{{short description|Cape Verdean basketball player (born 1985)}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Jeff Xavier | image = JeffXavier.jpg | caption = | number = | position = Point guard / shooting guard | height_in = | height_m = 1.86 | weight_lb = | league = | team = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|9|7}} | birth_place = Pawtucket, Rhode Island, U.S. | nationality = Cape Verdean | high_school = St. Raphael Academy<br />(Pawtucket, Rhode Island) | college = * Manhattan (2004–2006) * Providence (2007–2009) | draft_year = 2009 | career_start = 2009 | career_end = 2022 | coach_start = 2025 | cyears1 = 2025–present | cteam1 = New England Lightning (ABA) | years1=2009–2010 | team1=Breogán | years2=2010–2011 | team2=Cáceres | years3=2011–2012 | team3=Palencia | years4=2012–2013 | team4=Atapuerca Burgos | years5=2013–2015 | team5=Ford Burgos | years6=2015–2016 | team6=medi Bayreuth | years7=2016 | team7=Breogán | years8 = 2016–2017 | team8 = FC Porto | years9 = 2017–2018 | team9 = UJAP Quimper 29 | years10 = 2018–2020 | team10 = Básquet Coruña | years11 = 2020–2021 | team11 = Cáceres | years12 = 2021–2022 | team12 = Oviedo CB | highlights = * All-LEB Oro Team (2016) * Second-team All-MAAC (2006) }} '''Jeffrey G. Xavier''' (born 7 September 1985) is a former Cape Verdean basketball player, and current head coach for the New England Lightning of the American Basketball Association.
==Background== Born in the United States, he represented Cape Verde internationally.<ref>[http://friars.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/062008aaa.html Jeff Xavier To Play On Cape Verdean National Team] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080804070632/http://friars.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/062008aaa.html |date=2008-08-04 }} friars.com</ref>
He is a graduate of St. Raphael Academy in Pawtucket, and a 2009 graduate of Providence College.<ref name=friars>[http://friars.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/xavier_jeff00.html Biography] friars.com</ref>
==Professional career== In 2009–10 season he signed with Leche Río Breogán, team of LEB Oro. In the next season, he went to Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto of the same league. In 2011, Xavier signed with his third LEB Oro team in three seasons: Palencia Baloncesto.
==National team career== Xavier is a member of the Cape Verde national basketball team and played with them at the AfroBasket 2021 qualifiers.
==Coaching career==
Xavier has been head coach of the New England Lightning of the American Basketball Association since 2025.<ref name="n714">{{cite web | last=Rousseau | first=Jacob | title=New England Lightning pro basketball team plays in Pawtucket | website=The Providence Journal | date=October 15, 2025 | url=https://www.providencejournal.com/story/sports/2025/10/15/new-england-lightning-pro-basketball-team-plays-in-pawtucket/86695369007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=undefined&gca-ft=0&gca-ds=sophi&gnt-djm=1 | access-date=April 11, 2026}}</ref>
==Trophies== ;CB Atapuerca *'''LEB Oro: (1)''' 2012–13 *'''Copa Príncipe de Asturias: (1)''' 2013
==Career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend}}
===College=== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2004–05 | style="text-align:left;"| Manhattan | 29 || 17 || 19.3 || '''.441''' || '''.369''' || .769 || 2.7 || .8 || 1.4 || .2 || 7.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2005–06 | style="text-align:left;"| Manhattan | 31 || '''30''' || '''34.8''' || .434 || .350 || .798 || '''5.9''' || 1.9 || '''2.3''' || .2 || '''16.6''' |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2006–07 | style="text-align:left;"| Providence | style="text-align:center;" colspan="11"| Transfer |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08 | style="text-align:left;"| Providence | 31 || '''30''' || 31.6 || .404 || .364 || .768 || 3.6 || '''2.5''' || '''2.3''' || '''.3''' || 12.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09 | style="text-align:left;"| Providence | '''33''' || 26 || 24.5 || .356 || .291 || '''.800''' || 3.0 || 1.9 || 1.4 || .1 || 9.3 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 124 || 103 || 27.6 || .408 || .342 || .788 || 3.8 || 1.8 || 1.8 || .2 || 11.5 {{S-end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons}} *{{sports links}}
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