action vs. USC on Nov Played 10 minutes in his collegiate debut vs. Miami (Ohio) on Nov. 13, collecting four points and four rebounds. AT ST. FRANCIS HIGH SCHOOL As a senior, he led St. Francis to a 29-5 record and the 2015 Georgia Class A Private School Championship, a second straight state title... Averaged 14.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.9 assists as a senior, including 23 points in the victory over Greenforest Christian in the state final... Played with Malik Beasley (Florida State), Josh Coleman (Coastal Carolina) and Jordan Jones (Kennesaw State)... Basketball coach: Drew Catlett. Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / TOTAL / SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 11, DePaul -- 01/12/16; Creighton -- 03/05/16 : 8, Creighton -- 03/05/16 Assists: 2, Villanova -- 02/24/16 Steals: 1, 9 times Blocks: 1, 7 times FG made: 4, DePaul -- 01/12/16 FG attempts: 6, DePaul -- 01/12/16 3FG made: 3, Creighton -- 03/05/16 3FG attempts: 4, at Villanova -- 12/31/15 FT made: 4, Butler -- 01/02/16; Miami -- 11/13/15 FT attempts: 7, Villanova -- 02/24/16 XAVIER CAREER STATS & CAREER HIGHS GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg MIAMI 11/13/ NORTHERN KENTUCKY 11/23/ vs Alabama 11/26/ vs Southern Cal 11/27/ vs Dayton 11/29/ WESTERN KENTUCKY 12/05/ WRIGHT STATE 12/08/ AUBURN 12/19/ at Villanova 12/31/ BUTLER 01/02/ at St. John's 1/6/ DEPAUL 01/12/ at Marquette 1/16/ GEORGETOWN 01/19/ SETON HALL 01/23/ at Providence College 1/26/ at DePaul 1/30/ ST. JOHN'S 02/03/ MARQUETTE 02/06/ at Creighton at Butler 2/13/ PROVIDENCE COLLEGE 02/17/ at Georgetown 02/20/ VILLANOVA 02/24/ at Seton Hall 02/28/ CREIGHTON 03/05/ vs Marquette 03/10/ vs Seton Hall 3/11/ GATES FILE Full name: Kaiser Evan Bray-Gates Nickname: KG Birthdate/Birthplace: November 8, 1996 in Atlanta. Ga. Parents: David and Necia Gates Siblings: Zoryn and Kaz Major: Undecided

22 #13 MAKINDÉ LONDON Freshman Forward Nashville, Tenn. Summit Montverde Acad. (Fla.) AS A FRESHMAN ( ) Has played in 18 games... Scored a career-high seven points to go with three rebounds in the win at DePaul on Jan. 30, hitting 2-of-2 from 3-point territory... Came up big off the bench with six points, one rebound and one steal in 10 minutes vs. Alabama on Nov Followed that up with a career-high five rebounds in 11 minutes vs. USC on Nov. 27 and a career-high two assists in five minutes vs. Dayton on Nov Played four minutes in his collegiate debut vs. Missouri on Nov. 17, contributing two rebounds... Sat out last season but did practice with the Musketeers... Hard work in the weight room has helped him put on nearly 20 pounds since he arrived on campus. ESPN TOP 10 PLAY His no-look pass and the dunk finish by sophomore Sean O Mara vs. USC on Nov. 27 made the No. 6 play on ESPN s Top 10. AT MONTVERDE ACADEMY Ranked as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, 247sports.com and Scout.com... A skilled forward who grew from a 6-1 guard as a freshman in Nashville to his current height in his final season at Montverde Academy in Montverde, Fla.... Averaged 5.7 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.0 blocks per game as a senior for a team that won the National Championship... Shot 44.1 percent from the field, including 38 percent from 3-point territory, and 74.1 percent from the free-throw line... Team finished with a 28-0 record, including winning the Dick s Sporting Goods National Invitational, beating Oak Hill in the final on ESPN at Madison Square Garden... Team also won the titles of four other tournaments. Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / TOTAL / SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 7, at DePaul -- 1/30/16 : 5, vs Southern Cal -- 11/27/15 Assists: 2, vs Dayton -- 11/29/15; Western Kentucky -- 12/05/15 Steals: 1, 5 times Blocks: 3, Wright State -- 12/08/15 FG made: 2, at DePaul -- 1/30/16; vs Alabama -- 11/26/15 FG attempts: 4, vs Alabama -- 11/26/15; vs Southern Cal -- 11/27/15 3FG made: 2, at DePaul -- 1/30/16 3FG attempts: 3, DePaul -- 01/12/16; vs Southern Cal -- 11/27/15 FT made: 1, 4 times FT attempts: 2, 4 times XAVIER CAREER STATS & CAREER HIGHS GAME-BY-GAME #13 LONDON, Makinde Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg MISSOURI 11/17/ at Michigan 11/20/ NORTHERN KENTUCKY 11/23/ vs Alabama 11/26/ vs Southern Cal 11/27/ vs Dayton 11/29/ WESTERN KENTUCKY 12/05/ WRIGHT STATE 12/08/ AUBURN 12/19/ at Wake Forest 12/22/ at St. John's 1/6/ DEPAUL 01/12/ at DePaul 1/30/ PROVIDENCE COLLEGE 02/17/ at Georgetown 02/20/ at Seton Hall 02/28/ vs Marquette 03/10/ vs Seton Hall 3/11/ LONDON FILE Full name: Makindé Richard Adisa London Nickname: Kindé Birthdate/Birthplace: April, in Nashville, Tenn. Parents: Robert and Mary London Siblings: Jonita Breadfort, Ashley Heath and Hope Fields Major: Marketing

23 #55 J.P. MACURA Sophomore Guard Lakeville, Minn. Lakeville North AS A SOPHOMORE ( ) Voted the BIG EAST Sixth Man Award winner by the BIG EAST coaches... Provides high energy and 9.6 ppg ppg. over the last 13 games on 48.0 percent shooting, including 40.4 percent from 3-point territory... Has scored in double figures in each of the last two games, nine of the last 13 games and 16 for the season, including a team-high tying 19 points to go with three steals vs. Villanova on Feb Has hit 80.7 percent from the free-throw line, which ranks 10th in the BIG EAST Conference... Scored 12 points to go with four assists and two steals at Georgetown on Feb. 20, a career-high 20-point effort in 31 minutes of action vs. Marquette on Feb. 6 that included two clutch 3-pointers in the final four minutes... Scored 12 points vs. St. John s on Feb. 3 and 10 points at Providence on Jan. 26 that included a clutch 3-pointer with 1:06 left that helped seal the win... Had 12 points at DePaul on Jan Contributed 13 points to go with four rebounds, two assists and three steals vs. DePaul on Jan Had 12 points, five rebounds and two assists at Villanova on Dec Scored 14 points in the win over Alabama on Nov Came off the bench to score 17 points in 21 minutes vs. Miami (Ohio) in the season opener on Nov. 13, including a career-high 7-of-7 from the free-throw line... Followed that up with 16 points, hitting 4-of-5 from the field and 7-of- 7 from the free-throw line, vs. Missouri on Nov. 17. AS A FRESHMAN ( ) Scored eight points in just seven minutes of action, including 2-of-2 shooting from 3-point territory, on March 13 in the BIG EAST Tournament vs. Georgetown before being forced out of the game with an ankle injury... Four 3-pointers on his way to 14 points at Villanova on Jan Scored 13 points in the win over Alabama on Dec. 6, hitting 4-of-5 from the field, including 2-of-3 3-pointers... Hit three 3-pointers on his way to 17 points in just 13 minutes of action in the win over Long Beach State on Nov Scored all 11 of his points in about a minute-and-a-half in the second half vs. San Diego on Nov. 27, while hitting all four of his shots, including three 3-pointers. Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / TOTAL / SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 20, Marquette -- 02/06/16 : 7, St. John's -- 02/03/16 Assists: 5, Providence College -- 02/17/16; Western Kentucky -- 12/05/15 Steals: 5, IUPUI -- 12/9/14 Blocks: 2, BUTLER -- 02/21/15 FG made: 8, Villanova -- 02/24/16 FG attempts: 14, Villanova -- 02/24/16 3FG made: 4, at Villanova -- 01/14/15 3FG attempts: 8, at Villanova -- 01/14/15 FT made: 7, Miami -- 11/13/15; Missouri -- 11/17/15 FT attempts: 7, Miami -- 11/13/15; Missouri -- 11/17/15; vs Dayton -- 11/29/15 XAVIER CAREER STATS & CAREER HIGHS GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg MIAMI 11/13/ MISSOURI 11/17/ at Michigan 11/20/ NORTHERN KENTUCKY 11/23/ vs Alabama 11/26/ vs Southern Cal 11/27/ vs Dayton 11/29/ WESTERN KENTUCKY 12/05/ WRIGHT STATE 12/08/ CINCINNATI 12/12/ AUBURN 12/19/ at Wake Forest 12/22/ at Villanova 12/31/ BUTLER 01/02/ at St. John's 1/6/16 * DEPAUL 01/12/16 * at Marquette 1/16/16 * GEORGETOWN 01/19/ SETON HALL 01/23/ at Providence College 1/26/ at DePaul 1/30/ ST. JOHN'S 02/03/ MARQUETTE 02/06/16 * at Creighton at Butler 2/13/ PROVIDENCE COLLEGE 02/17/ at Georgetown 02/20/ VILLANOVA 02/24/ at Seton Hall 02/28/ CREIGHTON 03/05/ vs Marquette 03/10/ vs Seton Hall 3/11/ MACURA FILE Full name: Jonathan Paul Macura Nickname: J.P. Birthdate/Birthplace: June 5, 1995 in Lakeville, Minn. Parents: Paul and Sue Ann Macura Siblings: David and Kari Anna Major: Undecided

24 #54 SEAN O MARA Sophomore F/C Glen Ellyn, Ill. Benet Academy AS A SOPHOMORE ( ) Has played in 30 of Xavier s 32 games... Contributed nine points on 4-of-4 shooting from the field vs. Seton Hall on Jan. 23 and nine points with three rebounds in the win over DePaul on Jan Scored a career-high 10 points in the win over Auburn on Dec. 19, while tying his career high for rebounds with six... Had big efforts in back-to-back games vs. Dayton on Nov. 29 and Western Kentucky on Dec Grabbed a career-high six rebounds in the win over Western Kentucky on Dec Scored a then-career-high nine points and grabbed five rebounds in the Dayton win on Nov Collected five points, three rebounds, a block and a steal vs. USC on Nov. 27 in nine minutes of action... Contributed four points in six minutes vs. Alabama on Nov Averaged 6.0 ppg. and 2.7 rpg. in 9.3 minutes per game in XU s three games at the AdvoCare Invitational Nov AS A FRESHMAN ( ) Member of the BIG EAST Conference All-Academic Team... Played in 25 games, including four points and two assists in the win at Marquette on Feb Enjoyed arguably his best effort of the season on Dec. 6 vs. Alabama, contributing eight points in 10 minutes to help offset significant foul trouble on the Musketeer front line... Contributed four points on 2-of-3 shooting to go with a block and a steal in six minutes vs. Florida Gulf Coast on Dec Contributed seven points on 3-of-4 shooting from the field vs. Murray State on Nov. 24 to go with four rebounds in 12 minutes of action. AT BENET ACADEMY 2014 Associated Press, Illinois Basketball Coaches Association and Chicago Tribune Class 4A First Team All-State... Led his team in rebounding in every game but one and averaged 23 points and 13 rebounds for the season. Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / TOTAL / SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 10, Auburn -- 12/19/15 : 6, Western Kentucky -- 12/05/15; Auburn -- 12/19/15 Assists: 2, Wright State -- 12/08/15; at Marquette -- 2/10/15 Steals: 2, at St. John's -- 1/6/16 Blocks: 2, Seton Hall -- 01/23/16; Providence College -- 02/07/15; BUTLER -- 02/21/15 FG made: 4, Seton Hall -- 01/23/16 FG attempts: 6, Georgetown -- 01/19/16; Auburn -- 12/19/15 FT made: 5, DePaul -- 01/12/16 FT attempts: 6, DePaul -- 01/12/16 XAVIER CAREER STATS & CAREER HIGHS GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg MIAMI 11/13/ MISSOURI 11/17/ NORTHERN KENTUCKY 11/23/ vs Alabama 11/26/ vs Southern Cal 11/27/ vs Dayton 11/29/ WESTERN KENTUCKY 12/05/ WRIGHT STATE 12/08/ CINCINNATI 12/12/ AUBURN 12/19/ at Wake Forest 12/22/ at Villanova 12/31/ BUTLER 01/02/ at St. John's 1/6/ DEPAUL 01/12/ at Marquette 1/16/ GEORGETOWN 01/19/ SETON HALL 01/23/ at Providence College 1/26/ at DePaul 1/30/ ST. JOHN'S 02/03/ MARQUETTE 02/06/ at Creighton at Butler 2/13/ PROVIDENCE COLLEGE 02/17/ at Georgetown 02/20/ at Seton Hall 02/28/ CREIGHTON 03/05/ vs Marquette 03/10/ vs Seton Hall 3/11/ O MARA FILE Full name: Sean Riley O Mara Nickname: Big Sean Birthdate/Birthplace: September 5, 1995 in Indianapolis, Ind. Parents: John and Kim O Mara; both parents played basketball at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa. Siblings: Shane Major: Undecided

25 #1 JALEN REYNOLDS Junior Forward Detroit, Mich. Brewster Acad. (N.H.) AS A JUNIOR ( ) Has contributed 9.4 ppg. and 6.4 rpg. (second on the team and 12th in the BIG EAST Conference), including his 17-point, nine-rebound game at Creighton on Feb Posted his fourth double-double of the season and seventh of his career with a game-high 15 rebounds to go with 10 points in the Providence win on Feb Had 11 rebounds to go with a team-high tying 15 points at Providence on Jan Posted a game-high 13 rebounds to go with 10 points at St. John s on Jan double-figure scoring games... Scored 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting to go with eight rebounds vs. Butler on Jan Had a 15-point, nine-rebound game at Michigan on Nov Named to the AdvoCare Invitational All-Tournament team preseason First Team All-BIG EAST... Nation s ninth-best dunker (NBC- Sports.com) and had one of his dunks in the St John s win on Feb. 3 selected as an ESPN Top 10 Play of the Day. XAVIER CAREER STATS & CAREER HIGHS Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / TOTAL / BIG EAST HONORS Earned his third BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll award of the season on Feb. 1 after averaging 12.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in a pair of road wins at Providence (1-26) and DePaul (1-30), including a team-high-tying 15 points and a game-high 11 rebounds the win at Providence... Earned the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll award on Dec. 21 after scoring a season-high 18-point game on 7-of-9 shooting vs. Auburn on Dec Earned a spot on BIG EAST Honor Roll on Nov. 16 for his 16-point and 15-rebound game vs. Miami on Nov. 13. AS A SOPHOMORE ( ) Scored a career-high 21 points on 8-of-9 shooting from the field to go with six rebounds in the NCAA win over Georgia State on March double-figure scoring games... Averaged 9.9 ppg. (fourth on the team)... Named to the BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team; averaged 11.0 points and 5.0 rebounds for XU s three games... Third in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage at Scored 15 points vs. Villanova on Feb. 28 on the strength of 6-of-6 shooting from the field... Second on the team and eighth in the BIG EAST in rebounding at 6.1 rpg., including his game-high tying 11-rebound game vs. Butler on Feb. 21 and his double-double with a game-high 13 rebounds to go with 14 points at Providence on Jan Scored 19 points in the win over Providence on Feb. 7, hitting 9-of-10 shots from the field, to go with a team-high seven rebounds and two steals and earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll Scored 17 points in back-to-back games on