XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (24-14) 2017 NCAA TOURNAMENT ELITE EIGHT WEST REGIONAL RUNNER-UP

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1 XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (24-14) 2017 NCAA TOURNAMENT ELITE EIGHT WEST REGIONAL RUNNER-UP Xavier Media Contact: Tom Eiser, Associate Athletic Director for Communications (cell) on Twitter SCHEDULE/RESULTS (24-14, 9-9 BIG EAST) Date Opponent TV Time (EST)/Result NOVEMBER 11 Fri. Lehigh FOX COLLEGE W/ Mon. Buffalo CBSSN W/ Thu. +Missouri ESPNU W/83-82 (OT) 18 Fri. +Clemson ESPNU W/ Sun. +Northern Iowa ESPN2 W/ Sat. Northern Iowa FSN/FS OHIO W/ Tue. North Dakota St. FS1 W/85-55 DECEMBER 3 Sat. at Baylor ESPN2 L/ Wed. at Colorado PAC-12 L/ Sat. Utah FOX-NATIONAL W/ Sat. *Wake Forest FS1 W/ Tue. E. Washington FS1 W/ WED. PROVIDENCE FSN-REGIONAL W/ SAT. AT GEORGETOWN FS1 W/81-76 JANUARY 7 SAT. ST. JOHN S FS1 W/ TUE. AT VILLANOVA FS1 L/ SAT. AT BUTLER FS1 L/ MON. CREIGHTON FS1 L/ SUN. GEORGETOWN CBS W/ Thu. #at Cincinnati ESPN2 L/ SUN. AT ST. JOHN S FS1 W/82-77 FEBRUARY 1 WED. SETON HALL FS1 W/ SAT. AT CREIGHTON FOX-NATIONAL W/ WED. DEPAUL FS1 W/ SAT. VILLANOVA FOX-NATIONAL L/ WED. AT PROVIDENCE FS1 L/ SAT. AT MARQUETTE CBSSN L/ WED. AT SETON HALL FS1 L/ SUN. BUTLER FS1 L/79-88 MARCH 1 WED. MARQUETTE FS1 L/ SAT. AT DEPAUL FSN-REGIONAL W/ Wed. %DePaul FS1 W/ Thu. %Butler FS1 W/ Fri. %Creighton FS1 L/ Thu. $Maryland TNT W/ Sat. $Florida State TNT W/ Thu. $$Arizona TBS W/ Sat. $$Gonzaga TBS L/59-83 # Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout * Skip Prosser Classic presented by BB&T + Tire Pros Invitational in Orlando, Florida % BIG EAST Tournament (Madison Square Garden in New York) $ NCAA Tournament 1st/2nd Rounds in Orlando, Florida $$ NCAA Tournament West Regional in San Jose, Calif. BIG EAST GAMES ALL CAPS Home Games In Bold X FACTORS Xavier made its third NCAA Tournament Elite Eight, including 2004, 2008 and Xavier is one of 21 schools that have been to two or more Elite Eights in the last 10 years and one of 19 schools that have been to three or more in the last 15. Xavier made the 2017 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight, defeating No. 6 seed and Big Ten runner-up Maryland, No. 3 seed and ACC runner-up Florida State and No. 2 seed and PAC-12 Champion Arizona to reach the West Regional Semifinal. Xavier has made it to at least the Sweet 16 six times in the last 10 years, one of only nine schools that have been to at least six since Xavier played in its fourth straight NCAA Tournament and its 11th in the last 12 years; only eight schools have been to at least 11 of the last 12 tournaments. Xavier eighth-year head coach Chris Mack has led XU to seven NCAA Tournaments in eight years, including four Sweet 16 appearances. This was his first Elite Eight. Xavier, 24-14, recorded its fourth straight 20-win season and its 11th in 12 years. Xavier won the 2016 Tire Pros Invitational in November in Florida, XU s fourth regular season tournament championship in 10 years and second straight year. Xavier's junior duo of Trevon Bluiett and J.P. Macura were both named to the 2017 five-member All-West Regional Team. Xavier junior Trevon Bluiett, First Team All-BIG EAST and All-BIG EAST Tournament, was second in the BIG EAST in scoring at 18.5 ppg., third in 3-point field goals made per game (2.5) and 10th in rebounding at 5.7 rpg. Xavier's Trevon Bluiett had 19 games with 20 points or more this season, including three of the four NCAA games. He averaged 21.3 ppg. in the 2017 NCAA Tournament. Xavier's Trevon Bluiett is 15th on XU's all-time scoring list with 1,585 points, while fellow junior J.P. Macura is 48th with 1,054 points. Xavier's J.P. Macura was 2nd on the team in scoring (16th in BIG EAST at 14.4 ppg.) and first in free-throw percentage (ninth in the BIG EAST at.785). Xavier freshman Quentin Goodin averaged 5.3 apg. for his 17 straight starts at point guard, including a career-high nine assists in the NCAA win over Maryland. Xavier senior Malcolm Bernard scored a career-high 15 points in the NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Arizona, all of which came in the second half. Xavier junior Sean O'Mara was XU's third-leading scorer in the NCAA Tournament at 10.5 ppg., including a career-high 18 points in the Maryland win. THE XAVIER PLAYERS (* LAST GAME STARTERS) NO. NAME (HT./YR) POS. PPG RPG APG NOTES 0 *Tyrique Jones (6-9/Fr.) F points on 6-7 shooting vs. Florida State 3 *Quentin Goodin (6-4/Fr.) G ppg. & 4.3 apg. for 7 postseason games 4 Edmond Sumner (6-6/So.) G Suffered season-ending injury on Jan *Trevon Bluiett (6-6/Jr.) G ppg. for postseason games 10 Leighton Schrand (6-0/Fr.) G First-year walk-on 11 *Malcolm Bernard (6-6/Sr.) G Started 35 games in his first and only XU season 12 Cullen Barr (6-7/Sr.) F First-year walk-on 20 Alex Bergen (6-5/Sr.) G Second-year walk-on 21 Tim Stainbrook (6-6/Sr.) F Played a career-high nine minutes at Marquette 22 Kaiser Gates (6-8/So.) F ppg. & pt. in 4 NCAA games 24 Conor Peterson (6-6/Fr.) G/F First-year walk-on 35 RaShid Gaston (6-9/Sr.) F Third in BIG EAST in FG% at Sean O Mara (6-10/Jr.) F/C ppg. (13-20 FG) in NCAA games 55 *J.P. Macura (6-5/Jr.) G Leads team in steals (1.4 spg.) & FT% (.785)

2 0 Tyrique Jones Freshman Forward Bloomfield, Conn. 3 Quentin Goodin Freshman Guard Campbellsville, Ky. 4 Edmond Sumner Sophomore Guard Detroit, Mich. * Not on active roster 5 Trevon Bluiett Junior Guard Indianapolis, Ind. 10 Leighton Schrand Freshman Guard Villa Hills, Ky. 11 Malcolm Bernard Senior Guard Miami, Fla. 12 Cullen Barr Senior Forward Libertyville, Ill. 20 Alex Bergen Senior Guard Cincinnati, Ohio 21 Tim Stainbrook Senior Forward Bay Village, Ohio 22 Kaiser Gates Sophomore Forward Alpharetta, Ga. 24 Conor Peterson Freshman Guard/Forward Libertyville, Ill. 35 RaShid Gaston Senior Forward Warren, Ohio 54 Sean O Mara Junior Forward/Center Glen Ellyn, Ill. 55 J.P. Macura Junior Guard Lakeville, Minn. Chris Mack Head Coach 8th Year Xavier 92 Travis Steele Associate Head Coach 9th Year Butler 04 Mike Pegues Assistant Coach 5th Year Delaware 00 Luke Murray Assistant Coach 2nd Year Fairfield 07 Mario Mercurio Dir. of Basketball Admin. 13th Year Xavier 03 Jeremy Growe Dir. of Basketball Oper. 8th Year Indiana 09 David Fluker Athletic Trainer 14th Year Wilmington 86 Matt Jennings Strength and Conditioning Coach 8th Year North Carolina 96 Ty Sampson Video Coordinator 4th Year Illinois 13 Allen Payne Graduate Program Asst. 2nd Year Auburn 14 Ricardo Johnson Graduate Program Asst. 1st Year Ohio 14

3 2017 XAVIER NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME YR. POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL(S) / LAST COLLEGE 0 Tyrique Jones Fr. F Bloomfield, Conn. Vermont Academy 3 Quentin Goodin Fr. G Campbellsville, Ky. Taylor 4 Edmond Sumner % So. G Detroit, Mich. Country Day 5 Trevon Bluiett Jr. G Indianapolis, Ind. Park Tudor 10 Leighton Schrand * Fr. G Villa Hills, Ky. Holy Cross 11 Malcolm Bernard + # Sr. G Miami, Fla. Middleburg / FAMU 12 Cullen Barr * Sr. F Libertyville, Ill. Carmel Catholic 20 Alex Bergen * Sr. G Cincinnati, Ohio Oak Hills 21 Tim Stainbrook Sr. F Bay Village, Ohio Lakewood St. Edward 22 Kaiser Gates So. F Alpharetta, Ga. St. Francis 24 Conor Peterson * Fr. G/F Libertyville, Ill. Libertyville High / Brewster Academy 35 RaShid Gaston + Sr. F Warren, Ohio Warren G. Harding / Norfolk State 54 Sean O Mara Jr. F/C Glen Ellyn, Ill. Benet Academy 55 J.P. Macura Jr. G Lakeville, Minn. Lakeville North Head Coach: Chris Mack (Xavier 92; eighth season) Associate Head Coach: Travis Steele (Butler 04; ninth season) Assistant Coaches: Luke Murray (Fairfield 07; second season) and Mike Pegues (Delaware 00; fifth season) Director of Basketball Administration: Mario Mercurio (Xavier 03; 13th season) Director of Basketball Operations: Jeremy Growe (Indiana 09; eighth season) Video Coordinator: Ty Sampson (Illinois 13; fourth season) Graduate Program Assistants: Allen Payne (Auburn 14; second season) and Ricardo Johnson (Ohio 14; first season) Associate Head Athletic Trainer: David Fluker (Wilmington 86; seventh season with current staff and 14th overall) Strength and Conditioning Coach: Matt Jennings (North Carolina 96; eighth season) Associate Athletic Director for Communications and Men s Basketball Media Contact: Tom Eiser (Xavier 84; 31st season) * - walk-on % - Not on active roster; suffered season-ending knee injury on Jan. 29 at Madison Square Garden + - transfer eligible in season # - graduate student academically XAVIER AND BIG EAST WEB SITES & SOCIAL MEDIA Xavier Postseason Hashtag: #LetsMarch Xavier Athletics website: Xavier Athletics Facebook: facebook.com/xaviermusketeers Xavier Athletics Xavier Athletics Xavier Gameday Xavier Basketball on Twitter & Coach Mack on Eiser on PRONUNCIATIONS Pegues Puh-Geese Trevon Bluiett Tray-vahn Blew-it Macura Mah-cure-uh O Mara Oh-Mare-Uh Kaiser KIE-Zer Tyrique Tie-REEK Quentin KWEN-tin RaShid Rah-SHEED

