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1 NO. 7 SEED XAVIER UNIV. MUSKETEERS (19-12, 9-9 BIG EAST CONF.) NO. 10 DEPAUL UNIV. BLUE DEMONS (9-22, 2-16 BIG EAST CONF.) BIG EAST TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND Wednesday, March 8, at 9:30 p.m. ET Madison Square Garden in New York Xavier Media Contact: Tom Eiser, Associate Athletic Director for Communications eiser@xavier.edu, (cell) on Twitter SCHEDULE/RESULTS (19-12, 9-9 BIG EAST) Date Opponent TV Time (EST)/Result NOVEMBER 11 Fri. Lehigh FOX COLLEGE W/ Mon. Buffalo CBSSN W/ Thu. +Missouri ESPNU W/83-82 (OT) 18 Fri. +Clemson ESPNU W/ Sun. +Northern Iowa ESPN2 W/ Sat. Northern Iowa FSN/FS OHIO W/ Tue. North Dakota St. FS1 W/85-55 DECEMBER 3 Sat. at Baylor ESPN2 L/ Wed. at Colorado PAC-12 L/ Sat. Utah FOX-NATIONAL W/ Sat. *Wake Forest FS1 W/ Tue. E. Washington FS1 W/ WED. PROVIDENCE FSN-REGIONAL W/ SAT. AT GEORGETOWN FS1 W/81-76 JANUARY 7 SAT. ST. JOHN S FS1 W/ TUE. AT VILLANOVA FS1 L/ SAT. AT BUTLER FS1 L/ MON. CREIGHTON FS1 L/ SUN. GEORGETOWN CBS W/ Thu. #at Cincinnati ESPN2 L/ SUN. AT ST. JOHN S FS1 W/82-77 FEBRUARY 1 WED. SETON HALL FS1 W/ SAT. AT CREIGHTON FOX-NATIONAL W/ WED. DEPAUL FS1 W/ SAT. VILLANOVA FOX-NATIONAL L/ WED. AT PROVIDENCE FS1 L/ SAT. AT MARQUETTE CBSSN L/ WED. AT SETON HALL FS1 L/ SUN. BUTLER FS1 L/79-88 MARCH 1 WED. MARQUETTE FS1 L/ SAT. AT DEPAUL FSN-REGIONAL W/ Wed. %DePaul FS1 9:30 p.m. 9 Thu. %BIG EAST Tourn. FS1 TBD 10 Fri. %BIG EAST Tourn. FS1 6:30 p.m./9:00 p.m. 11 Sat. %BIG EAST Final FOX-NATIONAL 5:30 p.m. # Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout * Skip Prosser Classic presented by BB&T + Tire Pros Invitational in Orlando, Florida % BIG EAST Tournament (Madison Square Garden) BIG EAST GAMES ALL CAPS Home Games In Bold Times Are Eastern Time TELEVISION, RADIO AND LIVE STATS Television: FS1 with Gus Johnson (pbp), Bill Raftery (analyst) and Lisa Byington (reporter). 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). Live Stats: GoXavier.com THE X FACTORS... GAME KEYS THAT STAND OUT Xavier, overall and 9-9 in the BIG EAST Conference, is the No. 7 seed. Xavier has the nation's best active streak of 35 straight seasons at.500 or better in conference play (MCC, Atlantic 10 and BIG EAST). Xavier, 19-12, is one win shy of securing its fourth straight 20-win season and its 11th in 12 years. Xavier leads the BIG EAST and is No. 18 nationally in rebound margin (+7.0 rpg.). Xavier junior All-America candidate Trevon Bluiett, named First Team All-BIG EAST for the second straight year, has 15 games with 20 points or more this season. Xavier junior Trevon Bluiett is fourth in the BIG EAST in scoring at 18.0 ppg., third in 3-point field goals made per game (2.6) and 10th in rebounding at 5.8 rpg. Xavier junior Trevon Bluiett is 19th on XU's all-time scoring list with 1,442 career points and is just 13 points behind 18th-place James Posey ( with 1,455). Xavier junior J.P. Macura is second on the team in scoring and 16th in the BIG EAST at 14.5 ppg. He has a team-high tying 26 double-figure scoring games. Xavier freshman Quentin Goodin is fourth in the BIG EAST in assists for league games at 3.8 apg. and is second in assist/turnover ratio for league games at 2.2. Xavier senior RaShid Gaston ranks third in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage at 59.7 percent (third for BIG EAST games only at 64.8 percent) and third in the BIG EAST in rebounding at 6.6 rpg. Xavier sophomore Kaiser Gates has averaged 6.0 rpg. over the last 11 games, including a career-high 10 rebounds vs. DePaul on Feb. 8. Xavier made its 10th NCAA Tournament appearance in the last 11 years in XU is one of only nine schools that can say that. Xavier has a list of 100 consecutive men's basketball seniors that have graduated dating back to the school year. THE XAVIER PLAYERS (* LAST GAME STARTERS) NO. NAME (HT./YR) POS. PPG RPG APG NOTES 0 *Tyrique Jones (6-9/Fr.) F Has started 9 of the last 11 games 3 *Quentin Goodin (6-4/Fr.) G assists per game over last 10 games 4 Edmond Sumner (6-6/So.) G Suffered season-ending injury on Jan *Trevon Bluiett (6-6/Jr.) G Double-double with 24 pts. & 10 reb. at DePaul 10 Leighton Schrand (6-0/Fr.) G First-year walk-on 11 *Malcolm Bernard (6-6/Sr.^) G XU career-high 13 points in each of last 3 games 12 Cullen Barr (6-7/Sr.) F First-year walk-on 20 Alex Bergen (6-5/Sr.) G Second-year walk-on 21 Tim Stainbrook (6-6/Sr.) F Played a career-high nine minutes at Marquette 22 Kaiser Gates (6-8/So.) F Four starts, including two of the last three games 24 Conor Peterson (6-6/Fr.) G/F First-year walk-on 35 RaShid Gaston (6-9/Sr.) F Team-high 7 double-doubles 54 Sean O Mara (6-10/Jr.) F/C Career-high 14 points at Marquette on Feb *J.P. Macura (6-5/Jr.) G Leads team in steals (1.5 spg.) & FT% (.810) ^ graduate student academically

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

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

4 XAVIER IN THE BIG EAST TOURNAMENT: Xavier has compiled a 4-3 combined record in its first three BIG EAST Championship appearances. XU is 3-0 in the quarterfinals, 1-2 in the semifinals and 0-1 in the championship game. Xavier's best finish in its three previous BIG EAST Tournament appearance was a trip to the 2015 championship game. LAST YEAR AT THE BIG EAST TOURNA- MENT: Xavier defeated Marquette (90-72) in the quarterfinals before falling to eventual champion Seton Hall (87-83) in the semifinals. BLUIETT AND MACURA IN BIG EAST TOURNAMENT ACTION: Xavier's Trevon Bluiett was named to the 2016 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team after averaging 19.5 points and 3.5 rebounds for XU's two games. Bluiett has averaged 12.2 ppg. and 3.4 rpg. for his five career games in this event. J.P. Macura also averaged double figures in the 2016 tournament at 11.0 ppg. and 4.0 rpg. Macura has averaged 6.0 ppg. and 1.6 rpg. for his five career games in this event. XAVIER'S SUCCESS AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN: Xavier is 15-8 all-time at Madison Square Garden, including an win over St. John's on Jan. 29. XU is 2-1 versus SJU at MSG. Since joining the BIG EAST, the Musketeers have also played seven games at Madison Square Garden for the BIG EAST Tournament. XU holds a 4-3 record at MSG during the BIG EAST Tournament. XAVIER'S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AT MSG: Xavier won its first National Championship in Madison Square Garden. XU won the 1958 National Invitation Tournament Championship with a overtime victory over Dayton at MSG on March 22, The championship, which marked the first major basketball national championship by any Ohio college or university, came at a time when the NIT was equal to or, according to many, more prestigious than the NCAA Tournament. BACK-TO-BACK: It's unsual to play a team in two straight games but this is the second time that Xavier has done that this season. Xavier defeated Northern Iowa in the championship game of the Tire Pros Invitational on Nov. 20 and then defeated UNI at Cintas Center on Nov. 26. THE XAVIER-DEPAUL SERIES: Xavier leads the series 10-9, including five straight wins in the series. XU, which swept the homeand-home series this season, is 7-1 vs. DePaul since the two teams became BIG EAST rivals in the season. This is the first time that the two teams have met in the BIG EAST Tournament. One player to watch is Trevon Bluiett, who has averaged 20.5 ppg. and 7.5 rpg. in six career games vs. DePaul. THE MEETING THIS PAST SATURDAY IN CHICAGO: Xavier defeated DePaul on Saturday in DU's final game at Allstate Arena. Xavier fell behind 9-0 and 17-6 (10:54 left in the half) in great part because of a cold shooting start. XU recovered to control the rest of the half 27-13, taking a halftime lead. DePaul grabbed what proved to be its last lead of the game at with 13:17 left. XU then went on a 13-4 run to take control of the game at lead at the 8:55 mark. Junior Trevon Bluiett led the way during the surge with seven points. including a 3-pointer. Bluiett led Xavier with game highs of 24 points and 10 rebounds. Senior Malcolm Bernard contributed a career-high tying 13 points for the third straight game. THE FIRST MEETING THIS SEASON: Xavier captured a victory over DePaul on Feb. 8 at Cintas Center. Junior Trevon Bluiett led Xavier with 20 points. Xavier won the rebounding battle as sophomore Kaiser Gates grabbed a career-high and game-high 10 and junior J.P. Macura tied his career high with seven. Xavier recorded 20 assists on its 26 field goals, including a career-high eight from freshman Quentin Goodin and six from Macura. FOR THE RECORD (DEPAUL): DePaul, 9-22 overall and 2-16 in the BIG EAST Conference, is the No. 10 seed in the BIG EAST Tournament. FOR THE RECORD (XAVIER): Xavier, overall and 9-9 in the BIG EAST, is the No. 7 seed. XU snapped a six-game losing streak on Saturday at DePaul, SEEING 20-20: Xavier, 19-12, is one win shy of its fourth straight 20-win season, its 11th in 12 years and 19th in 21 years. CLOSE CALLS: Xavier has compiled a 5-1 record in games decided by four points or less, including over Seton Hall on Feb. 1 and at Creighton on Feb. 4. Xavier's other close wins include Wake Forest, 69-65, on Dec. 17. The only loss in a game decided by 1-4 points was at Colorado, on Dec. 7. Xavier had only two of its 34 games last season decided by four points or less, the last-second loss to Wisconsin in the 2016 NCAA Second Round and the loss to Seton Hall in the BIG EAST Tournament Semifinals. In fact, XU had only one of its 30 regular season games last season decided by less than seven points, the win over Creighton at Cintas Center (3-5-16). BOARD CHAIRMEN: Xavier leads the BIG EAST Conference and is No. 18 in the nation in rebound margin (+7.0 rpg.). XU has outrebounded 25 of its 31 opponents this season, including (22-5 in offensive rebounds) vs. Villanova on Feb. 11. The rebounding numbers also include a advantage on Dec. 3 at Baylor with an 18-8 offensive rebounding edge. Senior RaShid Gaston leads Xavier in rebounding at 6.6 rpg. (third in the BIG EAST) and offensive rebounding at 2.8 per game (second in the BIG EAST) in 20.0 minutes per game. Gaston grabbed a game-high and career-high 17 rebounds vs. Creighton on Jan. 16, which included nine offensive rebounds. Junior Trevon Bluiett is second on the team at 5.8 rpg. (10th in the BIG EAST). Sophomore Kaiser Gates has averaged 6.0 rpg. over the last 11 games. FOUR GUYS HAVE SIGNED THE BUBBLE: When a Musketeer grabs a double-figure rebound total he is asked to sign the rebounding bubble, the device that sits over the rim for rebounding drills in practice. Sophomore Kaiser Gates signed it on Feb. 8 after grabbing a career-high 10 rebounds vs. DePaul. Senior RaShid Gaston has signed seven times, including for his career-high 17 rebounds vs. Creighton on Jan. 16 (nine offensive rebounds). Gaston had 10 rebounds vs. Missouri on Nov. 17, 11 rebounds at Colorado on Dec. 7 and 14 vs. Utah on Dec. 10. Junior Trevon Bluiett has signed it three times, including after a game-high 10-rebound effort vs. St. John's on Jan. 29 and a game-high 10 rebounds to go with a game-high 24 points at DePaul on March 4. Bluiett had 11 rebounds vs. Lehigh on Nov. 11, while freshman Tyrique Jones had 11 vs. Buffalo on Nov. 14. DOUBLE-DOUBLE VISION: Senior RaShid Gaston leads Xavier in double-doubles with seven, including four in BIG EAST games. That list includes 10 rebounds to go with a Xavier career-high 23 points vs. Villanova on Feb. 11 and 14 rebounds to go with 19 points at Providence on Feb. 15 and 12 points and 10 rebounds at Marquette on Feb. 18. BIG MINUTES FOR MUSKETEER DUO: Junior Trevon Bluiett is first in the BIG EAST in minutes played at 34.5 mpg. and junior J.P. Macura is ninth at 33.0 mpg. Bluiett missed most of the Villanova game on Feb. 11 and all of the Providence (Feb. 15) and Marquette (Feb. 18) games due to an ankle injury.