Jan. 31 at Seton Hall and Feb. 4 vs. Creighton... Had 12 points vs. Alabama on Dec. 6; all five of his field goals came via the dunk. SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 21, vs Georgia State -- 03/21/15 : 16, at St. John's -- 2/25/14 Assists: 3, Miami -- 11/13/15 Steals: 4, Miami -- 11/13/15 Blocks: 3, at Villanova -- 01/14/15; Creighton -- 02/04/15; Florida Gulf Coast -- 12/28/14 FG made: 9, Providence College -- 02/07/15 FG attempts: 15, at Creighton FG made: 1, Butler -- 01/02/16; Northern Kentucky -- 11/23/15 3FG attempts: 1, 7 times FT made: 7, 4 times FT attempts: 10, Creighton -- 02/04/ GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg MIAMI 11/13/15 * MISSOURI 11/17/15 * at Michigan 11/20/15 * NORTHERN KENTUCKY 11/23/15 * vs Alabama 11/26/15 * vs Southern Cal 11/27/15 * vs Dayton 11/29/15 * WESTERN KENTUCKY 12/05/15 * WRIGHT STATE 12/08/15 * CINCINNATI 12/12/15 * AUBURN 12/19/15 * at Wake Forest 12/22/15 * at Villanova 12/31/15 * BUTLER 01/02/16 * at St. John's 1/6/ DEPAUL 01/12/16 * at Marquette 1/16/16 * GEORGETOWN 01/19/ SETON HALL 01/23/16 * at Providence College 1/26/16 * at DePaul 1/30/16 * ST. JOHN'S 02/03/16 * MARQUETTE 02/06/16 * at Creighton * at Butler 2/13/16 * PROVIDENCE COLLEGE 02/17/16 * at Georgetown 02/20/16 * VILLANOVA 02/24/16 * at Seton Hall 02/28/16 * CREIGHTON 03/05/16 * vs Marquette 03/10/16 * vs Seton Hall 3/11/16 * REYNOLDS FILE Full name: Jalen Dior Reynolds Nickname: Jay Birthdate/Birthplace: December 30, 1992 in Detroit, Mich. Parent: Rachel Thomas Siblings: Corey and Deon Major: Liberal Arts

26 #4 EDMOND SUMNER Freshman Guard Detroit, Mich. Country Day AS A FRESHMAN ( ) A unanimous selection to the All-BIG EAST Freshman Team by the BIG EAST coaches... Second Team All-BIG EAST selection by CBS Sports and Bleacher Report... Has averaged 13.0 ppg. over the last 10 games, including 19 points (11-of-13 free-throw shooting), a career-high nine assists and six rebounds vs. Villanova on Feb. 24 and 21 points to go with a career-high tying nine rebounds and four assists vs. Seton Hall on March Second on the team in scoring at 11.3 ppg. (25th in the BIG EAST), including 20 points to go with five assists vs. Marquette on Feb Scored a team-high 14 points in the AdvoCare Invitational championship game win over Dayton and 11 points to go with five assists and three steals vs. Cincinnati on Dec Has scored in double figures in 21 games, including nine of the last 11 games... Second on the team in assists at 3.5 apg. (11th in the BIG EAST), including six assists vs. Alabama SUMNER, Edmond XAVIER CAREER STATS & CAREER HIGHS Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / TOTAL / on Nov. 26 and seven assists with one turnover vs. Marquette on March Started each of the first 13 games before suffering an injury less than three minutes into the game at Villanova on Dec Returned to the court for the game at Marquette on Jan. 16, coming off the bench to contribute 15 points and five assists. NATIONAL AND 5-TIME BIG EAST WEEKLY HONOREE BIG EAST Conference Freshman of the Week five times, including Feb. 22 after averaging 16.5 points and 2.0 assists with 0 turnovers in Xavier wins over No. 23/20 Providence and at Georgetown... Shot 71.4 percent (10-of-14) from the field, including 66.7 percent (2-of-3) from 3-point range, and 100 percent (11-of-11) from the free-throw line for the week; led Xavier with a career-high 22 points in the win at Georgetown... BIG EAST Freshman of the Week Feb. 8 after averaging 15.0 points, 4.5 assists and 2.0 steals in Xavier s wins over St. John s on Feb. 3 and Marquette