# 2012–13 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2012-13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Chris Mack. The Musketeers competed in the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Cintas Center. They finished the season 17–14, 9–7 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 tournament to Saint Joseph's. This was the first time since the 2004–05 season that Xavier failed to make the NCAA tournament.
The season marked Xavier's final season as a member of the A-10 as they departed to join the new Big East Conference in July 2013.

## Previous season

The Musketeers finished the 2011–12 season with a record of 23–13, 10–6 in A-10 play finishing in a tie for third place. They lost to St. Bonaventure in the championship of the A-10 tournament. They received a bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Notre Dame and Lehigh before losing to Baylor in the Sweet Sixteen.

## Roster
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Kenny Frease | 32 | C | 7'0" | 279 | Senior | Massillon, Ohio | Graduated |
| Tu Holloway | 52 | G | 6'0" | 190 | Senior | Hempstead, New York | Graduated |
| Griffin McKenzie | 44 | F | 6'9" | 240 | Sophomore | Cincinnati, Ohio | Transferred to Denver |
| Mark Lyons | 10 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Junior | Schenectady, New York | Transferred to Arizona |
| Dez Wells | 5 | G/F | 6'5" | 215 | Freshman | Raleigh, North Carolina | Expelled |
| Andre Walker | 54 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Senior | Flossmoor, Illinois | Graduated |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 3, 2012* 7:00 pm | | Kentucky State | W 73–54 | | Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2012* 7:00 pm, FSOH | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 117–75 | 1–0 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH |
| November 13, 2012* 2:00 pm, ESPN | | Butler ESPN Tip Off Marathon | W 62–47 | 2–0 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH |
| November 17, 2012* 2:00 pm, FSOH | | Robert Morris | W 61–59 | 3–0 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH |
| November 22, 2012* 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | Pacific DirecTV Classic | L 67–70 | 3–1 | Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA |
| November 23, 2012* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Drexel DirecTV Classic consolation round | W 69–65 | 4–1 | Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA |
| November 25, 2012* 1:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Drake DirecTV Classic 5th place game | W 74–70 | 5–1 | Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA |
| December 1, 2012* 2:15 pm, BTN | | at Purdue | W 63–57 | 6–1 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| December 6, 2012* 7:30 pm, ESPNU | | Vanderbilt | L 64–66 $^{OT}$ | 6–2 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH |
| December 9, 2012* 4:00 pm, FSOH | | Kent State | W 62–55 | 7–2 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH |
| December 19, 2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 11 Cincinnati Skyline Chili Crosstown Classic | L 45–60 | 7–3 | U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati, OH |
| December 22, 2012* 2:00 pm, FSOH | | Wofford | L 55–56 | 7–4 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH |
| December 29, 2012* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Tennessee | L 47–51 | 7–5 | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN |
| January 2, 2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wake Forest Skip Prosser Classic | L 59–66 | 7–6 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 10, 2013 7:00 pm, TWCSOH | | Temple | W 57–52 | 8–6 (1–0) | Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH |
| January 12, 2013 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | George Washington | W 71–56 | 9–6 (2–0) | Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH |
| January 16, 2013 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | at St. Bonaventure | W 66–64 | 10–6 (3–0) | Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY |
| January 19, 2013 2:00 pm, TWCSOH | | La Salle | W 70–63 | 11–6 (4–0) | Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH |
| January 23, 2013 7:30 pm, FSOH | | at Charlotte | L 57–63 | 11–7 (4–1) | Halton Arena Charlotte, NC |
| January 26, 2013 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Saint Joseph's | L 49–59 | 11–8 (4–2) | Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA |
| January 30, 2013 9:00 pm, CBSSN | | Dayton | W 66–61 | 12–8 (5–2) | Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH |
| February 2, 2013 6:00 pm, FSOH | | at Richmond | L 71–73 | 12–9 (5–3) | Robins Center Richmond, VA |
| February 9, 2013 7:00 pm, TWCSOH | | at Duquesne | W 73–65 | 13–9 (6–3) | CONSOL Energy Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 13, 2013 7:00 pm, TWCSOH | | Fordham | W 79–66 | 14–9 (7–3) | Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH |
| February 16, 2013 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Dayton | L 59–70 | 14–10 (7–4) | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH |
| February 20, 2013 7:00 pm, FSOH | | at Rhode Island | W 55–42 | 15–10 (8–4) | Ryan Center Kingston, RI |
| February 23, 2013 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | No. 24 VCU | L 71–75 | 15–11 (8–5) | Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH |
| February 26, 2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 19 Memphis | W 64–62 | 16–11 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH |
| March 2, 2013 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | Massachusetts | L 72–77 | 16–12 (8–6) | Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH |
| March 6, 2013 9:00 pm, TWCSOH | | No. 16 Saint Louis | W 77–66 $^{OT}$ | 17–12 (9–6) | Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH |
| March 9, 2013 6:30 pm, CBSSN | | at Butler | L 62–67 | 17–13 (9–7) | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| A-10 tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2013 6:30 pm, NBCSN | (7) | vs. (10) Saint Joseph's First Round | L 57–58 | 17–14 | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.. ||||||