GAME NOTES SCHEDULE/RESULTS (24-3, 12-3 BIG EAST)

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1 NO. 5 XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (24-3, 12-3 BIG EAST) NO. 1 VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY WILDCATS (24-3, 13-1 BIG EAST) Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. ET at Cintas Center (10,250) at Xavier University SCHEDULE/RESULTS (24-3, 12-3 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 7:00 P.M. 28 SUN. AT SETON HALL FS1 12:30 P.M. MARCH 5 SAT. CREIGHTON FOX-NATIONAL 2:30 P.M. 10 THU. % Big East Tourney FS1 TBD 11 FRI. % Big East Tourney FS1 6:30/9 P.M. 12 SAT. % Big East Champ. FOX-NATIONAL 5:30 P.M. % BIG EAST Tournament (Madison Square Garden in NYC)! Gavitt Tipoff Games # Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout * Skip Prosser Classic + Advocare Invitational in Orlando, Florida ^ Regional Broadcast, including FOX Sports Ohio BIG EAST S 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: FS1 with play-by-play from Gus Johnson and analysis from Bill Raftery. FS1 pre-game/halftime/post-game talent: Kevin Burkhardt and Steve Lavin. Xavier Radio: 700 WLW-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). THE X FACTORS...IN 140 CHARACTERS OR LESS Xavier, 24-3 overall and 12-3 and in 2nd place in the BIG EAST, is coming off its 3rd straight win, an win at Georgetown on Sat. Xavier is hosting its first No. 1-ranked opponent since the season, the year before Cintas Center opened. Xavier is No. 5 in both the AP and USA Today Coaches polls; this is XU s 11th straight week in the top 10 of the AP Poll. Xavier has recorded three straight 20-win seasons and 10 in 11 years. Xavier head coach Chris Mack, named midseason National Coach of the Year by Sporting News, is ESPN.com s top candidate for National COY. Xavier soph. Trevon Bluiett is on the Midseason Watch List for the Naismith POY Award and a finalist for the Julius Erving Award. Xavier sr. James Farr is 4th in the BIG EAST in rebounding (8.1 rpg.), 7th in FG% (.538) and t-14th in blocks (1.1 bpg.). Xavier jr. Myles Davis leads XU in assists (3.9 apg.) and FT% (4th in BE at.857), one of four XU players in the top 15 in BIG EAST FT%. Xavier fr. Edmond Sumner won his fifth BIG EAST Freshman of the Week award on Monday; scored 16.5 ppg. and shot 71.4% in 2 Xavier wins. Xavier is 22-0 this season when leading at halftime and when shooting at least 40 percent from the field. Xavier has made nine of the last 10 NCAA Tournaments, one of only 11 schools that have at least nine in that stretch. Xavier has been to five NCAA Sweet 16s in the last eight years, one of only nine schools with at least five in that stretch. Xavier has graduated the last 96 men s basketball players that have played as seniors, including all three seniors from last year s team. THE PLAYERS (*LAST STARTERS) NO. NAME (HT./YR) POS. PPG RPG APG 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 th double-figure reb. game with 12 at Butler 3 Ashanti Burgess (6-1/Fr.) G First-year walk-on 4 Edmond Sumner (6-6/Fr.)* G Led XU with a career-high 22 pts. at Georgetown 5 Trevon Bluiett (6-6/So.)* G BIG EAST Player of the Week; 2nd time this year 10 Remy Abell (6-4/Sr.)* G Started 61 of XU s 64 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 First XU triple-double since 2011 vs. Providence 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: 11 pts. vs. DePaul & 6 reb. at Marq. 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 in Seton Hall win 55 J.P. Macura (6-5/So.) G Double -figure scorer in 6 of last 8 games

2 XAVIER MUSKETEER NUMERICAL 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 35 RaShid Gaston+ Sr. F Warren, Ohio Warren G. Harding / Norfolk State 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 + - transfer eligible in season XAVIER AND BIG EAST WEB SITES & SOCIAL MEDIA Xavier Athletics website: Xavier Athletics Facebook: facebook.com/xaviermusketeers Xavier Athletics Xavier Tickets Xavier Gameday Xavier Basketball on Coach Mack on Eiser on Xavier Athletics Xavier Men s Basketball PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Remy Abell Reh-Mee Able Pegues Puh-Geese Jalen Jay-Lenn Trevon Bluiett Tray-vahn Blew-it Macura Mah-cure-uh Makindé Mah-kin-day O Mara Oh-Mare-Uh Kaiser KIE-Zer