5 BLUIETT NAMED TO FINAL 10 CANDI- DATES FOR JULIUS ERVING AWARD: Junior Trevon Bluiett has been named by The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as one of the 10 watch list finalists for the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award for a second straight year. Named after Hall of Famer and 11- time NBA All-Star Julius Erving, the annual honor in its third year recognizes the top small forwards in Division I men s college basketball. A national committee comprised of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates in October, which has now been narrowed to just 10. In March, five finalists will be presented to Mr. Erving and the Hall of Fame s selection committee for the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award. The winner of the Julius Erving Award will be presented at the ESPN College Basketball Awards Show in April. BIG EAST HONORS... SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR NAMED FIRST TEAM ALL-BIG EAST: Junior Trevon Bluiett was named First Team All-BIG EAST by the league coaches for a second straight year. Bluiett, who was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll this week as well, was named on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll five times this season. Bluiett has earned Player of the Week honors four times in his career, including twice this season. He earned BIG EAST Player of the Week on Feb. 6 after averaging 20.0 points and 7.0 rebounds in addition to scoring decisive baskets in Xavier victories over Seton Hall on Feb. 1 and at then-no. 22 Creighton on Feb. 4. Bluiett also won the award on Jan. 30 for his efforts in road games at Cincinnati on Jan. 26 and at St. John s on Jan. 29. Bluiett scored a career high 40 points at Cincinnati on Jan. 26, XU s first 40-point game since 2003 National Player of the Year David West had 47 in a win over Dayton at Cintas Center in MORE BLUIETT HONORS: Junior guard Trevon Bluiett is on the Lute Olson Award Watch List (collegeinsider.com). The Lute Olson Award is presented to the nation's top Division I player who has played at least two seasons. XAVIER CAREER SCORING LEADERS PLACE PLAYER (YR) CAREER PTS. 1. Byron Larkin ( ) 2, David West ( ) 2, Romain Sato ( ) 2, Tyrone Hill ( ) 2, Lenny Brown ( ) 1, Tu Holloway ( ) 1, Anthony Hicks ( ) 1, Jamie Gladden ( ) 1, Steve Thomas ( ) 1, Brian Grant ( ) 1, Nick Daniels ( ) 1, Bob Quick ( ) 1, Stanley Burrell ( ) 1, Stan Kimbrough ( ) 1, Darnell Williams ( ) 1, Lionel Chalmers ( ) 1, Gary Lumpkin ( ) 1, James Posey ( ) 1, Trevon Bluiett (2014-present) 1, Justin Doellman ( ) 1, Jeff Jenkins ( ) 1, Joe Viviano ( ) 1, Jamal Walker ( ) 1, Jack Thobe ( ) 1, Derek Strong ( ) 1, Dave Piontek ( ) 1, Jerry Helmers ( ) 1, Josh Duncan ( ) 1, Mark Lyons ( ) 1, Justin Cage ( ) 1, Michael Davenport ( ) 1, Hank Stein ( ) 1, Maurice McAfee ( ) 1, Dexter Bailey ( ) 1, Gene Smith ( ) 1,109 Richie Harris ( ) 1, B.J. Raymond ( ) 1, Kenny Frease ( ) 1, Kevin Frey ( ) 1, Derrick Brown ( ) 1,096 Huck Budde ( ) 1, Bill Kirvin ( ) 1,088 Jim Boothe ( ) 1, Bob Pelkington ( ) 1, Joe Geiger ( ) 1,073 Aaron Williams ( ) 1, Victor Fleming ( ) 1, Gary Massa ( ) 1, Mike Plunkett ( ) 1, Semaj Christon ( ) 1, Michael Hawkins ( ) 1, T.J. Johnson ( ) 1,021 BLUIETT IS IN THE TOP 20 ON THE XAVIER ALL-TIME SCORING LIST: Junior guard Trevon Bluiett, who scored a career-high 40 points at Cincinnati on Jan. 26, had 24 points on Feb. 1 vs. Seton Hall. Bluiett has moved up to 19th place on XU's all-time scoring list with 1,442 points. Bluiett became the 52nd member of XU's 1,000 Point Club in the UNI game on Nov. 20. Bluiett's next target is 18th-place James Posey, who scored 1,455 points at XU from BLUIETT IS IN THE TOP DOZEN IN THE BIG EAST IN SCORING AND REBOUNDING: Junior guard Trevon Bluiett, a two-time First Team All-BIG EAST selection, is fourth in the BIG EAST Conference in scoring at 18.0 ppg., including his 40-point game at Cincinnati on Jan. 26. Bluiett is second on the team in rebounding (10th in the BIG EAST at 5.8 rpg). Bluiett posted career highs for points (40), field goals made (12-of-15) and 3-pointers made (a school-record tying 9-of-11) at Cincinnati on Jan. 26. It marked XU's first 40-point game since 2003 National Player of the Year David West had 47 in a win over Dayton at Cintas Center on Feb. 8, BLUIETT'S VISION: Junior Trevon Bluiett has posted a team-high point+ games this season, including a game-high 24 points to go with a gamehigh 10 rebounds at DePaul on Saturday and a team-high 21 points vs. Butler on Feb. 26. Bluiett had a game-high 20 points vs. DePaul on Feb. 8, a team-high 24 points vs. Seton Hall on Feb. 1, a team-high 21 points vs. St. John's on Jan. 29 and a career-high 40 points at Cincinnati on Jan. 26. TWO TIMES 20: Speaking of 20-point games, Xavier had two players score 20+ points at Georgetown on Dec. 31 with sophomore Edmond Sumner (28) and junior J.P. Macura (23) and two more vs. Georgetown on Jan. 22 with Macura (20) and junior Trevon Bluiett (24), marking the fourth time this season that has happened for Xavier. XU also had two 20-point scorers vs. Clemson on Nov. 18 with Macura (28) and junior Trevon Bluiett (21). Bluiett had 25 and Sumner had 24 vs. Lehigh on Nov. 11. Last season XU only had one game with two 20-point scorers. TREY-VON: Junior Trevon Bluiett is ranked third in the BIG EAST in 3-point field goals made at 2.6 per game, including six each at Colorado on Dec. 7 and at Baylor on Dec. 3 and a career-high and school-record tying nine at Cincinnati on Jan. 26. Romain Sato set the school record with nine vs. Rhode Island ( ).

