2025–26 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

2025–26 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
2025–26 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	9–4 (1–1 Big East)
Head coach	Richard Pitino (1st season);
Associate head coach	Isaac Chew
Assistant coaches	Tarvish Felton; Dante Jackson; Kareem Richardson;
Home arena	Cintas Center

2025–26 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 UConn	2	–	0	1.000	12	–	1	.923
Creighton	2	–	0	1.000	8	–	5	.615
Villanova	1	–	0	1.000	10	–	2	.833
St. John's	1	–	0	1.000	8	–	4	.667
Seton Hall	1	–	1	.500	11	–	2	.846
Butler	1	–	1	.500	10	–	3	.769
Georgetown	1	–	1	.500	9	–	4	.692
Xavier	1	–	1	.500	9	–	4	.692
DePaul	0	–	2	.000	8	–	5	.615
Providence	0	–	2	.000	7	–	6	.538
Marquette	0	–	2	.000	5	–	8	.385

† 2026 Big East tournament winner As of December 23, 2025 Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represents Xavier University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big East Conference. The Musketeers, led by first-year Richard Pitino, play their home games at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Previous season

The Musketeers finished the 2024–25 season 22–13, 13–7 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place.^[1] As the No. 4 seed in the Big East tournament, they lost Marquette in the quarterfinals.^[2] 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^[3] before losing to Illinois in the round of 64.^[4]

On March 24, 2025, head coach Sean Miller left the school for a second time as he was named the head coach of Texas.^[5] Two days later, the school named New Mexico head coach Richard Pitino the team's new head coach.^[6]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Trey Green	0	G	6'0"	168	Sophomore	Charlotte, NC	Transferred to Saint Louis
Marcus Foster	1	G	6'5"	215	Graduate Student	Atlanta, GA	Graduated
Jerome Hunter	2	F	6'8"	216	Graduate Student	Columbus, OH	Graduated
Dailyn Swain	3	G/F	6'7"	200	Sophomore	Columbus, OH	Transferred to Texas
John Hugley IV	4	F	6'11"	260	Senior	Cleveland, OH	Transferred to Duquesne
Lassina Traoré	6	F	6'10"	240	Senior	Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire	Transferred to Texas
Ryan Conwell	7	G	6'3"	210	Junior	Indianapolis, IN	Transferred to Louisville
Cam'Ron Fletcher	11	G	6'7"	230	Graduate Student	St. Louis, MO	Transferred to High Point
Dayvion McKnight	20	G	6'0"	195	Graduate Student	Shelbyville, KY	Graduated
Dante Maddox Jr.	21	G	6'2"	200	Senior	Chicago Heights, IL	Transferred
Zach Freemantle	32	F	6'9"	227	Graduate Student	Teaneck, NJ	Graduated/undrafted in 2025 NBA draft; signed with the Orlando Magic
Bob Nunge	35	G	6'6"	190	Senior	Newburgh, IN	Walk-on; graduated
Brad Colbert	45	G	6'2"	200	Senior	Loveland, OH	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Malik Messina-Moore	1	G	6'5"	190	Senior	Ventura, CA	Montana
Gabriel Pozzato	2	F	6'7"	200	Sophomore	Rome, Italy	Evansville
All Wright	3	G	6'3"	180	Sophomore	Durango, Mexico	Valparaiso
Filip Borovicanin	4	F	6'9"	220	Senior	Belgrade, Serbia	New Mexico
Isaiah Walker	7	G	6'5"	200	Senior	Wyoming, OH	Belmont
Luke Naser	8	G	6'0"	200	Sophomore	Las Vegas, NV	Walk-on; UNLV
Mier Panoam	9	G	6'2"	200	Junior	Anchorage, AK	North Dakota
Tre Carroll	12	F	6'7"	233	Junior	Punta Gorda, FL	Florida Atlantic
Anthony Robinson	21	F/C	6'10"	238	Sophomore	Peachtree City, GA	Virginia
Pape N'Diaye	22	F	7'0"	215	Sophomore	Ivory Coast	UNLV
Jovan Milicevic	24	F	6'10"	260	Sophomore	Toronto, ON	New Mexico

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kason Westphal C	Salida, CO	Salida High School	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Apr 23, 2025
Kason Westphal C	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Xavier 2025 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved 2025-07-20. "2025 Xavier Musketeers Recruiting Class". ESPN. Retrieved 2025-07-20. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved 2025-07-20. "Xavier 2025 Basketball Commits". 247Sports. Retrieved 2025-07-20.

