The 2023–24 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big East Conference. Led by Sean Miller in the second 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.

Previous season The Musketeers finished the 2022–23 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.

Offseason

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Souley Boum 0 G 6'3" 175 GS Senior Oakland, CA Graduated Colby Jones 3 G 6'6" 205 Junior Birmingham, AL Declare for 2023 NBA draft; selected 34th overall by Charlotte Hornets Cesare Edwards 4 F 6'9" 225 Sophomore Hartsville, SC Transferred to Missouri State Adam Kunkel 5 G 6'4" 185 GS Senior Hebron, KY Graduated KyKy Tandy 15 G 6'2" 190 Senior Hopkinsville, KY Graduate transferred to Jacksonville State Dieonte Miles 22 F 7'0" 240 RS Junior Walton, KY Transferred to Morehead State Jack Nunge 24 F 7'0" 245 RS Senior Newburgh, IN Graduated Elijah Tucker 34 F 6'7" 214 Sophomore Canton, GA Transferred to Longwood

Incoming transfers Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Quincy Olivari 8 G 6'3" 200 Senior Atlanta, GA Rice Dayvion McKnight 20 G 6'1" 195 Senior Shelbyville, KY Western Kentucky Abou Ousmane 24 F 6'10" 230 Senior Brooklyn, NY North Texas Logan Duncomb 51 C 6'10" 241 Junior Cincinnati, OH Indiana

Note: After transferring to Xavier, Duncomb decided to step away from basketball for health reasons. He will remain enrolled at Xavier and complete his degree.

Recruiting classes 2023 recruiting class

2024 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Source

Rankings

References