Your guide to 13 early-season college basketball tournaments
The fields for 13 early-season college basketball tournaments were announced Thursday. Here's your handy guide to all 13 ESPN-aired events.
2020 ScheduleAll times ET
2020 Schedule
3rd in Big East
- TBD
- TBD
- 1/8
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 1/11
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 1/15
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 1/22
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 1/26h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- 1/29h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- 2/1h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- 2/4
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 2/8
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 2/12
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 2/17h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- 2/25h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- 3/1h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- 3/4h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- 3/7h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- Full Schedule
College basketball's winners and losers of the NBA draft deadline
Wednesday was the deadline for player entry in the 2019 NBA draft. Here are the college teams with bigger (or fewer) worries.
Roach scores 21 to lead Texas past Xavier 78-76 in OT
Kerwin Roach II had 21 points, eight rebounds and six assists as Texas narrowly beat Xavier 78-76 in overtime in the second round of the NIT on Sunday.
Marshall scores 20 to lead Xavier past Toledo 78-64 in NIT
Naji Marshall had 20 points and 21 rebounds as Xavier beat Toledo 78-64 in the NIT first round on Wednesday night.
Marshall flies in for herculean dunk off breakaway (0:15)
Goodin breaks ankles, slams it home (0:30)
Xavier will be a threat to win the NIT (0:44)
Five teams from Big East included in NIT bracket
Big East teams Butler, Creighton, Georgetown, Providence and Xavier will all have the chance to continue their seasons in the secondary tournament, which starts Tuesday.
No. 25 Villanova rallies past Xavier in OT in Big East semis
Phil Booth scored 28 points, Jermaine Samuels hit a trio of critical 3-pointers and No. 25 Villanova rallied past Xavier 71-67 in overtime Friday night to reach its fifth consecutive Big East championship game.
Bey comes up clutch with putback dunk (0:18)
Goodin slams ferociously on defender in the lane (0:25)
Hankins dunks the fast-break lob from Scruggs (0:30)
Scruggs sets up Jones for powerful dunk (0:29)
Xavier advances to Big East semis, beats Creighton 63-61
Zach Hankins scored 22 points, including the go-ahead tip-in with 21 seconds left, and Kyle Castlin blocked Creighton's last shot in the closing seconds to give Xavier a 63-61 victory Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament.
Xavier wins its 9th straight over fading St. John's 81-68
Paul Scruggs scored 22 points, Ryan Welage hit pivotal 3s down the stretch, and Xavier extended its late-season surge by beating St. John's 81-68 on Saturday, its ninth straight win over the Red Storm.
Baldwin scores 24 to carry Butler past Xavier 71-66
Kamar Baldwin had 24 points as Butler edged past Xavier 71-66 on Tuesday night.
Marshall scores 31 to lift Xavier over St. John's 84-73
Naji Marshall had a career-high 31 points as Xavier got past St. John's 84-73 on Thursday night.
Xavier sends No. 17 Villanova to 3rd straight loss, 66-54
Naji Marshall scored 17 points and Xavier used a big surge in the second half to rally past No. 17 Villanova 66-54 Sunday, leaving the Wildcats with three straight losses in Big East play for the first time since the conference was reconfigured.
Xavier holds on to beat Seton Hall 70-69
Naji Marshall scored a career-high 28 points with six rebounds and five assists as Xavier held on late to beat Seton Hall 70-69 on Wednesday night.
Jones leads Xavier over Providence 75-61
Tyrique Jones had 19 points and 12 rebounds to lead Xavier to a 75-61 win over Providence on Saturday.
Marshall leads Xavier over Creighton 64-61 in OT
Naji Marshall hit a pair of 3s as Xavier rallied to tie it in regulation and added two more baskets in overtime Wednesday, sending the Musketeers to a 64-61 victory over Creighton that ended their six-game losing streak.
DePaul rallies for 74-62 win, ends 8-game skid vs Xavier
Max Strus scored six points during DePaul's late 16-0 run, and the Blue Demons ended their eight-game losing streak against Xavier by pulling away to a 74-62 victory Saturday night.
Krampelj scores 23 and Creighton handles Xavier 76-54
Martin Krampelj matched his career high with 23 points and Creighton defeated Xavier 76-54 on Sunday, giving coach Greg McDermott his 200th win with the Blue Jays.
Akinjo sparks late rally, leads Georgetown over Xavier 80-73
James Akinjo scored 10 of his 23 points during a rally with just under five minutes to play to spark Georgetown past Xavier 80-73 on Thursday night.
2018-19 Big East Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villanova | 13-5 | - | 26-10 |
| Marquette | 12-6 | 1 | 24-10 |
| Seton Hall | 9-9 | 4 | 20-14 |
| Georgetown | 9-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| Creighton | 9-9 | 4 | 20-15 |
| Xavier | 9-9 | 4 | 19-16 |
| St. John's | 8-10 | 5 | 21-13 |
| Providence | 7-11 | 6 | 18-16 |
| DePaul | 7-11 | 6 | 19-17 |
| Butler | 7-11 | 6 | 16-17 |
Team Stats
Points Per Game72.2
Rebounds Per Game36.7
Assists Per Game14.8
Points Allowed70.6155th
2020 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwon Odom | PG | Committed | 82 |
| C.J. Wilcher | SG | Committed | 81 |
| Colby Jones | SG | Committed | 79 |
Find Tickets
- Xavier Musketeers @ Wake Forest Demon DeaconsLawrence Joel Coliseum -Tickets as low as $34
- Buy Xavier Musketeers tickets with VividSeats
- Other Games
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 27-27 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 27 |