6 MACURA IS CLOSING IN ON 1,000 POINTS: Junior J.P. Macura, who posted a 20-point game vs. Marquette on March 1, has scored 959 career points and is just 41 points shy of becoming the 53rd member of the XU 1,000 Point Club. MACURA MADE A CASE FOR BIG EAST MOST IMPROVED PLAYER: Junior J.P. Macura, projected by CBS Sports to be one of the nation's top 20 breakout players this season, has averaged 14.5 points per game (second on the team and 16th in the BIG EAST Conference), including his team-high 22-point game at Seton Hall on Feb. 22, a 23-point game at Georgetown on Dec. 31 and a 20-point game vs. Georgetown on Jan. 22. He leads the team in steals per game at 1.5 spg. (ninth in the BIG EAST), while standing second on the team among active players in assists at 2.8 per game, including a career-high seven vs. Villanova on Feb. 11. Macura leads the team and is sixth in the BIG EAST in freethrow shooting at 81.0 percent, including a streak of 20 straight free throws made to start the season. Macura averaged a team-high 19.0 ppg. for Xavier's three games in the Tire Pros Invitational, including a career-high 28 points on the strength of a career-high six 3-pointers to go with five assists and three steals in the win over Clemson on Nov. 18. Macura, who was named to the Tire Pros Invitational All-Tournament Team, was the BIG EAST Sixth Man Award winner and averaged 9.4 ppg. STARTING NEW: Junior J.P. Macura, the BIG EAST Sixth Man of the Year, has started each of the first 31 games (the only Musketeer to have started all 31 games). He started four last season. Firstyear senior Malcolm Bernard has started 28 games. Junior Sean O'Mara started the first eight games (first collegiate starts), senior RaShid Gaston has started 15 times, while freshman Tyrique Jones has made his first collegiate starts in nine of the last 11 games. The only two returning starters were junior Trevon Bluiett and sophomore Edmond Sumner, although Sumner has now been lost for the rest of this season and Bluiett missed two games and the majority of a third game recently with an injury. Freshman Quentin Goodin made his 11th collegiate start (10th straight) at DePaul on March 4 and sophomore Kaiser Gates has made four starts this season. GATES BECOMING A MAJOR FACTOR: Sophomore forward Kaiser Gates, who has averaged 6.5 ppg. and 6.0 rpg. over the last 11 games, had 11 points and seven rebounds at Marquette on Feb. 18. Gates grabbed a career-high and gamehigh 10 rebounds in the win over DePaul on Feb. 8. Gates scored 13 points on the strength of 3-of-4 3-point shooting to go with a team-high eight rebounds vs. Seton Hall on Feb. 1 and had nine rebounds at Creighton on Feb. 4. Gates hit 6-of-8 from the field, including tying his career high with 4-of-6 3-pointers, on his way to a career-high 17 points in the St. John's win on Jan. 7. Gates grabbed nine rebounds vs. St. John's on Jan. 29 at MSG. Gates came up big on Dec. 20 vs. Eastern Washington, connecting on a career-high four 3-pointers on his way to 12 points. Gates, who made his first collegiate start at Cincinnati on Jan. 26, underwent a preseason scope procedure on his left knee and missed the first five games. Gates has started four games, including two of the last three games. GOODIN STARTING WELL: Freshman guard Quentin Goodin, who has started the last 10 games at point guard, is tied for fourth in the BIG EAST Conference in assists for league games at 3.8 apg. and is second in the BIG EAST in assist/turnover ratio for league games at 2.2. Goodin has averaged 6.0 assists for the last 10 games (10 straight starts), including a careerhigh tying eight at Seton Hall on Feb. 22 and on Feb. 18 at Marquette. His assist/ turnover ratio for all games (1.9) ranks fifth in the BIG EAST. Goodin contributed 11 points, seven assists and six rebounds vs. Butler on Feb. 26. Goodin had 15 points, five assists and a career-high five steals at Creighton on Feb. 4 and dished off a career-high eight assists in the Feb. 8 win over DePaul. He had seven assists in the Feb. 1 Seton Hall win. Goodin scored a career-high 16 points to go with two assists in the win over St. John's on Jan. 29. Goodin contributed seven points and six assists with only one turnover in 15 minutes at Cincinnati on Jan. 26. Goodin has averaged 35.5 minutes over the last 10 games (10 straight starts), including a career-high 40 vs. Villanova on Feb. 11. BIG EAST HONORS FOR BIG MAN GASTON: Senior forward RaShid Gaston earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Feb. 13 after averaging 18.5 ppg. and 7.5 rpg. for two games, while shooting 76.2 percent from the field. Gaston had an XU career-high 23 points on shooting vs. Villanova on Feb. 11 and completed his fifth double-double of the season with 10 rebounds. GASTON HAS BEEN A FORCE ON THE BOARDS... PASSED 1,000 CAREER POINTS: Senior forward RaShid Gaston, who transferred to Xavier from Norfolk State, has averaged 12.1 ppg. and 7.7 rpg. over the last seven games, while shooting 72.3 percent from the field. Gaston is third in the BIG EAST Conference in field goal percentage at 59.7 percent (third for league games only at 64.8 percent), including hitting 8-of-10 at Providence on Feb. 15 on his way to game highs of 19 points and 14 rebounds, while scoring a Xavier careerhigh 23 points on Feb. 11 vs. Villanova on 10-of-13 shooting from the field to go with 10 rebounds. Gaston, listed as one of the nation's top 20 impact transfers by CBS Sports, leads the team and is third in the BIG EAST in rebounding at 6.6 rpg. and also leads the team in offensive rebounding at 2.8 per game (second in the BIG EAST) while playing just 20.0 minutes per game for the season. Gaston grabbed a gamehigh and career-high 17 rebounds to go with 12 points vs. Creighton on Jan. 16, an effort which included an XU career-high nine offensive rebounds. Gaston, who has posted a team-high seven double-doubles in scoring-rebounding this season, contributed back-to-back double-doubles with a 14 rebounds to go with 11 points in the Utah win on Dec. 10 and 14 points to go with 11 rebounds, while hitting 7-of-8 shots from the field, on Dec. 7 at Colorado. Gaston, who scored 14 points in the Wake Forest win on Dec. 17, scored 12 points, had a game-high tying 10 rebounds and blocked four shots on Nov. 17 vs. Missouri. Gaston has scored 1,166 collegiate points, including three seasons at Norfolk State. JONES MAKING HIS PRESENCE FELT: Freshman big man Tyrique Jones, who had a 13-point game at Marquette on 6-of-8 shooting, has started nine of the last 11 games. Jones is ranked second on the team in offensive rebounding at 1.7 rpg., which ranks 10th in the BIG EAST despite logging 11.0 minutes per game. Jones has hit 30 of his last 42 shots from the field (71.4 percent) over the last nine games. Jones hit 8-8 from the field at Creighton on Feb. 4 for a career-high 16 points against heralded Bluejay big man Justin Patton. Jones grabbed six rebounds in 16 minutes in his first collegiate start vs. St. John's Jan. 29. He had six points, five rebounds and an assist in 12 minutes off the bench at Cincinnati on Jan. 26. Jones grabbed a game-high and career-high 11 rebounds vs. Buffalo on Nov. 14. Jones was listed on college basketball expert Jon Rothstein's top under-the-radar freshmen list. Jones contributed 10 points vs. St. John's on Jan. 7 to go with five rebounds and a careerhigh tying two blocks.

7 JONES ENJOYED A PERFECT SHOOTING DAY AT CREIGHTON: Freshman Tyrique Jones hit 8-8 from the field at Creighton on Feb. 4 for a career-high 16 points. His 8-8 effort equaled the best field goal percentage effort by a Musketeer in over 20 years. The last time someone did better was then junior Torraye Braggs, who hit 9-9 vs. Western Kentucky on Nov. 23, 1996, (before Tyrique was born). Jones is the only player on the list below that is not a junior or senior. Over the Last 25 years --- Best XU single-game field goal percentage efforts: Torraye Braggs Jr. 9-9 Western Kentucky Larry Sykes Jr. 9-9 Miami (Ohio) Tyrique Jones Fr. 8-8 at Creighton Josh Duncan Sr. 8-8 at Rhode Island Justin Cage Sr. 8-8 Ohio State (NCAA) Brian Thornton Sr. 8-8 Eastern Illinois SUMNER ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY: Xavier team doctor Dr. Robert Burger confirmed on Jan.30 that sophomore guard Edmond Sumner, a preseason First Team All-BIG EAST selection by the league coaches, suffered a season-ending torn ACL injury in his left knee in Xavier s game vs. St. John s on Jan. 29 at Madison Square Garden. Sumner had successful surgery on March 1. SUMNER STOOD OUT: Sophomore Edmond Sumner, a preseason First Team All-BIG EAST selection by the league coaches, led Xavier in assists at 5.0 apg. Sumner dished off a career-high tying nine assists with zero turnovers vs. Eastern Washington on Dec. 20. Sumner was second on the team in scoring at 15.0 ppg., including a team-high 16.9 ppg. in BIG EAST play. He was also second on the team in steals at 1.3 spg. Sumner scored all of his game-high 22 points in the second half at Butler on Jan. 14, his fourth 20-point game of the season. Sumner had a careerhigh 28 points with eight rebounds and six assists in the win at Georgetown on Dec. 31. BERNARD HAS RECORDED THREE STRAIGHT CAREER EFFORTS: Senior guard Malcolm Bernard, a graduate student who played last season at FAMU, scored an XU career-high tying 13 points to go with five rebounds, two assists and two steals at DePaul on Saturday. Bernard posted a career-high tying 13 points and a careerhigh tying three steals and four rebounds vs. Butler on Feb. 26 and followed that up with a career-high tying 13 points to go with five rebounds vs. Marquette on March 1. Bernard has posted eight double-figure scoring games as a Musketeer, including each of the last three games. Bernard had 12 points in the win over Georgetown on Jan. 22 and 10 points with a career-high tying eight rebounds at Butler on Jan. 14. Bernard, who has started 28 of the first 31 games, contributed 10 points in the St. John's win on Jan. 7 on 4-of-4 shooting, including a pair of 3-pointers. Bernard posted a 10-point effort vs. Eastern Washington on Dec. 20, contributed seven points, three rebounds, four assists and three steals to the Providence win on Dec. 28 and nine points, including two big 3-pointers, in the win at Georgetown on Dec. 31. He had a 10-point, eight-rebound, three-assist and three-steal game vs. North Dakota State on Nov. 29. He contributed six points, five rebounds, two assists, two blocks and two steals vs. Missouri on Nov. 17, including a game-saving block with two seconds left in overtime that led to XU's game-winning possession. He had nine points and seven rebounds vs. Clemson on Nov. 18. O'MARA POSTED A CAREER EFFORT AT MARQUETTE: Junior Sean O'Mara scored a career-high and team-high 14 points on Feb. 18 at Marquette to go with five rebounds and a career-high three blocks. O'Mara has played in all 31 games this season, starting eight times and recording six double-figure scoring games. O'Mara came up big in the Feb. 1 win over Seton Hall with 11 points and five rebounds in 14 minutes of action. He came off the bench to contribute six points and six rebounds in 18 minutes vs. Georgetown on Jan. 22 and six points and six rebounds in 13 minutes at Villanova on Jan. 10. O'Mara made a big contribution at Georgetown on Dec. 31 with eight points and four rebounds in 13 minutes. O'Mara, who scored 12 points vs. North Dakota State on Nov. 29, came up big with a career-high 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting to go with five rebounds vs. Missouri on Nov. 17. O'Mara, who is shooting 58.4 percent (66-of-113) for the season, hit all three of his shots on his way to eight points in 13 minutes vs. Providence on Dec. 28 and hit all three of his shots at Villanova on Jan. 10. CHRIS MACK IS XAVIER'S FIRST-EVER NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR... SECOND ON XU S ALL-TIME WINS LIST: Head coach Chris Mack was selected as the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Henry Iba Award winner as National Coach of the Year and the CBS Sports and Basketball Times Magazine National Coach of the Year in addition to being runner up for Associated Press National Coach of the Year. Mack, who is in his eighth season at the helm, has recorded a (.670) mark so far, which is good for second on Xavier s all-time wins list. Mack has more NCAA Tournament wins (7) than any Xavier head coach in program history. He trails only Pete Gillen (202 wins in nine seasons from ) in overall wins. Mack played under Gillen at XU. Mack led Xavier to the NCAA Tournament six times in his first seven seasons. He is the first XU head coach to lead XU to three Sweet 16s (2010, 2012 and 2015). CONSISTENT CONFERENCE SUCCESS: Xavier, 9-9 in the BIG EAST regular season, has recorded 35 straight seasons at.500 or better in conference play (MCC, Atlantic 10 and BIG EAST). No other school in NCAA Division I had an active streak of more than 30 years: The top five include Xavier (35), Murray State (30), Kansas (28), Kentucky (28) and Gonzaga (26). XAVIER SUCCESS IN REGULAR TOURNA- MENTS: Xavier defeated Missouri (83-82 in overtime), Clemson (83-77) and Northern Iowa (67-59) to capture the championship of the 2016 Tire Pros Invitational Nov in Orlando, Fla. Junior Trevon Bluiett was named Tournament MVP and junior teammate J.P. Macura joined him on the All-Tournament Team. XU has now won four regular season tournament championships in 10 years. XAVIER WIN OVER CLEMSON INCLUDED A CAREER GAME FROM J.P. MACURA: Junior J.P. Macura had a career-high 28 points on the strength of a career-high six 3-pointers to go with five assists and three steals in Xavier's win over Clemson on Nov. 18. His 23-point first-half led XU to a halftime lead and broke his previous career high for a game, 20 points. XAVIER WIN OVER MISSOURI WAS A RARE XU OVERTIME TILT: Xavier recorded an overtime win over Missouri on Nov. 17, XU's first overtime game since the 2015 BIG EAST Tournament (67-61 win over Butler on at Madison Square Garden). BIG EAST IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT: The BIG EAST Conference has earned 15 NCAA Tournament berths in its first three years in the current 10-team configuration, including five in 2016, six in 2015 and four in Eight of the 10 schools in the BIG EAST have earned at least one NCAA berth in the past three seasons: Xavier (3), Villanova (3), Providence (3), Butler (2), Seton Hall (1), Georgetown (1), St. John s (1) and Creighton (1).