3 HIGHEST RANKED VISITORS TO CINTAS CENTER: The highest ranked visitor to Cintas Center prior to this season was Villanova (No. 6 on March 6, 2014 and No. 6 on Feb. 28, 2015). More on Cintas Center history on page 9 of these notes. XAVIER VS. NO 1: This marks the 17th time that Xavier has faced off against the AP s top-ranked team but the first time since falling to Ohio State in overtime in the 2007 NCAA Tournament Second Round in Lexington, Ky. All three of Xavier s all-time wins vs. the AP No.1 team have come in its last five games vs. No. 1 teams. Six of Xavier s last seven No. 1 challenges have been nailbiters with the only exception being XU s blowout of undefeated St. Joseph s in the 2004 Atlantic 10 Tournament: Ohio State (OSU OT) - NCAA 2nd Rd St. Joseph s (XU 87-67) at U. of Dayton Arena Alabama (UA 65-58) at UA Cincinnati (XU 66-64) at Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati (XU 71-69) at UC UMass (UM OT) at Cincinnati Gardens Indiana (IU 73-70) - NCAA 2nd Rd. in Indiana XAVIER HOSTING THE NO. 1 TEAM: Xavier has hosted the AP No. 1 team six times in its history and all six have been played at Cincinnati Gardens, including games versus Cincinnati (3), Kentucky (2) and Massachusetts (1). THE XAVIER-VILLANOVA SERIES: Villanova leads the series 22-4, including a win over Xavier at its on-campus gym on Dec. 31. Xavier freshman Edmond Sumner took a hard fall less than three minutes into the game, was taken to the hospital and missed the next three games after that on concussion protocol. XU actually led 5-4 after the ensuing free throws on that early foul but VU took advantage of a clearly shaken XU team to make a 13-0 run and never look back. Senior James Farr led XU with 15 points and seven rebounds, while senior Ryan Arcidiacono led VU with 27 points and eight assists. VU shots 63.2 percent (36-of-57) from the field, including 52.0 percent (13-of-25) from 3-point range. Villanova is the only team that Xavier has not beaten in BIG EAST play since joining the league for the season. LAST SEASON AT CINTAS CENTER: Xavier led No. 6 Villanova at halftime on Feb. 28, 2015 but the Wildcats came back to capture the win FOR THE RECORD (VILLANOVA): No. 1 Villanova, 24-3 overall and in first place at 13-1 in the BIG EAST Conference, is coming off its seventh straight win, a victory over Butler on Saturday. FOR THE RECORD (XAVIER): Xavier, 24-3 overall and ranked No. 5 in the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls and No. 6 in the NCAA Official RPI, is 12-3 and in second place in the BIG EAST. Xavier s 12 BIG EAST wins are the most since XU joined the league for the season. Xavier won its third straight game with an blowout victory at Georgetown on Saturday. Xavier led at halftime but dominated the second half, starting with a 13-0 run to start the half. XU shot 77.3 percent (17-of-22) from the field in the second half, including hitting 12 of its first 13 shots. Freshman Edmond Sumner led Xavier with a career-high 22 points. A few other key statistics: Xavier hit 29-of-31 free throws, had only seven turnovers and outscored GU in the paint. XAVIER IN THE NATIONAL POLLS: Xavier, 24-3, is now ranked No. 5 in the AP Poll and ranked No. 5 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. This marks Xavier s 14th straight week in the AP Top 25 and its 13th straight week in the USA Today Coaches Poll Top 25. This is the 11th straight week that Xavier has been in the Top 10 of the AP Poll. XAVIER VS. THE AP TOP 25: Villanova is the seventh AP Top 25 challenge that Xavier has faced this season. Xavier is 5-1 so far this season against the AP Top 25, including its win over No. 23 Providence on Feb. 17. XU picked up a win at then-no. 10 Providence on Jan. 26. Xavier defeated then-no. 23 Cincinnati on Dec. 12, then-no. 9 Butler on Jan. 2 and won at then-no. 24 Michigan, on Nov. 20. Xavier s lone Top 25 loss this season was at then-no. 16 Villanova on Dec. 31. SCHOOL RECORD RANKINGS: Xavier is a school-record No. 5 in the Associated Press Poll this week, matching the No. 5 rankings in the Jan. 18 and Feb. 8 polls. Xavier, which checks in at No. 5 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, has reached as high as No. 4 (Feb. 8). Prior to this season: Xavier s previous high in the AP Poll was No. 7 on Dec. 15, 2008 and Dec. 7, 1997 and in the USA Today Coaches Poll before this season was No. 7 on Dec. 15, XAVIER IS SEEING 20-20: Xavier, 24-3, has clinched its third straight 20-win season, its 10th in 11 years and 18th in 20 years. Xavier has already surpassed the win total of last s year s NCAA Sweet 16 team. In fact, Xavier s 24 wins tie them with five other Xavier teams for the second-most regular season victories in school history. The team, which won a school-record 30 games on its way to the 2008 NCAA Elite Eight, won a school-record 26 regular season games. MACK NAMED MIDSEASON NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR... SECOND ON XU S ALL-TIME WINS LIST: Xavier seventh-year head coach Chris Mack, who was selected as the Sporting News midseason pick for National Coach of the Year, is listed as the top candidate for National Coach of the Year by ESPN.com in a Jan. 28 story. Mack has recorded a (.681) mark in seven seasons so far, which is good for second on Xavier s all-time wins list. He passed Skip Prosser (148 wins in seven seasons from ) with the DePaul win on Jan. 12. Pete Gillen (202 wins in nine seasons from ), now a CBS Sports Network analyst, is first on the XU all-time wins list. 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 five times in his six 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 SIX MUSKETEERS HAVE EARNED BIG EAST WEEKLY HONORS THIS SEASON: Here is another indication that Xavier has tremendous depth and balance. Six Musketeers have been honored by the BIG EAST Conference this season, including five that have been named at least once to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll: Sophomore Trevon Bluiett (five times), junior Jalen Reynolds (three times), junior Myles Davis (twice) and seniors Remy Abell (once) and James Farr (once) have each earned the honor at least once this season. Trevon Bluiett, who was named the BIG EAST Conference 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 of the Week on Monday 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

