The 2019–20 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big East Conference. Led by second-year head coach Travis Steele, they played their home games at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. They finished the season 19–13, 8–10 in Big East play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Big East tournament to DePaul. Soon thereafter, all postseason tournaments were canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic which effectively ended their season.
Previous season The Musketeers finished the 2018–19 season 19–16, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in third place. They defeated Creighton in the quarterfinals before losing to Villanova in the semifinals of the Big East tournament. The Musketeers failed to receive a bid to a postseason tournament.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Kyle Castlin 2 G 6'4" 193 Marietta, GA Graduated Elias Harden 4 G 6'5" 187 East Point, GA Transferred to Jacksonville State Keonte Kennedy 11 G 6'5" 187 Aurora, CO Transferred to UTEP Ryan Welage 32 F 6'10" 205 Greensburg, IN Graduated Zach Hankins 35 F 6'11" 245 Charlevoix, MI Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Bryce Moore 11 G 6'3" 180 Indianapolis, IN Transferred from Western Michigan after graduating. Will have one year of eligibility beginning immediately. Jason Carter 25 F 6'8" 227 Johnstown, OH Transferred from Ohio after graduating. Will have two years of eligibility beginning immediately.
2019 recruiting class
Roster
Jan 2, 2020 - Dahmir Bishop entered the transfer portal. Bishop would ultimately transfer to Saint Joseph's.
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=|Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=|Big East regular season
!colspan=9 style=|Big East tournament
Rankings
References