8 ELITE NCAA TOURNAMENT COMPANY: Xavier has made 10 of the last 11 NCAA Tournaments and 14 of the last 16. Only nine schools have been to at least 10 NCAA Tournaments in the last 11 years: Duke, Kansas, Gonzaga, Michigan State and Wisconsin are at 11, while Xavier, Texas, North Carolina and Villanova are at 10. XAVIER... REGULAR SINCE 1983: Xavier made its 29th postseason appearance in the last 34 years ( ) in That span includes 25 NCAA Tournament appearances, including 10 of the last 11 and 14 of the last 16 NCAA Tournaments. XU only made the NCAA Tournament field one time (1961) before the season. ONE OF THE NATION'S TOP RECRUITING CLASSES: Xavier s impressive five-member recruiting class has been ranked in the top 10 in the nation by Scout.com, 247sports.com, ESPN.com and Rivals.com. * Elias Harden, a 6-5 guard from Pebblebrook High in Mableton, Ga. * Kentrevious Jones, a 6-10 center from Westside High School in Macon, Ga. * Naji Marshall, a 6-6 forward from Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va. * Jared Ridder, a 6-7 forward from Kickapoo High School in Springfield, Mo. * Paul Scruggs, a 6-3 guard from Prolific Prep in Napa, Calif., who played as a junior at Southport High School in Indianapolis. GRADUATION STREAK HITS AND COUNTING: Xavier has a list of 100 consecutive men's basketball seniors that have graduated dating back to the year. All four of last year's seniors earned their degrees: Remy Abell, Kevin Coker, James Farr and Jalen Reynolds. XAVIER IN THE PROS: Xavier has 23 former players playing professional basketball, including David West (Golden State Warriors) and Semaj Christon (Oklahoma City Thunder) in the NBA. Jordan Crawford, who played in China last season, is currently in the NBADL. All three of last year's scholarship seniors are playing overseas: Remy Abell (Finland), James Farr (Hungary) and Jalen Reynolds (Italy). XU has 20 former players playing professional basketball overseas.

9 THE XAVIER WINNING TRADITION Atlantic 10, MCC or BIG EAST NCAA (seed) or NIT Home Attendance Avg. Year Record Conference Record (Finish) Postseason (Sell-outs/Home Games) ,282 (12/16) (Second in BIG EAST) NCAA Second Round (#2 seed) 10,281 (11/16) (Sixth in BIG EAST) NCAA Sweet 16 (#6 seed) 9,998 (9/16) (Begin BIG EAST) (T-Third in BIG EAST) NCAA Tournament (#12 seed) 9,890 (7/17) (T-Sixth in Atlantic 10) 9,781 (1/15) (T-Third in Atlantic 10) NCAA Sweet 16 (#10 seed) 10,155 (10/16) (First in Atlantic 10) NCAA Second Round (#6 seed) 10,098 (9/15) (T-First in Atlantic 10) NCAA Sweet 16 (#6 seed) 10,123 (7/15) (First in Atlantic 10) NCAA Sweet 16 (#4 seed) 10,097 (11/15) (First in Atlantic 10) NCAA Elite Eight (#3 seed) 10,008 (9/17) (T-First in Atlantic 10) NCAA Second Round (#9 seed) 9,910 (5/15) (T-Seventh in Atlantic 10)* NCAA Tournament (#14 seed) 9,775 (4/15) (T-Second in Atlantic 10 West) 10,027 (7/16) (T-Third in Atlantic 10 West)* NCAA Elite Eight (#7 seed) 9,902 (8/16) (First in Atlantic 10 West) NCAA Second Round (#3 seed) 10,181 (14/15) (First in Atlantic 10 West)* NCAA Second Round (#7 seed) 10,224 (13/14) (T-Second in Atlantic 10) NCAA Tournament (#11 seed) 10,072 (12/14) (T-Second in Atlantic 10 West) NIT Second Round 9,072 (4/15) (Second in Atlantic 10 West) NIT Third Place 9,540 (6/16) (T-First in Atlantic 10 West)* NCAA Tournament (#6 seed) 9,924 (10/14) (First in Atlantic 10 West) NCAA Second Round (#7 seed) 9,436 (5/14) (Begin Atlantic 10) (Third in Atlantic 10 West) 8,871 (5/14) (First in MCC) NCAA Tournament (#11 seed) 8,201 (2/14) (First in MCC) NIT Quarterfinals 6,943 (1/16) (T-First in MCC) NCAA Second Round (#9 seed) 7,236 (1/13) (T-Second in MCC) 8,296 (1/14) (First in MCC)* NCAA Second Round (#14 seed) 6,812 (1/15) (First in MCC) NCAA Sweet 16 (#6 seed) 7,757 (2/14) (Third in MCC)* NCAA Tournament (#14 seed) 4,411 (0/15) (First in MCC)* NCAA Tournament (#11 seed) 5,853 (1/15) (T-Third in MCC)* NCAA Second Round (#13 seed) 3,213 (0/15) (First in MCC)* NCAA Tournament (#12 seed) 5,171 (1/14) (Fifth in MCC) 4,644 (0/13) (Third in MCC) NIT Quarterfinals 4,788 (0/15) (T-Second in MCC)* NCAA Tournament (#12 seed) 3,002 (0/15) (Seventh in MCC) 2,861 (0/15) (First in MCC) 2,782 (1/14) (Begin MCC) (Sixth in MCC) 3,769 (0/12) 38-Year Totals (.680) # (.694) Conf. Regular Season 25 NCAA Tournaments/4 NIT * Won Conference Tournament Championship #These 38 years include (.583) BIG EAST, (.726) Atlantic 10 and (.688) MCC records. + Xavier won or shared 16 regular season conference championships over its 34 years in the Atlantic 10 and MCC (nine A-10 and seven MCC), while winning 10 conference tournament championships (four A-10 and six MCC). XU was in the MCC 16 years ( ) and the A years ( ). + Xavier has made 10 of the last 11 NCAA Tournament fields and 14 of the last Xavier has made 29 postseason appearances in the last 34 years, including 25 NCAA Tournament berths during that time. XU only made the NCAA Tournament field one time (1961) before the season. + Xavier has recorded 20-win seasons in 10 of the last 11 years and 18 of the last 20 years. XU was a school record 30-7 for the season.