4 ELITE AGAIN: Xavier played in its third NCAA Tournament Elite Eight and its first since 2008 when it lost in the 2008 West Regional to Kevin Love, Russell Westbrook and No. 1 seed UCLA in Phoenix, Ariz. XU also advanced to the Elite Eight in 2004 where it fell to No. 1 seed Duke in the Atlanta Regional Final. SWEET SUCCESS IN THE NCAA TOURNA- MENT: Xavier has now made it to at least the Sweet 16 six times in the last 10 years (since 2008), including 2017, 2015, 2012, 2010, 2009 and Only nine teams had made at least six Sweet 16s since 2008: Kansas (7), North Carolina (7), Michigan State (7), Wisconsin (7), Xavier (6), Louisville (6), Duke (6), Arizona (6) and Kentucky (6). Xavier has made eight all-time appearances in the Sweet 16: 1990, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015 and NCAA TOURNAMENT ELITE COMPANY: Xavier has made 11 of the last 12 NCAA Tournaments and 15 of the last 17. Only eight schools have been to at least 11 NCAA Tournaments in the last 12 years: Duke, Kansas, Gonzaga, Michigan State and Wisconsin are at 12, while Xavier, North Carolina and Villanova are at 11. 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 made its 27th all-time appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 2017, which includes 17 at-large berths and 10 automatic berths (MCC and A-10). POSTSEASON TRADITION: Xavier made its 30th postseason appearance in the last 35 years ( ). That span includes 26 NCAA Tournament appearances, including four straight, 11 of the last 12 and 15 of the last 17 NCAA Tournaments. XU only made the NCAA field one time (1961) before the season. MACK'S NCAA TOURNAMENT SUCCESS: Eighth-year head coach Chris Mack has four more NCAA Tournament wins (10) than any Xavier head coach in program history. Mack has led Xavier to the NCAA Tournament seven times in his first eight seasons. He is the first XU head coach to lead XU to four Sweet 16s (2010, 2012, 2015 and 2017), twice as many as any other XU coach, and now has his first Elite Eight. Mack also has the distinction of having won NCAA Tournament games as a head coach, an assistant coach and a player at his alma mater. Mack won an NCAA game in 1993 as an XU senior. MACK IS SECOND ON XAVIER'S CAREER WINS LIST: Head coach Chris Mack is (.671) in his eight seasons at the helm and ranks second on Xavier s all-time wins list. He trails only Pete Gillen (202 wins in nine seasons from ) in overall wins. Mack, who played under Gillen at XU, made history when was selected as the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Henry Iba Award winner as National Coach of the Year, Xavier's first-ever national coach of the year. He also earned that honor from CBS Sports and Basketball Times. BIG EAST IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT... SEVEN NCAA BERTHS IN 2017: The BIG EAST Conference has earned 22 NCAA Tournament berths in its first four years in the current 10-team configuration, including seven in The BIG EAST had five in 2016, six in 2015 and four in Nine of the 10 schools in the BIG EAST have earned at least one NCAA berth in the past four seasons: Xavier (4), Villanova (4), Providence (4), Butler (3), Seton Hall (2), Creighton (2), Georgetown (1), St. John s (1) and Marquette (1). SEEING 20-20: Xavier, 24-14, secured its fourth straight 20-win season, its 11th in 12 years and 19th in 21 years. NEUTRAL SITE SUCCESS: Xavier was 8-2 this past season at neutral site venues, including three wins and a championship at the Tire Pros Invitational in Orlando, a 2-1 mark at the BIG EAST Tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York, a 2-0 mark in the NCAA first and second round games at Amway Center in Orlando, Fla., and 1-1 at the West Regional in San Jose, Calif. FOR THE RECORD (XAVIER): Xavier, overall and seventh place at 9-9 in the BIG EAST regular season, was a No. 11 seed in the NCAA West Region. XU's season came to an end with an loss to No. 1 seed Gonzaga in the West Regional Final on March 25 in San Jose, Calif. WIN OVER ARIZONA SENT XAVIER BACK TO THE ELITE EIGHT: Xavier recorded a thrilling come-from-behind win over No. 2 seed and Pac-12 Champion Arizona on March 23, equalling the highest seed that Xavier has ever beaten in the NCAA Tournament. Xavier trailed by eight points, 69-61, with 3:44 left but finished the game on a 12-2 run, including the game-winner from junior Sean O'Mara with 40 seconds left. Junior Trevon Bluiett, who finished with a game-high 25 points, hit a 3-pointer and a couple big free throws during the run. Senior Malcolm Bernard, who scored all 15 of his career-high point total in the second half, also contributed a 3-pointer and a couple big free throws during the decisive 12-2 run. (Xavier trailed with 2:52 left and XU outscored UA 9-0 to finish the game.) The win avenged Xavier's loss to Arizona in a 2015 Sweet 16 matchup. XAVIER ROLLED OVER ACC RUNNER-UP FLORIDA STATE IN THE NCAA SECOND ROUND: Xavier record an impressive win over No. 3 seed Florida State in the NCAA Second Round in Orlando on March 18. Xavier won handily using strong defense, holding FSU to 40 percent shooting, and efficient offense, shooting 55.6 percent from the field and recording 20 assists on its 30 field goals. Junior Trevon Bluiett led all scorers with 29 points, including 21 in the second half. Freshman Tyrique Jones hit 6-of-7 from the field on a his way to 13 points in 17 minutes of action. The Musketeers outrebounded the taller Seminoles XAVIER DEFEATED BIG TEN RUNNER-UP MARYLAND IN THE NCAA FIRST ROUND: Xavier recorded a win over No. 6 seed Maryland in the NCAA First Round in Orlando on March 16. Xavier trailed with under 16 minutes left and with 13 minutes left. That's when XU put together a 14-0 run to take the lead back and take control of the game for good at with nine minutes left. Junior Trevon Bluiett fueled the run with three 3-pointers, while sophomore Kaiser Gates also contributed a trey. Bluiett finished with a game-high 21 points, including 18 in the second half. Junior Sean O'Mara came up big with a career-high 18 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field and 8-of-9 free throws to go with a careerhigh seven rebounds. Freshman Quentin Goodin contributed nine points, five rebounds and a career-high and Xavier NCAA record-tying nine assists. JUNIOR DUO CAME UP BIG IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT: Juniors Trevon Bluiett and J.P. Macura earned spots on the fivemember All-West Regional Team. Bluiett averaged 21.3 ppg. for Xavier's four games in the 2017 NCAA Tournament, including 21 (18 in second half) vs. Maryland, 29 (21 in second half) vs. Florida State and 25 (18 in the first half) vs. Arizona. Macura averaged 13.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game in the NCAA Tournament. O'MARA WAS BIG FOR XAVIER IN THE 2017 NCAA TOURNAMENT: Junior Sean O'Mara was Xavier's third-leading scorer during the NCAA Tournament at 10.5 ppg., while hitting 65.0 percent (13-of-20)

5 from the field and 76.2 percent (16-of-21) from the free-throw line. O'Mara scored in double figures in two games, including a career-high 18 in the Maryland win and 11 in the Florida State win. O'Mara scored eight points vs. Arizona, including the game-winner with 40 seconds left. RARE NCAA STARTS FOR XAVIER FRESHMEN: Xavier started two freshmen (Quentin Goodin and Tyrique Jones) for all four of this year's NCAA games, only the second time that Xavier has started two freshmen in any NCAA Tournament game. Then-freshmen Justin Doellman and Justin Cage started all four 2004 NCAA games, helping XU reach its first-ever NCAA Elite Eight. XAVIER DEFEATED BUTLER IN THE BIG EAST QUARTERS: The Musketeers recorded a win over Butler (NCAA No. 4 seed and Sweet 16 participant) on March 9 in the BIG EAST Tournament. Xavier trailed by seven points, 49-42, with under eight minutes left. Junior Trevon Bluiett led the comeback with 17 of his game-high 23 points coming in the second half, including the jumper with 17 seconds left that gave XU the lead for good at Senior Malcolm Bernard contributed 12 points, a Xavier career-high 10 rebounds and a Xavier career-high tying four assists. CLOSE CALLS: Xavier, which defeated Arizona on March 23, compiled a 6-2 record this past season in games decided by four points or less. XU won over Seton Hall on Feb. 1 and at Creighton on Feb. 4. Xavier's other close wins include Wake Forest, 69-65, on Dec. 17. Xavier had only two of its 34 games in the season decided by four points or less. In fact, XU had only one of its 30 regular season games in the season decided by less than seven points, the win over Creighton at Cintas Center (3-5-16). BLUIETT IS IN THE TOP 15 ON THE XAVIER ALL-TIME SCORING LIST: Junior guard Trevon Bluiett, who scored 21 points vs. Maryland on March 16, 29 vs. Florida State on March 18 and 25 vs. Arizona on March 23, moved up to 15th place on XU's alltime scoring list with 1,585 career points. Bluiett, who became a member of XU's 1,000 Point Club in the UNI game on Nov. 20, is 11 points shy of the next target on the list, 14th place Stan Kimbrough (1,596 from ). Bluiett's 665 points this season rank fifth-best all-time for Xavier single season scoring totals. XAVIER CAREER SCORING LEADERS PLACE PLAYER (YR) CAREER PTS. 1. Byron Larkin ( ) 2, David West ( ) 2, Romain Sato ( ) 2, Tyrone Hill ( ) 2, Lenny Brown ( ) 1, Tu Holloway ( ) 1, Anthony Hicks ( ) 1, Jamie Gladden ( ) 1, Steve Thomas ( ) 1, Brian Grant ( ) 1, Nick Daniels ( ) 1, Bob Quick ( ) 1, Stanley Burrell ( ) 1, Stan Kimbrough ( ) 1, Trevon Bluiett (2014-present) 1, Darnell Williams ( ) 1, Lionel Chalmers ( ) 1, Gary Lumpkin ( ) 1, James Posey ( ) 1, Justin Doellman ( ) 1, Jeff Jenkins ( ) 1, Joe Viviano ( ) 1, Jamal Walker ( ) 1, Jack Thobe ( ) 1, Derek Strong ( ) 1, Dave Piontek ( ) 1, Jerry Helmers ( ) 1, Josh Duncan ( ) 1, Mark Lyons ( ) 1, Justin Cage ( ) 1, Michael Davenport ( ) 1, Hank Stein ( ) 1, Maurice McAfee ( ) 1, Dexter Bailey ( ) 1, Gene Smith ( ) 1,109 Richie Harris ( ) 1, B.J. Raymond ( ) 1, Kenny Frease ( ) 1, Kevin Frey ( ) 1, Derrick Brown ( ) 1,096 Huck Budde ( ) 1, Bill Kirvin ( ) 1,088 Jim Boothe ( ) 1, Bob Pelkington ( ) 1, Joe Geiger ( ) 1,073 Aaron Williams ( ) 1, Victor Fleming ( ) 1, J.P. Macura (2014-present) 1, Gary Massa ( ) 1, Mike Plunkett ( ) 1, Semaj Christon ( ) 1, Michael Hawkins ( ) 1, T.J. Johnson ( ) 1,021 MACURA IS ALSO IN THE XU 1,000 POINT CLUB: Junior J.P. Macura scored a teamhigh 18 points vs. Gonzaga on March 25 and a game-high 22 points on March 10 vs. Creighton at the BIG EAST Tournament at Madison Square Garden. He joined the 1,000-point club for his career in that Creighton game. Macura now has 1,054 points and stands No. 48 on the XU career scoring list. BIG MINUTES FOR MUSKETEER DUO: Junior Trevon Bluiett was first in the BIG EAST in minutes played at 35.1 mpg. and junior J.P. Macura was third at 33.5 mpg. Bluiett missed most of the Villanova game on Feb. 11 and all of the Providence (Feb. 15) and Marquette (Feb. 18) games due to an ankle injury. BOARD CHAIRMEN: Xavier was second in the BIG EAST Conference and 22nd in the nation in rebound margin (+6.1 rpg.). XU outrebounded 29 of its 38 opponents this season, including (22-5 in offensive rebounds) vs. Villanova on Feb. 11. The rebounding numbers also include a advantage on Dec. 3 at Baylor with an 18-8 offensive rebounding edge. Senior RaShid Gaston led Xavier in rebounding at 5.9 rpg. (sixth in the BIG EAST) and offensive rebounding at 2.4 per game (third in the BIG EAST) in 18.2 minutes per game. Gaston grabbed a game-high and career-high 17 rebounds vs. Creighton on Jan. 16, which included nine offensive rebounds. Junior Trevon Bluiett was second on the team at 5.7 rpg. (10th in the BIG EAST). FOUR GUYS SIGNED THE BUBBLE: When a Musketeer grabs a double-figure rebound total he is asked to sign the rebounding bubble, the device that sits over the rim for rebounding drills in practice. Senior Malcolm Bernard was the last to sign in the season when he grabbed a Xavier career-high 10 rebounds in the BIG EAST Tournament quarterfinal win over Butler on March 9. Sophomore Kaiser Gates signed it on Feb. 8 after grabbing a career-high 10 rebounds vs. DePaul. Senior RaShid Gaston signed it seven times, including for his career-high 17 rebounds vs. Creighton on Jan. 16 (nine offensive rebounds). Gaston had 10 rebounds vs. Missouri on Nov. 17, 11 rebounds at Colorado on Dec. 7 and 14 vs. Utah on Dec. 10. Junior Trevon Bluiett signed it three times, including after a game-high 10-rebound effort at St. John's on Jan. 29 and a gamehigh 10 rebounds to go with a game-high 24 points at DePaul on March 4. Bluiett had 11 rebounds vs. Lehigh on Nov. 11, while freshman Tyrique Jones had 11 vs. Buffalo on Nov. 14.