4 points and six rebounds in the Providence win on Feb. 17. In addition, freshman Edmond Sumner was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week for a fifth time this season on Monday 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, 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 careerhigh 22 points in the win at Georgetown. XAVIER IS GETTING MORE DEFENSIVE: Xavier is ranked fourth in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage defense (.405) and second in the BIG EAST in 3-point field goal percentage defense (.309). By comparison, for the season Xavier was eighth in field goal percentage defense (.435) and seventh in 3-point field goal percentage defense (.345). SCORING LEADERS: Xavier is second in the BIG EAST Conference and 31st in the nation in scoring offense at 80.0 ppg. and second in the BIG EAST and 23rd in the nation in scoring margin at ppg. Xavier has won 16 games this season by double figures. All 24 of Xavier s wins have been by at least seven points. RUN, RUN, RUN: Xavier has put together some impressive runs, including 13-0 to start the second half at Georgetown on Saturday 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 9.5 ppg. or more. Sophomore Trevon Bluiett (eighth in the BIG EAST at 15.3 ppg.) leads the way followed by freshman Edmond Sumner (24th in the BIG EAST at 11.4 ppg.), junior Myles Davis (30th in the BIG EAST at 10.5 ppg.), senior James Farr (10.0 ppg.), junior Jalen Reynolds (9.6 ppg.) and sophomore J.P. Macura (9.5 ppg.). Xavier is 18-0 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 once this season: Sophomore Trevon Bluiett (14 times), junior Jalen Reynolds (4), freshman Edmond Sumner (4), junior Myles Davis (3), senior James Farr (2), senior Remy Abell (2) and sophomore J.P. Macura (1). BOARD CHAIRMEN: Xavier leads the BIG EAST and is 14th in the nation in rebound margin at +8.2 rpg. Xavier has outrebounded 24 opponents and tied one in 27 games this season. XU has only been outrebounded twice (Georgetown on Jan. 19 and Marquette on Feb. 6, although XU outrebounded both teams in the 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 8.1 rpg. (fourth 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 6.7 rpg. (11th in the BIG EAST) and sophomore Trevon Bluiett at 6.5 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. Juniors Myles Davis (12) and Jalen Reynolds (15) grabbed double-figure rebound totals vs. Providence on Feb. 17. Senior James Farr has signed the bubble eight times, including 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. 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. 16 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 521-of-706 from the free-throw line for 73.8 percent (third in the BIG EAST and 40th in the nation) following its impressive 93.5 percent effort (29-of-31) at Georgetown on Saturday. Xavier has made more free throws (521) than its opponents have attempted (513). Four Xavier players are in the top 15 in freethrow percentage in the BIG EAST: Junior Myles Davis is fourth in the BIG EAST at 85.7 percent, sophomore J.P. Macura is ninth (.819), senior James Farr is 11th (.800) and sophomore Trevon Bluiett is 14th (.785). ROAD WARRIORS: Xavier is 11-2 away from Cintas Center this season. Xavier is 8-2 this season in true road games. The eight true road wins this season are the most by an XU team since the team won eight on opponent home courts. This season s road wins have come at Georgetown (88-70), at Butler (74-57), at DePaul (86-65), at Providence (75-68), at Marquette (74-66) and at St. John s (74-66) in BIG EAST play. XU won at Michigan (86-70) and at Wake Forest (78-70) in the non-conference season. XU is 3-0 in neutral site games with wins over Alabama (64-45), USC (87-77) and Dayton (90-61). Xavier plays its final road game of the season at Seton Hall on Feb. 28. XAVIER HAS WON SIX BIG EAST ROAD S: Xavier, which has won six BIG EAST Conference road games, has already doubled the number of BIG EAST Conference road games than it won in either of its first two seasons in the BIG EAST. XU was 3-6 on the road in the BIG EAST in the and seasons. BLUIETT HAS BEEN A LEADER: Sophomore guard Trevon Bluiett leads Xavier in scoring at 15.3 ppg. (eighth in the BIG EAST Conference), 3-point field goals made (fourth in the BIG EAST at 2.2 mpg.) and 3-point field goal percentage (eighth in the BIG EAST at.382) in addition to double-figure scoring games (25), times as team s leading scorer (14) and doubledoubles (five). Bluiett is third on the team in rebounding at 6.5 rpg. (14th in the BIG EAST). He is fourth on the team and 14th in the BIG EAST in free-throw percentage at 78.5 percent. DOUBLING UP: Sophomore Trevon Bluiett has scored in double figures in 25 of the first 27 games, including double-figure scoring streaks of 13 games and nine games. Bluiett, who scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half at Georgetown on Saturday, posted a 23-point game (one point shy of his career high) in the Providence win on Feb. 17 and also had a game-high 23 points on the strength of

5 a career-high tying five 3-pointers to go with a career-high 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). BLUIETT S BIG EAST HONORS: Sophomore guard Trevon Bluiett earned BIG EAST Conference honors for a seventh time this season on Monday as he was named BIG EAST Player of the Week 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 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. He followed that with 13 points and five rebounds at Georgetown on Feb. 20. 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 a career-high tying 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. Bluiett led Xavier with 18 points in the win over Missouri on Nov. 17 to go with seven rebounds and 15 points with nine rebounds at Michigan on Nov. 20. NATIONAL HONORS: BLUIETT NAMED ON THE MIDSEASON NAISMITH NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR WATCH LIST AND A FINALIST FOR JULIUS ERVING AWARD: Xavier sophomore Trevon Bluiett has been 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 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. DOUBLE THE PRODUCTION: Sophomore Trevon Bluiett has a team-high 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, careerhigh tying five-assist game on Jan. 19 vs. Georgetown. His other three doubledoubles this season include 21 points and 10 rebounds vs. Western Kentucky on Dec. 5 and a career-high 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 a career-high tying five assists. He just missed another double-double with 17 points and nine rebounds at Wake Forest on Dec. 22. DAVIS IS STEPPING UP... 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 third on the team in scoring at 10.5 ppg. (30th in the BIG EAST Conference) and leads the team in assists (eighth in the BIG EAST at 3.9 apg.) and assist-to-turnover ratio (third in BIG EAST at 2.4). He is first on the team and fourth in the in the BIG EAST in free-throw shooting (.857). (Davis led the BIG EAST in free-throw shooting as a sophomore at.872). Davis is second on the team and eighth in the BIG EAST Conference in 3-point field goals per game (1.8) and is 13th in the BIG EAST in 3-point field goal percentage (.369). Davis, who has 17 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. DAVIS IS A FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE LEADER: Junior Myles Davis is fourth in the BIG EAST Conference in free-throw shooting (.857). (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.

