# 2013–14 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fifth year head coach Chris Mack, they played their games at the Cintas Center and were first year members of the newly reorganized Big East Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East tournament where they lost to Creighton. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Round ("First Four") to NC State.

## Previous season

The Musketeers finished the 2012–13 season with a record of 17–14, 9–7 in Atlantic 10 play for a tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 tournament to Saint Joseph's. This season marked Xavier's final season in the A-10.

## Roster
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Joe Schuessler | 3 | G | 6'2" | 175 | RS Freshman | Glen Ellyn, Illinois | No longer on team roster |
| Travis Taylor | 4 | F | 6'8" | 216 | Senior | Union, New Jersey | Graduated |
| Brad Redford | 12 | G | 6'1" | 182 | Senior | Frankenmuth, Michigan | Graduated |
| Jeff Robinson | 21 | F | 6'10" | 225 | Senior | Indianapolis, Indiana | Graduated |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2, 2013* 4:00 pm | | Quincy (IL) | W 84–54 | – | Cintas Center (N/A) Cincinnati, OH |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 8, 2013* 7:00 pm, FSN | | Gardner–Webb | W 83–59 | 1–0 | Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 12, 2013* 9:00 pm, FS1 | | Tennessee | W 67–63 | 2–0 | Cintas Center (9,878) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 15, 2013* 8:00 pm, FS2 | | Morehead State | W 79–56 | 3–0 | Cintas Center (9,528) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 20, 2013* 8:00 pm, FS1 | | Miami (OH) | W 77–51 | 4–0 | Cintas Center (9,514) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 25, 2013* 7:00 pm, FS1 | | Abilene Christian Battle 4 Atlantis Opening Round | W 93–65 | 5–0 | Cintas Center (9,265) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 28, 2013* 7:00 pm, NBCSN | | vs. No. 23 Iowa Battle 4 Atlantis First Round | L 74–77 $^{OT}$ | 5–1 | Imperial Arena (2,258) Nassau, BAH |
| November 29, 2013* 3:00 pm, AXS TV | | vs. Tennessee Battle 4 Atlantis Consolation 2nd Round | L 49–64 | 5–2 | Imperial Arena (1,573) Nassau, BAH |
| November 30, 2013* 1:00 pm, AXS TV | | vs. USC Battle 4 Atlantis 7th place game | L 78–84 | 5–3 | Imperial Arena (1,393) Nassau, BAH |
| December 7, 2013* 2:00 pm, FS1 | | Bowling Green | W 85–73 $^{OT}$ | 6–3 | Cintas Center (9,270) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 10, 2013* 2:00 pm, FS1 | | Evansville | W 63–60 | 7–2 | Cintas Center (9,086) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 14, 2013* 8:00 pm, FS1 | | vs. Cincinnati Skyline Chilli Crosstown Classic | W 64–47 | 8–3 | U.S. Bank Arena (10,250) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 21, 2013* 7:00 pm, CSS | | at Alabama | W 77–74 | 9–3 | Coleman Coliseum (10,477) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 28, 2013* 5:00 pm, FS1 | | Wake Forest Skip Prosser Classic | W 68–53 | 10–3 | Cintas Center (10,064) Cincinnati, OH |
| Big East Conference Regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2013 12:00 pm, FS1 | | St. John's | W 70–60 | 11–3 (1–0) | Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 4, 2014 2:00 pm, FSN | | Butler | W 79–68 | 12–3 (2–0) | Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 9, 2014 9:00 pm, FS1 | | Marquette | W 86–79 | 13–3 (3–0) | Cintas Center (9,630) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 12, 2014 3:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Creighton | L 89–95 | 13–4 (3–1) | CenturyLink Center (17,589) Omaha, NE |
| January 15, 2014 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Georgetown | W 80–67 | 14–4 (4–1) | Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 20, 2014 4:00 pm, FSN | | at DePaul | W 84–74 | 15–4 (5–1) | Allstate Arena (6,531) Rosemont, IL |
| January 25, 2014 12:00 pm, FS1 | | at Providence | L 72–81 | 15–5 (5–2) | Dunkin Donuts Center (11,112) Providence, RI |
| February 1, 2014 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | Seton Hall | L 60–68 | 15–6 (5–3) | Cintas Center (10,063) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 3, 2014 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at No. 6 Villanova | L 58–81 | 15–7 (5–4) | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| February 8, 2014 2:00 pm, FS1 | | Providence | W 59–53 | 16–7 (6–4) | Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 11, 2014 9:00 pm, FS1 | | at Butler | W 64-50 | 17–7 (7–4) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,868) Indianapolis, IN |
| February 15, 2014 6:00 pm, FOX | | at Marquette | L 72-81 | 17–8 (7–5) | BMO Harris Bradley Center (18,644) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 19, 2014 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | DePaul | W 83-64 | 18–8 (8–5) | Cintas Center (9,752) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 22, 2014 11:30 am, FS2/FS1 | | at Georgetown | L 52–74 | 18–9 (8–6) | Verizon Center (11,854) Washington, D.C. |
| February 25, 2014 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at St. John's | W 65-53 | 19–9 (9–6) | Madison Square Garden (6,707) New York City, NY |
| March 1, 2014 5:00 pm, FS1 | | No. 9 Creighton | W 75-69 | 20–9 (10–6) | Cintas Center (10,483) Cincinnati, OH |
| March 3, 2014 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at Seton Hall | L 62-71 | 20–10 (10–7) | Prudential Center (6,286) Newark, NJ |
| March 6, 2014 7:00 pm, FS1 | | No. 6 Villanova | L 70-77 | 20–11 (10–8) | Cintas Center (10,340) Cincinnati, OH |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2014 9:30 pm, FS1 | (3) | vs. (6) Marquette Quarterfinals | W 68–65 | 21–11 | Madison Square Garden (13,807) New York City, NY |
| March 14, 2014 9:30 pm, FS1 | (3) | vs. (2) No. 14 Creighton Semifinals | L 78–86 | 21–12 | Madison Square Garden (15,580) New York City, NY |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 18, 2014* 9:10 pm, truTV | (12 MW) | vs. (12 MW) NC State First Four | L 59–74 | 21–13 | University of Dayton Arena (12,077) Dayton, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) denote seed within region MW=Midwest. ||||||