6 DOUBLE-DOUBLE VISION: Senior RaShid Gaston led Xavier in double-doubles with seven, including four in BIG EAST games. That list included 10 rebounds to go with a Xavier career-high 23 points vs. Villanova on Feb. 11 and 14 rebounds to go with 19 points at Providence on Feb. 15 and 12 points and 10 rebounds at Marquette on Feb. 18. BLUIETT WAS IN THE TOP 10 IN THE BIG EAST IN SCORING AND REBOUNDING: Junior guard Trevon Bluiett, a two-time First Team All-BIG EAST selection, was second in the BIG EAST Conference in scoring at 18.5 ppg., including his 40-point game at Cincinnati on Jan. 26 and 21.3 ppg. in the 2017 NCAA Tournament. Bluiett was second on the team in rebounding (10th in the BIG EAST at 5.7 rpg.). Bluiett posted career highs for points (40), field goals made (12-of-15) and 3-pointers made (a school-record tying 9-of-11) at Cincinnati on Jan. 26. It marked XU's first 40-point game since 2003 National Player of the Year David West had 47 in a win over Dayton at Cintas Center on Feb. 8, BLUIETT'S VISION: Junior Trevon Bluiett posted a team-high point+ games this season, including his gamehigh scoring efforts in all three of Xavier's NCAA wins: 25 points vs. Arizona on March 23, 29 points vs. Florida State on March 18 and 21 points vs. Maryland on March 16. Bluiett, who posted a gamehigh 23-point game in the March 9 win over Butler in the BIG EAST Tournament, had a game-high 24 points to go with a game-high 10 rebounds at DePaul on March 4. Bluiett had a team-high 24 points in the win over Seton Hall on Feb. 1 and a career-high 40 points at Cincinnati on Jan. 26. TREY-VON: Junior Trevon Bluiett was ranked third in the BIG EAST in 3-point field goals made at 2.5 per game, including a career-high and school-record tying nine at Cincinnati on Jan. 26. Romain Sato set the school record with nine vs. Rhode Island ( ). Bluiett connected for six 3-pointers each at Colorado on Dec. 7 and at Baylor on Dec. 3. BIG EAST HONORS... SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR NAMED FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG EAST: Junior Trevon Bluiett was named First Team All-BIG EAST by the league coaches for a second straight year. Bluiett was named on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll five times as a junior. Bluiett has earned Player of the Week honors four times in his career, including twice this past season. BLUIETT WAS NAMED TO THE BIG EAST ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM AGAIN: Junior Trevon Bluiett was named to the All-BIG EAST Tournament Team for the second straight year. Bluiett averaged 19.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists for Xavier's three games. MACURA MADE A BIG JUMP FROM HIS SOPHOMORE YEAR: Junior J.P. Macura averaged 14.4 points per game (second on the team and 16th in the BIG EAST Conference) and had 32 double-figure scoring games as a junior. Macura, who had 22 points vs. Creighton on March 10 and 14 points vs. Arizona on March 23, posted a 22-point game at Seton Hall on Feb. 22, a 23-point game at Georgetown on Dec. 31 and a 20-point game vs. Georgetown on Jan. 22. He led the team in steals per game at 1.4 spg. (ninth in the BIG EAST), while standing second on the team among active players in assists at 2.9 per game, including a career-high seven vs. Villanova on Feb. 11. Macura led the team and was ninth in the BIG EAST in free-throw shooting at 78.5 percent, including a streak of 20 straight free throws made to start the season. Macura averaged a team-high 19.0 ppg. for Xavier's three games in the Tire Pros Invitational in Orlando in November, including a career-high 28 points on the strength of a career-high six 3-pointers to go with five assists and three steals in the win over Clemson on Nov. 18. Macura was named to the 2016 Tire Pros Invitational All-Tournament Team. STARTING NEW: Junior J.P. Macura, the BIG EAST Sixth Man of the Year, started all 38 games (the only Musketeer to start all 38 games). He started four games as a sophomore. First-year senior Malcolm Bernard started 35 games. Junior Sean O'Mara started the first eight games (first collegiate starts), senior RaShid Gaston started 18 times, while freshman Tyrique Jones made his first 13 collegiate starts in the second half of the season. The only two returning starters were junior Trevon Bluiett and sophomore Edmond Sumner, although Sumner was lost to injury on Jan. 29 and Bluiett missed two games and the majority of a third game late in the season with an injury. Freshman Quentin Goodin made his 18th collegiate start (17th straight) vs. Gonzaga on March 25 and sophomore Kaiser Gates made four starts on the season. GOODIN STARTED WELL: Freshman guard Quentin Goodin, averaged 5.3 assists per game after taking over the starting point guard spot over the last 17 games, including a career-high nine assists in the NCAA win over Maryland on March 16. Goodin was tied for fourth in the BIG EAST Conference in assists for league games at 3.8 apg. and was second in the BIG EAST in assist/turnover ratio for league games at 2.2. Goodin had eight assists at Seton Hall on Feb. 22 and on Feb. 18 at Marquette. His assist/turnover ratio for all games (1.8) ranked fifth in the BIG EAST and his assist average (3.4 apg.) ranked sixth. Goodin, who scored 11 points vs. Creighton on March 10, contributed 11 points, seven assists and six rebounds vs. Butler on Feb. 26. Goodin had 15 points, five assists and a career-high five steals at Creighton on Feb. 4 and dished off eight assists in the Feb. 8 win over DePaul. He had seven assists in the Feb. 1 Seton Hall win. Goodin scored a career-high 16 points to go with two assists in the win over St. John's on Jan. 29. Goodin averaged 35.5 minutes over the last 17 games (17 straight starts), including a career-high 40 vs. Villanova on Feb. 11. GASTON WAS A FORCE ON THE BOARDS... PASSED 1,000 CAREER POINTS: Senior forward RaShid Gaston, who transferred to Xavier from Norfolk State, was third in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage at 59.0 percent, including hitting 8-of-10 at Providence on Feb. 15 on his way to game highs of 19 points and 14 rebounds, while scoring a Xavier career-high 23 points on Feb. 11 vs. Villanova on 10-of-13 shooting from the field to go with 10 rebounds. Gaston led the team and was sixth in the BIG EAST in rebounding at 5.9 rpg. and also led the team in offensive rebounding at 2.4 per game (third in the BIG EAST). Gaston grabbed a game-high and career-high 17 rebounds to go with 12 points vs. Creighton on Jan. 16, an effort which included an XU career-high nine offensive rebounds. Gaston, who has posted a team-high seven double-doubles in scoring-rebounding this season, contributed back-to-back doubledoubles with a 14 rebounds to go with 11 points in the Utah win on Dec. 10 and 14 points to go with 11 rebounds, while hitting 7-of-8 shots from the field, on Dec. 7 at Colorado. Gaston, who scored 14 points in the Wake Forest win on Dec. 17, scored 12 points, had a game-high tying 10 rebounds and blocked four shots on Nov. 17 vs. Missouri. Gaston scored 1,191 collegiate points, including three seasons at Norfolk State. BIG EAST HONORS GASTON: Senior forward RaShid Gaston earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Feb. 13 after averaging 18.5 ppg. and 7.5 rpg. for two games, while shooting 76.2 percent from the field. Gaston had an XU career-high 23 points on shooting vs. Villanova on Feb. 11 and completed the double-double with 10 rebounds.

