2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Xavian Stapleton
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Flora, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Madison Central HS/Louisiana Tech
2017-18 • Junior
-Appeared in 32 games and drew seven starts.
-Averaged 6.4 points and 2.6 rebounds.
-Career-high 18 points at Vanderbilt on 2-14-18.
-Scored in double-digits seven times.
-Career-high 9 rebounds at Ole Miss on 1-6-18.
-Had a career-best 3 blocked shots against Missouri on 1-27-18.
-Made four or more 3-pointers twice in a game — Southern Miss on 12-23-17 and Vanderbilt on 2-14-18.
-Appeared in 16 SEC games and averaged 6.3 points and 2.9 rebounds.
-In SEC Tournament, had 2 points and 2 rebounds against Tennessee and 2 rebounds against LSU.
-In four NIT games, totaled 39 points and 13 rebounds.
-His best outing was at Baylor with 15 points.
-He also had 12 points against both Nebraska and Louisville.
-Had 1 rebound against Penn State at Madison Square Garden.
-In his two years at MSU, finished with 370 points, 148 rebounds, 43 steals and 22 blocks.
-Graduates in May and plans to transfer.
2016-17 • Sophomore
-Missed the first nine games while recovering from a torn ACL.
-First game back was Southern Miss, where he totaled 8 points,1 rebound, 1 block and 2 steals in 11 minutes.
-Appeared in 23 games and started 5.
-First start was against Morehead State on 12-22-16, where he scored 5 points, collected 2 steals and grabbed 3 rebounds in 15 minutes.
-Scored in double-digits seven times.
-Season high of 14 points came against Tennessee on 2-4-17 and LSU on 3-4-17.
-Had a double-double against Tennessee with 14 points and 11 rebounds to go along with his 4 steals.
-Season-best 2 blocked shots came against Ole Miss on 2-21-17.
-Against LSU and Alabama in the SEC Tournament, had 18 points, 10 rebounds and 3 steals.
-Finished the year averaging 7.1 points and 2.9 rebounds.
2015-16 • Sophomore
-Due to NCAA transfer rules, sat out the 2015-16 campaign and used the year as a redshirt.
2014-15 • Freshman
-Played in all 36 games at La. Tech and drew one start.
-Averaged 6.7 points and scored in double-digits six times.
-Second on the team with 23 blocked shots.
-Scored season-high 18 points twice, versus Nicholls State (Dec. 18) and at Middle Tennessee on Feb. 7.
-Had back-to-back games of 16 and 17 points against Southern Arkansas (Dec. 29) and at Southern Miss (Jan. 3), en route to earning C-USA Freshman of the Week honors.
-In addition to his 18 points at Middle Tennessee, he also tallied 4 rebounds, a career-high 4 steals and 2 blocks.
-First-career start came against Florida Atlantic (Feb. 12).
-Rejected career-high four shots versus FIU (Feb. 14)
-Had ESPN and Fox Sports No. 1 Play of the Day on one-handed alley-oop slam in regular season finale against Southern Miss (March 5).
-Registered 8 points and career-high 6 rebounds in NIT second round victory at Texas A&M (March 23).
-In all three NIT games, totaled 23 points and 9 rebounds.
High School
-Lettered for Madison Central, which was ranked as high as No. 1 in the state by the Clarion Ledger.
-Named to the Clarion-Ledger's "Dandy Dozen."
-Rated second-best player in the state of Mississippi by the Mississippi Hoop Report.
-Led the Jaguars to the Mississippi 6A North Tournament championship and a semifinal appearance where he posted a team-high 16 points against eventual champion Gulfport.
-Jaguars ended the season with a 28-4 overall record.
-Earned first team all-state honors while averaging 20.9 points per game, shooting 52 percent from the field and 42 percent from beyond the arc.
-Registered at least 20 points in 17 games.
-Also averaged 8.8 rebounds per game, helping notch 15 double-doubles on the season, en route to also being named first team All-Metro.
-Participated in the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Classic where he recorded 9 points and 7 rebounds.
-Earned all-state and all-district honors after averaging 12 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists as a junior.
-Led the Jaguars to a 25-9 record and to class 6A state championship game, where he scored a team-high 15 points in a 63-54 loss to Murrah.
Personal
Xavian Stapleton was born on Jan. 24, 1996, in Flora, Miss. … Major is undecided. … Son of Yulanda and Kevon Davis.
