| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2020–21 |
| Prev Year: | 2019–20 |
| Next Year: | 2021–22 |
| Team: | Xavier Musketeers |
| Conference: | Big East Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big East |
| Record: | 13–8 |
| Conf Record: | 6–7 |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach1: | Jonas Hayes |
| Ac1 Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach2: | Ben Johnson |
| Ac2 Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach3: | Dante Jackson |
| Ac3 Year: | 3rd |
The 2020–21 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big East Conference. Led by third-year head coach Travis Steele, they played their home games at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. They finished the season 13-8, 6-7 in Big East Play to finish in 7th place. They lost in the first round of the Big East tournament to Butler.
The Musketeers finished the 2019–20 season 19–13, 8–10 in Big East play to finish tied for sixth place.[1] As the No. 7 seed in the Big East tournament, Xavier was defeated by DePaul in the first round.[2] The next day, the remainder of the Big East tournament and all other postseason tournaments were canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.[3] [4]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dahmir Bishop | 2 | G | 6'5" | 178 | Transferred to Saint Joseph's (mid-season)[5] | |||
| Quentin Goodin | 3 | G | 6'4" | 194 | Graduated | |||
| 4 | F | 6'9" | 239 | Graduated | ||||
| Leighton Schrand | 10 | G | 6'2" | 166 | Graduated | |||
| Bryce Moore | 11 | G | 6'3" | 194 | Completed college eligibility | |||
| Dontarius James | 12 | F | 6'7" | 228 | Transferred to Jacksonville State[6] | |||
| 13 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Declared for NBA draft[7] | ||||
| Myles Hanson | 34 | G | 6'7" | 215 | Walk-on; transferred to Stonehill College[8] |
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | 6'3" | 180 | Transferred from Gardner-Webb after graduating. Will have one year of eligibility beginning immediately.[9] | ||||
| F | 6'8" | 230 | Transferred from Mercy College after graduating. Will have one year of eligibility beginning immediately.[10] | ||||
| G | 6'3" | 165 | Transferred from Belmont. Kunkel was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.[11] [12] | ||||
| F | 6'6" | 225 | Transferred from Hampton. Stanley was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility on December 16. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.[13] [14] |
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See also: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. ^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.