7 GATES WAS A BIG FACTOR IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT: Sophomore forward Kaiser Gates, was Xavier's fifth-leading scorer for the NCAA Tournament at 7.8 ppg., while hitting 52.4 percent from the field, including 43.8 percent from 3-point range. He scored in double figures in two of the NCAA games, including an 11-point game vs. Maryland on March 16 and a 14-point game vs. Florida State on March 18 on 5-of-6 shooting, including a careerhigh tying four 3-pointers out of five attempts. Gates, who had 11 points and seven rebounds at Marquette on Feb. 18, grabbed a career-high and game-high 10 rebounds in the win over DePaul on Feb. 8. Gates scored 13 points on the strength of 3-of-4 3-point shooting to go with eight rebounds vs. Seton Hall on Feb. 1 and had nine rebounds at Creighton on Feb. 4. Gates hit 6-of-8 from the field, including tying his career high with 4-of-6 3-pointers, on his way to a career-high 17 points in the St. John's win on Jan. 7. Gates grabbed nine rebounds at St. John's on Jan. 29 at Madison Square Garden. Gates underwent a preseason scope procedure on his left knee and missed the first five games. Gates started four games. JONES MADE HIS PRESENCE FELT: Freshman big man Tyrique Jones, who started 13 games including all four NCAA Tournament games, scored 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting vs. Florida State on March 18. Jones was ranked second on the team in offensive rebounding at 1.6 rpg., which ranked 14th in the BIG EAST despite logging 11.0 minutes per game. Jones, who had a 13-point game at Marquette on 6-of-8 shooting, hit 44 of his last 62 shots from the field (71.0 percent) over the last 16 games. Jones hit 8-8 from the field at Creighton on Feb. 4 for a career-high 16 points against heralded Bluejay big man Justin Patton. Jones grabbed a game-high and career-high 11 rebounds vs. Buffalo on Nov. 14. Jones contributed 10 points vs. St. John's on Jan. 7 to go with five rebounds and two blocks. JONES ENJOYED A PERFECT SHOOTING DAY AT CREIGHTON: Freshman Tyrique Jones hit 8-8 from the field at Creighton on Feb. 4 for a career-high 16 points. His 8-8 effort equaled the best field goal percentage effort by a Musketeer in over 20 years. The last time someone did better was then junior Torraye Braggs, who hit 9-9 vs. Western Kentucky on Nov. 23, 1996, (before Tyrique was born). Jones is the only player on the following list that was not a junior or senior. Over the Last 25 years --- Best XU single-game field goal percentage efforts: Torraye Braggs Jr. 9-9 Western Kentucky Larry Sykes Jr. 9-9 Miami (Ohio) Tyrique Jones Fr. 8-8 at Creighton Josh Duncan Sr. 8-8 at Rhode Island Justin Cage Sr. 8-8 Ohio State (NCAA) Brian Thornton Sr. 8-8 Eastern Illinois BERNARD POSTED SOME CAREER-HIGH EFFORTS DOWN THE STRETCH: Senior guard Malcolm Bernard, who scored a Xavier career-high 15 points (all in the second half) in the Arizona win on March 23, posted 10 double-figure scoring games as a Musketeer, including five in the last 10 games. Bernard, a graduate student who played in the season at FAMU, contributed 12 points, a Xavier career-high 10 rebounds and a Xavier career-high tying four assists in the Butler win on March 9. Bernard scored 13 points to go with five rebounds at DePaul on March 4. It marked his third straight game with 13 points. Bernard posted 13 points and a careerhigh tying three steals and four rebounds vs. Butler on Feb. 26 and followed that up with 13 points to go with five rebounds vs. Marquette on March 1. Bernard had 12 points in the win over Georgetown on Jan. 22 and 10 points with eight rebounds at Butler on Jan. 14. Bernard, who started 35 of the 38 games, contributed 10 points in the St. John's win on Jan. 7 on 4-of-4 shooting, including a pair of 3-pointers. Bernard had nine points and seven rebounds vs. Clemson on Nov. 18. O'MARA ENJOYED A CAREER NIGHT VS. MARYLAND: Junior Sean O'Mara was Xavier's third-leading scorer during the NCAA Tournament at 10.5 ppg., while hitting 65.0 percent (13-of-20) from the field. O'Mara scored in double figures in two NCAA games, including a career-high 18 in the Maryland win on March 16 on 5-of-6 shooting to go with a game-high seven rebounds and 11 points, five rebounds, three assists and three blocks vs. Florida State on March 18. O'Mara scored eight points, including the game-winner with 40 seconds left, against Arizona on March 23. O'Mara had 10 points and four rebounds in the Butler win on March 9 in the BIG EAST Tournament. In fact, three of O'Mara's nine double-figure scoring games as a junior came in the postseason. Xavier was 8-1 this past season in games when O'Mara scored in double figures, including 3-0 in the postseason. O'Mara scored 14 points on Feb. 18 at Marquette to go with five rebounds and a career-high three blocks. O'Mara came up big in the Feb. 1 win over Seton Hall with 11 points and five rebounds in 14 minutes of action. O'Mara came up big with 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting to go with five rebounds vs. Missouri on Nov. 17. O'Mara shot 60.7 percent for the season, including 65.0 percent in the NCAA Tournament. SUMNER STOOD OUT: Sophomore Edmond Sumner, a preseason First Team All-BIG EAST selection by the league coaches, suffered a season-ending torn ACL injury in his left knee in Xavier s game vs. St. John s on Jan. 29 at Madison Square Garden. Sumner had successful surgery on March 1. Sumner led Xavier in assists at 5.0 apg. before the injury. Sumner dished off a career-high tying nine assists with zero turnovers vs. Eastern Washington on Dec. 20. Sumner was second on the team in scoring at 15.0 ppg., including a teamhigh 16.9 ppg. in BIG EAST play. He was also second on the team in steals at 1.3 spg. Sumner scored all of his game-high 22 points in the second half at Butler on Jan. 14, his fourth 20-point game of the season. Sumner had a career-high 28 points with eight rebounds and six assists in the Georgetown win on Dec. 31. CONSISTENT CONFERENCE SUCCESS: Xavier, 9-9 in the BIG EAST regular season, has recorded 35 straight seasons at.500 or better in conference play (MCC, Atlantic 10 and BIG EAST). No other school in NCAA Division I had an active streak of more than 30 years: The top five include Xavier (35), Murray State (30), Kansas (28), Kentucky (28) and Gonzaga (26). DEE-FENSE IS KEY: Xavier was 14-1 when it held the opposition under 70 points, including over Butler on March 9, over Maryland on March 16 and over Florida State on March 18. XAVIER SUCCESS IN REGULAR TOURNA- MENTS: Xavier defeated Missouri (83-82 in overtime), Clemson (83-77) and Northern Iowa (67-59) to capture the championship of the 2016 Tire Pros Invitational Nov in Orlando, Fla. Junior Trevon Bluiett was named Tournament MVP and junior teammate J.P. Macura joined him on the All-Tournament Team. XU has now won four regular season tournament championships in 10 years. XAVIER IN THE PROS: Xavier has 23 former players playing professional basketball, including David West (Golden State Warriors), Semaj Christon (Oklahoma City Thunder) and Jordan Crawford (New Orleans Pelicans) in the NBA. All three of last year's scholarship seniors are playing overseas: Remy Abell (Finland), James Farr (Hungary) and Jalen Reynolds (Italy). XU has 20 former players playing professional basketball overseas.

8 GRADUATION STREAK IS AT AND COUNTING: Xavier has a list of 100 consecutive men's basketball seniors that have graduated dating back to the year. All four of last year's seniors earned their degrees: Remy Abell, Kevin Coker, James Farr and Jalen Reynolds. ONE OF THE NATION'S TOP RECRUITING CLASSES: Xavier s impressive five-member 2017 recruiting class has been ranked in the top 10 in the nation by Scout.com, 247sports.com, ESPN.com and Rivals.com. * Elias Harden, a 6-5 guard from Pebblebrook High in Mableton, Ga. * Kentrevious Jones, a 6-10 center from Westside High School in Macon, Ga. * Naji Marshall, a 6-6 forward from Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va. * Jared Ridder, a 6-7 forward from Kickapoo High School in Springfield, Mo. * Paul Scruggs, a 6-3 guard from Prolific Prep in Napa, Calif., who played as a junior at Southport High School in Indianapolis.

9 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) (Seventh in BIG EAST) NCAA Elite Eight (#11 seed) 10,282 (12/16) (Second in BIG EAST) NCAA Second Round (#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) 38-Year Totals (.680) # (.694) Conf. Regular Season 26 NCAA Tournaments/4 NIT * Won Conference Tournament Championship #These 38 years include (.583) 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 11 of the last 12 NCAA Tournament fields and 15 of the last Xavier has made 30 postseason appearances in the last 35 years, including 26 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 11 of the last 12 years and 19 of the last 21 years.

