The 2022–23 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big East Conference. Led by Sean Miller in the first season of his second stint after coaching the Musketeers from 2004 to 2009, they played their home games at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Musketeers finished the season 23–8, 15–5 in Big East play to finish in second place. In the Big East tournament, they defeated DePaul and Creighton to reach the championship game, where they were defeated by Marquette. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they defeated Kennesaw State and Pittsburgh to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2017. There they were defeated by Texas, bringing their season to a close with a final record of 27–10.

Previous season The Musketeers finished the 2021–22 season 23–13, 8–11 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big East tournament to Butler. The team received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Cleveland State, Florida, Vanderbilt, and St. Bonaventure to advance to the championship game. There they defeated Texas A&M to win the NIT championship.

Head coach Travis Steele was fired on March 16, 2022, the day after the first win in the NIT. Assistant coach Jonas Hayes was named the interim head coach and coached the team for the four remaining games in the NIT.

On March 19, the school named former Xavier and Arizona head coach Sean Miller the team's new head coach. Miller previously coached the Musketeers from 2004 to 2009.

Offseason

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Paul Scruggs 1 G 6'5" 198 GS Senior Indianapolis, IN Graduated Nate Johnson 10 G 6'4" 192 GS Senior Miami, FL Graduated Dwon Odom 11 G 6'2" 182 Sophomore Alpharetta, GA Transferred to Georgia State Zak Swetye 12 G 6'1" 187 Senior Darien, CT Walk-on; graduated Ben Stanley 14 F 6'6" 225 RS Senior Baltimore, MD Graduate transferred to Old Dominion Ramon Singh 20 G 6'4" 187 Senior Sydney, Australia Walk-on; graduated Spencer Cody 25 G 5'11" 185 Senior Chicago, IL Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Souley Boum 0 G 6'3" 165 GS Senior Oakland, CA UTEP Brad Colbert 45 G 6'2" 185 Sophomore Loveland, OH Walk-on; Louisville

Recruiting classes 2022 recruiting class

2023 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season

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Source

Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

References