Jeff Xavier
{{short description|Cape Verdean basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Jeff Xavier
| image = JeffXavier.jpg
| caption =
| number = 21
| position = Point guard / shooting guard
| height_in =
| height_m = 1.86
| weight_lb =
| league = LEB Oro
| team = Cáceres
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|9|7}}
| birth_place = Pawtucket, Rhode Island, U.S.
| nationality = Cape Verdean
| high_school = St. Raphael Academy
(Pawtucket, Rhode Island)
| college =
- Manhattan (2004–2006)
- Providence (2007–2009)
| draft_year = 2009
| career_start = 2009
| career_end =
| years1=2009–2010
| team1=Breogán
| years2=2010–2011
| team2=Cáceres
| years3=2011–2012
| team3=Palencia
| years4=2012–2013
| team4=Atapuerca Burgos
| years5=2013–2015
| team5=Ford Burgos
| years6=2015–2016
| team6=medi Bayreuth
| years7=2016
| team7=Breogán
| years8 = 2016–2017
| team8 = FC Porto
| years9 = 2017–2018
| team9 = UJAP Quimper 29
| years10 = 2018–2020
| team10 = Básquet Coruña
| years11 = 2020–present
| team11 = Cáceres
| highlights =
- All-LEB Oro Team (2016)
- Second-team All-MAAC (2006)
}}
Jeffrey G. Xavier (born 7 September 1985) is a Cape Verdean basketball player for Cáceres in LEB Oro. He is a 2009 graduate of Providence College. Xavier transferred to Providence after two years at Manhattan College. Xavier is a member of the Cape Verde national basketball team.[http://friars.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/062008aaa.html Jeff Xavier To Play On Cape Verdean National Team] friars.com He is a graduate of St. Raphael Academy in Pawtucket.[http://friars.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/xavier_jeff00.html Biography] friars.com Born in the United States, he represents Cape Verde internationally.
Professional career
In 2009–10 season he signed with Leche Río Breogán, team of LEB Oro. In the next season, he went to Cáceres 2016 of the same league. In 2011, Xavier signed with his third LEB Oro team in three seasons: Palencia Baloncesto.
National team career
Xavier is a member of the Cape Verde national basketball team and played with them at the AfroBasket 2021 qualifiers.
Trophies
;CB Atapuerca
- LEB Oro: (1) 2012–13
- Copa Príncipe de Asturias: (1) 2013
Career statistics
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=College=
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2004–05
| style="text-align:left;"| Manhattan
| 29 || 17 || 19.3 || .441 || .369 || .769 || 2.7 || .8 || 1.4 || .2 || 7.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2005–06
| style="text-align:left;"| Manhattan
| 31 || 30 || 34.8 || .434 || .350 || .798 || 5.9 || 1.9 || 2.3 || .2 || 16.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2006–07
| style="text-align:left;"| Providence
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="11"| Transfer
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08
| style="text-align:left;"| Providence
| 31 || 30 || 31.6 || .404 || .364 || .768 || 3.6 || 2.5 || 2.3 || .3 || 12.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09
| style="text-align:left;"| Providence
| 33 || 26 || 24.5 || .356 || .291 || .800 || 3.0 || 1.9 || 1.4 || .1 || 9.3
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 124 || 103 || 27.6 || .408 || .342 || .788 || 3.8 || 1.8 || 1.8 || .2 || 11.5
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202308/http://competiciones.feb.es/estadisticas/Jugador.aspx?i=633997&c=1752634 LEB Oro profile]
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Category:20th-century African-American sportsmen
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Category:American men's basketball players
Category:American people of Cape Verdean descent
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Category:Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto players
Category:Cape Verdean men's basketball players
Category:21st-century Cape Verdean sportsmen
Category:FC Porto basketball players
Category:Manhattan Jaspers men's basketball players
Category:Medi Bayreuth players
Category:Palencia Baloncesto players
Category:Providence Friars men's basketball players
Category:Sportspeople from Pawtucket, Rhode Island
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