10 XAVIER RECORDS BREAKDOWN Leading at the half: 14-7 Trailing at the half: 9-7 Tied at the half: 1-0 In Overtime: 1-0 XU Shooting 50% or better: 10-0 XU Shooting between % 13-8 XU Shooting less than 40%: 1-6 Opponents shoot 50% or better: 4-6 Opponents shoot less than 50%: 20-8 XU outrebounds its opponent: 20-9 Opponent outrebounds XU: 4-3 Teams are tied in rebounds: 0-2 XU Scoring 50 points or less: 0-0 XU Scoring points: 0-3 XU Scoring points: 4-6 XU Scoring points: 7-4 XU Scoring points: 11-1 XU Scoring points: 2-0 XU Scoring 100 or more points: 0-0 Allowing 50 points or less: 1-0 Allowing points: 6-0 Allowing points: 7-1 Allowing points: 6-7 Allowing points: 4-5 Allowing 90 points or more: 0-1 Game is decided by 1-4 points: 6-2 Game is decided by 5-10 points: 6-5 Game is decided by points: 6-4 Game is decided by 21 points or more: 6-3 Playing at night: 16-9 Playing in the morning or afternoon: 8-5 Trevon Bluiett leads team in scoring: 18-5 Edmond Sumner leads team in scoring: 2-2 J.P. Macura leads team in scoring: 5-4 RaShid Gaston leads team in scoring: 0-2 Sean O'Mara leads team in scoring: 0-1 Tyrique Jones leads team in scoring: 1-0 One player scores in double figures 0-0 Two players score in double figures: 3-6 Three players score in double figures: 5-4 Four players score in double figures: 12-4 Five players score in double figures: 3-0 Six players score in double figures: 1-0 Seven players score in double figures: 0-0 In November: 7-0 In December: 5-2 In January: 3-4 In February: 3-5 In March: 6-3 On Sunday: 3-1 On Monday 1-1 On Tuesday: 2-1 On Wednesday: 4-4 On Thursday: 4-1 On Friday: 2-1 On Saturday: 8-5 Double-Figure Scoring Games (130): Bluiett (33), Macura (32), Sumner (19), Gaston (11), Bernard (10), O Mara (9), Goodin (6), Gates (6), Jones (4) Double-Figure Rebounding Games (13): Gaston (7), Bluiett (3), Jones (1), Gates (1), Bernard (1) 20-Point (20-29) Scoring Games (29): Bluiett (18), Macura (6), Sumner (4), Gaston (1) 40-Point (40-49) Scoring Games (1): Bluiett (1) Double-Doubles/Pts.-Reb. (11): Gaston (7), Bluiett (3), Bernard (1) THE LAST TIME... Xavier scored points: Marquette 95, Xavier 84 at CC (3-1-17) Opponent scored points: Gonzaga 83, XU 59 in NCAA Tournament in San Jose ( ) Xavier scored points: XU 91, Florida State 66 in NCAA Tournament in Orlando ( ) Opponent scored points: Marquette 95, Xavier 84 at CC (3-1-17) 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: Gonzaga 83, XU 59 in NCAA Tournament in San Jose ( ) Opponent scored 60 points or less: XU 62, Butler 57 at Madison Square Garden (3-9-17) Xavier scored 50 points or less: Tennessee 64, XU 49 at Battle 4 Atlantis ( ) Opponent scored 50 points or less: XU 64, Northern Iowa 42 at CC ( ) 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 76, Maryland 65 in NCAA Tournament in Orlando ( ) Opponent won by points: Marquette 95, Xavier 84 at CC (3-1-17) Xavier won by points: XU 91, Florida State 66 in NCAA Tournament in Orlando ( ) Opponent won by points: Gonzaga 83, XU 59 in NCAA Tournament in San Jose ( ) Xavier won by 30 points or more: XU 85, NDSU 55 at CC ( ) Opponent won by 30 points or more: Villanova 95, XU 64 at VU ( ) Xavier scored 50 or more in the first half: 54 vs. St. John's at CC (1-7-17) Opponent scored 50 or more in the first half: 50 by DePaul at CC ( ) Xavier scored 50 or more in second half: 53 vs. Marquette at CC (3-1-17) Opponent scored 50 or more in the second half: 51 by Marquette at CC (3-1-17) Xavier scored 25 or less in the first half: 23 vs. Villanova at CC ( ) Opponent scored 25 or less in the first half: 25 by St. John's at Madison Square Garden ( ) Xavier scored 25 or less in second half: 20 vs. Gonzaga in NCAA Tournament in San Jose ( ) Opponent scored 25 or less in the second half: 21 by Alabama at AdvoCare Invitational ( ) Xavier played an overtime game: XU 83, Missouri 82 in overtime at Tire Pros Inv. ( ) Xavier played more than one overtime: Auburn 89, XU 88 2OT at AU ( ) Xavier won an overtime game: XU 83, Missouri 82 in overtime at Tire Pros Inv. ( ) Opponent won an overtime game: Creighton 79, XU 72 at CC (2-4-15) Xavier shot 60 percent from the field: 60.4 (32-53) vs. Providence at CC ( ) Opponent shot 60 percent from the field: 61.1 (33-54) by Marquette at CC (3-1-17) Xavier shot 50 pct. or more: 52.8 (28-53) vs. Arizona in NCAA Tournament in San Jose ( ) Opponent shot 50 percent or more: 54.7 (29-53) by Creighton at Madison Square Garden ( ) Xavier shot 35 pct. or worse: 35.0 (21-60) vs. Villanova at CC ( ) Opponent shot 35 percent or worse: 32.6 (14-43) by Northern Iowa 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. Georgetown at CC ( ) Opponent made 30 or more free throws: by Butler at BU ( ) Xavier made free throws: vs. Florida State in NCAA Tournament in Orlando ( ) Opponent made free throws: by St. John's at Madison Square Garden ( ) Xavier made 10 or more 3-Pt. FG: vs. Florida State in NCAA Tournament in Orlando ( ) Opponent made 10 or more 3-Pt. FG: by Gonzaga in NCAA Tournament in San Jose ( ) Xavier had 50 or more rebounds: 52 vs. Missouri at Tire Pros Inv. ( ) 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 Madison Square Garden ( ) Xavier had 15 or more turnovers: 15 vs. Maryland in NCAA Tournament in Orlando ( ) Opponent had 15 or more turnovers: 15 by DePaul at DU (3-4-17) Musketeer scored pts.: 25 by Trevon Bluiett vs. Arizona in NCAA Tournament in San Jose ( ) Two or more Musketeer players with 20+ points in one game: 24 by Trevon Bluiett and 20 by J.P. Macura vs. Georgetown at CC ( ) Opponent scored pts.: 23 by Nigel Williams-Goss of Gonzaga in NCAA Tournament in San Jose ( ) Musketeer scored points: 32 by Tu Holloway vs. Dayton at CC ( ) Opponent scored points in a game: 34 by Markus Howard of Marquette at MU ( ) Musketeer scored 40+ points in a game: 40 by Trevon Bluiett vs. Cincinnati at UC ( ). Opponent scored 40+ points in a game: 44 by Jimmal Ball of Akron at UA ( ) Musketeer grabbed 15 + reb.: 17 by RaShid Gaston vs. Creighton at CC ( ) Musketeer had 10 + assists: 12 by Myles Davis vs. Providence at CC ( ) Musketeer had 5 or more steals: 5 by Quentin Goodin vs. Creighton at CU (2-4-17) Musketeer had 5 or more blocks: 6 by Travis Taylor vs. Saint Louis at CC (3-6-13) Double-double (pts.-ast.): Myles Davis with 11 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 assists vs. Providence at CC ( ) Double-double (pts.-reb.): 12 points and 10 rebounds by Malcolm Bernard vs. Butler at Madison Square Garden (3-9-17) Two Musketeer players with double-doubles in one game: 10 points and 15 rebounds by Jalen Reynolds and Myles Davis with 11 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists vs. Providence at CC ( ) 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. Florida State in NCAA Tournament in Orlando ( ) Six Musketeers scored in double figures: 6 vs. St. John's at CC (1-7-17) Seven Musketeers scored in double figures: 7 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson at CC ( )

11 #11 MALCOLM BERNARD Senior Guard Miami, Fla. Middleburg HS FAMU AT XAVIER () 10 double-figure scoring games, including a Xavier career-high 15 points (all in the second half) in the NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Arizona on March Scored 12 points and completed his first XU double-double with an XU career-high 10 rebounds to go with four assists in the Butler win on March 9... Scored 13 points on March 4 at DePaul, while also adding five rebounds, two assists and two steals... Also had 13 vs. Butler on Feb. 26 to go with a career-high tying three steals and followed that up with 13 points and five rebounds vs. Marquette on March 1... Had 12 points in the 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 / All* / * Statistics from prior team/school COLLEGIATE CAREER STATS & XAVIER CAREER HIGHS Georgetown win on Jan Scored 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds at Butler on Jan Hit 3-of-4 3-pointers in the DePaul win on Feb Started 35 of the 38 games of his Xavier career... Contributed 10 points vs. St. John's on Jan. 7, hitting all four of his shots, including a pair of 3-pointers... Nine points, including two big 3-pointers, in the win at Georgetown on Dec Had six points, five rebounds, two assists, two blocks and two steals vs. Missouri on Nov. 17, including a game-saving block with two seconds left in overtime that led to XU's game-winning possession... His stat line of nine points and seven rebounds doesn't completely cover the impact he made with big plays vs. Clemson on Nov. 18, especially late in the game. AT FAMU ( ) Graduated from FAMU... Played one season at FAMU after sitting out the season due to NCAA transfer rules... Second Team All-MEAC Led the MEAC and was ranked 10th in the nation in steals at 2.3 spg. for the season Also led FAMU in scoring (14th in the MEAC at 14.4 ppg.), rebounding (sixth in the MEAC at 7.1 rpg.) and assists (second in the MEAC at 4.3 apg.). AT CHARLESTON SOUTHERN ( AND ) Played in 28 games as a sophomore Played in 30 games as a freshman... Played 23 minutes in the NIT loss at Southern Miss on March 20 and contributed five assists. SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 15, vs Arizona : 10, vs Butler -- 3/9/17 Assists: 4, Providence -- 12/28/16; vs Butler -- 3/9/17 Steals: 3, 4 times Blocks: 2, vs Missouri -- 11/17/16; at Providence -- 2/15/17 FG made: 5, Butler -- 02/26/17; vs Arizona FG attempts: 9, Butler -- 02/26/17; Utah -- 12/10/16 3FG made: 3, 6 times 3FG attempts: 7, at DePaul -- 3/4/17 FT made: 4, at Villanova -- 01/10/17; Georgetown -- 01/22/17 FT attempts: 4, 5 times GAME-BY-GAME #11 BERNARD, Malcolm Total 3-Pointers Free throws fg-fga 3fg-fga ft-fta pct def tot Opponent Date gs min pct pct off avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg LEHIGH 11/11/16 * BUFFALO 11/14/16 * vs Missouri 11/17/16 * vs Clemson 11/18/16 * vs Northern Iowa 11/20/16 * NORTHERN IOWA 11/26/16 * NORTH DAKOTA STATE 11/29/16 * at Baylor 12/03/16 * at Colorado 12/7/16 * UTAH 12/10/16 * WAKE FOREST 12/17/16 * EASTERN WASHINGTON 12/20/16 * PROVIDENCE 12/28/16 * at Georgetown 12/31/16 * ST. JOHN'S 01/07/17 * at Villanova 01/10/17 * at Butler 1/14/17 * CREIGHTON 01/16/17 * GEORGETOWN 01/22/17 * at Cincinnati 01/26/ at St. John's 1/29/17 * SETON HALL 02/01/17 * at Creighton * DEPAUL 02/08/17 * VILLANOVA 02/11/17 * at Providence 2/15/17 * at Marquette 2/18/17 * at Seton Hall 02/22/17 * BUTLER 02/26/ MARQUETTE 03/01/ at DePaul 3/4/17 * vs DePaul 3/8/17 * vs Butler 3/9/17 * vs Creighton 3/10/17 * vs Maryland 3/16/17 * vs Florida State 3/18/17 * vs Arizona * vs Gonzaga * BERNARD FILE Full Name: Malcolm Alexander Bernard Nickname: Swayze Birthdate/Birthplace: January 31, 1994 in Miami, Fla. Parents: Lesly Bernard and Melinda Boatwright Siblings: Jonathon, Preston, and Aliyah Major: Graduated from FAMU in May with a bachelor's degree in sociology; pursuing a master's degree in sport administration