10 XAVIER RECORDS BREAKDOWN Leading at the half: 13-6 Trailing at the half: 5-6 Tied at the half: 1-0 In Overtime: 1-0 XU Shooting 50% or better: 7-0 XU Shooting between % 11-7 XU Shooting less than 40%: 1-5 Opponents shoot 50% or better: 4-5 Opponents shoot less than 50%: 15-7 XU outrebounds its opponent: 17-8 Opponent outrebounds XU: 2-3 Teams are tied in rebounds: 0-1 XU Scoring 50 points or less: 0-0 XU Scoring points: 0-2 XU Scoring points: 3-6 XU Scoring points: 4-3 XU Scoring points: 11-1 XU Scoring points: 1-0 XU Scoring 100 or more points: 0-0 Allowing 50 points or less: 1-0 Allowing points: 5-0 Allowing points: 4-1 Allowing points: 5-6 Allowing points: 4-4 Allowing 90 points or more: 0-1 Game is decided by 1-4 points: 5-1 Game is decided by 5-10 points: 5-5 Game is decided by points: 4-4 Game is decided by 21 points or more: 5-2 Playing at night: 11-7 Playing in the morning or afternoon: 8-5 Trevon Bluiett leads team in scoring: 13-5 Edmond Sumner leads team in scoring: 2-2 J.P. Macura leads team in scoring: 5-2 RaShid Gaston leads team in scoring: 0-2 Sean O'Mara leads team in scoring: 0-1 Tyrique Jones leads team in scoring: 1-0 One player scores in double figures 0-0 Two players score in double figures: 3-5 Three players score in double figures: 2-3 Four players score in double figures: 11-4 Five players score in double figures: 2-0 Six players score in double figures: 1-0 Seven players score in double figures: 0-0 In November: 7-0 In December: 5-2 In January: 3-4 In February: 3-5 In March: 1-1 On Sunday: 3-1 On Monday 1-1 On Tuesday: 2-1 On Wednesday: 3-4 On Thursday: 1-1 On Friday: 2-0 On Saturday: 7-4 Double-Figure Scoring Games (107): Macura (26) Bluiett (26), Sumner (19), Gaston (11), Bernard (8), O Mara (6), Gates (4), Goodin (4), Jones (3) Double-Figure Rebounding Games (12): Gaston (7), Bluiett (3), Jones (1), Gates (1) 20-Point (20-29) Scoring Games (24): Bluiett (14), Macura (5), Sumner (4), Gaston (1) 30-Point (30-39) Scoring Games (0): 40-Point (40-49) Scoring Games (1): Bluiett (1) Double-Doubles/Pts.-Reb. (10): Gaston (7), Bluiett (3) THE LAST TIME... Xavier scored points: Marquette 95, Xavier 84 at CC (3-1-17) Opponent scored points: Butler 88, XU 79 at CC ( ) Xavier scored points: XU 97, St. John's 82 at CC (1-7-17) Opponent scored points: Marquette 95, Xavier 84 at CC (3-1-17) Xavier scored 100 points or more: XU 117, Fairleigh Dickinson 75 at CC ( ) Opponent scored 100 points or more: Kansas State 101, XU 96 in 2OT in NCAA Trn. ( ) Xavier scored 60 points or less: Villanova 73, XU 57 at CC ( ) Opponent scored 60 points or less: XU 82, Providence 56 at CC ( ) Xavier scored 50 points or less: Tennessee 64, XU 49 at Battle 4 Atlantis ( ) Opponent scored 50 points or less: XU 64, Northern Iowa 42 at CC ( ) Xavier scored 40 points or less: Temple 59, XU 40 at TU ( ) Opponent scored 40 points or less: XU 65, Delaware State 33 at CC ( ) Xavier won by points: XU 79, DePaul 65 at DU (3-4-17) Opponent won by points: Marquette 95, Xavier 84 at CC (3-1-17) Xavier won by points: XU 82, Providence 56 at CC ( ) Opponent won by points: Marquette 83, XU 61 at MU ( ) Xavier won by 30 points or more: XU 85, NDSU 55 at CC ( ) Opponent won by 30 points or more: Villanova 95, XU 64 at VU ( ) Xavier scored 50 or more in the first half: 54 vs. St. John's at CC (1-7-17) Opponent scored 50 or more in the first half: 50 by DePaul at CC ( ) Xavier scored 50 or more in second half: 53 vs. Marquette at CC (3-1-17) Opponent scored 50 or more in the second half: 51 by Marquette at CC (3-1-17) Xavier scored 25 or less in the first half: 23 vs. Villanova at CC ( ) Opponent scored 25 or less in the first half: 25 by St. John's at Madison Square Garden ( ) Xavier scored 25 or less in second half: 23 vs. Cincinnati at CC ( ) Opponent scored 25 or less in the second half: 21 by Alabama at AdvoCare Invitational ( ) Xavier played an overtime game: XU 83, Missouri 82 in overtime at Tire Pros Inv. ( ) Xavier played more than one overtime: Auburn 89, XU 88 2OT at AU ( ) Xavier won an overtime game: XU 83, Missouri 82 in overtime at Tire Pros Inv. ( ) Opponent won an overtime game: Creighton 79, XU 72 at CC (2-4-15) Xavier shot 60 percent from the field: 60.4 (32-53) vs. Providence at CC ( ) Opponent shot 60 percent from the field: 61.1 (33-54) by Marquette at CC (3-1-17) Xavier shot 50 pct. or more: 50.8 (32-63) vs. Creighton at CU (2-4-17) Opponent shot 50 percent or more: 54.8 (34-62) by Butler at CC ( ) Xavier shot 35 pct. or worse: 35.0 (21-60) vs. Villanova at CC ( ) Opponent shot 35 percent or worse: 32.6 (14-43) by Northern Iowa at CC ( ) Xavier made 40 or more field goals: vs. Fairleigh Dickinson at CC ( ) Opponent made 40 or more field goals: by Kansas in Great Alaska Shootout ( ) Xavier made 30 or more free throws: vs. Georgetown at CC ( ) Opponent made 30 or more free throws: by Butler at BU ( ) Xavier made free throws: vs. Marquette at CC (3-1-17) Opponent made free throws: by St. John's at Madison Square Garden ( ) Xavier made 10 or more 3-Pt. FG: vs. Creighton at CU (2-4-17) Opponent made 10 or more 3-Pt. FG: by Marquette at CC (3-1-17) Xavier had 50 or more rebounds: 52 vs. Missouri at Tire Pros Inv. ( ) Opponent had 50 or more rebounds: 51 by Dayton at CC ( ) Xavier had 25 or more assists: 25 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson at CC ( ) Opponent had 25 or more assists: 25 by Villanova at VU ( ) Xavier had 15 or more steals: 15 vs. Seton Hall at SHU ( ) Opponent had 15 or more steals: 16 by Missouri in Puerto Rico Tip-Off ( ) Xavier had 10 or more blocked shots: 10 vs. Butler at CC (1-2-16) Opponent had 10 or more blocked shots: 10 by St. John s at Madison Square Garden ( ) Xavier had 15 or more turnovers: 17 vs. Providence at PC ( ) Opponent had 15 or more turnovers: 15 by DePaul at DU (3-4-17) Musketeer scored pts.: 24 by Trevon Bluiett at DePaul (3-4-17) Two or more Musketeer players with 20+ points in one game: 24 by Trevon Bluiett and 20 by J.P. Macura vs. Georgetown at CC ( ) Opponent scored pts.: 20 by Andrew Rowsey of Marquette at CC (3-1-17) Musketeer scored points: 32 by Tu Holloway vs. Dayton at CC ( ) Opponent scored points in a game: 34 by Markus Howard of Marquette at MU ( ) Musketeer scored 40+ points in a game: 40 by Trevon Bluiett vs. Cincinnati at UC ( ). Opponent scored 40+ points in a game: 44 by Jimmal Ball of Akron at UA ( ) Musketeer grabbed 15 + reb.: 17 by RaShid Gaston vs. Creighton at CC ( ) Musketeer had 10 + assists: 12 by Myles Davis vs. Providence at CC ( ) Musketeer had 5 or more steals: 5 by Quentin Goodin vs. Creighton at CU (2-4-17) Musketeer had 5 or more blocks: 6 by Travis Taylor vs. Saint Louis at CC (3-6-13) Double-double (pts.-ast.): Myles Davis with 11 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 assists vs. Providence at CC ( ) Double-double (pts.-reb.): 24 points and 10 rebounds by Trevon Bluiett at DePaul (3-4-17) Two Musketeer players with double-doubles in one game: 10 points and 15 rebounds by Jalen Reynolds and Myles Davis with 11 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists vs. Providence at CC ( ) Triple-double (pts.-reb.-ast.): Myles Davis with 11 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists vs. Providence at CC ( ) Five Musketeers scored in double figures: 5 vs. Eastern Washington at CC ( ) Six Musketeers scored in double figures: 6 vs. St. John's at CC (1-7-17) Seven Musketeers scored in double figures: 7 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson at CC ( )

