2019–20 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team  The 2019–20 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represent Xavier University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big East Conference. Led by second-year head coach Travis Steele, they play their home games at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. In their first year under Travis Steele, the Musketeers finished the 2018–19 season 19–16, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in third place. In the Big East conference tournament, Xavier beat Creighton in the quarterfinals before losing to Villanova in the semifinals. The Musketeers missed out on a bid to the NCAA tournament and entered the NIT tournament.   !colspan=9 style=| Exhibition !colspan=9 style=|Non-conference regular season  !colspan=9 style=|Big East regular season  !colspan=9 style=|Big East Tournament