The 2020–21 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big East Conference. Led by third-year head coach Travis Steele, they played their home games at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. They finished the season 13–8, 6–7 in Big East Play to finish in 7th place. They lost in the first round of the Big East tournament to Butler.
Previous season The Musketeers finished the 2019–20 season 19–13, 8–10 in Big East play to finish tied for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the Big East tournament, Xavier was defeated by DePaul in the first round. The next day, the remainder of the Big East tournament and all other postseason tournaments were canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Dahmir Bishop 2 G 6'5" 178 Philadelphia, PA Transferred to Saint Joseph's (mid-season) Quentin Goodin 3 G 6'4" 194 Campbellsville, KY Graduated Tyrique Jones 4 F 6'9" 239 Bloomfield, CT Graduated Leighton Schrand 10 G 6'2" 166 Villa Hills, KY Graduated Bryce Moore 11 G 6'3" 194 Indianapolis, IN Completed college eligibility Dontarius James 12 F 6'7" 228 Kershaw, SC Transferred to Jacksonville State Naji Marshall 13 F 6'7" 220 Atlantic City, NJ Declared for NBA draft Myles Hanson 34 G 6'7" 215 Chaska, MN Walk-on; transferred to Stonehill College
Incoming transfers Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School G 6'3" 180 Miami, FL Transferred from Gardner-Webb after graduating. Will have one year of eligibility beginning immediately. F 6'8" 230 Pomona, NY Transferred from Mercy College after graduating. Will have one year of eligibility beginning immediately. G 6'3" 165 Hebron, KY Transferred from Belmont. Kunkel was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. F 6'6" 225 Baltimore, MD Transferred from Hampton. Stanley was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility on December 16. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Recruiting classes
2020 recruiting class
2021 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style="|Big East tournament
Rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
References