Xavier Munford

Xavier Munford
No. 5 – Greensboro Swarm
Position Point guard
League NBA Development League
Personal information
Born (1992-06-01) June 1, 1992
Hillside, New Jersey
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Saint Benedict's (Newark, New Jersey)
College
NBA draft 2014 / Undrafted
Playing career 2014–present
Career history
2014–2016 Bakersfield Jam
2016 Memphis Grizzlies
2016–present Greensboro Swarm
Career highlights and awards

Xavier Munford (born June 1, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA Development League. He played two seasons of college basketball for the University of Rhode Island.

High school career

Munford attended Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey. As a senior in 2009–10, he helped the Grey Bees to a 26–1 record and the No. 2 national ranking, while averaging 12 points per game.[1]

College career

As a freshman at Miami Dade College in 2010–11, Munford averaged 17.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.5 steals in 32 games. He was subsequently named the FCSAA's Newcomer of the Year and was a First Team All-NJCAA Region 8 selection.[1]

In 2011, Munford transferred to Iowa Western Community College, where as a sophomore in 2011–12, he averaged 16.6 points per game for the Reivers, leading the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC). He helped guide Iowa Western to a 24–9 record en route to the NJCAA Region 11 finals, and was a 2011–12 NJCAA Division I All-American selection.[1]

Following the 2011–12 season, Munford signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for the University of Rhode Island.[2]

As a junior playing for the Rhode Island Rams in 2012–13, Munford was named to the USBWA All-District I team.[1] In 29 games, he averaged 17.4 points (ranked third in the Atlantic 10 Conference), 2.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.0 steals in 35.4 minutes per game.[3]

As a senior in 2013–14, Munford became the fastest player in school history to reach the 1,000-point plateau, getting there in his final home game for the Rams against Fordham.[4][5] In 32 games, he averaged 16.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 steals in 35.6 minutes per game.[3]

Professional career

2014–15 season

On November 1, 2014, Munford was selected by the Maine Red Claws in the third round of the 2014 NBA Development League Draft.[5] He was later traded to the Bakersfield Jam on draft night.[6] On November 14, he made his professional debut in a 127–125 loss to the Texas Legends, recording seven points, two rebounds, two assists and one steal in 10 minutes.[7] He appeared in 51 games for Bakersfield in 2014–15, averaging 11.5 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.0 steals per game.[8]

2015–16 season

In July 2015, Munford joined the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2015 NBA Summer League.[9] On November 2, he returned to the Jam.[10] On January 29, 2016, he was named in the West All-Star team for the 2016 NBA D-League All-Star Game.[11][12] In 42 games for the Jam in 2015–16, he averaged 20.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 1.0 steals per game.

On March 16, 2016, Munford signed a 10-day contract with the Memphis Grizzlies to help the team deal with numerous injuries. Memphis had to use an NBA hardship exemption in order to sign him as he made their roster stand at 18, three over the allowed limited of 15.[13] The next day, he made his NBA debut in a 96–86 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, recording two points, one rebound and two steals in 11 minutes off the bench.[14] On March 27, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Grizzlies.[15] On April 1, he had a 12-point game against the Toronto Raptors.[16] On April 7, he signed a multi-year contract with the Grizzlies.[17] On June 25, 2016, the Grizzlies parted ways with Munford after they declined to exercise their team option on his contract for the 2016–17 season.[18][19]

2016–17 season

In July 2016, Munford re-joined the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[20] On September 26, 2016, he signed with the Los Angeles Clippers,[21] but was later waived on October 12 after appearing in two preseason games.[22] On November 12, he was acquired by the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA Development League.[23]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Memphis 14 0 17.4 .416 .391 .500 2.2 1.6 .9 .2 5.7
Career 14 0 17.4 .416 .391 .500 2.2 1.6 .9 .2 5.7

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016 Memphis 4 0 22.3 .321 .125 .000 2.3 2.5 1.5 .8 4.8
Career 4 0 22.3 .321 .125 .000 2.3 2.5 1.5 .8 4.8

Personal life

Munford is the son of Zamora and Darren Munford, and has a younger brother, Elijah.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Xavier Munford – Rhode Island". GoRhody.com. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Reiver Shooting Guard Signs NCAA D1". GoReivers.com. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Xavier Munford Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  4. ↑ Prunty, Brendan (March 10, 2014). "NCAA Court Vision: Rhode Island and Xavier Munford became perfect fit at the right time". NJ.com. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  5. 1 2 McNamara, Kevin (November 1, 2014). "Erik Murphy, Xavier Munford go in NBDL Draft". ProvidenceJournal.com. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Bakersfield Jam Select Six Players in 2014 NBA D-League Draft". OurSportsCentral.com. November 1, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Suns Assignee T.J. Warren Erupts For 40 Points in Loss on Friday". NBA.com. November 14, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  8. ↑ Reichert, Chris (October 27, 2015). "Xavier Munford returns to the D-League for a breakout sophomore campaign". UpsideMotor.com. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  9. ↑ Ascoli, Dave (July 17, 2015). "Xavier Munford Finishes Summer League with Lakers, Awaits Potential D-League Invite". UpsideMotor.com. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Jam Announce 2015-16 Training Camp Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. November 2, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Sixteen NBA Veterans Headline Rosters for NBA Development League All-Star Game Presented By Kumho Tire". NBA.com. January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  12. ↑ "XAVIER MUNFORD NAMED 2016 NBA D-LEAGUE ALL-STAR". NBA.com. January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Grizzlies sign Xavier Munford to 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. March 16, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Ennis' big fourth lead Bucks past Grizzlies 96-86". NBA.com. March 17, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Grizzlies sign Xavier Munford to second 10-day contract". InsideHoops.com. March 27, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  16. ↑ "DeRozan, Lowry lead Raptors past Grizzlies 99-95". NBA.com. April 1, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Grizzlies sign Xavier Munford to multi-year contract". NBA.com. April 7, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  18. ↑ Tillery, Ronald (June 25, 2016). "Report: Griz waive guard Xavier Munford". CommercialAppeal.com. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  19. ↑ Schuhmann, John (July 1, 2016). "FREE AGENCY UPDATE: OPTIONS AND QUALIFYING OFFERS". NBA.com. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Lakers Announce 2016 Summer League Roster". NBA.com. July 1, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  21. ↑ "L.A. CLIPPERS ANNOUNCE TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". NBA.com. September 26, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Clippers Waive Munford and Wright". NBA.com. October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Greensboro Swarm Announce Opening Night Roster". WFMYNews2.com. November 12, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
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