12 #5 TREVON BLUIETT Junior Guard Indianapolis, Ind. Park Tudor HS POSTSEASON STANDOUT... TWO ALL-TOURNEY TEAMS Named to the five-member 2017 All-West Regional Team... Averaged 21.3 ppg. for Xavier's four games in the NCAA Tournament, including 21 (18 in second half) vs. Maryland on March 16, 29 (21 in second half) vs. Florida State on March 18 and 25 (18 in the first half) vs. Arizona on March Named to the 2017 All-BIG EAST Tournament Team (second straight year to make the team) after averaging 19.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists for Xavier's three games at Madison Square Garden. AS A JUNIOR () First Team All-BIG EAST selection by the league coaches, his second straight year on the first team... NABC First Team All-District 5 for the second straight year... BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll five times and Player of the Week twice as a junior... Second in the BIG EAST in scoring at 18.5 ppg.... Posted a team-high 19 games with 20 points or more, including a game-high 23 points in the win over Butler on March 9 at the BIG EAST Tournament and a game-high 24 points to go with a game-high 10 rebounds at DePaul on March 4... Second on the team in rebounding at 5.7 rpg. (10th in the BIG EAST)... Third in the BIG EAST in 3-point field goals made at 2.5 per game... Missed two games (at Providence and at Marquette) due to an ankle injury, snapping a streak of 72 straight starts... Forced out of Feb. 11 game vs. Villanova by injury points with nine rebounds vs. Providence on Dec points at Colorado on Dec. 7 on six 3-pointers at Baylor on Dec. 3 with six 3-pointers points vs. Wake Forest on Dec Tire Pros Invitational MVP... Scored a career-high 40 points at Cincinnati on Jan. 26, XU s first 40-point game since 2003 National Player of the Year David West had 47 in a win over Dayton in SECOND HALF SUCCESS STORY Scored double figures in the second half of eight of the last 10 games, including 17 or more points in the second half of five of the last eight games... Scored 21 of his game-high 29 points in the second half vs. Florida State on March 18 and 18 of his game-high 21 points in the second half vs. Maryland on March ppg. over the last eight games, 13.2 ppg. of which have come after halftime. 1,000 POINT CLUB MEMBER... TOP 15 ON XU LIST 15th on Xavier's all-time scoring list with 1,585 career points. 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 / SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 40, at Cincinnati -- 01/26/17 : 16, Northern Kentucky -- 11/23/15 Assists: 8, Marquette -- 02/06/16 Steals: 4, Eastern Washington -- 12/20/16; vs Maryland -- 3/16/17 Blocks: 3, at Providence College -- 1/26/16 FG made: 12, at Cincinnati -- 01/26/17 FG attempts: 19, vs Northern Iowa -- 11/20/16 3FG made: 9, at Cincinnati -- 01/26/17 3FG attempts: 13, at Colorado -- 12/7/16 FT made: 10, vs Florida State -- 3/18/17 FT attempts: 14, vs Florida State -- 3/18/17 GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-Pointers Free throws fg-fga 3fg-fga ft-fta pct def tot Opponent Date gs min pct pct off avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg LEHIGH 11/11/16 * BUFFALO 11/14/16 * vs Missouri 11/17/16 * vs Clemson 11/18/16 * vs Northern Iowa 11/20/16 * NORTHERN IOWA 11/26/16 * NORTH DAKOTA STATE 11/29/16 * at Baylor 12/03/16 * at Colorado 12/7/16 * UTAH 12/10/16 * WAKE FOREST 12/17/16 * EASTERN WASHINGTON 12/20/16 * PROVIDENCE 12/28/16 * at Georgetown 12/31/16 * ST. JOHN'S 01/07/17 * at Villanova 01/10/17 * at Butler 1/14/17 * CREIGHTON 01/16/17 * GEORGETOWN 01/22/17 * at Cincinnati 01/26/17 * at St. John's 1/29/17 * SETON HALL 02/01/17 * at Creighton * DEPAUL 02/08/17 * VILLANOVA 02/11/17 * at Providence 2/15/17 dnp at Marquette 2/18/17 dnp at Seton Hall 02/22/17 * BUTLER 02/26/17 * MARQUETTE 03/01/17 * at DePaul 3/4/17 * vs DePaul 3/8/17 * vs Butler 3/9/17 * vs Creighton 3/10/17 * vs Maryland 3/16/17 * vs Florida State 3/18/17 * vs Arizona * vs Gonzaga * BLUIETT FILE Full name: Trevon Nykee Bluiett Nickname: Tre Birthdate/Birthplace: November 5, 1994 in Indianapolis, Ind. Parents: Reynardo and Mariam Bluiett Siblings: Ashtyn, Juwaan, and Brody Major: Sport management

13 #35 RASHID GASTON Senior Forward Warren, Ohio Warren G. Harding HS Norfolk State AT XAVIER () Led the team and was sixth in the BIG EAST in rebounding at 5.9 rpg. and first on the team and third in the BIG EAST in offensive rebounding at 2.4 per game... Second in the BIG EAST in rebounding for league games only at 6.6 rpg.... Has a team-high seven doubledoubles, including four in BIG EAST games... Grabbed a game-high and career-high 17 rebounds to go with 12 points vs. Creighton on Jan. 16, an effort which included an XU career-high nine offensive rebounds... Played 18.2 minutes per game for the season... Third in the BIG EAST Conference in field goal percentage at 59.0 percent, including hitting 8-of-10 at Providence on Feb. 15 on his way to game highs of 19 points and 14 rebounds... Played in all 38 games, starting 18 times... Hit all six of his shots vs. Providence on Dec. 28 on his way to 12 points... Posted back-to-back double-doubles with 14 rebounds to go with 11 points in the Utah win on Dec. 10 and 14 points to go with 11 rebounds, while hitting 7-of-8 shots from the field, on Dec. 7 at Colorado... Also had 14 points in the Wake Forest win on Dec Scored 12 points, grabbed a game-high tying 10 rebounds and blocked four shots on Nov. 17 vs. Missouri... Contributed nine points and seven rebounds in 15 minutes of action in the Buffalo win on Nov. 14. BIG EAST HONORS Earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Feb. 13 after averaging 18.5 ppg. and 7.5 rpg. for two games, while shooting 76.2 percent from the field... Had an XU career-high 23 points on shooting vs. Villanova on Feb.11 and completed the double-double with 10 rebounds. 1,000 CAREER POINTS Has scored 1,191 points in his collegiate career, including his three seasons at Norfolk State (AS A NORFOLK STATE JUNIOR) Second Team NABC All-District 15 selection as a junior... Led his team and was second in the MEAC in rebounding at 9.6 rpg.... Second on the team in scoring at 15.5 ppg.... Shot 62.6 percent from the field, which ranked second in the MEAC and fourth in the nation. 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 / All* / * Statistics from prior team/school COLLEGIATE CAREER STATS & XAVIER CAREER HIGHS SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 23, Villanova -- 02/11/17 : 17, Creighton -- 01/16/17 Assists: 2, 6 times Steals: 1, 6 times Blocks: 4, vs Missouri -- 11/17/16 FG made: 10, Villanova -- 02/11/17 FG attempts: 13, Villanova -- 02/11/17 FT made: 6, vs Missouri -- 11/17/16 FT attempts: 10, vs Missouri -- 11/17/16 GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-Pointers Free throws fg-fga 3fg-fga ft-fta pct def tot Opponent Date gs min pct pct off avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg LEHIGH 11/11/ BUFFALO 11/14/ vs Missouri 11/17/ vs Clemson 11/18/ vs Northern Iowa 11/20/ NORTHERN IOWA 11/26/ NORTH DAKOTA STATE 11/29/ at Baylor 12/03/ at Colorado 12/7/16 * UTAH 12/10/16 * WAKE FOREST 12/17/16 * EASTERN WASHINGTON 12/20/16 * PROVIDENCE 12/28/16 * at Georgetown 12/31/16 * ST. JOHN'S 01/07/17 * at Villanova 01/10/17 * at Butler 1/14/17 * CREIGHTON 01/16/17 * GEORGETOWN 01/22/17 * at Cincinnati 01/26/17 * at St. John's 1/29/ SETON HALL 02/01/ at Creighton DEPAUL 02/08/ VILLANOVA 02/11/ at Providence 2/15/ at Marquette 2/18/17 * at Seton Hall 02/22/ BUTLER 02/26/17 * MARQUETTE 03/01/17 * at DePaul 3/4/ vs DePaul 3/8/17 * vs Butler 3/9/17 * vs Creighton 3/10/17 * vs Maryland 3/16/ vs Florida State 3/18/ vs Arizona vs Gonzaga GASTON FILE Full Name: Rashid Surret Gaston Nickname: Sheed Birthdate/Birthplace: January 31, 1995 in Warren, Ohio Parents: Lisa M. Carter and Robert Gaston Siblings: Five sisters and five brothers Major: Liberal arts

14 #22 KAISER GATES Soph. Forward Alpharetta, Ga. St. Francis HS AS A SOPHOMORE () Xavier's fifth-leading scorer for the four games in the NCAA Tournament at 7.8 ppg., while hitting 52.4 percent from the field, including 43.8 percent from 3-point range... Scored in double figures in the first two NCAA Tournament games, including an 11-point game vs. Maryland on March 16 and a 14-point game vs. Florida State on March 18 on 5-of-6 shooting, including a career-high tying four 3-pointers out of five attempts... Started four games as a sophomore... Grabbed a career-high and game-high 10 rebounds in the DePaul win on Feb Scored 13 points on the strength of 3-of-4 3-point shooting to go with a team-high eight rebounds vs. Seton Hall on Feb. 1 and grabbed a game-high nine rebounds at Creighton on Feb Grabbed nine rebounds vs. St. John's at MSG on Jan Made his first collegiate start at Cincinnati on Jan Scored a career-high 17 points in 27 minutes of action in the St. John's win on Jan. 7, hitting 6-of-8 from the field, including 4-of-6 3-pointers... The four treys tied his career high points on a career-high four 3-pointers in 23 minutes of action vs. Eastern Washington on Dec Did not play in the first five games while recovering from a preseason scope procedure on his left knee... Contributed six points on 2-of-3 3-point shooting to go with three rebounds vs. North Dakota State on Nov Had five points and five rebounds in 19 minutes at Baylor on Dec. 3 and grabbed five more rebounds in 16 minutes of action at Colorado on Dec. 7. AS A FRESHMAN ( ) Hit all three of his shots on his way to seven points in 10 minutes of action in the NCAA Tournament win over Weber State on March Also came up big in 15 minutes vs. Creighton on March 5, grabbing eight rebounds to go with 11 points on 3-of-3 3-point shooting... Grabbed seven rebounds to go with five points and two assists in 17 minutes in the Villanova win on Feb Contributed seven points and two rebounds in 15 minutes at Butler on Feb Scored 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. 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 / SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 17, St. John's -- 01/07/17 : 10, DePaul -- 02/08/17 Assists: 3, Marquette -- 03/01/17 Steals: 2, DePaul -- 02/08/17; Wake Forest -- 12/17/16; at DePaul -- 3/4/17 Blocks: 1, 12 times FG made: 6, St. John's -- 01/07/17 FG attempts: 9, at DePaul -- 3/4/17 3FG made: 4, St. John's -- 01/07/17; Eastern Washington -- 12/20/16; vs Florida State -- 3/18/17 3FG attempts: 7, Eastern Washington -- 12/20/16 FT made: 4, 4 times FT attempts: 7, Villanova -- 02/24/16 GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-Pointers Free throws fg-fga 3fg-fga ft-fta pct def tot Opponent Date gs min pct pct off avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg LEHIGH 11/11/16 dnp BUFFALO 11/14/16 dnp vs Missouri 11/17/16 dnp vs Clemson 11/18/16 dnp vs Northern Iowa 11/20/16 dnp NORTHERN IOWA 11/26/ NORTH DAKOTA STATE 11/29/ at Baylor 12/03/ at Colorado 12/7/ UTAH 12/10/ WAKE FOREST 12/17/ EASTERN WASHINGTON 12/20/ PROVIDENCE 12/28/ at Georgetown 12/31/ ST. JOHN'S 01/07/ at Villanova 01/10/ at Butler 1/14/ CREIGHTON 01/16/ GEORGETOWN 01/22/ at Cincinnati 01/26/17 * at St. John's 1/29/ SETON HALL 02/01/ at Creighton DEPAUL 02/08/ VILLANOVA 02/11/ at Providence 2/15/17 * at Marquette 2/18/ at Seton Hall 02/22/ BUTLER 02/26/17 * MARQUETTE 03/01/17 * at DePaul 3/4/ vs DePaul 3/8/ vs Butler 3/9/ vs Creighton 3/10/ vs Maryland 3/16/ vs Florida State 3/18/ vs Arizona vs Gonzaga GATES FILE Full Name: Kaiser Evan Bray-Gates Nickname: K.G. Birthdate/Birthplace: November 8, 1996 in Atlanta, Ga. Parents: Necia and David Gates Siblings: Zoryn and Kaz Major: Exploratory