Roster

2025–26 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Roddie Anderson III	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Boise State	Huntington Beach, CA
F	20	Henry Thole (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Villa Madonna Academy	Union, KY
G	25	Michael Wolf (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Bridgton Academy	Greenwood Village, CO
F	31	Ian Sabourin (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Badin HS	Hamilton, OH
F	4	Filip Borovicanin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Sr	New Mexico	Belgrade, Serbia
F	12	Tre Carroll	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Jr	Charlotte	Punta Gorda, FL
G	1	Malik Messina-Moore	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Montana	Ventura, CA
F	24	Jovan Milicevic	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	241 lb (109 kg)	So	New Mexico	Toronto, ON
F	22	Pape N'Diaye	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	UNLV	Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
G	8	Luke Naser (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	So	UNLV	Las Vegas, NV
G	9	Mier Panoam	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	North Dakota	Anchorage, AK
F	2	Gabriel Pozzato	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Evansville	Novara, Italy
F/C	21	Anthony Robinson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	RS So	Virginia	Atlanta, GA
G	7	Isaiah Walker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Belmont	Wyoming, OH
C	15	Kason Westphal	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Salida HS	Salida, CO
G	3	All Wright	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Valparaiso	Durango, Mexico

Head coach

Richard Pitino (Providence)

Assistant coach(es)