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

12 #5 TREVON BLUIETT Junior Guard Indianapolis, Ind. Park Tudor HS AS A JUNIOR ( ) Fourth in the BIG EAST in scoring at 18.0 ppg.... Has posted a teamhigh 15 games with 20 points or more, including a game-high 24 points to go with a game-high 10 rebounds at DePaul on Saturday... Team-high 21 vs. Butler on Feb Second on the team in rebounding at 5.8 rpg. (10th in the BIG EAST)... Third in the BIG EAST in 3-point field goals made at 2.6 per game... Missed two games (at Providence and at Marquette) due to an ankle injury... The game at Providence on Feb. 15 was the first game Bluiett had missed at Xavier and also snapped a streak of 72 straight starts... Was forced out of the Feb. 4 game vs. Villanova by that injury in the first game of Xavier's recent losing streak points with nine rebounds vs. Providence on Dec points at Colorado on Dec. 7 on six 3-pointers, his second game with six 3-pointers (also did it at Baylor on Dec. 3) at Baylor on Dec points vs. Wake Forest on Dec Tire Pros Invitational MVP. 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 / ST TEAM ALL-BIG EAST FOR THE 2ND STRAIGHT YEAR Named First Team All-BIG EAST by the league coaches, his second straight year on the first team... Named on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll five times this season... Has earned Player of the Week honors four times in his career, including twice this season... Earned BIG EAST Player of the Week on Feb. 6 after averaging 20.0 points and 7.0 rebounds in addition to scoring decisive baskets in Xavier victories over Seton Hall on Feb. 1 and at then-no. 22 Creighton on Feb Also won the award on Jan. 30 for his efforts in road games at Cincinnati on Jan. 26 and at St. John s on Jan. 29; scored a career high 40 points at Cincinnati on Jan. 26, XU s first 40-point game since 2003 National Player of the Year David West had 47 in a win over Dayton at Cintas Center in ,000 POINT CLUB MEMBER... TOP 20 ON XU LIST 19th on Xavier's all-time scoring list with 1,442 career points... Reached 1,000-point mark vs. Northern Iowa on Nov Next target on the list is 18th place James Posey ( ), a two-time NBA Champion as a player who won a third as a Cleveland Cavs assistant coach, who scored 1,455 points at Xavier ALL-AMERICA CANDIDATE USA TODAY Sports preseason Third Team All-American (named postseason USA TODAY Sports Third Team All-American) preseason First Team All-BIG EAST (named postseason First Team All-BIG EAST)... John R. Wooden Award Naismith Men s College Player of the Year Award preseason lists... Lute Olson Award Watch List; that award is presented annually to the nation's top Division I player who has played at least two seasons... On the final 10 watch list again this season for the Julius Erving Award, which goes to the nation's top small forward. SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 40, at Cincinnati -- 01/26/17 : 16, Northern Kentucky -- 11/23/15 Assists: 8, Marquette -- 02/06/16 Steals: 4, Eastern Washington -- 12/20/16 Blocks: 3, at Providence College -- 1/26/16 FG made: 12, at Cincinnati -- 01/26/17 FG attempts: 19, vs Northern Iowa -- 11/20/16 3FG made: 9, at Cincinnati -- 01/26/17 3FG attempts: 13, at Colorado -- 12/7/16 FT made: 9, at St. John's -- 1/6/16 FT attempts: 12, Providence College -- 02/17/ GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg LEHIGH 11/11/16 * BUFFALO 11/14/16 * vs Missouri 11/17/16 * vs Clemson 11/18/16 * vs Northern Iowa 11/20/16 * NORTHERN IOWA 11/26/16 * NORTH DAKOTA STATE 11/29/16 * at Baylor 12/03/16 * at Colorado 12/7/16 * UTAH 12/10/16 * WAKE FOREST 12/17/16 * EASTERN WASHINGTON 12/20/16 * PROVIDENCE 12/28/16 * at Georgetown 12/31/16 * ST. JOHN'S 01/07/17 * at Villanova 01/10/17 * at Butler 1/14/17 * CREIGHTON 01/16/17 * GEORGETOWN 01/22/17 * at Cincinnati 01/26/17 * at St. John's 1/29/17 * SETON HALL 02/01/17 * at Creighton * DEPAUL 02/08/17 * VILLANOVA 02/11/17 * at Providence 2/15/17 dnp at Marquette 2/18/17 dnp at Seton Hall 02/22/17 * BUTLER 02/26/17 * MARQUETTE 03/01/17 * at DePaul 3/4/17 * BLUIETT FILE Full name: Trevon Nykee Bluiett Nickname: Tre Birthdate/Birthplace: November 5, 1994 in Indianapolis, Ind. Parents: Reynardo and Mariam Bluiett Siblings: Ashtyn, Juwaan, and Brody Major: Sport management

13 #35 RASHID GASTON Senior Forward Warren, Ohio Warren G. Harding HS Norfolk State AT XAVIER ( ) Has averaged 12.1 ppg. and 7.7 rpg. over the last seven games, while shooting 72.3 percent from the field... Leads the team and is third in the BIG EAST in rebounding at 6.6 rpg. and first on the team and second in the BIG EAST in offensive rebounding at 2.8 per game... Has a team-high seven double-doubles, including four in BIG EAST games... Grabbed a game-high and career-high 17 rebounds to go with 12 points vs. Creighton on Jan. 16, an effort which included an XU career-high nine offensive rebounds... Has played 20.0 minutes per game for the season... Third in the BIG EAST Conference in field goal percentage at 59.7 percent (third at 64.8 percent for BIG EAST games only), including hitting 8-of-10 at Providence on Feb. 15 on his way to game highs of 19 points and 14 rebounds... Has played in all 31 games, starting 15 times... Named one of the top 20 impact transfers by CBS Sports... Hit all six of his shots vs. Providence on Dec. 28 on his way to 12 points... Posted back-to-back double-doubles with 14 rebounds to go with 11 points in the Utah win on Dec. 10 and 14 points to go with 11 rebounds, while hitting 7-of-8 shots from the field, on Dec. 7 at Colorado... Also had 14 points in the Wake Forest win on Dec Scored 12 points, grabbed a game-high tying 10 rebounds and blocked four shots on Nov. 17 vs. Missouri... Contributed nine points and seven rebounds in 15 minutes of action in the Buffalo win on Nov. 14. BIG EAST HONORS Earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Feb. 13 after averaging 18.5 ppg. and 7.5 rpg. for two games, while shooting 76.2 percent from the field... Had an XU career-high 23 points on shooting vs. Villanova on Feb.11 and completed his fifth double-double of the season with 10 rebounds. 1,000 CAREER POINTS Has scored 1,166 points in his collegiate career, including his three seasons at Norfolk State (AS A NORFOLK STATE JUNIOR) Second Team NABC All-District 15 selection as a junior... Led his team and was second in the MEAC in rebounding at 9.6 rpg.... Second on the team in scoring at 15.5 ppg.... Shot 62.6 percent from the field, which ranked second in the MEAC and fourth in the nation. Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg * / * / * / / TOTAL / All* / * Statistics from prior team/school SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 23, Villanova -- 02/11/17 : 17, Creighton -- 01/16/17 Assists: 2, 6 times Steals: 1, 5 times Blocks: 4, vs Missouri -- 11/17/16 FG made: 10, Villanova -- 02/11/17 FG attempts: 13, Villanova -- 02/11/17 FT made: 6, vs Missouri -- 11/17/16 FT attempts: 10, vs Missouri -- 11/17/16 COLLEGIATE CAREER STATS & XAVIER CAREER HIGHS GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg LEHIGH 11/11/ BUFFALO 11/14/ vs Missouri 11/17/ vs Clemson 11/18/ vs Northern Iowa 11/20/ NORTHERN IOWA 11/26/ NORTH DAKOTA STATE 11/29/ at Baylor 12/03/ at Colorado 12/7/16 * UTAH 12/10/16 * WAKE FOREST 12/17/16 * EASTERN WASHINGTON 12/20/16 * PROVIDENCE 12/28/16 * at Georgetown 12/31/16 * ST. JOHN'S 01/07/17 * at Villanova 01/10/17 * at Butler 1/14/17 * CREIGHTON 01/16/17 * GEORGETOWN 01/22/17 * at Cincinnati 01/26/17 * at St. John's 1/29/ SETON HALL 02/01/ at Creighton DEPAUL 02/08/ VILLANOVA 02/11/ at Providence 2/15/ at Marquette 2/18/17 * at Seton Hall 02/22/ BUTLER 02/26/17 * MARQUETTE 03/01/17 * at DePaul 3/4/ GASTON FILE Full Name: Rashid Surret Gaston Nickname: Sheed Birthdate/Birthplace: January 31, 1995 in Warren, Ohio Parents: Lisa M. Carter and Robert Gaston Siblings: Five sisters and five brothers Major: Liberal arts

14 #22 KAISER GATES Soph. Forward Alpharetta, Ga. St. Francis HS AS A SOPHOMORE ( ) Has started four games, including two of the last three... Has averaged 6.5 ppg. and 6.0 rpg. over the last 11 games, including a career-high and game-high 10 rebounds in the DePaul win on Feb Scored 13 points on the strength of 3-of-4 3-point shooting to go with a team-high eight rebounds vs. Seton Hall on Feb. 1 and grabbed a game-high nine rebounds at Creighton on Feb Grabbed nine rebounds vs. St. John's at MSG on Jan Made his first collegiate start at Cincinnati on Jan Scored a career-high 17 points in 27 minutes of action in the St. John's win on Jan. 7, hitting 6-of-8 from the field, including 4-of-6 3-pointers... The four treys tied his career high points on a career-high four 3-pointers in 23 minutes of action vs. Eastern Washington on Dec Did not play in the first five games while recovering from a preseason scope procedure on his left knee... Contributed six points on 2-of-3 3-point shooting to go with three rebounds vs. North Dakota State on Nov Had five points and five rebounds in 19 minutes at Baylor on Dec. 3 and grabbed five more rebounds in 16 minutes of action at Colorado on Dec. 7. AS A FRESHMAN ( ) Hit all three of his shots on his way to seven points in 10 minutes of action in the NCAA Tournament win over Weber State on March Also came up big in 15 minutes vs. Creighton on March 5, grabbing eight rebounds to go with 11 points on 3-of-3 3-point shooting... Grabbed seven rebounds to go with five points and two assists in 17 minutes in the Villanova win on Feb Contributed seven points and two rebounds in 15 minutes at Butler on Feb Had five points and six rebounds in 18 minutes at Marquette on Jan Scored 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting, including 2-of-3 3-pointers, to go with four rebounds in 16 minutes of action vs. DePaul on Jan Contributed 10 points vs. Butler on Jan. 2 to go with five rebounds; hit 2-of-3 from 3-point range... Grabbed six rebounds vs. Wright State on Dec Had four points and three rebounds in 10 minutes vs. Western Kentucky on Dec Scored five points in three minutes of action vs. USC on Nov. 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-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 17, St. John's -- 01/07/17 : 10, DePaul -- 02/08/17 Assists: 3, Marquette -- 03/01/17 Steals: 2, DePaul -- 02/08/17; Wake Forest -- 12/17/16; at DePaul -- 3/4/17 Blocks: 1, 11 times FG made: 6, St. John's -- 01/07/17 FG attempts: 9, at DePaul -- 3/4/17 3FG made: 4, St. John's -- 01/07/17; Eastern Washington -- 12/20/16 3FG attempts: 7, Eastern Washington -- 12/20/16 FT made: 4, 4 times FT attempts: 7, Villanova -- 02/24/16 XAVIER CAREER STATS & CAREER HIGHS GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg LEHIGH 11/11/16 dnp BUFFALO 11/14/16 dnp vs Missouri 11/17/16 dnp vs Clemson 11/18/16 dnp vs Northern Iowa 11/20/16 dnp NORTHERN IOWA 11/26/ NORTH DAKOTA STATE 11/29/ at Baylor 12/03/ at Colorado 12/7/ UTAH 12/10/ WAKE FOREST 12/17/ EASTERN WASHINGTON 12/20/ PROVIDENCE 12/28/ at Georgetown 12/31/ ST. JOHN'S 01/07/ at Villanova 01/10/ at Butler 1/14/ CREIGHTON 01/16/ GEORGETOWN 01/22/ at Cincinnati 01/26/17 * at St. John's 1/29/ SETON HALL 02/01/ at Creighton DEPAUL 02/08/ VILLANOVA 02/11/ at Providence 2/15/17 * at Marquette 2/18/ at Seton Hall 02/22/ BUTLER 02/26/17 * MARQUETTE 03/01/17 * at DePaul 3/4/ GATES FILE Full Name: Kaiser Evan Bray-Gates Nickname: K.G. Birthdate/Birthplace: November 8, 1996 in Atlanta, Ga. Parents: Necia and David Gates Siblings: Zoryn and Kaz Major: Exploratory

