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2009-10 Quick Facts
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General
Name of School: Xavier University of Louisiana
City/Zip: New Orleans LA 70125
Founded: 1925 by the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament
Enrollment: 3,338 (fall 2009 semester)
Nickname: Gold Rush (men), Gold Nuggets (women)
School Colors: Gold and white
Affiliation: NAIA Division I
Conference: Gulf Coast Athletic (www.gcaconf.com)
President: Dr. Norman C. Francis
Alma Mater, Year: Xavier, 1952
Athletics Director: Dennis Cousin
Alma Mater, Year: Southern University, 1967
Administrative Assistant II: Alma Henderson
Administrative Assistant: Lauren Alexis
Athletics Department Phone: (504) 520-7329
Athletics Trainer: Melvin Wallis
Alma Mater, Year: Nicholls State, 2005

History
First Season of Men's Basketball: 1928-29
Overall All-Time Record: 1,101-648 (71 seasons)
Number of Years in NAIA Division I National Championship: 11 — 1972, 1973, 1981, 1982, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008
Last Postseason Opponent: Spring Hill in the quarterfinals of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tournament at Mobile, Ala., on March 5, 2009
Result: Spring Hill 77, Xavier 74, OT
Last NAIA Division I National Championship Opponent: California Baptist in the first round at Kansas City, Mo., on March 20, 2008
Result: California Baptist 77, Xavier 69
Last GCAC Regular-Season Championship: 2006-07
Last GCAC Tournament Championship: 1996
   Sports Information
Sports Information Director: Ed Cassiere
SID Office Phone: (504) 520-5707
Home Phone: (504) 888-4004
Cell Phone: (504) 256-5380
E-Mail: ecassier@xula.edu
Alternate E-Mail: ecassiere@yahoo.com
SID Fax: (504) 520-7934
SID Mailing Address: 1 Drexel Drive, Campus Box 92, New Orleans LA 70125 (same address for overnight shipping)
Athletics Web Site: www.xula.edu/athletics
Men's Basketball Site: www.xula.edu/athletics/mb

Team Information
2008-09 Overall Record: 19-12 (14-2 home, 5-7 away, 0-3 neutral)
2008-09 Conference Record / Finish: 11-7 (7-2 home, 4-5 away) / tied for 4th place out of 10 schools
Final National Ranking: None
Starters Returning/Lost: 4 returning, 2 lost
Lettermen Returning/Lost: 7 returning, 6 lost

Men's Basketball Staff
Head Coach: Dannton Jackson
Alma Mater, Year: Xavier, 1992 and 1996
Record at School (Years): 134-62 (6 years)
Career Record (Years): 134-62 (6 years)
Men's Basketball Office Phone: (504) 520-5448
Head Coach E-Mail: djackson@xula.edu
Best Time to Reach Coach: Weekday mornings
Assistant Coach (Alma Mater, Year): Alfred Williams (Xavier, 2008)
Assistant Coach E-Mail: awilli39@xula.edu
Administrative Assistants: Tamorah Hawthorne, Erica Williams
Student Managers: Minesha Estell, Jasmine Frederick, Herstyn Jones

Player Information
Starters Returning (R) and Lost (L) Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. GP/GS PPG RPG Other
Michael Harvey (R) 6-3 220 Jr. G 30/20 6.3 1.2  
Devin Andrew (R) 6-4 195 Jr. G 30/17 5.4 2.2  
Ryan DeRousselle (R) 6-1 185 Sr. G 27/22 4.1 1.4  
Cordell Hadnot (R) 6-7 250 So. F 31/15 3.8 3.0 Started 12 of 18 GCAC games
Shaun Dumas (L) 5-11 160 Sr. G 29/26 14.7 3.0 Third-team NAIA All-American twice
Kelechi Okoroha (L) 6-4 190 Sr. F 31/26 11.9 7.3 All-GCAC and led team in rebounding
 
Other Returning Players Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. GP/GS PPG RPG Other
Dannie Woods 6-7 210 Sr. F 9/7 6.2 4.1 Missed 22 games due to knee injury
Landon Bussie 6-5 200 Sr. F 31/8 3.3 4.5  
Jamaan Kenner 6-4 180 So. F 27/0 2.0 0.7  
 
Other Players Not Returning Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. GP/GS PPG RPG Other
Olumide Olafioye 6-4 180 Jr. G 31/5 8.4 1.9 Made 75 3-pointers in 3 seasons
Cornelius Kennedy 6-5 220 Jr. F 28/9 3.5 2.6  
Michael Ruffin 6-1 180 Jr. G 25/0 0.9 1.0  
Harold Cleveland 6-2 205 Jr. G 8/0 5.9 0.8 Withdrew from XU after first semester
Alex Stone 6-2 185 Jr. G 6/0 0.0 0.3  
Josh White 6-6 200 Fr. F 0/0 Redshirted in 2008-09

Newcomers Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. Hometown Most Recent School
Denzell Erves 6-7 205 Fr. F Vicksburg, Miss. Vicksburg High School
Wanto Joseph 5-9 152 Fr. G New Orleans, La. O. Perry Walker High School
Jeremy Mansel 6-3˝ 240 Fr. F Greenville, S.C. Carolina High School
Kevin Miller 6-4 190 Fr. G Baton Rouge, La. Catholic High School
Brandon Morris 6-1 187 Fr. G Sorrento, La. St. Amant High School
DeRonn Scott 6-5 185 Fr. G Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Etiwanda High School

 

 
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

The Xavier Gold Rush and Gold Nuggets compete in Division I of the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) as a member of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC). Xavier fields men's and women's teams in basketball, cross country and tennis.

Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
Xavier University of Louisiana
1 Drexel Drive
Campus Box 92
New Orleans, LA 70125
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