6 DAVIS HAS EARNED WEEKLY HONORS TWICE: Junior Myles Davis was named to the BIG EAST Conference Weekly Honor Roll on Jan. 11 for a second time this season 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. Davis also earned the 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. FARR IS DOUBLING UP: Senior James Farr led Xavier with 12 rebounds at Butler on Feb. 13, marking his eighth double-figure rebound game of the season and 16th 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, marking his fourth double-double of the season and the sixth of his career. 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 team-high 8.1 rpg. (fourth 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 an 18-point game vs. Western Kentucky on Dec. 5 and a teamhigh 15 points at Villanova on Dec. 31, is averaging 10.0 ppg. (fourth on the team). Farr, who has posted 13 double-figure scoring games including 14 at Georgetown on Saturday, is seventh in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage (.538), a sharp jump over his career average (.462) entering this season. Farr has only taken seven 3-point field goal attempts this season or 3.5 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 80.0 percent (11th in the BIG EAST) from the free-throw line, a big jump from his career percentage (.500) entering this season. Farr was 6-of- 6 from the free-throw line on Saturday at Georgetown. FIVE-TIME BIG EAST FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK HAS EARNED NATIONAL PRAISE: Edmond Sumner was named BIG EAST Conference Freshman of the Week for a fifth time on Monday after averaging 16.5 points and 2.0 assists with 0 turnovers in Xavier wins over No. 23/20 Providence and at Georgetown this past week. 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 (one shy of his career high) 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 career-high and 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 to go with five assists and a career-high six rebounds vs. Auburn on Dec. 19. SUMNER MAKING A POINT: Freshman Edmond Sumner is second on the team in scoring at 11.4 ppg. (24th in the BIG EAST) and is second on the team in assists at 3.2 apg. (12th in the BIG EAST), including his career-high 22-point game at Georgetown on Feb. 20 and his 20-point, five-assist effort vs. Marquette on Feb. 6. Sumner, who had a career-high six-assist game vs. Alabama on Nov. 26, has 18 double-figure scoring games this season. Sumner, who has started 22 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, contributed 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 is averaging 9.6 ppg. and 6.7 rpg. (second on the team in rebounding and 11th in the BIG EAST), including a team-high 17 points and game-high nine rebounds at Creighton on Feb. 9. HONORS FOR REYNOLDS: Junior Jalen Reynolds, preseason First Team All-BIG EAST, was on the 2015 AdvoCare Invitational All-Tournament team. He has been named three times 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.

7 MORE THAN ABELL: Senior Remy Abell 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 61 of Xavier s 64 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. MACURA PROVIDING A BOOST: Sophomore J.P. Macura is giving Xavier added energy and a lift at 9.5 ppg., including 11.9 ppg. over the last eight games. Macura has scored in double figures in six of the last eight games, including 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, tied his career scoring high with 17 points in the Miami win on Nov. 13 and had 14 points in the Alabama win on Nov. 26. 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 11.0 minutes per game over the first 27 games, mainly as the backup point guard. O MARA IS COMING ON STRONG: 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 GATES HAS BEEN A CONTRIBUTOR: Freshman Kaiser Gates contributed seven points and two rebounds in 15 minutes at Butler on Feb. 13 and five points and a career-high tying six rebounds in a career-high 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. 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 14 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. WIN STREAKS: Xavier started the season with 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. XAVIER FINISHED OFF A PERFECT NON- CONFERENCE SLATE AT WAKE FOREST: Xavier recorded a comeback win at Wake Forest in the Skip Prosser Classic on Dec. 22, giving XU a perfect 12-0 nonconference record. Wake Forest led by 18 points, 36-18, with 3:45 left in the first half and took a lead into halftime. Xavier used a 21-4 run, including a 10-0 run to start the second half, to grab a lead with 13:43 left. Xavier led with under four minutes left and used a 7-0 run to extend the lead to with 30 second remaining. 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.

8 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 STORY: Xavier has graduated each of the last 96 men s basketball players that have played as seniors. CHRIS MACK RADIO SHOW: The next edition of the Chris Mack Show is Thursday, Feb. 25, at 7 p.m. on ESPN 1530 from The Holy Grail at The Banks. NEXT BIG EAST MEDIA TELECONFERENCE SCHEDULED ON FRIDAY, FEB. 26: 11:00 Greg McDermott, Creighton 11:08 Ed Cooley, Providence 11:16 Dave Leitao, DePaul 11:24 Chris Holtmann, Butler 11:32 Chris Mullin, St. John s 11:40 Kevin Willard, Seton Hall 11:48 Steve Wojciechowski, Marquette 11:56 John Thompson III, Georgetown 12:04 Chris Mack, Xavier 12:12 Jay Wright, Villanova Contact Tom Eiser at Xavier or John Paquette at the BIG EAST for the phone number and more details. BIG EAST CONFERENCE PRESEASON POLL BIG EAST CONFERENCE PRESEASON HONOR ROLL 1. Villanova (9) 2. Georgetown (1) 3. Butler 4. Xavier 5. Providence 6. Marquette 7. Seton Hall 8. DePaul 9. Creighton 10. St. John s First-place votes in parentheses CONSISTENT CONFERENCE SUCCESS: Xavier, 12-3 in the BIG EAST, has already clinched its 34th straight season 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 28 years entering this season. The top five entering the season included Xavier (33), Murray State (28), Kansas (26), Kentucky (26) and Gonzaga (24). Player of the Year: Kris Dunn, Providence All-BIG EAST First Team Kellen Dunham, Butler Roosevelt Jones, Butler D Vauntes Smith-Rivera, Georgetown Ryan Arcidiacono, Villanova Jalen Reynolds, Xavier All-BIG EAST Second Team Billy Garrett, Jr., DePaul Henry Ellenson, Marquette Angel Delgado, Seton Hall Isaiah Whitehead, Seton Hall Daniel Ochefu, Villanova All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention Isaac Copeland, Georgetown Luke Fischer, Marquette Jalen Brunson, Villanova Trevon Bluiett, Xavier