15 #3 QUENTIN GOODIN Freshman Guard Campbellsville, Ky. Taylor HS AT XAVIER ( ) Second in the BIG EAST in assist/turnover ratio for league games at 2.2 and fourth in assists at 3.8 apg.... Assist/turnover ratio for all games (1.9) ranks fifth in the BIG EAST apg. since taking over the starting point guard role over the last 10 games, including a career-high tying eight assists at Seton Hall on Feb. 22 and at Marquette on Feb Also dished off a career-high eight assists vs. DePaul on Feb points, five assists and a career-high five steals at Creighton on Feb Had seven assists in the Feb. 1 win over Seton Hall... Career-high 16 points to go with two assists in the win over St. John's on Jan Contributed seven points and six assists with only one turnover in 15 minutes off the bench at Cincinnati on Jan Made his first collegiate start vs. Creighton on Jan Dished off six assists in the Eastern Washington win on Dec Scored 11 points on 3-of-3 shooting, including a 3-pointer, to go with four assists vs. Buffalo on Nov Contributed six points and three rebounds vs. Northern Iowa on Nov. 20, including a pair of big second-half baskets... Logging 21.5 minutes per game for the season but has averaged 35.5 minutes over the last 10 games (all starts), including a career-high 40 vs. Villanova on Feb. 11 and 39 at Providence on Feb. 15. AT TAYLOR COUNTY Consensus four-star recruit 2016 Gatorade State Boys Basketball Player of the Year in Kentucky 2016 Associated Press Player of the Year in the state as well... Four-Time All-State selection, including First Team as a junior and a senior (2015 and 2016) Four-time All-District honoree 2016 Kentucky Derby Classic Invitee 2016 McDonald s All-American nominee Averaged 22.9 points and 7.9 rebounds per game for Taylor County Team finished 25-9 and returned to the Sweet 16 First Team All-State honors as a junior after averaging 21.3 points per game in helping Taylor County reach the Sweet 16 for the first time since Adidas All- American and 2015 Under Armour All-American camp invitations All-time leading scorer at Taylor County High School with 2,649 points and a 24.2 ppg. career average. XAVIER CAREER STATS & CAREER HIGHS Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / TOTAL / SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 16, at St. John's -- 1/29/17 : 6, Villanova -- 02/11/17; Butler -- 02/26/17 Assists: 8, DePaul -- 02/08/17; at Seton Hall -- 02/22/17; at Marquette -- 2/18/17 Steals: 5, at Creighton Blocks: 2, Seton Hall -- 02/01/17 FG made: 5, at Creighton FG attempts: 17, at Creighton FG made: 4, at Creighton FG attempts: 7, at Creighton FT made: 7, at St. John's -- 1/29/17 FT attempts: 9, at St. John's -- 1/29/ GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg LEHIGH 11/11/ BUFFALO 11/14/ vs Missouri 11/17/ vs Clemson 11/18/ vs Northern Iowa 11/20/ NORTHERN IOWA 11/26/ NORTH DAKOTA STATE 11/29/ at Baylor 12/03/ at Colorado 12/7/ UTAH 12/10/ WAKE FOREST 12/17/ EASTERN WASHINGTON 12/20/ PROVIDENCE 12/28/ at Georgetown 12/31/ ST. JOHN'S 01/07/ at Villanova 01/10/ at Butler 1/14/ CREIGHTON 01/16/17 * GEORGETOWN 01/22/ at Cincinnati 01/26/ at St. John's 1/29/ SETON HALL 02/01/17 * at Creighton * DEPAUL 02/08/17 * VILLANOVA 02/11/17 * at Providence 2/15/17 * at Marquette 2/18/17 * at Seton Hall 02/22/17 * BUTLER 02/26/17 * MARQUETTE 03/01/17 * at DePaul 3/4/17 * GOODIN FILE Full Name: Quentin Emmanuel Goodin Nickname: Q or QG Birthdate/Birthplace: September 3, 1997 in Campbellsville, Ky. Parents: Chris and LaQuita Goodin Sibling: Tre Major: Exploratory but likely communications or sport management

16 #0 TYRIQUE JONES Freshman Forward Bloomfield, Conn. Vermont Academy AT XAVIER ( ) Has started nine of the last 11 games... Posted a 13-point game at Marquette on Feb Has averaged 3.4 rebounds per game in 11.0 minutes per game... Ranked second on the team in offensive rebounding at 1.7 rpg., which ranks 10th in the BIG EAST Conference... Has hit 30 of his last 42 shots from the field (71.4 percent) over the last nine games... Hit 8-8 from the field at Creighton on Feb. 4 for a career-high 16 points, equaling the best single-game field goal percentage effort by a Musketeer in over 20 years... The last time someone did better was then-junior Torraye Braggs, who hit 9-9 vs. Western Kentucky on Nov. 23, Grabbed six rebounds in 16 minutes in his first collegiate start vs. St. John's Jan Played well at Cincinnati on Jan. 26 with six points, five rebounds and an assist in 12 minutes... Named by college basketball expert Jon Rothstein as one of the top "Under the Radar" freshmen... Posted his first career double-figure scoring game vs. St. John's on Jan. 7, contributing 10 points to go with five rebounds and two blocks... Scored nine points to go with four rebounds and two blocks in the Eastern Washington win on Dec Had a pair of big offensive rebounds and put-back slams in the Utah win on Dec Contributed six points and six rebounds in 11 minutes vs. Northern Iowa on Nov Grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds to go with six points and two blocks, while taking a pair of charges on defense, in the win over Buffalo on Nov. 14. AT VERMONT ACADEMY ESPN and Scout.com four-star recruit Part of the ESPN Averaged 19.8 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.2 blocks, 1.5 steals and 1.7 assists per game last season at Vermont Academy, his postgraduate season Earned Class AA All-NEPSAC First Team honors as he led his team to a 27-5 record and won the New England Prep School Athletic Conference (NEPSAC) Championship game for the first time in school history As a senior in the season at Vermont Academy, Jones averaged 13.2 points, 7.6 rebounds and 0.9 blocks per game while earning Class AA All-NEPSAC Second Team honors and leading Vermont Academy to a 24-7 record and the Class AA NEPSAC Finals. Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / TOTAL / SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 16, at Creighton : 11, Buffalo -- 11/14/16 Assists: 2, Providence -- 12/28/16 Steals: 1, 6 times Blocks: 2, St. John's -- 01/07/17; Buffalo -- 11/14/16; Eastern Washington -- 12/20/16 FG made: 8, at Creighton FG attempts: 8, at Creighton ; at Marquette -- 2/18/17 FT made: 4, St. John's -- 01/07/17; at Cincinnati -- 01/26/17 FT attempts: 7, St. John's -- 01/07/17 XAVIER CAREER STATS & CAREER HIGHS GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg LEHIGH 11/11/ BUFFALO 11/14/ vs Missouri 11/17/ vs Clemson 11/18/ vs Northern Iowa 11/20/ NORTHERN IOWA 11/26/ NORTH DAKOTA STATE 11/29/ at Baylor 12/03/ at Colorado 12/7/ UTAH 12/10/ WAKE FOREST 12/17/ EASTERN WASHINGTON 12/20/ PROVIDENCE 12/28/ at Georgetown 12/31/ ST. JOHN'S 01/07/ at Villanova 01/10/ at Butler 1/14/ CREIGHTON 01/16/ GEORGETOWN 01/22/ at Cincinnati 01/26/ at St. John's 1/29/17 * SETON HALL 02/01/17 * at Creighton * DEPAUL 02/08/17 * VILLANOVA 02/11/17 * at Providence 2/15/17 * at Marquette 2/18/17 * at Seton Hall 02/22/17 * BUTLER 02/26/ MARQUETTE 03/01/ at DePaul 3/4/17 * JONES FILE Full Name: Tyrique Daniel Jones Nickname: Ty or Rique Birthdate/Birthplace: May 3, 1997 in Hartford, Conn. Parents: Petrania Bailey and the late Lester Jones Siblings: Dajoun Major: Exploratory