on Feb. 6, including 20 points to go with five assists in the Marquette win on Feb BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on Jan. 18 after contributing 15 points, five assists and three rebounds in the Jan. 16 victory at Marquette... BIG EAST Freshman of the Week two straight weeks before the game at Villanova (Dec. 21 and 28): Dec. 28 after scoring 21 points in the win at Wake Forest on Dec. 22, while grabbing a career-high nine rebounds... In addition to the BIG EAST award that week, he was named Wayman Tisdale National Freshman of the Week for games ending the week of Dec. 27; selected by CBSSports.com s Matt Norlander, in partnership with the USBWA... Earned the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honor Dec. 21 after scoring 13 points to go with five assists vs. Auburn on Dec Scored 13 points in the USC win on Nov points in the season-opening win over Miami on Nov. 13, including 13 second-half points. SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 22, at Georgetown -- 02/20/16 : 9, at Wake Forest -- 12/22/15; vs Seton Hall -- 3/11/16 Assists: 9, Villanova -- 02/24/16 Steals: 3, 4 times Blocks: 2, at Butler -- 2/13/16 FG made: 7, Marquette -- 02/06/16; vs Seton Hall -- 3/11/16 FG attempts: 23, vs Seton Hall -- 3/11/16 3FG made: 3, Marquette -- 02/06/16; Auburn -- 12/19/15; vs Seton Hall -- 3/11/16 3FG attempts: 9, vs Seton Hall -- 3/11/16 FT made: 11, Villanova -- 02/24/16 FT attempts: 13, Villanova -- 02/24/ GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg MIAMI 11/13/15 * MISSOURI 11/17/15 * at Michigan 11/20/15 * NORTHERN KENTUCKY 11/23/15 * vs Alabama 11/26/15 * vs Southern Cal 11/27/15 * vs Dayton 11/29/15 * WESTERN KENTUCKY 12/05/15 * WRIGHT STATE 12/08/15 * CINCINNATI 12/12/15 * AUBURN 12/19/15 * at Wake Forest 12/22/15 * at Villanova 12/31/15 * at Marquette 1/16/ GEORGETOWN 01/19/16 * SETON HALL 01/23/16 * at Providence College 1/26/16 * at DePaul 1/30/16 * ST. JOHN'S 02/03/16 * MARQUETTE 02/06/16 * at Creighton * at Butler 2/13/ PROVIDENCE COLLEGE 02/17/16 * at Georgetown 02/20/16 * VILLANOVA 02/24/16 * at Seton Hall 02/28/16 * CREIGHTON 03/05/16 * vs Marquette 03/10/16 * vs Seton Hall 3/11/16 * SUMNER FILE Full name: Edmond Byron Sumner Nickname: Ed Birthdate/Birthplace: December 31, 1995 in Detroit, Mich. Parents: Ernest and Felicia Sumner Siblings: Shanequa and Ernest Major: Undecided officially but interested in computer science

27 SEDLER FAMILY MEN S HEAD BASKETBALL COACH IS THE USBWA NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR Xavier seventh-year head coach Chris Mack was selected as the USBWA Henry Iba National Coach of the Year. Mack was named as the BIG EAST Conference Coach of the Year by CBS Sports and Bleacher Report. Mack, who has led Xavier to the highest rankings in school history, has recorded a (.679) mark over his seven years so far and stands second on Xavier s all-time wins list. Personal Data On Born: Dec. 30, 1969 in Cleveland, Ohio Age: 46 College Alma Mater: Xavier 92 (B.A. in communication arts) Prep Alma Mater: St. Xavier HS 88 Wife: Christi Mack, 46, has led Xavier to the NCAA Tournament in six of his Children: Lainee (10), Hailee (9) and Brayden (1) seven seasons at the helm, including the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 in 2010, 2012 and He is the only Xavier head coach that has led XU to three Sweet 16s. Mack is very familiar with postseason tournament play. In fact, 2016 marks the 17th NCAA Tournament for Mack, including three as a player and 14 on the coaching staffs at Xavier and Wake Forest. Mack has strong ties to