9 TOP 10 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. This game will be the second time this season that two top 10 teams will play at Cintas Center. The highest ranked visitor to Cintas Center prior to this season was Villanova (No. 6 in 2014 and 2015). TOP 25 SHOWDOWNS AT CINTAS CENTER: Xavier has won all five games that have involved two AP Top 25 teams at Cintas Center, including three this season: 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 10 ATTENDANCE MARKS ALL-TIME AT CINTAS CENTER: 10,617 Cincinnati ,509 Marquette ,498 Butler ,492 Butler ,483 Creighton ,400 DePaul ,372 Miami (Ohio) ,372 Marquette ,368 Seton Hall ,340 Villanova AP TOP 10 VISITING TEAMS AT CINTAS CENTER 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 (.873) all-time at Cintas Center, including 13-1 this season. Xavier s all-time winning percentage at Cintas Center is ranked fourth in the nation at 87.4 percent as of (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 AS OF ) 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 10,026 fans for its first 245 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 10,617 for the Cincinnati game on Dec. 12, 2015 and the second-best attendance in Cintas Center history on Feb. 6, 2016 vs. Marquette (10,509). Xavier has averaged 97.8% average capacity of its 10,250 seats since the building opened. ATTENDANCE RECORDS: Xavier has averaged 10,224 fans per game for its 14 home games this season, which is on pace to tie the single season Cintas Center record (10,224 for 14 games in season). Xavier has posted six of the top attendance marks in Cintas Center history this season already with two games to go. Note: Eight of the 10 games in the top 10 are BIG EAST games and the other two are local rivalry games. Six different BIG EAST rivals are represented in this top 10 (Butler, Creighton, DePaul, Marquette, Seton Hall and Villanova). ANOTHER SELLOUT: The Xavier-Villanova game has been announced as a sellout, which would be the 10th of the season (136th in Cintas Center history). Not including the Villanova game officially yet, Xavier has sold out 135 games at Cintas Center since it opened for the season, including nine games this season (Miami, Western Kentucky, Cincinnati, Butler, DePaul, Seton Hall, St. John s, Marquette and Providence).

10 SWEET SUCCESS: Xavier s men s basketball program has reached at least the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 five times over the last eight years (since 2008), 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 made nine of the last 10 NCAA Tournament fields and 13 of the last 15. Only 11 schools have been to at least nine NCAA Tournaments in the last 10 years: Duke, Kansas, Gonzaga, Michigan State and Wisconsin are at 10, while Xavier, Texas, North Carolina, Villanova, Ohio State and Louisville are at nine. POSTSEASON TRADITION: Xavier made its 28th postseason appearance in the last 33 years ( ) in the 2015 season. That span includes 24 NCAA Tournament appearances, including nine of the last 10 and 13 of the last 15 NCAA Tournaments. XU only made the NCAA Tournament field one time (1961) before the season.

11 THE XAVIER WINNING TRADITION Atlantic 10, MCC or BIG EAST NCAA or NIT Home Attendance Avg. Year Record Conference Record (Finish) Postseason (Sell-outs/Home Games) ,224 (9/14) (Sixth in BIG EAST) NCAA Sweet 16 9,998 (9/16) (Begin BIG EAST) (T-Third in BIG EAST) NCAA Tournament 9,890 (7/17) (T-Sixth in A-10) 9,781 (1/15) (T-Third in A-10) NCAA Sweet 16 10,155 (10/16) (First in A-10) NCAA Second Round 10,098 (9/15) (T-First in A-10) NCAA Sweet 16 10,123 (7/15) (First in A-10) NCAA Sweet 16 10,097 (11/15) (First in A-10) NCAA Elite Eight 10,008 (9/17) (T-First in A-10) NCAA Second Round 9,910 (5/15) (T-Seventh in A-10)* NCAA Tournament 9,775 (4/15) (T-Second in A-10 West) 10,027 (7/16) (T-Third in A-10 West)* NCAA Elite Eight 9,902 (8/16) (First in A-10 West) NCAA Second Round 10,181 (14/15) (First in A-10 West)* NCAA Second Round 10,224 (13/14) (T-Second in A-10) NCAA Tournament 10,072 (12/14) (T-Second in A-10 West) NIT Second Round 9,072 (4/15) (Second in A-10 West) NIT Third Place 9,540 (6/16) (T-First in A-10 West)* NCAA Tournament 9,924 (10/14) (First in A-10 West) NCAA Second Round 9,436 (5/14) (Begin Atlantic 10) (Third in A-10 West) 8,871 (5/14) (First in MCC) NCAA Tournament 8,201 (2/14) (First in MCC) NIT Quarterfinals 6,943 (1/16) (T-First in MCC) NCAA Second Round 7,236 (1/13) (T-Second in MCC) 8,296 (1/14) (First in MCC)* NCAA Second Round 6,812 (1/15) (First in MCC) NCAA Sweet 16 7,757 (2/14) (Third in MCC)* NCAA Tournament 4,411 (0/15) (First in MCC)* NCAA Tournament 5,853 (1/15) (T-Third in MCC)* NCAA Second Round 3,213 (0/15) (First in MCC)* NCAA Tournament 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 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) # (.701) Conf. Regular Season 24 NCAA Tournaments/4 NIT * Won Conference Tournament Championship #These 37 years include (.608) 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 nine of the last ten NCAA Tournaments and 13 of the last Xavier has made 28 postseason appearances in the last 33 years, including 24 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 nine of the last ten years and 17 of the last 19 years. XU was a school record 30-7 for the season.

