#55 Xavier Men's Basketball 2025-2026 Preview

 
Xavier Musketeers

2025-2026 Overall Rank: #55
 
Conference Rank: #7 Big East
 
 
2024-25 Record: 22-12
2024-25 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Richard Pitino
Coach Record: 0-0 at Xavier, 247-186 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Zach Freemantle, Forward, 16.8 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 2.1 apg
Ryan Conwell, Guard, 16.5 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.5 apg
Dailyn Swain, Forward, 11.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.6 apg
Dayvion McKnight, Guard, 9.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 4.2 apg
Marcus Foster, Guard, 7.9 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 2.0 apg
Dante Maddox, Guard, 7.3 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.5 apg
Jerome Hunter, Forward, 5.8 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 0.8 apg
Trey Green, Guard, 5.0 ppg, 0.9 rpg, 1.0 apg
John Hugley, Forward, 2.9 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 0.7 apg
 
Key Returning Players:

Key New Players:
Roddie Anderson, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Boise State (Redshirt in 24-25)
Filip Borovicanin, Senior, Forward, Transfer from New Mexico
Tre Carroll, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Florida Atlantic
Malik Messina-Moore, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Montana
Jovan Milicevic, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from New Mexico
Pape N’Diaye, Sophomore, Center, Transfer from UNLV
Mier Panoam, Junior, Guard, Transfer from North Dakota
Gabriel Pozzato, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from Evansville
Anthony Robinson, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from Virginia
Isaiah Walker, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Belmont
All Wright, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Valparaiso
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 78.1 (72nd in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 71.6 (164, 8)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.7 (71, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.6 (220, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.4 (103, 8)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 39.1 (5, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 78.9 (12, 3)
Rebound Margin: 0.6 (190, 7)
Assists Per Game: 16.7 (22, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.9 (100, 4)