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2011-12 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: 3,399 (fall 2011 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 Trainers: Tiffany Gary, Melvin Wallis

History
First Season of Men's Basketball: 1928-29
Overall All-Time Record: 1,146-672 (73 seasons)
Winning / Losing / .500 Seasons: 52 / 18 / 3
Number of Years in NAIA Division I National Championship: 12 — 1972, 1973, 1981, 1982, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2011
Last Postseason Opponent: Evangel in the first round of the Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I National Championship at Kansas City, Mo., on March 17, 2011
Result: Evangel 79, Xavier 71
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Regular-Season Championships Won: 6 — 1981-82, 1982-83, 1986-87, 2000-01, 2003-04, 2006-07
NAIA District 30 Playoffs Won: 4 — 1971-72, 1972-73, 1980-81, 1981-82
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference / NAIA District 30 Tournament Championships Won: 2 — 1990-91, 1995-96
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Championships Won: 2 — 1937-38, 1940-41
   Sports Information
Sports Information Director: Ed Cassiere
SID Office Phone: (504) 520-5707
Home Phone: (504) 888-4004
Cell Phone / Text Messaging: (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
2010-11 Overall Record: 27-6 (16-1 home, 8-2 away, 3-3 neutral)
2010-11 Conference Record: 4-2 (2-1 home, 2-1 away)
Final National Ranking: 17th in the NAIA coaches poll
Starters Returning/Lost: 4 returning, 1 lost
Lettermen Returning/Lost: 9 returning, 2 lost

Men's Basketball Staff
Head Coach: Dannton Jackson, ninth season
Alma Mater, Year: Xavier, 1992 and 1996
Record at School (Years): 179-81 (8 years)
Career Record (Years): 179-81 (8 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), third season
Assistant Coach E-Mail: awilli39@xula.edu


Player Information
Starters Returning (R) and Lost (L) Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. GP/GS PPG RPG Other
Devin Andrew (L) 6-4 195 Sr. G 32/17 10.9 4.2 Honorable-mention NAIA All-America
Chris Iles (R) 5-11 170 Sr. G 32/28 8.5 2.3 Led GCAC with 4.9 assists per game
Denzell Erves (R) 6-7 205 Jr. F 33/27 6.3 4.5 Led team with 30 blocked shots
Kevin Miller (R) 6-4 190 Jr. G 32/18 6.3 3.4 3-pointers last season: 11-of-19
Anthony Simmons (R) 6-8 245 Jr. F 32/19 9.0 5.5 All-GCAC; team-best .598 from floor
 
Other Returning Players Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. GP/GS PPG RPG Other
Cordell Hadnot 6-7 250 Sr. F 33/14 6.7 5.6 Started 39 games past two seasons
Jeremy Lee 6-6 215 Sr. F 33/6 5.5 3.1  
Wanto Joseph 5-9 152 Jr. G 27/5 5.1 1.3  
Jamaan Kenner 6-4 180 Sr. F 32/16 4.7 1.8  
Anthony Boswell 6-2 198 So. G 13/0 1.2 0.8  
Quntavius Johnson 6-0 185 Fr. G 2/0 0.5 0.5 Earned medical redshirt after 2010-11
 
Other Players Not Returning Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. GP/GS PPG RPG Other
Michael Harvey 6-3 220 Sr. G 33/15 8.7 1.5 All-GCAC in 2009-10
Tyrone Allen 6-1 175 Fr. G 4/0 7.5 1.3  
Jordan Hulsey 6-8 200 Fr. F 0/0 Redshirted in 2010-11

Newcomers Ht. Wt. Cl. Pos. Hometown Most Recent School
Nick Haywood 6-0 175 Jr. G Monroe, La. University of Houston
Gil Mathieu 6-4 195 So. G Inglewood, Calif. College of the Siskyous
Renard Smith 6-3 180 Jr. G New Orleans, La. Delgado Community College
Vincent Turner 6-4 230 Fr. F Madison, Miss. Madison Central High School

 

 
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference

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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 teams in basketball, cross country and tennis and women's teams in basketball, cross country, tennis and volleyball.

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