12 XAVIER RECORDS BREAKDOWN Leading at the half: 22-0 Trailing at the half: 2-3 Tied at the half: 0-0 In Overtime: 0-0 XU Shooting 50% or better: 8-0 XU Shooting between % 14-0 XU Shooting less than 40%: 2-3 Opponents shoot 50% or better: 1-2 Opponents shoot less than 50%: 23-1 XU outrebounds its opponent: 22-2 Opponent outrebounds XU: 1-1 Teams are tied in rebounds: 1-0 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: 10-0 XU Scoring points: 5-0 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: 7-1 Allowing points: 2-1 Allowing 90 points or more: 0-1 Game is decided by 1-4 points: 0-0 Game is decided by 5-10 points: 10-1 Game is decided by points: 9-1 Game is decided by 21 points or more: 5-1 Playing at night: 13-2 Playing in the morning or afternoon: 11-1 Trevon Bluiett leads team in scoring: 13-1 Edmond Sumner leads team in scoring: 4-0 Jalen Reynolds leads team in scoring: 3-1 Remy Abell leads team in scoring: 2-0 Myles Davis leads team in scoring: 3-0 James Farr leads team in scoring: 1-1 J.P. Macura leads team in scoring: 1-0 One player scores in double figures 0-0 Two players score in double figures: 1-0 Three players score in double figures: 5-3 Four players score in double figures: 9-0 Five players score in double figures: 7-0 Six players score in double figures: 2-0 Seven players score in double figures: 0-0 In November: 7-0 In December: 5-1 In January: 7-1 In February: 5-1 In March: 0-0 On Sunday: 1-0 On Monday 1-0 On Tuesday: 5-2 On Wednesday: 3-0 On Thursday: 1-1 On Friday: 3-0 On Saturday: Double-Figure Scoring Games (109): Bluiett (25), Sumner (18), Davis (17), Reynolds (14), Farr (13), Macura (13), Abell (5), Gates (2), O Mara (1), Austin (1) Double-Figure Rebounding Games (18): Farr (8), Bluiett (5), Reynolds (4), Davis (1) 20-Point+ Scoring Games (11): Bluiett (5), Sumner (3), Macura (1), Farr (1), Abell (1) 30-Point+ Scoring Games (0): Double-Doubles/Pts.-Reb. (14): Bluiett (5). Farr (4), Reynolds (4), Davis (1)* Triple-Doubles (1): Davis (1)* THE LAST TIME... Xavier scored points: XU 88, Georgetown 70 at GU ( ) Opponent scored points: XU 90, Marquette 82 at CC (2-6-16) Xavier scored points: XU 90, Marquette 82 at CC (2-6-16) Opponent scored points: Villanova 95, Xavier 64 at VU ( ) 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 88, Georgetown 70 at GU ( ) 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. Georgetown at GU ( ) Opponent scored 50 or more in the second half: 52 by Seton Hall at SHU ( ) 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: 53.8 (28-52) vs. Georgetown at GU ( ) Opponent shot 50 percent or more: 54.7 (29-53) by Marquette at CC (2-6-16) Xavier shot 35 pct. or worse: 30.0 (21-70) vs. Creighton at CU (2-9-16) 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. Georgetown at GU ( ) Opponent made free throws: by Providence at CC ( ) Xavier made 10 or more 3-Pt. FG: vs. Marquette at CC ( ) Opponent made 10 or more 3-Pt. FG: by Georgetown at GU ( ) 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: 16 vs. Coastal Carolina at CC ( ) 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: 15 vs. Providence at CC ( ) Opponent had 15 or more turnovers: 15 by Providence at CC ( ) Musketeer scored pts.: 22 by Edmond Sumner vs. Georgetown at GU ( ) 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 Kris Dunn of Providence at CC ( ) 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.): *triple-double: Myles Davis with 11 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists vs. Providence at CC ( ) and 10 points & 15 rebounds by Jalen Reynolds vs. Providence at CC ( ) 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. St. John s at CC (2-3-16) Six Musketeers scored in double figures: 6 vs. Dayton at AdvoCare Inv. ( ) Seven Musketeers scored in double figures: 7 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson at CC ( )

13 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. 35 RaShid Gaston Senior Forward Warren, Ohio 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

14 #10 REMY ABELL (.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 teamhigh scoring honors at Michigan on Nov. 20 with 15 points Senior Guard Louisville, Ky. Eastern Indiana University AS A SENIOR () Started his 33rd straight game at Georgetown on Feb Contributed 12 points and an excellent defensive effort in the win at Butler on Feb Has started 61 of Xavier s 64 games over the past two seasons... 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 vs. Butler), while shooting 9-of-12 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 Recorded a collegiate career-high 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. 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- 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 -BY- 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 * 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

15 #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 11.0 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. 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- 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 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. -BY- 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/ 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

