Cape Verde National Team Member, guard Jeff Xavier, is averaging just over 15 points per game in the Spanish pro league. Xavier is in his first pro season, after an impressive collegiate career at Manhattan College and two years of play after transferring to Providence College. Xavier graduated from Providence College in ‘09.
Although Xavier is one of the latest additions to the Cape Verde National Team, he has quickly launched to the top of the scoring column, averaging greater than 20 points per game, including an average of 21.5 points per game in contests against New Zealand and Germany in the Olympic Qualifying tournament two years ago in Athens, Greece.
The Pawtucket, RI, native, a 6′1″ shooting guard, has the ability to be a prolific scorer, capable of slashing drives, and also a deft long range shot who hit as many as 7 3-point shots in a single game in college. Not afraid of competition, one of his over 20 point games, against Germany, had him perform despite facing the NBA star Dirk Nowitzki, and NBA player Chris Kaman. He has an overall dedication to the game and total court awareness, reminiscent of NBA players such as Boston’s Rajon Rondo.
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Go J/X, and go Cape Verde!
