Xavier

Official Name: 
Xavier University
Nickname: 
Musketeers
Mailing Address: 

3800 Victory Parkway
Cincinnati, OH 45207-6114

Website: 
www.goxavier.com
Telephone: 
(513) 745-3416
Fax: 
(513) 745-2825
Enrollment: 
6,500
Arena: 

Cintas Center
Capacity: 10,200
Year Opened: 2000

School Colors: 
Blue and White
Conference: 

Atlantic 10 (since 1996)
Former Member of Midwestern Collegiate (1980-95)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(21) 1961, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010
19-21 record (.475)
Regional runner-up in 2004 and 2008

NIT Appearances: 

(7) 1956, 1957, 1958, 1984, 1994, 1999, and 2000
15-6 record (.714)
Finished 1st in 1958 and 3rd in 1999

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(1) 1948
3-2 record (.600)
Finished 4th.

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Pete Gillen (nine years from 1986-94, 202-75 record, .729)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Byron Larkin (2,696 points from 1985-88)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Tyrone Hill (1,380 from 1987-90)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Steve Thomas (50 points as sophomore vs. Detroit on 1/6/64)

All-American Selections: 

(4) G Byron Larkin (1988), G Hank Stein (1958), F-C David West (2002 and 2003)

NCAA Consensus First-Team All-Americans: 

(1) David West (2003)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

(1) David West (2002)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Steve Thomas (50 vs. Detroit)
January 6, 1964 (sophomore/30 ppg)

1

2

Total

Xavier

62

59

121

Detroit

48

65

113

Xavier

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Williams

11-19

5-6

27

Geiger

6-14

3-5

15

Pelkington

6-10

0-1

12

McNeil

3-9

4-6

10

Thomas

18-34

14-16

50

Cooper

0-4

4-4

4

Rombach

0-1

0-0

0

Wambach

1-2

1-2

3

Totals

45-93

31-42

121

Percentages

.484

.738

Detroit

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Dark

7-14

3-5

17

Watson

4-13

5-5

13

Schramm

11-18

4-7

26

Page

1-8

1-1

3

Cech

0-0

2-2

2

Hyatt

9-24

1-1

19

Downs

1-4

4-4

6

Vertower

0-0

0-0

0

Murrey

11-19

3-3

25

Flynn

0-0

0-0

0

Sarver

0-8

2-2

2

Totals

44-108

25-30

113

Percentages

.407

.833
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Harry Gilligan

1

1920

0-1

.000

1920

0-1

Joe Meyer

13

1921-33

94-52

.644

1923

2-0

Clem F. Crowe

10

1934-43

96-79

.549

1934

9-1

Ed Burns

1

1946

3-16

.158

1946

3-16

Lew Hirt

5

1947-51

76-61

.555

1948

24-8

Ned Wulk

6

1952-57

89-70

.560

1957

20-8

Jim McCafferty

6

1958-63

91-71

.562

1960

17-9

Don Ruberg

4

1964-67

52-51

.505

1964

16-10

George Krajack

4

1968-71

34-69

.330

1968, 1969

10-16

Dick Campbell

2

1972-73

15-37

.288

1972

12-14

Tay Baker

6

1974-79

70-89

.440

1976

14-12

Bob Staak

6

1980-85

88-86

.506

1983

22-8

Pete Gillen

9

1986-94

202-75

.729

1988

26-4

George "Skip" Prosser

7

1995-2001

148-65

.695

1995

23-5

Thad Matta

3

2002-04

78-23

.772

2002, 2003

26-6

Sean Miller

5

2005-09

120-47

.719

2008

30-7

Chris Mack

2

2010, 1911

50-17

.746

2011

24-8
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,306-909 (.590) from 1920 through 2011.
  • NOTE: Xavier (OH) did not field a formal team in 1943-44 and 1944-45 during World War II.