16 #5 TREVON BLUIETT Sophomore Guard Indianapolis, Ind. Park Tudor AS A SOPHOMORE () Leads Xavier in scoring at 15.3 ppg. (eighth in BIG EAST), 3-point field goals made (fourth in BIG EAST at 2.2 mpg.) and 3-point percentage (eighth in the BIG EAST at.382)... Third on the team in rebounding at 6.5 rpg. (14th in the BIG EAST)... 14th in the BIG EAST in free-throw shooting (.785)... Has scored in double figures in 25 of the first 27 games, including 23 in the Providence win on Feb Had a streak of 13 straight doublefigure scoring games snapped at Creighton on Feb Scored a gamehigh 23 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 team-high fifth double-double of the season and sixth of his career... Had 18 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high tying five assists vs. Georgetown on Jan Scored 17 points (14 in second half) to go 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- HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 24, DePaul -- 01/12/16 : 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: 8, DePaul -- 01/24/15 FG attempts: 18, at Wake Forest -- 12/22/15 3FG made: 5, 4 times 3FG attempts: 11, DePaul -- 01/12/16 FT made: 9, at St. John's -- 1/6/16 FT attempts: 12, Providence College -- 02/17/16 XAVIER CAREER STATS & CAREER HIGHS with nine rebounds in the win at Wake on Dec 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 points and 10 rebounds vs. WKU on Dec. 5. NATIONAL AND BIG EAST HONOR ROLL 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 him among 10 watch list finalists for the 2016 Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award... Nation s No. 8 high impact sophomore (Sports Illustrated)... AdvoCare Invitational All-Tournament Team... Earned BIG EAST Conference honors for a seventh time this season (Player of the Week for a second time) as he was named BIG EAST Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 18.0 points and 5.5 rebounds in two Xavier victories, including a game-high 23 points and six rebounds 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 this past week, including 23 points and a career-high eight assists in the Marquette win on Feb BIG EAST Conference Player of the Week on Jan. 18 after averaging 21.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.0 blocks and 2.0 steals in a pair of Xavier wins (DePaul on Jan. 12 and at Marquette on Jan. 16)... Scored a career-high 24 in the win over DePaul on the strength of a career-high tying five 3-pointers and scored 18 in the win at Marquette... 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 BY- 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 * 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

17 #15 MYLES DAVIS Junior Guard Plainfield, N.J. Notre Dame Prep (Mass.) 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 2011 (26 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists vs. Fordham at Cintas Center on Feb. 19, 2011). FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE LEADER Fourth in the BIG EAST in free-throw shooting (.857)... Davis led the BIG EAST in free-throw shooting as a sophomore at Streak of 24 straight made free throws ended on Jan. 12. MORE AS A JUNIOR () Averaging 10.5 ppg. (third on the team and 30th in the BIG EAST) and 3.9 apg. (first on the team and eighth in BIG EAST), including his 13-point, seven-assist game at Providence on Jan. 26 and his 14-point, seven-assist game vs. DePaul on Jan Third in the BIG EAST in assist-to-turnover ratio at Second on the team and eighth in the BIG EAST Conference in 3-point field goals per game (1.8) and second on the team and 13th in the BIG EAST in 3-point field goal percentage (.369)... Has 17 double-figure scoring games this season, including 11 points to go with six assists in the Feb. 6 win over Marquette... Scored a teamhigh 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 for a second time this season 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 points, four assists and two steals vs. Missouri on Nov. 17. 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- 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 Blocks: 1, 5 times FG made: 8, DePaul -- 01/24/15 FG attempts: 14, DePaul -- 01/24/15; vs UTEP -- 11/28/14 3FG made: 5, vs Georgia State -- 03/21/15; Abilene Christian -- 11/25/13 3FG attempts: 9, vs Iowa -- 11/28/13 FT made: 9, at DePaul ; at St. John's -- 1/6/16 FT attempts: 10, DePaul -- 01/24/15 XAVIER CAREER STATS & CAREER HIGHS -BY- 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 * 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

18 #2 JAMES FARR Senior Forward Evanston, Ill. Maine Central Insitute AS A SENIOR ()... DOUBLING HIS EFFORT Leads the team in rebounding at 8.1 rpg. (fourth in the BIG EAST Conference), including a team-high 12 boards at Butler on Feb. 13, his eighth double-figure rebound game of the season and 16th of his career... Had a game-high 15 rebounds vs. Seton Hall on Jan Completed his fourth double-double of the season and the sixth of his career 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. 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)... Also posted a double-double vs. Auburn on Dec. 19 with 11 rebounds and 12 points... Had a double-double with 15 points and 14 rebounds in the win over Missouri on Nov Collected a game-high 13 rebounds in the win at Michigan on Nov. 20. FARR BETTER OFFENSE... FARR BETTER SHOOTING Averaging 10.0 ppg. (fourth on the team), including 16 points (all 16 in the first half) at Marquette on Jan double-figure scoring games, including 14 points at Georgetown on Saturday, 18 points vs. Western Kentucky on Dec. 5 and 15 points at Villanova on Dec Seventh in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage (.538), a sharp jump over his career average (.462) entering this season; has only taken six 3-point field goal attempts this season or 3.5 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 80.0 percent (11th in the BIG EAST) 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. 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- 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 Blocks: 4, Butler -- 01/02/16 FG made: 7, 4 times FG attempts: 13, Seton Hall -- 01/23/16; at Creighton FG 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 -- 01/23/16 XAVIER CAREER STATS & CAREER HIGHS -BY- 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/ 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