Isaac Chew (Avila)
Tarvish Felton (Southern Utah)
Dante Jackson (Xavier)
Kareem Richardson (Evansville)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 18, 2025* 2:00 p.m.	Murray State	L 70–75		21 – Carroll	13 – Carroll	3 – Tied	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:15 p.m., ESPN+	Marist	W 66–62	1–0	16 – Messina-Moore	5 – Robinson	4 – Anderson III	Cintas Center (9,776) Cincinnati, OH
November 6, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Le Moyne	W 74–69	2–0	17 – Messina-Moore	12 – Borovicanin	5 – Messina-Moore	Cintas Center (9,480) Cincinnati, OH
November 10, 2025* 8:30 p.m., FS1	Santa Clara	L 68−87	2−1	29 – Anderson III	5 – Milicevic	4 – Messina-Moore	Cintas Center (9,830) Cincinnati, OH
November 14, 2025* 8:00 p.m., FS1	at Iowa	L 62–81	2–2	15 – Milicevic	5 – Tied	3 – Borovicanin	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,678) Iowa City, IA
November 18, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Old Dominion	W 99–69	3–2	20 – Tied	7 – Tied	8 – Messina-Moore	Cintas Center (9,326) Cincinnati, OH
November 21, 2025* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Georgia Charleston Classic Palmetto Bracket semifinals	L 77–78	3–3	19 – Tied	12 – Borovicanin	4 – Borovicanin	TD Arena (4,856) Charleston, SC
November 23, 2025* 3:30 p.m., ESPN	vs. West Virginia Charleston Classic Palmetto Bracket consolation game	W 78–68	4–3	21 – Milicevic	7 – Milicevic	5 – Anderson III	TD Arena (3,823) Charleston, SC
November 28, 2025* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 88–67	5–3	14 – Milicevic	15 – Borovicanin	5 – Tied	Cintas Center (9,314) Cincinnati, OH
December 1, 2025* 7:00 p.m., TruTV	Saint Francis (PA)	W 96–74	6–3	28 – Anderson III	8 – Borovicanin	7 – Messina-Moore	Cintas Center (9,143) Cincinnati, OH
December 5, 2025* 7:30 p.m., TNT	Cincinnati Rivalry/Crosstown Shootout	W 79–74	7–3	30 – Carroll	7 – Carroll	6 – Messina-Moore	Cintas Center (10,880) Cincinnati, OH
December 12, 2025* 7:00 p.m., TruTV	Missouri State	W 75–57	8–3	17 – Milicevic	11 – Borovicanin	8 – Borovicanin	Cintas Center (9,112) Cincinnati, OH
Big East regular season
December 17, 2025 6:30 p.m., FS1	Creighton	L 57–98	8–4 (0–1)	14 – Messina-Moore	5 – Messina-Moore	6 – Borovicanin	Cintas Center (9,283) Cincinnati, OH
December 20, 2025 8:30 p.m., FS1	at Georgetown	W 80–77	9–4 (1–1)	22 – Carroll	13 – Borovicanin	4 – Tied	Capital One Arena (5,077) Washington D.C.
December 31, 2025 5:00 p.m., Peacock	UConn						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
January 3, 2026 2:00 p.m., FS1	at DePaul						Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
January 7, 2026 7:00 p.m., FS1	at Marquette						Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
January 10, 2026 4:00 p.m., FS1	Providence						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
January 14, 2026 6:30 p.m., FS1	Butler						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
January 21, 2026 7:00 p.m., FS1	at Creighton						CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
January 24, 2026 2:30 p.m., TNT	St. John's						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
January 28, 2026 7:30 p.m., Peacock	at Seton Hall						Prudential Center Newark, NJ
January 31, 2026 1:00 p.m., FS1	DePaul						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
February 3, 2026 7:00 p.m., Peacock	at UConn						PeoplesBank Arena Hartford, CT
February 9, 2026 6:30 p.m., FS1	at St. John's						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
February 14, 2026 3:00 p.m., TNT	Marquette						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
February 17, 2026 6:30 p.m., FS1	Villanova						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
February 21, 2026 1:30 p.m., TNT	at Butler						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
February 24, 2026 7:30 p.m., TNT	at Providence						Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
February 28, 2026 1:30 p.m., TNT	Georgetown						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
March 3, 2026 7:00 p.m., truTV	Seton Hall						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
March 7, 2026 12:00 p.m., TNT	at Villanova						Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
Big East tournament
March 11-14, 2026 TBD	vs. TBD						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[7]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

^ "2024-25 Xavier Musketeers Men's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
^ "Marquette Golden Eagles vs. Xavier Musketeers Live Score and Stats - March 13, 2025 Gametracker". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
^ "Xavier 86-80 Texas (Mar 19, 2025) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
^ "Illinois 86-73 Xavier (Mar 21, 2025) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
^ "Sean Miller hired by Texas: Longhorns move quickly, bring in Xavier coach to replace Rodney Terry". CBSSports.com. 2025-03-24. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
^ By; Press, Associated; By; Press, Associated (2025-03-26). "Xavier hires Richard Pitino". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
^ "2025–26 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results". goxavier.com. Retrieved 2025-07-20.

[1] "2024-25 Xavier Musketeers Men's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2025-07-30.

[2] "Marquette Golden Eagles vs. Xavier Musketeers Live Score and Stats - March 13, 2025 Gametracker". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2025-07-30.

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[4] "Illinois 86-73 Xavier (Mar 21, 2025) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved 2025-07-30.

[5] "Sean Miller hired by Texas: Longhorns move quickly, bring in Xavier coach to replace Rodney Terry". CBSSports.com. 2025-03-24. Retrieved 2025-07-30.

[6] By; Press, Associated; By; Press, Associated (2025-03-26). "Xavier hires Richard Pitino". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2025-07-30.

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Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
Venues	Fenwick Club (1919–1928) Schmidt Fieldhouse (1928–1983) Cincinnati Gardens (1949–1979; 1983–2000) Cintas Center (2000–present)
Rivalries	Cincinnati Dayton
Culture & lore	2011 Crosstown Shootout brawl
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26