The 2024–25 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big East Conference. Led by Sean Miller in the third and final 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. They finished the season 22–13, 13–7 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big East tournament, they lost Marquette in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 11 seed in the Midwest region. They defeated Texas in the First Four before losing to Illinois in the round of 64.

On March 24, 2025, Sean Miller left the school for a second time as he was named the head coach of Texas. Two days later, the school named New Mexico head coach Richard Pitino the team's new head coach.

Previous season The Musketeers finished the 2023–24 season 16–18, 9–11 in Big East play, to finish in a tie for eighth place. In the Big East tournament, they defeated Butler in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to UConn. The team received an at-large bid to the NIT in the Wake Forest Bracket, where lost in the first round to Georgia.

Offseason

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Desmond Claude 1 G 6'6" 203 Sophomore New Haven, CT Transferred to USC Quincy Olivari 8 G 6'3" 200 Senior Atlanta, GA Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Los Angeles Lakers Reid Ducharme 11 G/F 6'7" 195 Freshman Milton, MA Transferred to Siena Kam Craft 12 F 6'6" 211 Sophomore Buffalo Grove, IL Transferred to Miami (OH) Kachi Nzeh 15 C 6'8" 230 Freshman Upper Darby, PA Transferred to Penn State Lazar Đjoković 17 F 6'10" 230 Freshman Gornji Milanovac, Serbia Transferred to College of Charleston Saša Ciani 21 F 6'9" 240 Sophomore Šempeter pri Gorici, Slovenia Transferred to UIC Abou Ousmane 24 F 6'10" 230 Senior Brooklyn, NY Graduate transferred to Oklahoma State Gytis Nemeikša 50 F 6'7" 203 Freshman Kaunas, Lithuania Transferred to Hawaii

Incoming transfers Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Marcus Foster 1 G 6'4" 200 GS Senior Atlanta, GA Furman John Hugley IV 4 F/C 6'10" 275 Senior Cleveland, OH Oklahoma Lassina Traoré 6 F 6'10" 230 Senior Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire Long Beach State Ryan Conwell 7 G 6'4" 195 Junior Indianapolis, IN Indiana State Roddie Anderson III 8 G 6'3" 190 Junior Huntington Beach, CA Boise State Cam'Ron Fletcher 11 G 6'7" 220 GS Senior St. Louis, MO Florida State Dante Maddox Jr. 21 G 6'2' 195 Senior Chicago Heights, IL Toledo

Recruiting classes 2024 recruiting class There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2024.

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

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