19 #22 KAISER GATES Freshman Forward Alpharetta, Ga. St. Francis AS A FRESHMAN () Contributed seven points and two rebounds in 15 minutes at Butler on Feb Had five points and a career-high tying 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 a career-high 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... As a junior he led his team to the state championship, averaging 14.4 points, 10.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game... Played with Malik Beasley (Florida State), Josh Coleman (Coastal Carolina) and Jordan Jones (Kennesaw State)... Basketball coach: Drew Catlett. HIGHLY RANKED Gates, a four-star prospect by ESPN.com and 247sports.com, is a three-star recruit on Scout.com and rivals.com. Gates plays AAU hoops for the Atlanta Celtics. 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- HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 11, DePaul -- 01/12/16 : 6, at Marquette -- 1/16/16; Wright State -- 12/08/15 Assists: 1, Georgetown -- 01/19/16; at Marquette -- 1/16/16; Wright State -- 12/08/15 Steals: 1, 7 times Blocks: 1, 5 times FG made: 4, DePaul -- 01/12/16 FG attempts: 6, DePaul -- 01/12/16 3FG made: 2, Butler -- 01/02/16; DePaul -- 01/12/16 3FG attempts: 4, at Villanova -- 12/31/15 FT made: 4, Butler -- 01/02/16; Miami -- 11/13/15 FT attempts: 6, Miami -- 11/13/15 XAVIER CAREER STATS & CAREER HIGHS -BY- 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/ 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

20 #13 MAKINDÉ LONDON Freshman Forward Nashville, Tenn. Summit Montverde Acad. (Fla.) AS A FRESHMAN () Has played in 15 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- 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, 4 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 -BY- #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/ 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

21 #55 J.P. MACURA Sophomore Guard Lakeville, Minn. Lakeville North AS A SOPHOMORE () Provides high energy and 9.5 ppg., including 11.9 ppg. over the last eight games... Has scored in double figures in six of the last eight games (13 for the season), including 12 points to go with four assists and two steals at Georgetown on Feb. 20, a careerhigh 20-point effort in a career-high 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 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- 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: 7, Marquette -- 02/06/16 FG attempts: 10, at Villanova -- 01/14/15; Providence College -- 02/07/15; at Michigan -- 11/20/15 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 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 Has hit 81.9 percent (59-of-72) from the free-throw line, which ranks ninth in the BIG EAST Conference... Came off the bench to score a career-high tying 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 vs. Georgetown before being forced out of the game with an ankle injury point game at Marquette on Feb. 10 and a 10-point game in the win over Providence on Feb Scored 10 points in the Jan. 24 win over DePaul, hitting all six of his free throw attempts... 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. -BY- 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/ 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

22 #54 SEAN O MARA Sophomore F/C Glen Ellyn, Ill. Benet Academy AS A SOPHOMORE () 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- 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 -BY- 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/ 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

23 #1 JALEN REYNOLDS Junior Forward Detroit, Mich. Brewster Acad. (N.H.) AS A JUNIOR () Has contributed 9.6 ppg. and 6.7 rpg. (second on the team and 11th in the BIG EAST Conference), including his 17-point, nine-rebound game at Creighton on Feb Posted his fourth doubledouble 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 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 Advo- Care Invitational All-Tournament team... preseason First Team All-BIG EAST... Named the nation s ninth-best dunker (NBCSports.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. 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- 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 -- 02/04/15 XAVIER CAREER STATS & CAREER HIGHS BIG EAST HONORS Earned his third BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll award 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-hightying 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. -BY- 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 * 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

24 #4 EDMOND SUMNER Freshman Guard Detroit, Mich. Country Day AS A FRESHMAN () Has started 22 games out of 24 games played... 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, five assists and three rebounds in 25 minutes... Second on the team in scoring at 11.4 ppg. (24th in the BIG EAST), including 20 points (15 in the first half) 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 18 games, including each of the last six games... Second on the team in assists at 3.2 apg. (12th in the BIG EAST), including a career-high six assists vs. Alabama on Nov. 26 and five assists with zero turnovers vs. WKU on Dec 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 / SINGLE- HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 22, at Georgetown -- 02/20/16 : 9, at Wake Forest -- 12/22/15 Assists: 6, vs Alabama -- 11/26/15 Steals: 3, Georgetown -- 01/19/16; St. John's -- 02/03/16; Cincinnati -- 12/12/15 Blocks: 2, at Butler -- 2/13/16 FG made: 7, Marquette -- 02/06/16 FG attempts: 13, at Wake Forest -- 12/22/15 3FG made: 3, Marquette -- 02/06/16; Auburn -- 12/19/15 3FG attempts: 7, Georgetown -- 01/19/16 FT made: 9, at Georgetown -- 02/20/16 FT attempts: 11, at Marquette -- 1/16/16 Member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team... Played in six games last season before being shut down for medical reasons. HONOR ROLL... FIVE-TIME BIG EAST HONOREE Named BIG EAST Conference Freshman of the Week for a fifth time this season on Monday 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 Conference 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, his firts game back after his Dec. 31 injury at Villanova... BIG EAST Conference 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 and six rebounds vs. Auburn on Dec Scored 13 points in the USC win on Nov Team-high 19 points in the season-opening win over Miami on Nov. 13, including 13 second-half points. -BY- 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 * 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

25 SEDLER FAMILY MEN S HEAD BASKETBALL COACH IS A NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE Xavier head coach Chris Mack, who was selected as the Sporting News midseason pick for National Coach of the Year, is listed at the top candidate for National Coach of the Year by ESPN.com in a Jan. 28 story. Mack, who has led Xavier to the highest rankings in school history, has recorded a (.681) mark over his seven years so far and stands second on Xavier s all-time wins list. Mack, 46, led Xavier to the NCAA Tournament in five of his first six 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. 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 Children: Lainee (10), Hailee (9) and Brayden (1) Mack is very familiar with postseason tournament play. In fact, 2015 marked the 16th NCAA Tournament for Mack, including three as a player and 13 on the coaching staffs at Xavier and Wake Forest. Mack has strong ties to all three 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 Mack was selected as the Atlantic 10 Conference Coach of the Year by his fellow A-10 coaches. In addition, Mack was the recipient of the 2011 Skip Prosser Man of the Year award, which is sponsored by CollegeInsider.com. The Skip Prosser Award 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 Xavier /6th NCAA Sweet Xavier /T-3rd 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