15 #3 QUENTIN GOODIN Freshman Guard Campbellsville, Ky. Taylor HS AT XAVIER () Averaged 5.3 apg. since taking over the starting point guard role over the last 17 games, including a career-high and Xavier NCAA Tournament record tying nine assists in the NCAA First Round win over Maryland... Dished eight assists at Seton Hall on Feb. 22, at Marquette on Feb. 18 and vs. DePaul on Feb Scored 11 points vs. Creighton on March 10 in the BIG EAST Tournament... Sixth in the BIG EAST in assists at 3.4 apg. and fifth in assist/turnover ratio (1.8) for all games... Second in the BIG EAST in assist/turnover ratio for league games at 2.2 and fourth in assists at 3.8 apg points, five assists and a career-high five steals at Creighton on Feb Had seven assists in the Feb. 1 win over Seton Hall... Career-high 16 points to go with two assists in the win over St. John's on Jan Contributed seven points and six assists with only one turnover in 15 minutes off the bench at Cincinnati on Jan Made his first collegiate start vs. Creighton on Jan Dished off six assists in the Eastern Washington win on Dec Scored 11 points on 3-of-3 shooting, including a 3-pointer, to go with four assists vs. Buffalo on Nov Contributed six points and three rebounds vs. Northern Iowa on Nov. 20, including a pair of big second-half baskets... Averaged 35.5 minutes over the last 17 games (all starts), including a career-high 40 vs. Villanova on Feb. 11 and 39 in four other games. AT TAYLOR COUNTY Consensus four-star recruit 2016 Gatorade State Boys Basketball Player of the Year in Kentucky 2016 AP Player of the Year in the state... Four-Time All-State, including First Team as a junior and a senior (2015 and 2016) Four-time All-District 2016 Kentucky Derby Classic Invitee 2016 McDonald s All-American nominee Averaged 22.9 points and 7.9 rebounds per game Team finished 25-9 and returned to the Sweet 16 First Team All-State honors as a junior after averaging 21.3 points per game in helping Taylor County reach the Sweet 16 for the first time since Adidas All- American and 2015 Under Armour All-American camp invitations All-time leading scorer at Taylor County High School with 2,649 points and a 24.2 ppg. career average. 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: 16, at St. John's -- 1/29/17 : 6, Villanova -- 02/11/17; Butler -- 02/26/17 Assists: 9, vs Maryland -- 3/16/17 Steals: 5, at Creighton Blocks: 2, Seton Hall -- 02/01/17 FG made: 6, vs DePaul -- 3/8/17 FG attempts: 17, at Creighton FG made: 4, at Creighton FG attempts: 7, at Creighton FT made: 7, at St. John's -- 1/29/17 FT attempts: 9, at St. John's -- 1/29/17 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 LEHIGH 11/11/ BUFFALO 11/14/ vs Missouri 11/17/ vs Clemson 11/18/ vs Northern Iowa 11/20/ NORTHERN IOWA 11/26/ NORTH DAKOTA STATE 11/29/ at Baylor 12/03/ at Colorado 12/7/ UTAH 12/10/ WAKE FOREST 12/17/ EASTERN WASHINGTON 12/20/ PROVIDENCE 12/28/ at Georgetown 12/31/ ST. JOHN'S 01/07/ at Villanova 01/10/ at Butler 1/14/ CREIGHTON 01/16/17 * GEORGETOWN 01/22/ at Cincinnati 01/26/ at St. John's 1/29/ SETON HALL 02/01/17 * at Creighton * DEPAUL 02/08/17 * VILLANOVA 02/11/17 * at Providence 2/15/17 * at Marquette 2/18/17 * at Seton Hall 02/22/17 * BUTLER 02/26/17 * MARQUETTE 03/01/17 * at DePaul 3/4/17 * vs DePaul 3/8/17 * vs Butler 3/9/17 * vs Creighton 3/10/17 * vs Maryland 3/16/17 * vs Florida State 3/18/17 * vs Arizona * vs Gonzaga * GOODIN FILE Full Name: Quentin Emmanuel Goodin Nickname: Q or QG Birthdate/Birthplace: September 3, 1997 in Campbellsville, Ky. Parents: Chris and LaQuita Goodin Sibling: Tre Major: Exploratory but likely communications or sport management

16 #0 TYRIQUE JONES Freshman Forward Bloomfield, Conn. Vermont Academy over 20 years... The last time someone did better was then-junior Torraye Braggs, who hit 9-9 vs. Western Kentucky on Nov. 23, Grabbed six rebounds in 16 minutes in his first collegiate start at St. John's on Jan Played well at Cincinnati on Jan. 26 with six points, five rebounds and an assist in 12 minutes... Named by college basketball expert Jon Rothstein as one of the top "Under the Radar" freshmen... Posted his first career double-figure scoring game vs. St. John's on Jan. 7, contributing 10 points to go with five rebounds and two blocks... Scored nine points to go with four rebounds and two blocks in the Eastern Washington win on Dec Had a pair of big offensive rebounds and put-back slams in the Utah win on Dec Grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds to go with six points and two blocks, while taking a pair of charges on defense, in the win over Buffalo on Nov. 14. AT XAVIER () Started 13 games, including all four NCAA Tournament games... Scored 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting in the NCAA Second Round win over Florida State on March Second on the team in offensive rebounding at 1.6 rpg., which ranked 14th in the BIG EAST despite logging 11.0 minutes per game... Posted a 13-point game at Marquette on 6-of-8 shooting... Hit 44 of his last 62 shots from the field (71.0 percent) over the last 16 games... Hit 8-8 from the field at Creighton on Feb. 4 for a career-high 16 points, equaling the best single-game field goal percentage effort by a Musketeer in 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: 16, at Creighton : 11, Buffalo -- 11/14/16 Assists: 2, Providence -- 12/28/16 Steals: 1, 9 times Blocks: 2, St. John's -- 01/07/17; Buffalo -- 11/14/16; Eastern Washington -- 12/20/16 FG made: 8, at Creighton FG attempts: 8, at Creighton ; at Marquette -- 2/18/17 FT made: 4, St. John's -- 01/07/17; at Cincinnati -- 01/26/17 FT attempts: 7, St. John's -- 01/07/17 XAVIER CAREER STATS & CAREER HIGHS AT VERMONT ACADEMY ESPN and Scout.com four-star recruit Part of the ESPN Averaged 19.8 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.2 blocks, 1.5 steals and 1.7 assists per game last season at Vermont Academy, his postgraduate season Class AA All-NEPSAC First Team honors as he led his team to a 27-5 record and won the New England Prep School Athletic Conference (NEPSAC) Championship As a senior in the season at Vermont Academy, Jones averaged 13.2 points and 7.6 rebounds while earning Class AA All-NEPSAC Second Team honors and leading Vermont Academy to a 24-7 record and the Class AA NEPSAC Finals. 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 LEHIGH 11/11/ BUFFALO 11/14/ vs Missouri 11/17/ vs Clemson 11/18/ vs Northern Iowa 11/20/ NORTHERN IOWA 11/26/ NORTH DAKOTA STATE 11/29/ at Baylor 12/03/ at Colorado 12/7/ UTAH 12/10/ WAKE FOREST 12/17/ EASTERN WASHINGTON 12/20/ PROVIDENCE 12/28/ at Georgetown 12/31/ ST. JOHN'S 01/07/ at Villanova 01/10/ at Butler 1/14/ CREIGHTON 01/16/ GEORGETOWN 01/22/ at Cincinnati 01/26/ at St. John's 1/29/17 * SETON HALL 02/01/17 * at Creighton * DEPAUL 02/08/17 * VILLANOVA 02/11/17 * at Providence 2/15/17 * at Marquette 2/18/17 * at Seton Hall 02/22/17 * BUTLER 02/26/ MARQUETTE 03/01/ at DePaul 3/4/17 * vs DePaul 3/8/17 dnp vs Butler 3/9/ vs Creighton 3/10/ vs Maryland 3/16/17 * vs Florida State 3/18/17 * vs Arizona * vs Gonzaga * JONES FILE Full Name: Tyrique Daniel Jones Nickname: Ty or Rique Birthdate/Birthplace: May 3, 1997 in Hartford, Conn. Parents: Petrania Bailey and the late Lester Jones Siblings: Dajoun Major: Exploratory

