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The 2025–26 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented 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, played their home games at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.

ConferenceBig East Conference
Record15–18 (6–14 Big East)
Headcoach
Associate headcoachIsaac Chew
Quick facts Xavier Musketeers men's basketball, Conference ...
2025–26 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record15–18 (6–14 Big East)
Head coach
Associate head coachIsaac Chew
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCintas Center
Seasons
← 2024–25
2026–27 →
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More information Conf., Overall ...
2025–26 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 10 St. John's †18–2 .90030–7  .811
No. 2 UConn17–3 .85034–6  .850
Villanova15–5 .75024–9  .727
Seton Hall10–10 .50021–12  .636
Creighton9–11 .45016–18  .471
DePaul8–12 .40016–16  .500
Marquette7–13 .35012–20  .375
Butler7–13 .35016–16  .500
Providence7–13 .35015–18  .455
Xavier6–14 .30015–18  .455
Georgetown6–14 .30016–18  .471
† 2026 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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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

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NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Trey Green0G6'0"168SophomoreCharlotte, NCTransferred to Saint Louis
Marcus Foster1G6'5"215Graduate studentAtlanta, GAGraduated
Jerome Hunter2F6'8"216Graduate studentColumbus, OHGraduated
Dailyn Swain3G/F6'7"200SophomoreColumbus, OHTransferred to Texas
John Hugley IV4F6'11"260Redshirt SeniorCleveland, OHTransferred to Duquesne
Lassina Traoré6F6'10"240SeniorAbidjan, Côte d'IvoireTransferred to Texas
Ryan Conwell7G6'3"210JuniorIndianapolis, INTransferred to Louisville
Cam'Ron Fletcher11G6'7"230Graduate studentSt. Louis, MOTransferred to High Point
Dayvion McKnight20G6'0"195Graduate studentShelbyville, KYGraduated
Dante Maddox Jr.21G6'2"200SeniorChicago Heights, ILTransferred
Zach Freemantle32F6'9"227Graduate studentTeaneck, NJGraduated/undrafted in 2025 NBA draft; signed with the Orlando Magic
Bob Nunge35G6'6"190SeniorNewburgh, INWalk-on; graduated
Brad Colbert45G6'2"200SeniorLoveland, OHGraduated
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Incoming transfers

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NameNumPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school
Malik Messina-Moore1G6'5"190SeniorVentura, CAMontana
Gabriel Pozzato2F6'7"200SophomoreRome, ItalyEvansville
All Wright3G6'3"180SophomoreDurango, MexicoValparaiso
Filip Borovićanin4F6'9"220SeniorBelgrade, SerbiaNew Mexico
Isaiah Walker7G6'5"200Redshirt SeniorWyoming, OHBelmont
Luke Naser8G6'0"200SophomoreLas Vegas, NVWalk-on; UNLV
Mier Panoam9G6'2"200JuniorAnchorage, AKNorth Dakota
Tre Carroll12F6'7"233Redshirt JuniorPunta Gorda, FLFlorida Atlantic
Anthony Robinson21F/C6'10"238Redshirt SophomorePeachtree City, GAVirginia
Pape N'Diaye22F7'0"215SophomoreIvory CoastUNLV
Jovan Milicevic24F6'10"260SophomoreToronto, ONNew Mexico
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Recruiting class

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College recruiting
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 
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.
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Roster