all of the other Xavier head coaches that have reached 100 career wins at XU: Pete Gillen (202 wins in nine seasons from ), Skip Prosser (148 wins in seven seasons from ) and Sean Miller (120 wins in five seasons from ). Mack played under Gillen and then-gillen assistant Prosser and he worked on the staffs of Miller at Xavier and Prosser at both XU and Wake. AWARD WINNER Henry Iba Award winner as the USBWA National Coach of the Year, the first National Coach of the Year in program history. Mack was selected as the Atlantic 10 Conference Coach of the Year. In addition, Mack was the recipient of the 2011 Skip Prosser Man of the Year award, which which was established in 2008 to honor those who not only achieve success on the basketball court but who display moral integrity off of it as well. Mack, the Basketball Times Rookie Coach of the Year, was 26-9 in his first season as Xavier s head coach and became the first Xavier head coach to guide XU to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 in either his first or second season. COACHING SUCCESS STORY Mack, who was born December 30, 1969 in Cleveland, Ohio, is the 17th head coach in program history. Prior to being named Xavier s head coach on April 15, 2009, Mack spent five seasons as an assistant on Sean Miller s Xavier staff. Prior to that he was on the staff of the late Skip Prosser both at Xavier and at Wake Forest. LEARNED UNDER PROSSER AND MILLER Mack was XU s Director of Basketball Operations from under Prosser. Mack spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Wake Forest under Prosser from He returned to Xavier from as an assistant coach under Miller. During those 10 years on the Prosser and Miller staffs at Xavier and Wake, Mack coached on nine teams that made postseason play, including eight teams that made the NCAA Tournament. XAVIER PLAYER AND GRADUATE Mack, a 1992 Xavier University graduate with a degree in communication arts, was a two-time team captain as a player at Xavier under then-head coach Pete Gillen. He won an MCC Regular Season Championship at 12-2 and reached the second round of the 1993 NCAA Tournament. Mack was the Cincinnati Post Metro Player of the Year at St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati before going on to start for two seasons at Evansville under Jim Crews, winning an MCC Regular Season Championship and a trip to the second round of the 1989 NCAA Tournament as a UE freshman. He transferred to Xavier after his sophomore season. BASKETBALL FAMILY MAN Mack and his wife, Christi, have two daughters, Hailee (9) and Lainee (10) and a son, Brayden (1). Christi has a basketball background and was a 2014 inductee into the University of Dayton Athletic Hall of Fame, the Director of Basketball Operations for XU s women s basketball team ( ) and more recently as the former head girls basketball coach at Cincinnati s Colerain High. MACK S SUCCESS ON COLLEGE COACHING STAFFS: As The Xavier Head Coach Season School Overall Conference Postseason Xavier /2nd BE NCAA Xavier /6th BE NCAA Sweet Xavier /T-3rd BE NCAA 1st Round Xavier /T-6th A Xavier /T-3rd A-10 NCAA Sweet Xavier /1st A-10* NCAA 2nd Round Xavier /T-1st A-10* NCAA Sweet 16 Totals Xavier NCAA (6-5) Ten Years Prior To Becoming Xavier Head Coach Season School Overall Conf. Titles Postseason Xavier st A-10* NCAA Sweet Xavier st A-10* NCAA Elite Eight Xavier 25-9 T-1st A-10* NCAA 2nd Round Xavier Tourn. Champs NCAA 1st Round Xavier Wake Forest NCAA Sweet Wake Forest st ACC* NCAA 2nd Round Wake Forest NCAA 2nd Round Xavier 21-8 NCAA 1st Round Xavier NIT 2nd Round * Regular Season