2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 10
Xavier Johnson
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 189
- Hometown:
- Germantown, Md.
- High School:
- Episcopal
- Prev School:
- George Mason
- Major:
- University Studies
Bio
2022-23 (SENIOR)
Made an immediate impact, starting 31 of 32 games for the Salukis as a transfer ... Was named to the MVC All-Defensive Team ... Was second on the team and sixth in the MVC with 50 steals ... Averaged 7.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game ... Was second on the team with 1.5 steals per game, picking up multiple steals in 14 games ... Had a breakout game on the road at Saint Louis, scoring a season-high 23 points while also posting a career-high six steals against the Billikens ... Was 6-for-8 from behind the arc against SLU ... Scored in double-figures in nine games ... Finished the year shooting 48.7 percent from the field and 42.7 percent (35-82) from behind the arc ... Shot 74.1 percent (43-58) from the charity stripe.
PRIOR TO SIU
Played three seasons at George Mason University ... Started 23 of 28 games in his junior season (2021-22) ... Do-it-all player averaging 7.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 4.6 (8th in A-10) ... Nine assists in a win at Georgia ... Scored 19 points with five 3-pointers on Feb. 20 vs. Fordham ... Started final 18 games of freshman season (2019-20) ... Second on the team with 2.5 assists per game, and was eighth in the A-10 in steals per games (1.6) ... Led Patriots with 45 assists in conference play playing 33.6 minutes per game ... Scored season-high 17 points against George Washington ... Attended Episcopal High School in New Alexandria, Virginia ... 2019 Washington Post Second Team All-Metro ... Two-time First Team all-state, three-time first team All-IAC selection ... Earned WaPo All-Metro honorable mention accolades as a junior in 2018 ... Led the Maroon to the 2016 conference title and a Virginia Independent School state championship.
PERSONAL
Son of Kelvin and Mary Johnson ... Kelvin played college basketball at the University of Richmond (1981-85), and Mary played at Maryland Eastern Shore during her career ... His Godfather is former Duke/San Antonio Spurs star and UCF head coach Johnny Dawkins ... Two brothers, Darius and Trey ... Born on March 1, 2000.
Made an immediate impact, starting 31 of 32 games for the Salukis as a transfer ... Was named to the MVC All-Defensive Team ... Was second on the team and sixth in the MVC with 50 steals ... Averaged 7.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game ... Was second on the team with 1.5 steals per game, picking up multiple steals in 14 games ... Had a breakout game on the road at Saint Louis, scoring a season-high 23 points while also posting a career-high six steals against the Billikens ... Was 6-for-8 from behind the arc against SLU ... Scored in double-figures in nine games ... Finished the year shooting 48.7 percent from the field and 42.7 percent (35-82) from behind the arc ... Shot 74.1 percent (43-58) from the charity stripe.
PRIOR TO SIU
Played three seasons at George Mason University ... Started 23 of 28 games in his junior season (2021-22) ... Do-it-all player averaging 7.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 4.6 (8th in A-10) ... Nine assists in a win at Georgia ... Scored 19 points with five 3-pointers on Feb. 20 vs. Fordham ... Started final 18 games of freshman season (2019-20) ... Second on the team with 2.5 assists per game, and was eighth in the A-10 in steals per games (1.6) ... Led Patriots with 45 assists in conference play playing 33.6 minutes per game ... Scored season-high 17 points against George Washington ... Attended Episcopal High School in New Alexandria, Virginia ... 2019 Washington Post Second Team All-Metro ... Two-time First Team all-state, three-time first team All-IAC selection ... Earned WaPo All-Metro honorable mention accolades as a junior in 2018 ... Led the Maroon to the 2016 conference title and a Virginia Independent School state championship.
PERSONAL
Son of Kelvin and Mary Johnson ... Kelvin played college basketball at the University of Richmond (1981-85), and Mary played at Maryland Eastern Shore during her career ... His Godfather is former Duke/San Antonio Spurs star and UCF head coach Johnny Dawkins ... Two brothers, Darius and Trey ... Born on March 1, 2000.