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Xavier Rathan-Mayes (born April 29, 1994)[1] is a Canadian professional basketball player for Melbourne United of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles.

Xavier Rathan-Mayes

Rathan-Mayes with the Westchester Knicks in November 2017
No. 11 – Melbourne United
Position	Shooting guard / Point guard
League	NBL
Personal information
Born	(1994-04-29) April 29, 1994 (age 28) Markham, Ontario
Nationality	Canadian
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Huntington Prep (Huntington, West Virginia)
College	Florida State (2014–2017)
NBA draft	2017 / Undrafted
Playing career	2017–present
Career history
2017–2018	Westchester Knicks
2018	Memphis Grizzlies
2018	AEK Athens
2019	Texas Legends
2019	Bnei Herzliya
2019	Hamilton Honey Badgers
2019	Texas Legends
2019–2020	Agua Caliente Clippers
2021	CSU Sibiu
2021–2022	Illawarra Hawks
2022	Scarborough Shooting Stars
2022–present	Melbourne United
Career highlights and awards
Greek Cup champion (2018) ACC All-Defensive team (2017) ACC All-Freshman team (2015)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

High school career

Born in Markham, Ontario, he started playing high school basketball at Christian Faith Center Academy in North Carolina. However, the NCAA was declining to accept credits received from the school, prompting him to transfer to Huntington Prep School in West Virginia. At Huntington Prep School, he played with current NBA player Andrew Wiggins, and he was considered a top 30 player in his class.[2]

College career

Rathan-Mayes played three years of college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles between 2014 and 2017.[3]

As a freshman in 2014–15, Rathan-Mayes had three games with 30 points or more.[4][5] He averaged 14.9 points per game, becoming only the second freshman to lead Florida State in scoring. He was named to the All-ACC Freshman Team.[6] He averaged 11.8 points in 2015–16 and 10.6 points in 2016–17.[7]

Professional career

Westchester Knicks (2017–2018)

After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Rathan-Mayes played for the New York Knicks in the NBA Summer League and then joined the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League for the 2017–18 season.[8]

Memphis Grizzlies (2018)

On March 5, 2018, the Memphis Grizzlies signed Rathan-Mayes to a 10-day contract.[9] He made his NBA debut on the same day, recording eight points, five assists, two rebounds and two steals in 25 minutes for the Grizzlies in a 100–98 loss to the San Antonio Spurs.[10]

AEK Athens (2018)

In June 2018, Rathan-Mayes joined the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2018 NBA Summer League.[11] On July 28, 2018, Rathan-Mayes signed a one-year deal with AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League.[12] On October 24, 2018, Rathan-Mayes recorded 24 points, along with six assists, leading AEK to a 93–86 win over Brose Bamberg.[13]

Texas Legends (2019)

On January 8, 2019, the Texas Legends acquired Rathan-Mayes from Westchester Knicks for Jameel Warney.[14] In 25 games played for the Legends, he averaged 14.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 6 assists and 1.1 steals per game.

Bnei Herzliya (2019)

On March 28, 2019, Rathan-Mayes joined Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Premier League, signing for the rest of the season.[15] On April 22, 2019, Rathan-Mayes recorded a season-high 28 points, shooting 6-of-11 from three-point range, along with five rebounds and three assists in a 76–72 win over Ironi Nahariya. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 28 MVP.[16]

Hamilton Honey Badgers (2019)

Rathan-Mayes played with the Hamilton Honey Badgers in the 2019 season of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He led the team to the finals, where his team lost to Saskatchewan Rattlers. He scored 24 points in the final.

Second stint with the Texas Legends (2019)

On October 26, 2019, Rathan-Mayes was included in the training camp roster of the Texas Legends.[17] Rathan-Mayes was later included in the opening night roster of the Texas Legends.[18]

Agua Caliente Clippers (2019–2020)

On December 3, 2019, the Agua Caliente Clippers announced that they had acquired Rathan-Mayes from the Texas Legends for the returning rights to Demarcus Holland and a 3rd round draft pick in the 2020 NBA G League Draft.[19]

BC CSU Sibiu (2021)

On February 26, 2021, he joined CSU Sibiu.[20]

Illawarra Hawks (2021–2022)

On October 18, 2021, Rathan-Mayes signed with the Illawarra Hawks in Australia for the 2021–22 NBL season.[21]

Scarborough Shooting Stars (2022)

In May 2022, Rathan-Mayes joined the Scarborough Shooting Stars of the CEBL. He played six games between May 26 and June 18.[22]

Melbourne United (2022–present)

On August 3, 2022, Rathan-Mayes signed with Melbourne United in Australia for the 2022–23 NBL season.[23]

National team career

Rathan-Mayes represented his country, Canada, twice in international competition. He participated at the 2012 U-18 Americas Championship and the 2013 U-19 World Championship.[24]

Personal life

His stepfather is former NBA player Tharon Mayes.[25]

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

NBA Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017–18	Memphis	5	0	23.6	.286	.071	.444	1.0	3.6	1.2	.6	5.8
Career[26]		5	0	23.6	.286	.071	.444	1.0	3.6	1.2	.6	5.8

FIBA Champions League

[27]

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2018–19	A.E.K.	8	21.8	.343	.227	.600	2.3	3.6	.4	0	8.5

Domestic Leagues

Regular season

Note: Only games in the primary domestic competitions are included. Therefore, games in cup or European competitions are left out.

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2018–19[28]	A.E.K.	GBL	9	21.8	.333	.370	.568	2.3	2.8	.6	0	9.7

References

External links

• Florida State Seminoles bio
• RealGM profile

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