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2025–26 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Roddie Anderson III 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrBoise State Huntington Beach, CA
F 20 Henry Thole (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoVilla Madonna Academy Union, KY
G 25 Michael Wolf (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrBridgton Academy Greenwood Village, CO
F 31 Ian Sabourin (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrBadin HS Hamilton, OH
F 4 Filip Borovićanin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)222 lb (101 kg) SrNew Mexico Belgrade, Serbia
F 12 Tre Carroll 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS JrCharlotte Punta Gorda, FL
G 1 Malik Messina-Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrMontana Ventura, CA
F 24 Jovan Milicevic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)241 lb (109 kg) SoNew Mexico Toronto, ON
F 22 Pape N'Diaye 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoUNLV Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
G 8 Luke Naser (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)179 lb (81 kg) SoUNLV Las Vegas, NV
G 9 Mier Panoam 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrNorth Dakota Anchorage, AK
F 2 Gabriel Pozzato 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoEvansville Novara, Italy
F/C 21 Anthony Robinson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)252 lb (114 kg) RS SoVirginia Atlanta, GA
G 7 Isaiah Walker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SrBelmont Wyoming, OH
C 15 Kason Westphal 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrSalida HS Salida, CO
G 3 All Wright 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoValparaiso Durango, Mexico
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# 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 – Borovićanin  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 – Borovićanin  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 – Borovićanin  4 – Borovićanin  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 – Borovićanin  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 – Borovićanin  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 – Borovićanin  8 – Borovićanin  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 – Borovićanin  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 – Borovićanin  4 – Tied  Capital One Arena (5,077)
Washington D.C.
December 31, 2025
5:00 p.m., Peacock		 No. 4 UConn L 67–90  9–5
(1–2)		  16 – Messina-Moore  11 – Borovićanin  6 – Borovićanin  Cintas Center (9,825)
Cincinnati, OH
January 3, 2026
2:00 p.m., FS1		 at DePaul L 77–86  9–6
(1–3)		  17 – Carroll  10 – Borovićanin  3 – Tied  Wintrust Arena (5,266)
Chicago, IL
January 7, 2026
7:00 p.m., FS1		 at Marquette L 65–66  9–7
(1–4)		  22 – Messina-Moore  7 – Borovićanin  3 – Tied  Fiserv Forum (14,020)
Milwaukee, WI
January 10, 2026
4:00 p.m., FS1		 Providence W 97–84  10–7
(2–4)		  23 – Messina-Moore  10 – Borovićanin  6 – Borovićanin  Cintas Center (9,693)
Cincinnati, OH
January 14, 2026
6:30 p.m., FS1		 Butler W 89–75  11–7
(3–4)		  29 – Carroll  9 – Carroll  9 – Tied  Cintas Center (9,577)
Cincinnati, OH
January 21, 2026
7:00 p.m., FS1		 at Creighton L 93–94  11–8
(3–5)		  29 – Carroll  8 – Borovićanin  9 – Borovićanin  CHI Health Center Omaha (16,485)
Omaha, NE
January 24, 2026
2:30 p.m., TNT		 St. John's L 83–88  11–9
(3–6)		  31 – Carroll  10 – Borovićanin  6 – Borovićanin  Cintas Center (10,399)
Cincinnati, OH
January 28, 2026
7:30 p.m., Peacock		 at Seton Hall L 68–86  11–10
(3–7)		  22 – Carroll  8 – Borovićanin  3 – Tied  Prudential Center (6,673)
Newark, NJ
January 31, 2026
1:00 p.m., FS1		 DePaul W 68–66  12–10
(4–7)		  21 – Carroll  7 – Walker  4 – Borovićanin  Cintas Center (9,596)
Cincinnati, OH
February 3, 2026
7:00 p.m., Peacock		 at No. 3 UConn L 60–92  12–11
(4–8)		  14 – Wright  14 – Carroll  2 – Tied  PeoplesBank Arena (15,495)
Hartford, CT
February 9, 2026
6:30 p.m., FS1		 at No. 17 St. John's L 82–87 OT 12–12
(4–9)		  21 – Carroll  10 – Borovićanin  4 – Carroll  Madison Square Garden (14,812)
New York, NY
February 14, 2026
3:00 p.m., TNT		 Marquette W 96–88  13–12
(5–9)		  23 – Milicevic  11 – Borovićanin  11 – Messina-Moore  Cintas Center (9,924)
Cincinnati, OH
February 17, 2026
6:30 p.m., FS1		 Villanova L 89–92 OT 13–13
(5–10)		  28 – Carroll  10 – Carroll  7 – Messina-Moore  Cintas Center (9,439)
Cincinnati, OH
February 21, 2026
1:30 p.m., TNT		 at Butler L 75–80  13–14
(5–11)		  24 – Carroll  10 – Borovićanin  4 – Carroll  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100)
Indianapolis, IN
February 25, 2026
7:30 p.m., TNT		 at Providence L 84–94  13–15
(5–12)		  27 – Anderson III  9 – Borovićanin  3 – Carroll  Amica Mutual Pavilion (8,069)
Providence, RI
February 28, 2026
1:30 p.m., TNT		 Georgetown W 91–84  14–15
(6–12)		  22 – Carroll  6 – Tied  5 – Messina-Moore  Cintas Center (9,785)
Cincinnati, OH
March 3, 2026
7:00 p.m., truTV		 Seton Hall L 68–77  14–16
(6–13)		  15 – Borovićanin  7 – Borovićanin  7 – Borovićanin  Cintas Center (9,884)
Cincinnati, OH
March 7, 2026
12:00 p.m., TNT		 at Villanova L 78–91  14–17
(6–14)		  21 – Milicevic  8 – Walker  5 – Anderson III  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
Big East tournament
March 11, 2026
6:30 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN		 (10) vs. (7) Marquette
First round		 W 89–87  15–17
  21 – Milicevic  9 – Carroll  7 – Borovićanin  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
March 12, 2026
7:00 p.m., FS1		 (10) vs. (2) No. 6 UConn
Quarterfinals		 L 68–93  15–18
  22 – Borovićanin  5 – Carroll  2 – Milicevic  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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