17 #55 J.P MACURA Junior Guard Lakeville, Minn. Lakeville North HS AS A JUNIOR () The only Xavier player who started every game in the season... Named to the five-member All-West Regional Team; averaged 13.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game in the NCAA Tournament... Second on the team and 16th in the BIG EAST in scoring for the season at 14.4 ppg., including a team-high 20-point game vs. Marquette on March 1 and a 22-point game vs. Creighton on March 10 (his sixth 20-point game of the season)... Had a 22-point game at Seton Hall on Feb. 22, a 23-point game at Georgetown on Dec. 31 and a 20-point game vs. Georgetown on Jan Second on the team among active players in assists at 2.9 apg., including a career-high seven vs. Villanova on Feb First on the team and ninth in the BIG EAST in steals at 1.4 spg.... Scored in double figures in 41 of his last 53 games dating back to last season, including 32 of the 38 games this season... Scored in double figures in the last five games, incluidng all four NCAA Tournament games... Led the team in free-throw shooting at 78.5 percent, which ranked ninth in the BIG EAST... Hit his first 20 free throw attempts this season and 23 straight dating back to last season... Named on the BIG EAST Conference Weekly Honor Roll earlier this season (Nov. 21) after averaging 18.8 ppg. for XU's four wins in seven days... Projected by CBS Sports to be one of the nation's top 20 breakout players this season... Averaged a team-high 19.0 ppg. for Xavier three games in the Tire Pros Invitational Nov , including a career-high 28 points on the strength of a career-high six 3-pointers to go with five assists and three steals in the win over Clemson on Nov Tire Pros Invitational All-Tournament Team. 1,000 POINT CLUB MEMBER Scored a game-high 22 points on March 10 vs. Creighton, passing the 1,000-point mark for his career... Now has 1,054 points, which ranks 48th on XU's all-time scoring list. AS A SOPHOMORE ( ) BIG EAST Sixth Man Award winner... Provided high energy and 9.4 ppg. 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 / SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 28, vs Clemson -- 11/18/16 : 7, 5 times Assists: 7, Villanova -- 02/11/17 Steals: 5, IUPUI -- 12/9/14 Blocks: 2, BUTLER -- 02/21/15 FG made: 10, vs Clemson -- 11/18/16 FG attempts: 18, vs Clemson -- 11/18/16; at Providence -- 2/15/17 3FG made: 6, vs Clemson -- 11/18/16; vs Creighton -- 3/10/17 3FG attempts: 11, vs Clemson -- 11/18/16; vs Creighton -- 3/10/17 FT made: 10, Georgetown -- 01/22/17; Buffalo -- 11/14/16 FT attempts: 14, Georgetown -- 01/22/17 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 LEHIGH 11/11/16 * BUFFALO 11/14/16 * vs Missouri 11/17/16 * vs Clemson 11/18/16 * vs Northern Iowa 11/20/16 * NORTHERN IOWA 11/26/16 * NORTH DAKOTA STATE 11/29/16 * at Baylor 12/03/16 * at Colorado 12/7/16 * UTAH 12/10/16 * WAKE FOREST 12/17/16 * EASTERN WASHINGTON 12/20/16 * PROVIDENCE 12/28/16 * at Georgetown 12/31/16 * ST. JOHN'S 01/07/17 * at Villanova 01/10/17 * at Butler 1/14/17 * CREIGHTON 01/16/17 * GEORGETOWN 01/22/17 * at Cincinnati 01/26/17 * at St. John's 1/29/17 * SETON HALL 02/01/17 * at Creighton * DEPAUL 02/08/17 * VILLANOVA 02/11/17 * at Providence 2/15/17 * at Marquette 2/18/17 * at Seton Hall 02/22/17 * BUTLER 02/26/17 * MARQUETTE 03/01/17 * at DePaul 3/4/17 * vs DePaul 3/8/17 * vs Butler 3/9/17 * vs Creighton 3/10/17 * vs Maryland 3/16/17 * vs Florida State 3/18/17 * vs Arizona * vs Gonzaga * 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: Business management

18 #54 SEAN O'MARA Junior Fd./Ctr. Glen Ellyn, Ill. Benet Academy AS A JUNIOR () Xavier's third-leading scorer during the NCAA Tournament at 10.5 ppg., while hitting 65.0 percent (13-of-20) from the field... Scored in double figures in the first two NCAA games, including a careerhigh 18 in the Maryland win on March 16 on 5-of-6 shooting to go with a game-high seven rebounds... Contributed 11 points, five rebounds, three assists and three blocks in the Florida State win on March Scored eight points, including the game-winner with 40 seconds left, against Arizona on March points and four rebounds in the Butler win on March 9 in the BIG EAST Tournament... In fact, three of his nine double-figure scoring games came in 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: 18, vs Maryland -- 3/16/17 : 7, vs Maryland -- 3/16/17 Assists: 4, vs Creighton -- 3/10/17 Steals: 2, at St. John's -- 1/6/16; Lehigh -- 11/11/16 Blocks: 3, at Marquette -- 2/18/17; vs Florida State -- 3/18/17 FG made: 6, North Dakota State -- 11/29/16 FG attempts: 9, North Dakota State -- 11/29/16 FT made: 8, vs Maryland -- 3/16/17 FT attempts: 9, vs Maryland -- 3/16/17 XAVIER CAREER STATS & CAREER HIGHS the postseason... Xavier was 8-1 in games when he scored double figures, including 3-0 in the postseason... Scored 14 points to go with five rebounds and a career-high three blocks at Marquette on Feb Came up big in the Feb. 1 win over Seton Hall with 11 points and five rebounds in 14 minutes of action... Came off the bench to contribute six points and six rebounds in 18 minutes vs. Georgetown on Jan. 22 and six points and six rebounds in 13 minutes at Villanova on Jan Had eight points and four rebounds in 13 minutes in the win at Georgetown on Dec Started eight games... Contributed nine double-figure scoring games... Posted a 12-point game vs. North Dakota State on Nov Made his first career start as a Musketeer vs. Lehigh on Nov. 11, contributing 10 points to go with four rebounds, two assists and two steals in a career-high 25 minutes of action... Scored 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting vs. Missouri on Nov. 17 and 10 points on 4-of-4 shooting vs. Clemson on Nov Shot 60.7 percent (88-of-145), including hitting all three of his shots vs. Providence on Dec. 28 on his way to eight points in 13 minutes and all three for six points in 13 minutes at Villanova on Jan. 7. AS A SOPHOMORE ( ) Played in 32 of Xavier s 34 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 10 points in the win over Auburn on Dec Scored a then-careerhigh nine points and grabbed five rebounds in the Dayton win on Nov. 29. AS A FRESHMAN ( ) #54 O'MARA, Sean 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 LEHIGH 11/11/16 * BUFFALO 11/14/16 * vs Missouri 11/17/16 * vs Clemson 11/18/16 * vs Northern Iowa 11/20/16 * NORTHERN IOWA 11/26/16 * NORTH DAKOTA STATE 11/29/16 * at Baylor 12/03/16 * at Colorado 12/7/ UTAH 12/10/ WAKE FOREST 12/17/ EASTERN WASHINGTON 12/20/ PROVIDENCE 12/28/ at Georgetown 12/31/ ST. JOHN'S 01/07/ at Villanova 01/10/ at Butler 1/14/ CREIGHTON 01/16/ GEORGETOWN 01/22/ at Cincinnati 01/26/ at St. John's 1/29/ SETON HALL 02/01/ at Creighton DEPAUL 02/08/ VILLANOVA 02/11/ at Providence 2/15/ at Marquette 2/18/ at Seton Hall 02/22/ BUTLER 02/26/ MARQUETTE 03/01/ at DePaul 3/4/ vs DePaul 3/8/ vs Butler 3/9/ vs Creighton 3/10/ vs Maryland 3/16/ vs Florida State 3/18/ vs Arizona vs Gonzaga 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 Siblings: Shane Major: Sport management

19 #21 TIM STAINBROOK Senior Forward Bay Village, Ohio Lakewood St. Edward AS A MUSKETEER Played a career-high nine minutes at Marquette on Feb Scored his first collegiate basket with a 3-pointer in the win over Buffalo on Nov Member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team as a sophomore ( ) and junior ( )... Four seasons as a Musketeer Brother of Matt Stainbrook, one of the stars of the and teams who is now playing professional basketball in Spain... Played in seven games as a freshmen, four games as a sophomore and nine games as a junior. AT LAKEWOOD ST. EDWARD HIGH Helped lead his team to the Division I State Final Four as a junior Averaged 8.6 ppg. as a senior... Scored 23 points in a win over Jackson, 22 points in a win over Richmond Heights and 21 points vs. St. Ignatius. STAINBROOK FILE Full Name: Timothy William Stainbrook Nickname: Tim Birthdate/Birthplace: November 4, 1994 in Bay Village, Ohio Parents: Nancy and Dave Stainbrook Siblings: Matt and Andy Major: Finance Outside Basketball: Member of SAAC (Student-Athlete Advisory Committee) #12 CULLEN BARR Senior Forward Libertyville, Ill. Carmel Catholic HS XAVIER WALK-ONS #20 ALEX BERGEN Senior Guard Cincinnati, Ohio Oak Hills HS AS A MUSKETEER One season as a walk-on... Marketing major. #24 CONOR PETERSON Freshman Gd./Fd. Libertyville, Ill. Brewster Academy AS A MUSKETEER Two seasons as a walk-on... Played in four games as a junior... Sport management major. #10 LEIGHTON SCHRAND Freshman Guard Villa Hills, Ky. Holy Cross HS AS A MUSKETEER Has completed one season as a walk-on... Exploratory major. AS A MUSKETEER Has completed one season as a walk-on... Sport management major.

20 SEDLER FAMILY MEN S HEAD BASKETBALL COACH Xavier eighth-year head coach Chris Mack has led Xavier to the NCAA Tournament in seven of his first eight seasons at the helm, including the NCAA Elite Eight in Mack has led XU to at least the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 four times, including 2010, 2012, 2015 and He is the only Xavier head coach that has led XU to four Sweet 16s. Mack has four more NCAA Tournament wins (10) than any XU head coach all-time and two more Sweet 16s. Mack is very familiar with postseason tournament play. In fact, 2017 marked the 18th NCAA Tournament for Mack, including three as a player and 15 on the coaching staffs at Xavier and Wake Forest. Personal Data On Born: Dec. 30, 1969 in Cleveland, Ohio Age: 47 College Alma Mater: Xavier 92 (B.A. in communication arts) Prep Alma Mater: St. Xavier HS 88 Wife: Christi Children: Lainee (11), Hailee (10) and Brayden (2) Mack, 47, has recorded a (.671) mark and stands second on Xavier s all-time wins list. 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. XAVIER S FIRST-EVER NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR Mack, the Henry Iba Award winner as the United State Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) National Coach of the Year, was also the CBS Sports and Basketball Times magazine National Coach of the Year. Mack is the first National Coach of the Year in program history. Mack led Xavier to its highest national poll rankings in school history and best-ever NCAA Tournament seed (2) in the season USA BASKETBALL Mack served as a court coach for the 2016 USA Basketball Men s U18 National Team training camp in the summer of 2016 at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. 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. 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 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 the first Xavier head coach to guide XU to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 in either his first or second season. 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 (10) and Lainee (11), and a son, Brayden (2). 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 /7th BE NCAA Elite Eight Xavier /2nd BE NCAA 2nd Round 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 (10-7) 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