17 #55 J.P MACURA Junior Guard Lakeville, Minn. Lakeville North HS... Has scored in double figures in 35 of his last 46 games dating back to last season, including a team-high tying (with Trevon Bluiett) 26 of the 31 games this season... Leads the team in free-throw shooting at 81.0 percent, which ranks sixth in the BIG EAST... Hit his first 20 free throw attempts this season and 23 straight dating back to last season... Named on the BIG EAST Conference Weekly Honor Roll earlier this season (Nov. 21) after averaging 18.8 ppg. for XU's four wins in seven days... Projected by CBS Sports to be one of the nation's top 20 breakout players this season... Averaged a team-high 19.0 ppg. for Xavier three games in the Tire Pros Invitational Nov , including a career-high 28 points on the strength of a career-high six 3-pointers to go with five assists and three steals in the win over Clemson on Nov Tire Pros Invitational All-Tournament Team. AS A JUNIOR ( ) The only XU player who has started every game this season... Second on the team and 16th in the BIG EAST Conference in scoring at 14.5 ppg., including a team-high 20-point game vs. Marquette on March 1 (his fifth 20-point game of the season)... Had a 22-point game at Seton Hall on Feb. 22, a 23-point game at Georgetown on Dec. 31 and a 20-point game vs. Georgetown on Jan Second on the team among active players in assists at 2.8 apg., including a career-high seven vs. Villanova on Feb. 11 and six vs. DePaul on Feb First on the team and ninth in the BIG EAST in steals at 1.5 spg. 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 / AS A SOPHOMORE ( ) Voted the BIG EAST Sixth Man Award winner by the BIG EAST coaches... Provided high energy and 9.4 ppg... Scored a team-high tying 19 points to go with three steals in the win over Villanova on Feb Hit 80.7 percent from the free-throw line, although didn t have enough attempts to be ranked in the BIG EAST Conference (would have been 10th)... Had a 20-point effort vs. Marquette on Feb. 6 that included two clutch 3-pointers in the final four minutes. SUMMER OF 2016 Took a trip overseas late in the summer with some other collegiate student-athletes, playing five games combined in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 28, vs Clemson -- 11/18/16 : 7, 4 times Assists: 7, Villanova -- 02/11/17 Steals: 5, IUPUI -- 12/9/14 Blocks: 2, BUTLER -- 02/21/15 FG made: 10, vs Clemson -- 11/18/16 FG attempts: 18, vs Clemson -- 11/18/16; at Providence -- 2/15/17 3FG made: 6, vs Clemson -- 11/18/16 3FG attempts: 11, vs Clemson -- 11/18/16 FT made: 10, Georgetown -- 01/22/17; Buffalo -- 11/14/16 FT attempts: 14, Georgetown -- 01/22/ GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg LEHIGH 11/11/16 * BUFFALO 11/14/16 * vs Missouri 11/17/16 * vs Clemson 11/18/16 * vs Northern Iowa 11/20/16 * NORTHERN IOWA 11/26/16 * NORTH DAKOTA STATE 11/29/16 * at Baylor 12/03/16 * at Colorado 12/7/16 * UTAH 12/10/16 * WAKE FOREST 12/17/16 * EASTERN WASHINGTON 12/20/16 * PROVIDENCE 12/28/16 * at Georgetown 12/31/16 * ST. JOHN'S 01/07/17 * at Villanova 01/10/17 * at Butler 1/14/17 * CREIGHTON 01/16/17 * GEORGETOWN 01/22/17 * at Cincinnati 01/26/17 * at St. John's 1/29/17 * SETON HALL 02/01/17 * at Creighton * DEPAUL 02/08/17 * VILLANOVA 02/11/17 * at Providence 2/15/17 * at Marquette 2/18/17 * at Seton Hall 02/22/17 * BUTLER 02/26/17 * MARQUETTE 03/01/17 * at DePaul 3/4/17 * MACURA FILE Full Name: Jonathan Paul Macura Nickname: J.P. Birthdate/Birthplace: June 5, 1995 in Lakeville, Minn. Parents: Paul and Sue Ann Macura Siblings: David and Kari Anna Major: Business management

18 #54 SEAN O'MARA Junior Fd./Ctr. Glen Ellyn, Ill. Benet Academy AS A JUNIOR ( ) Scored a career-high 14 points to go with five rebounds and a careerhigh three blocks at Marquette on Feb Came up big in the Feb. 1 win over Seton Hall with 11 points and five rebounds in 14 minutes of action... Came off the bench to contribute six points and six rebounds in 18 minutes vs. Georgetown on Jan. 22 and six points and six rebounds in 13 minutes at Villanova on Jan Had eight points and four rebounds in 13 minutes in the win at Georgetown on Dec Has started eight games... Has contributed six double-figure scoring games... Posted a 12-point game vs. North Dakota State on Nov Made his first career start as a Musketeer vs. Lehigh on Nov. 11, contributing 10 points to go with four rebounds, two assists and two steals in a career-high 25 minutes of action... Scored 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting vs. Missouri on Nov. 17 and 10 points on 4-of-4 shooting vs. Clemson on Nov Has shot 58.4 percent (66-of-113), including hitting all three of his shots vs. Providence on Dec. 28 on his way to eight points in 13 minutes and all three for six points in 13 minutes at Villanova on Jan. 7. AS A SOPHOMORE ( ) Played in 32 of Xavier s 34 games... Scored two baskets in the NCAA game vs. Wisconsin on March Contributed nine points on 4-of- 4 shooting from the field vs. Seton Hall on Jan. 23 and nine points with three rebounds in the win over DePaul on Jan Scored 10 points in the win over Auburn on Dec. 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. Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / TOTAL / SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]: Points: 14, at Marquette -- 2/18/17 : 6, 4 times Assists: 3, St. John's -- 01/07/17 Steals: 2, at St. John's -- 1/6/16; Lehigh -- 11/11/16 Blocks: 3, at Marquette -- 2/18/17 FG made: 6, North Dakota State -- 11/29/16 FG attempts: 9, North Dakota State -- 11/29/16 FT made: 5, DePaul -- 01/12/16 FT attempts: 6, 4 times XAVIER CAREER STATS & CAREER HIGHS #54 O'MARA, Sean GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg LEHIGH 11/11/16 * BUFFALO 11/14/16 * vs Missouri 11/17/16 * vs Clemson 11/18/16 * vs Northern Iowa 11/20/16 * NORTHERN IOWA 11/26/16 * NORTH DAKOTA STATE 11/29/16 * at Baylor 12/03/16 * at Colorado 12/7/ UTAH 12/10/ WAKE FOREST 12/17/ EASTERN WASHINGTON 12/20/ PROVIDENCE 12/28/ at Georgetown 12/31/ ST. JOHN'S 01/07/ at Villanova 01/10/ at Butler 1/14/ CREIGHTON 01/16/ GEORGETOWN 01/22/ at Cincinnati 01/26/ at St. John's 1/29/ SETON HALL 02/01/ at Creighton DEPAUL 02/08/ VILLANOVA 02/11/ at Providence 2/15/ at Marquette 2/18/ at Seton Hall 02/22/ BUTLER 02/26/ MARQUETTE 03/01/ at DePaul 3/4/ O'MARA FILE Full Name: Sean Riley O Mara Nickname: Big Sean Birthdate/Birthplace: September 5, 1995 in Indianapolis, Ind. Parents: John and Kim O Mara Siblings: Shane Major: Sport management

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

20 SEDLER FAMILY MEN S HEAD BASKETBALL COACH Xavier eighth-year head coach Chris Mack was selected as the USBWA Henry Iba National Coach of the Year. CBS Sports and Basketball Times magazine also bestowed their National Coach of the Year honors on Mack. Mack was named as the BIG EAST Conference Coach of the Year by CBS Sports and Bleacher Report. Mack, who led Xavier to its highest national poll rankings in school history and best-ever NCAA Tournament seed (2) in the season, has recorded a (.670) mark and stands second on Xavier s all-time wins list. Personal Data On Born: Dec. 30, 1969 in Cleveland, Ohio Age: 47 College Alma Mater: Xavier 92 (B.A. in communication arts) Prep Alma Mater: St. Xavier HS 88 Wife: Christi Children: Lainee (11), Hailee (10) and Brayden (2) Mack, 47, led Xavier to the NCAA Tournament in six of his first seven seasons at the helm, including the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 in 2010, 2012 and He is the only Xavier head coach that has led XU to three Sweet 16s and he has more NCAA Tournament wins (7) than any XU head coach. Mack is very familiar with postseason tournament play. In fact, 2016 marked the 17th NCAA Tournament for Mack, including three as a player and 14 on the coaching staffs at Xavier and Wake Forest. Mack has strong ties to all of the other Xavier head coaches that have reached 100 career wins at XU: Pete Gillen (202 wins in nine seasons from ), Skip Prosser (148 wins in seven seasons from ) and Sean Miller (120 wins in five seasons from ). Mack played under Gillen and then-gillen assistant Prosser and he worked on the staffs of Miller at Xavier and Prosser at both XU and Wake. XAVIER S FIRST-EVER NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR Mack, the Henry Iba Award winner as the United State Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) National Coach of the Year, was also the CBS Sports and Basketball Times magazine National Coach of the Year. Mack is the first National Coach of the Year in program history USA BASKETBALL Mack served as a court coach for the 2016 USA Basketball Men s U18 National Team training camp this past summer at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. COACHING SUCCESS STORY Mack, who was born December 30, 1969 in Cleveland, Ohio, is the 17th head coach in program history. Prior to being named Xavier s head coach on April 15, 2009, Mack spent five seasons as an assistant on Sean Miller s Xavier staff. Prior to that he was on the staff of the late Skip Prosser both at Xavier and at Wake Forest. Mack was selected as the Atlantic 10 Conference Coach of the Year. In addition, Mack was the recipient of the 2011 Skip Prosser Man of the Year award, which was established in 2008 to honor those who not only achieve success on the basketball court but who display moral integrity off of it as well. Mack, the Basketball Times Rookie Coach of the Year, was the first Xavier head coach to guide XU to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 in either his first or second season. XAVIER PLAYER AND GRADUATE Mack, a 1992 Xavier University graduate with a degree in communication arts, was a two-time team captain as a player at Xavier under then-head coach Pete Gillen. He won an MCC Regular Season Championship at 12-2 and reached the second round of the 1993 NCAA Tournament. Mack was the Cincinnati Post Metro Player of the Year at St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati before going on to start for two seasons at Evansville under Jim Crews, winning an MCC Regular Season Championship and a trip to the second round of the 1989 NCAA Tournament as a UE freshman. He transferred to Xavier after his sophomore season. BASKETBALL FAMILY MAN Mack and his wife, Christi, have two daughters, Hailee (10) and Lainee (11), and a son, Brayden (2). Christi has a basketball background and was a 2014 inductee into the University of Dayton Athletic Hall of Fame, the Director of Basketball Operations for XU s women s basketball team ( ) and more recently as the former head girls basketball coach at Cincinnati s Colerain High. MACK S SUCCESS ON COLLEGE COACHING STAFFS: As The Xavier Head Coach Season School Overall Conference Postseason Xavier /7th BE Xavier /2nd BE NCAA 2nd Round Xavier /6th BE NCAA Sweet Xavier /T-3rd BE NCAA 1st Round Xavier /T-6th A Xavier /T-3rd A-10 NCAA Sweet Xavier /1st A-10* NCAA 2nd Round Xavier /T-1st A-10* NCAA Sweet 16 Totals Xavier NCAA (7-6) 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